The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-12
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving and Sewering Sixth Street.

| UNIV HoliCc ID ueTeUy given tHd|
antil the hour Of ten COY O'Clock
i A. NJ. OF Thursday. April 18th, A. ID
1914. at the City Council Chamber
of the City of Cairo, Illinois, at No
I'LL Commercial avenue, in said City
of Cairo, the Board of Local Improve.
ments of the said City of Cairo will
receive sealed, itemized bids or pro.
posals for the improvement Of Sixth
Street, from the west line OF Ohic
street to the east line of Washington
avenue, In said City Of Cairo, except
the intersection OF Commercial ave-
nue. with said Sixth street which has
already been improved, consisting OF
the construction upon the said Sixth
street, In the center thereof, from
the west line OF Ohio street to the
east line Of Washing ton avenue, in
said City OF Cairo, except the inter
sectior OF Commercial avenue with
said Sixth street which has already
been improved. Of a yitrified brick
pavement, Of the width of thirty-six
1861 feet from the west line Of Ohio
street to the east line of Commercial
avenue, In said City OF Cairo, and of
the width OF thirty (3O) feet from
the west line OF Commercial avenue
to the east line of Washington ave
nue., In said City of Cairo, with q
combination Generate curb and gut
ter on both sides OF said brick pave
ment. at the outside edges OF said
brick pavement. and with natural
limestone marginal curbs set ON both
sides Of the said Sixth street, at all
unpaved street intersections, at the
outside edges of said brick pavement
and between the inside edges of the
gutter-flags of said curb and gutter
as extended around and out to the
lot line on both sides OF said Sixth
street, at said unpaved street inter-
sections, and consisting of the con-
struction upon the said Sixth street
Of brick catch-hasins and supplying
cast-iron traps and cast-iron covers
therefor, and consisting OF the
building up and repairing of the two
Cd brick manholes now In the said
Sixth street and supplying cast-iron
rings and cast-iron covers therefor
and consisting of the construction In
the said Sixth street, from the man
hole. located at the intersection CT
Commercial avenue and Sixth street,
in the Commercial avenue main sew
er to Q brick manhole to be con-
structed in the said Sixth street on
on the east line of Washington ave-
nue., Of vitrified tile pipe sewer,
with vitrified tile pipe .sY" branch
house connections placed in the said
sewer on both sides thereof at dis
tances twenty-five $3.50 feet apart,
between street crossings, and with
yitrified tile sewer pipe laid from
each ~" branch house connection
on each side Of said sewer, to point
ten tl0) feet from the street line on
each side Of the said sixth street,
and consisting OF the construction Ia
the said Sixth street of two t2)
brick manholes and supplying cAst-
iron rings and cast-iron covers there
for.
The above work is provided for
by and fully described in Ordinance
No. 27S Of said City of Cairo. adopted
August 2sth, A. ID. 1919, 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 nov
Of record in the office OF the City
Clerk of said City IT Cairo, No. I'LL
Commercial avenue, In said City oil
Cairo. where printed copies Of the
said ordinance may be obtained on
application to the said City Clerk
and in the office of the City Engi-
neer Of the said City OF Cairo, No
l113 Commercial avenue, in said
City Of Cairo. which is just across
the hall from the said city clerks
office, the Specifications of and for
the said local Improvement can be
found and may be there examined.
All bids or proposals must be &c.
companied by cash, or by a check
payable TO the order of the Presiden.
of the said Board OF Local Improve
ments in his official capacity, certi-
fled by q responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten t10) per scen.
tum of the amount Of the bid or pro,
posal for the construction of said
local improvement, and without
such cash or check, no bid or pro
rosal win be considered by the said
Board. The bids shall be delivered t.
the Board. at the time and place
above meatioaed: and at said time