The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-25
= President of the Board Of Local
Improvements of the City OF
Cairo, Illinois.
test ERNEST WORKMAN,
Secretary of said Board
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Tenth Street.


e.. of Monday, March Slst, A. D.
9t3. at the City Council Chamber
the City of Cairo, Illinois. at No.
III Commercial avenue. in said
lily Of Cairo, the Board of Local I'M
rovements of the said City OF Cairo
will receive sealed, itemized bids or
roposals for the Improvement OF
Tenth street, from the west line o.
ohio street TO the east line of Poplar
treet. in said City of Cairo, except
he intersection of Commercial ave-
1ue with said Tenth street which
aas already been improved, consist
ng of the construct on upon the said
Tenth street, in the center thereof.
rom the west line OF Ohio street TO
he east line OF Poplar street. in
aid City or Cairo. except the inter
section of Commercial avenue with
| said Tenth street which has already
been improved, of yitrified brick
pavement. of the width of thirty-six
36) feet from the west line of Ohio
street TO the east line Of Commercial
avenue. in said City of Cairo. and OF
he width of thirty f30) feet from
The west line of Commercial avenue
to the east line of Poplar street, in
| aid City Of Cairo, with combina-
| ion concrete curb and gutter on
9th sides of said brick pavement.
[ the outside edges OF said brick
| pavement, and with natural lime.
| tone marginal e''rhs set on both
sides of the said Tenth street. at al,
'npayed street intersections, at the
| 'utside edges of said brick pavement
| md between the inside edges of the
| yutter-flags of said curb and gutter
rs extended around and out 10 the
OF line on both sides of said Tenth
| treet, at said unpaved street inter.
| ections. and consisting of the con-
'truction upon the said Tenth stree.
of brick catch-basins and supplying
east-iron traps and cast-iron covers
therefor, and consisting of building
Up and repairing the one ca brick
nanhole now In the said Tenth street
and supplying east-iron ring and a
cast-iron cover therefor.
| The above work is provided for
by and fully described In Ordinance
No. 279 of said City of Cairo, adopted
| August 2sth, A. D. 1912. and ap-
| proved August 30th. A. D. 1912, and
The said bids must be for the con-
| struction of the said local improve
ment as whole In strict accord
ance with the terms and provisions
Of the said ordinance. which is now
IF record In the office of the City
Clerk of said City of Cairo, No. I'LL
Commercial avenue. in said City OF
ICairo, where printed copies of the
| said ordinance may be obtained on
duplication to the said City Clerk.
and in the office of the City Engi.
neer Of the said City of Cairo, No.
11f3 Commercial avenue. in said
tCity of Cairo. which Is Just across
the hall from the said city clerk's
office, the specifications Of and for
the said local improvement can be
found ard may be there examined.
All bids or proposals must be ac-
eompanied by cash, or by a check
Dayable to the order of tho President
Of the said Board of Local Improve.
ments in his offieia! capacity, certi
fled by responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten (10) per cen.
tunl OF the amount of the bid or pro
posal for the construction of sait
local improvement, and without
such cash or check, no bid or pro
nosal will be considered by the sait
Board. The bids shall be delivered Il
1.-THE Board, at the time and plac.
fbove. mentioned; and at said tim,
ind place above mentioned the sale
Board. In open session, will open
examine and publicly declare sal,
bids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid shall b,
accepted for making said local i'm
1rovement shall enter into en-
.ract with the said City of Cairo 70
he construction of said local i'm
1rovement as whole In strict &C
,ordance with the terms and require
nents Of the said ordinance, an,
shall also enter into a bond, payabl
TO the said City of Cairo, I'M the san
II fifty (50b per centum of tn,
mount of his bid. with security t,
ne approved by the said Board, con
iitioned for the faithful performance
n all respects, OF his said confrac
and for holding the said city harm
less, etc, and he shall also bin
himself, In his said contrac
md bond, to guarantee his sal
work and materials and the sail
local improvement for the period o
two t2) years from and after the &C
'eptanee of the same by the sal,
Board and its confirmation by tn
ICounty Court.
II The contractor to whom the con
Tact is awarded for making said 10
al improvement and who shall con
'truet said local improvement viii
DC paid in bonds of the said CITY O
cairo, bearing interest at the rate o
I'VE CD per cent. per annum from
their respective dates.
blank forms for bids or proposal
VIII be furnished on application t,
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