The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-24
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Twelfth Street.


1af3, ct the city Co.'S u Chsmber
Of tho City Of Gallo, Illinois. at No
1tlf Commercial a~onUe. IN SAID
City If cairo. the T I Of Local I'M
nroyements Of the said CIV
of Cairo will receive sealed
itemizad bids or proposals Tor
the Improvement of Twelfth
street. from the west line OF
Ohio street to the east line of Poplar
street. In said CITY Of Cairo. except
the intersection Of commercial ave-
re 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 vitrified brick
Pavement. of the width OF thirty-siy
t36) feet from the west line OF ONO
street to the east line of Commercial
avenue. in said City Of Cairo, and OF
the width of thirty t3o) 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 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 10 the lot line on
both sides of said Twelfth street, at
said unpa,ed 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 4 castiron ring and ,
cast iron cover therefor.
The above work is provided for
| by and fully described in Ordinance
No. ESQ OF said City of Cairo, adopted
August 2sth, A. D. 1912. and APP
proved August 30th, A D. 1912. 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 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 he obtained on
application to the said City Clerk,
and in the office of the City Engi-
neer Of the said City of Cairo, No.
t113 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 ac-
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 to ten t10) per cen
tum of the amount of the bid or pro
posal for the construction of said
local Improvement, and without
such cash or check. no bid or pro.
ncsal will be considered by the said
Board The bids shall be delivered te
the Board, at the time and place
above mentioned; and at said time
and place above mentioned the sait
Board, in open session, will open
examine and publicly declare sait
bids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid shall b.
accepted FOR making said local i'm
provement shall enter into coh
/, tract with the said City of Cairo 70
the construction of said local i'm
lprovement as whole in strict ac
cordance 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 sur
of fifty (50) per centum OF tn
amount of his bid, with security t
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 contrat
and bond, to guarantee his sal
. work and materials and the sal
local Improvement for the period
y, two t2) years from and after the al
u Ceptance Of the same by the sal
t Board and its confirmation by II
V Comfy Court.
u The contractor to whom the col
tract is awarded for making said Il
cal Improvement and who shall col
d struct said local improvement wi
be paid in bonds OF the said City
Cairo. bearing interest at the rate
j. five t51 per cent. per annum fro
, their respective dates,
Blank forms for bids or propose
=, viii be furnished on application
- the sad City Engineer at his OH
= aforesaid,