The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-23
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Paving Tenth Street,

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NJ. of Monday. March S1st. A. D.
1913. at the City Council Chamber
IF the City of Cairo, Illinois, at No
III Commercial avenue, in said
City Of Cairo. the Board Of Local I'M
OF the said City of Cairo
viii receive sealed. itemized bids or
proposals for the improvement Of
Tentn street, from the west line OF
Ohio street II the cast line of Poplar
street. IN said CITY OF Cairo, except
the intersection of Commercial ave-
nue. with said Tenth street which
he's already been improved. consist
ing of the construction upon the said
Tenth 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 inte--
section of Commercial avenue with
Said Tenth street which has already
been improved, of a vitrified br k
pavement, of the width of thirty-sjx
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 800 feet from
the west line of Commercial avenue
to tho east line OF Poplar street. in
said City of Cairo, with a combina
ton concrete curb and gutter on
both sides of said brick pavement,
lat the outside edges OF said brick
pavement, and with natural lime
stone marginal c,-~i- set on both
sides of the So 4 Tenth street, OF al,
"nnaved street intersections. at the
7nts'd dc edges of said hrlck pavement
md between the inside eGges Of the
gutter-flacs of said curb ana gutter
IS extended around and out 20 the
mt line en- both sides OF said Tenth
treet, at said unpaved street inter,
rectiohs. and consisting Of the com
'truetion uron the said Tenth stree.
of brick catch -basihs and supplying
cast-iron trars and caSt-iron covers
therefor, and consisting of building
Up and repairing the one Cd brick
manhoie now in the said Tenth street
and supplying cast-iron ring and a
Gast-iron cover therefor.
The above work is provided for
by and fully described In Ordinance
No. $40 of said CITY Of Cairo, adopted
August 29th, A. D. 1912, and APP
proved August 3oth, A, y. 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 or thc CRY
Clerk Of said CITY az Cairo. No. I'LL
Comm erc'al avenue. in said cts OF
Cairo, where printed copies CT the
| said ordinance may be obtained on
DUPLICATION tc the said city CLERK
and in the office Of the CITY Engi.
neer Of the said City Of Cairo, No
| 1f3 Commercial avenue. in said
7ity Of Cairo. which Is Just across
he ball from the said city clerk
'ffice. the specifications Of and fo'
| he said local Improvement can b.
found ard may be there examined.
| All bids or proposals must be ar.
eompanied by cash, or by a check
aayable to the order of tho President
= rhe said Board Of Local Improve
rents in his official caracity. certi
| ieF hv ? RESPONSIBLE hank. for ar
meunt equal to ten t10) Ter cen
I'm Of the amount of the bid or nro
2asal for the construction of sair
l0cal irproyement, end withou
such cash or check, no bid or nro
a0sal win be considered by the sal;
| BOARD The bids shall be delivered {,
he Board. at the time and placr
bove mentioned; and at said tim,
md place above mentioned the sail
BOARD. In open session, will open
'xamine and publicly declare sal,
bids or proposals.
| The contractor whose bid shall h.
accepted fer making said local i'm
movement shall enter into N
'raet with the said City of Cairo 70
the construction Of said local i'm
7rovement as whole in strict ac
Icordance with the terms and require
ments of the said ordinance. an,
shall also enter into a bond, payabl
to the said City of Cairo, in the sun
n fifty (50) per centum of tn
smount OF his bid, with security 4
be approved by the said Board. con
lditioned for the faithful performance
IN all respects, of his said contrao
and for holding the said city harm
less, etc, and he shall also bin
, himself. in his said CONTRA
and bond, to guarantee his sal
work and materials and the sal
local improvement for the period d
TWO t2) years from and after the az
ceptance of the same by the sal
Board and its confirmation by III
ICounty Court.
III The contractor to whom the cor
Itraet Is awarded for making said ID
Zeal improvement and who shall con
ifstruct said local Improvement wi
I De paid in bonds Of the said CITY q
cairo, bearing interest at the rate d
| tive 60 per cent, per annum fror
! their respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or proposal
: VIII be furnished on application Z