The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-08
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Fourth Street.

Public notice is hereby given that
until the hour OF ten ll0) o'clock, A.
M. Of Thursday. April 18th, a. ID
1918, at the City Council Chamber OF
the City Of Cairo. Illinois. at No
iii Commercial avenue. in said
City of Cairo, the Board Of Local
improvements of the said City OF
Cairo will receive sealed, itemiZed
bids or proposals for the improve
ment Of Fourth street, from the west
line of Ohio street TO the east line
of Washington avenue, in said City
of Cairo, except the intersection OF
Commercial avenue with said Fourth
street which has already been i'm
proved, consisting of the construction
upon the said Fourth street, in the
center thereof, from the west line OF
Ohio street to the east line of Wash
ington avenue, in said City OF Cairo
except the intersection of CONNER
cial avenue with said Fourth street
which has already been improved, OF
vitrified brick pavement, of the
width Of thirty-six 1857 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 t30) feet from the west
line Of Commercial avenue to the
east line of Washington avenue, In
a. III Ctfu ~ nrfth hfx.a
ton concrete curb and gutter on both
sides OF said brick pavement, at the
outside edges of said brick pavement
and with natural limestone margi.
nal curbs set on both sides OF the
said Fourth street, at all unpaved
street intersections. at the outside
edges OF said brick pavement and
between the inside edges of the gut
ter flags OF said curb and gutter al
extended around and out to the LOT
line on both sides of said Fourth
street, at said unpaved street inter
sections, and consisting of the con.
struction upon the said Fourth street
of brick catch-basins and supplying
cast-lron traps and east-iron covers
therefor, and consisting OF building
up and repairing the two CD brick
manholes now in the said Fourth
street and supplying cast-iron rings
and cast-iron covers therefor.
The above work is provided for
by and fully described in Ordinance
No PIT 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.
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 of Cairo. No. I'LL
Commercial avenue, in said City oil
Cairo, where printed copies OF the
said ordinance may be obtained or
application to the said City Clerk
and in the office Of the City Engi
neer Of the said City OF Cairo, No
i113 Commercial avenue, In said
City OF Cairo, which is Just across
the hall from the said city clerks
office, the Specifications Of and fol
the said local Improvement can b.
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 President
of the said Board of Local Improve
ments, In his official capacity, certi
fled by a responsible bank, for az
amount equal to ten (10) per cen
tum of the amount of the bid or pro
posal for the construction of sale
| local improvement, and withou
such cash or check, no bid or pro
posal will be considered by the salt
Board The bids shall be delivered t,
the Board, at the time and plac'
above mentioned; and at said tim
and place above mentioned the sal,
Board. in open session, will open
i examine and publicly declare SAT-
bids or proposals.
1 tAS dStOl WHOSS ulu buail "
/ accepted for making said local i'm
proyement shall enter into a con
tract with the said City Of Cairo TO
the construction OF said local i'm
proyenent as a whole in strict &C
cordance with the terms and require
ments OF the said ordinance, an
shall also enter into bond, payabl
to the said City Of Cairo, In the sur
of fifty (50l per centum OF tn
amount of his bid, with security I
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 bin
himself, in his said contras
and bond, to guarantee his sal
work and materials and the sal
local improvement for the period {
two (2) years from and after the a.
ceptance OF the same by the sal