The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-06

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1913. at the City Council Chamber
Of the CITY OF Cairo, Illinois, at No.
|l111 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 o,
Tenth street. from the west line o.
Ohio street to the east line of Poplar
street. in said City of Cairo, except
the intersection of Commercial ave.
nue. with said Tenth street which
has already been improved, consist
ing of the construction upon the said
Tenth street, in the center thereof
from the west line Of Ohio street 10
the east line of Poplar street. N
said City of Cairo, except the inter
section of Commercial avenue with
said Tenth street which has already
been improved, of yitrified 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 t30) feet from
the west line of Commercial avenue
to the east line of Poplar street, In
said City of Cairo, With a combina-
ton concrete curb md gutter OH
both sides OF sa brick pavement
at the outsideacd J OF said brick
pavement, and win natural lime.
stone marginal CRIBS set on both
sides of the said Tenth street, at al.
unpaved street intersections, at the
outside edges of said brick pavement
and between the inside edges of the
gutter-flaes of said curb and gutter
as extended around and out to the
lot line on both sides of said Tenth
street. at said unpaved street inter.
sections. and consisting OF the con-
'truction upon the said Tenth street
Of brick catch-basins and supplying
cast-iron traps and cast-iron covers
therefor, and consisting of building
up and repairing the one (D brick
manhole now In the said Tenth street
and supplying a cast-iron ring and a
cast-iron cover therefor.
The above work Is provided for
by and fully described in Ordinance
No. 279 OF said City of Cairo, adopted
August 29th. A, D. 1912, and APP
proved August 30th, A. ID. 1912, and
the said bids must be for the con-
struction of the said local improve
ment as a whole in. strict accord
qnce 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. 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.
neer of the said City OF Cairo, No
l1f3 Commercial avenue. in said
City of Cairo. which Is Just across
the hall from the said city clerks
office, the specifications of and for
he said local improvement can be
found ard 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 an
| amount equal 10 ten C10) per cen
tum of the amount Of the bid or pro-
oosal for the construction of said
local Improvement, and withou,
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 at said time
and place above mentioned the said
Board, In open session, will open,
examine and publicly declare said
bids or proposals.
| The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted fer making said local i'm
| Drovement shall enter into a con
tract with the said City of Cairo for
the construction of said local i'm
provement as whole in strict ac-
cordance 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 sur
Of fifty t50) per centnm of the
amount of his bid, with security Il
be approved by the said Board, con
iitioned for the faithful performance
in all respects, of his said contrac
and for holding the said city harm
less, ETC., and he shall also bint
himself, Ill his said contrac
and bond, to guarantee his sal,
work and materials and the sail
, local Improvement for the period o
, two CD years from and after the &C
ceptance of the same by the sal
Board and its confirmation by tn
County Court.
The contractor TO whom the con
| tract is awarded for making said 10
cal improvement and who shall con
i struct said local improvement. wi
| be paid in bonds OF the said City @
( Cairo. bearing interest at the rate {
= five cd per cent. per annum fror
! their respective dates.
. Blank forms for bids or proposal
will be furnished on application I
the said City Engineer at his offic