The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-09
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Twelfth Street.

Of the City of Cairo, Illinois. at No
iii Commercial avenue, in said
City of Cairo, the Board of Local I'M
provements of the said City
of Cairo will receive sealed,
itemized bids or proposals for
the Improvement of Twelfth
street. from the west line or
Ohio street to the ca st line of Poplar
street, in said City of Cairo. except
the intersection of Commercial ave-
nue. with said Twelfth street which
has already been improved, consist
ing of the construction upon the said
Twelfth street. in the center thereof,
from the west line of Ohio street to
the east line of Poplar street, in said
City of Cairo, except the intersection
| OF Commercial avenue with said
Twelfth street which has already
been improved, Of a vitrified brick
pavement, of the width OF thirty-siy
(36l 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 (30) feet from
the west line of Commercial avenue
to the east line Of Poplar street, 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 marginal
curbs set on both sides of the said
Twelfth 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 Twelfth street, at
said unpaved street intersections,
and consisting OF the construction
upon the said Twelfth street OF brick
catch basins and supplying cast-iron
traps and cast-iron covers therefor,
and consisting of building up and re-
pairing the one Cd brick manhole
now In the said Twelfth street and
supplying cast-iron ring and a
cast-iron cover therefor.
The above work IL provided for
by and fully described In Ordinance
No. $50 of said City OF Cairo, adopted
August 29th, 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
of record In the office of the City
Clerk of said City of Cairo. No. 1111
Commercial avenue. in said City of
Cairo, whore printed copies of the
said ordinance may he obtained on
application to the said City Clerk,
and in the office of tho City Engi-
necr Of the said City OF Cairo. No.
I1113 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 check,
payable to the order of the President
of TIE said Board of Local Improve,
ments In his official capacity, certi-
fled by responsible bank, for an
amount equal TO ten (10) per GEN.
tum OF the amount Of the bid or prp-
posal for the construction Of said
local Improvement. and without
such cash or check. no bid or pro-
IncsaI will be considered by the said
Board. The bids shall be delivered to
1.-THE Board. at the time and place
Iabove mentioned; and at said time
land place above mentioned the said
Board, in open session. will open
examine and publicly declare said
bids or proposals
The contractor whose bid shall BIZ
accepted for making said local i'm.
provement shall enter into con
tract with the said City of Cairo fol
the construction of said local i'm
provement as a whole in strict &C
cordance with the terms and require
nentS OIL IHe sdlu VIulu60Ve. HHt
lshali also enter into bond, payabl,
|, to the said City Of Cairo. in the sun
of fifty t50) per centum of tn,
amount of his bid. with security 3,
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 contrac
! and bond, to guarantee his sal
} work and materials and the sal
, local Improvement for the period 0
: tive CD years from and after the; &C
, lceptance of the same by the sal
Board and its confirmation by tn
: County Court.
II The contractor to whom the con
tract IS awarded for making said lc
zeal improvement and who shall con