The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-27
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Twelfth Street.

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NJ, OF Monday, March 31st, A. D..
1919, at the CITY Carncil Chamber
Of the City of Cairo, Illinois. at NO.
iii Commercial avenue, In said
City of cairo, tho ri of Local I'M
movements of the said CITY
of Cairo will receive sealed.
itemized bids or proposals for
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-
rue with said Twelfth street which
has already been improved. consist
snk ~ the construction upnn 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
of the width of thirty-slS
1851 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 600 feet from
the west line of Commercial avenue
to the. east line of Poplar street. In
said City OF Cairo, with a conbina-
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
cufbs set on both sides of the said
Twelfth street. at all ufipaved street
intersections, at the outside edges oil
said brick pavement and between the
inside edges OF the guttef-flags d
said curb and gutter as extended
around and out to the lot line on
both sides OF said Twelfth street. al
said nnpared street intersections
ana consisting of the construction
upon the said Twelfth street Of brick
catch basins and supplying cast-iror
traps and cast covers therefor
and consisting Of building up and re
pairing the one az brick manholt
now In the said Twelfth street and
supplying tast-iron ring and
cast iron cover therefor.
The above work Is provided fol
by and fully described in Ordinance
No. 2S0 Of said City of Cairo, adopted
August gath, A. ID. 1912. and ap
proved August 30th, A. d. 1912, AMI
the said bids must be for the. con
|stfucticn OF the said local improve
rnent - Z whole In strict accord
Ance with the terms and provision
Of tho said ordinance. which Is nov
of record In The office OF the Cit,
Clerk Of said city OF Cairo. No. III,
Commercial avenue, In said City o
Cairo. where printed copies OF TIN
said ordinance may be obtained OF
application b the said City Clerk
and in the office Of the CITY Engi
tnecr Of the said City of Cairo, No
Il1f3 Commercial avenue. in sail
ICity Of Cairo. which IL 5ust acros
the hall from the said city clerk
office. the specifications of and 70
the said local improvement can b
found and mag be there examined.
All bids or proposals must be &C
companied By cash, or by a check
payable 10 the order or the Presiden
LOT tie said Board OF Local Improve
ments in his official capacity, cert
fled by q responsible bank, for al
amount equal to ten t1o1 per cen
tuna of the amount OF the bid or pro
posal for the construction Of sal
local Improvement. and withou
such cash or cheek no bid or pre-
pcsal win be considered by the sal
Board. The bids shall be delivered t
the Board, ct the time and plac
above mentioned; and at said tim
and place above mentioned the sal
Board. In open session, will oper
examine and publicly declare sal
bids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid shall b
accepted for making said local In
provement shall enter into a con
tract with the said City Of Cairo 70
the construction Of bald local La
provement as b whole SIN strict ac
cordanee withgthe terms and require
tnents df the said ordinance, an
shall also enter Into ksbond, payabl
TO the said City d CAIRO, In the sur
Of fifty t5o) per centum of tn
amount OF MI bid. with security t
be approved By the said Board, con
ditioned for tie taithndl performance
In all respects. of his said contrac
and FOR holding the said city harm
less. etc., and he ahall also bin
himself, In bib said contrae
and bond. to guarantee his sal
work and materials and the sal
local Improvement for the period b
two GET years from ana after the &C
oeptance OF the same by the sal
Board and ifs confirmation by th
County Court. 500
The contractor to whom the con
TRACT 10 awarded for making said Ia
cal Improvement and who shah con
struct said local Improvement wi
be paid I'D bonds Of the said City 0
kCairo, bearing interest at the rate G
five t5f per cent. per annufn iron
their respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or proposal
wifi be furnished on application {