The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-12
NOTICE. TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Fourth Street.

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Public notice is hereby given that
until the hour of ten t10) o'clock, A.
NJ. of Thursday, April 18th, A. D.
1918, at the City Council Chamber OF
the City of Cairo, Illinois. at No.
Iii Commercial avenue. In said
L 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
istreet 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. or
q vitrified brick pavement. of the
width OF thirty-six $3.50 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 1900 feet from the west
line of Commercial avenue to the
east line of Washington avenue. in
said City of Cairo. with combina-
tion 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 AZ
extended around and out to the lot
line on both sides OF said Fourth
street, at said unpayed street inter
sections. and consisting of the con-
struction upon the said Fourth street
of brick catch-basins and supplying
cast-lron traps and cast-iron covers
therefor, and consisting Of building
up and repairing the two t2) 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. 277-of said City Of Cairo, adopted
August 29th, A. D. 1912, and APP
proved August both, A. d. 1919, and
the said bids must be for the con-
struction of the said local improve.
ment as a 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 Of
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-
feer of the said City OF Cairo. No
1113 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.
ALI bids or proposals must be ae-
COMMANDED by cash, or by a check,
payable to the order of the President
lof the said Board of Local Improve
ments, In his official capacity, certi-
fled by a responsible hank, for an
amount equal TO ten (l0) per cen
tum of the amount of the bid or pro-
pesal for the construction of said
local improvement, and without
such cash or check. no bid or pro-
posal will be considered by the said
Board. The bids shall be delivered to
the Board. at the time and place
above mentioned; and ct said time
and place above mentioned the sais,
Board. in open session, will open.
examine and publicly declare said
bids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted for making said local I'm
provement shall enter into a con-
tract with the said city Of Cairo Tor
the construction of said local Inn.
Iprovement as a whole in strict acA
Icordance with the terms and require
ments Of the said ordinance, and
shall also enter into a bond. payable
to the said City Of Cairo, in the sum
Of fifty (5Q) per centum Of the