The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-31
lof the City of Cairo, Illinois. at No.
III Commercial avenue, in said City
OF Cairo. the Board of Local Improve

receive sealed. itemized bids or pro-
nosals for the Improvement of Sixth
Street, from the west line of Obi.
street to the east line of Washington
avenue, in said City OF Cairo, except
the intersection of Commercial ave
,ue with said Sixth street which ha
already been improved. consist ng
the construction upon the said Sixtl
street, in the center thereof. from
the west line of Ohio street TO tn.
asst line of Washing ton avenue. il
said city of Cairo, except the inter
sector of Commercial avenue witt
said xth street which has alread'
Aeen improved. of vitrified bricl
pavement, of the width of thirty-si
(36l feet from the west line of Obi
street to the east line of Commercial
venue, N said City of Cairo. and o.
he width of thirty f30) feet from
the west line of Commercial avenue
10 the east line of Washington ave
1ue, in said City of Cairo. with 9
combination concrete 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
1npaved street intersections, at the
outside edges of said brick pavement
and between the inside edges of the
| ghtter-fiags of said curb and quite,
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 basins and supplyin;
cast-iron traps and cast-iron covers
| therefor, and consisting OF thf
| building up and repairing of the two
t2) brick manholes now in the said
Sixth street and supplying cast-iron
rings ard cast-iron covers therefor
and consisting of the construction In
| the said Sixth street, from the man
| hole, located at the intersection CT
/
in the Commercial avenue main sew.
err to 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 "Y" branch
house connections placed in the said
sewer on both sides thereof at dis
tances twenty-five (25) feet apart
between street crossings, and with
vitrified tile sewer pipe laid from
each "Y" branch house connection
on each side Of said sewer, to point
ten (10) feet from the street line on
each side of the said Sixth street
and consisting of the construction in
the said Sixth, street of two f2)
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 goth, A, D. 1912, and ap-
proved August 30th, A. D. 1912. and
the said bids must be for the CON
| 'truction of the said local improve
nept as whole in strict accord
NICE with the terms and provisions
If the said ordinance, which is now
IF record in the office of the Cit,
Jerk of said City IF Cairo, No. I'LL
| Commercial avenue, in said City OF
| Cairo, where printed copies OF tho
| said ordinance may be obtained or
| application to the said City Clerk
| md IN the office of the city Enei.
neer of the said City Of Cairo. No
lib Commercial avenue, In said
| lily Of Cairo, which is just across
| he hall from the. said city clerk
| office. the specifications of and for
he said local Improvement can be
'ound and may be there examined.
All bids or proposals must be ac-
conipanied by cash, or by check.
payable to the order of the President
# the said Board of Local Improve
nents in his official capacity, cert
led by a responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten (10) per cen
UNI OF the amount of the bid or pro
'esal for the construction of said
'ocal Improvement, and without
'uch cash or check, no bid or pro
oosal will be considered by the said
Board. The bids shall be delivered e.
at ha
above mentioned; and at said time
aud place above mentioned the said
Board, in open session, will omen
examine and publicly declare said
bids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid shall be
,ccepted for making said local i'm.
1rovement shall enter into con-
tract with the said City of Cairo for
the construction Of said local i'm
Drovement as whole in strict ac
eordance with the terms and require
ments of the said ordinance. and
shall also enter into bond, payable
to the said City Of Cairo, in the sum
Of fifty t50) per centum of thu
amount of his bid, with security to
be approved by the said Board. con-
ditioned for the faithful performance
in all respects, Of his said contrac,
and for holding the said city harm.
less, etc, and he shall also bind
in his said contract
and bond, to guarantee his said
work and materials and the said