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

ntil the hour of ten (10l O'Clock, a.
l.. of Monday. March Slst. A. d.
913, at the City Council Chamber
the City OF Cairo. Illinois. az No.
Ill Commercial avenue. in said
ity of Cairo, the Board of Local I'm
rovements of the said City Of Cairo
i'll receive sealed, itemized bids or
roposals for the improvement Of
'enth street. from the west line o.
ohio street TO the east line Of Poplar
treet. In said City OF Cairo, except
he intersection of Commercial ave-
rue with said Tenth street which
as already been improved, consist
ng Of the construct on upon the said
Tenth street, in the center thereof.
rom the west line Of Ohio street II
he east line of Poplar street. in
aid City OF Cairo, except the inter-
'ectioR of Commercial avenue with
aid Tenth street which has already
Aeen improved, of a yitrified brick
pavement, of the width of thirty-six
S6) feet from. the west line of Ohio
'treet to the east lire OF Commercial
venue, in said City of Cairo, and of
he width of thirty 800 feet from
he west line of Commercial avenue
the east line of Poplar street. In
aid City of Cairo, with a combina-
ion concrete curb and gutter on
9th sides of said brick pavement.
I the outside edges OF said brick
'avement. and with natural lime.
tone marginal e~rt~ set on both
ides of the said Tenth street. at al,
npaved street intersections, at the
utside edges of said brick pavement
nd between the inside edges Of the
yutter-flaes OF said curb and gutter
Is extended around and out 10 the
ut line on both sides Of said Tenth
treet, at said unpaved street inter.
ections. and consisting of the con-
truction upon the said Tenth street
VI brick catch-basins md supplying
,ast-iron traps and cast-iron covers
,herefor. and consisting of building
Up ami repairing the one (1) brick
nanhole now in the said Tenth street
md supplying cast-iron ring and a
sast-iron cover therefor,
The above work is provided for
by and fully described In Ordinance
No. 2T9 of said City of Cairo, adopted
August 29th. A. D. 1912. and APP
proved August goth. A. D. 1912, and
The said bids must be for the con-
struction of the said local improve
nent as whole in strict accord
ance with the terms and provisions
ii the said ordinance, which is now
II record in the office OF the City
7lerk Of said City of Cairo, No. I'LL
Commercial avenue, in said City OF
Cairo, where printed copies Of the
aid ordinance may be obtained on
application to the said City Clerk,
md in the office of the City Engi.
1eer Of the said City of Cairo, No
1E3 Commercial avenue. in said
ity Of Cairo. which Is Just aeros;
he hall from the said city clerk.
'ffice, the specifications OF and fot
he said local improvement can b.
found ard may be there examined.
All bids or proposals must be ar
companied by cash, or by check
| ,ayable to the order of tho presiden
IT the said Board Of Local Improve
| nents in his official capacity, certi
| lied by responsible bank, for al
amount equal to ten (10) Ter cen
| tum Of the amount OF the bid or pro
1osal for the construction of sal,
local Improvement, and withou
such cash or check, no bid or pro
7osal Will be considered by the sal
Board The bids shall be delivered /
the BOARD, at the time and plac
lbove mentioned: and at said tim
md place above mentioned the sal
| Board, in open session, will oper
examine and publicly declare sal
bids or proposals.
| The contractor whose bid shall h
accepted fer making said local in
orovement shall enter into Gu
tract with the said City of Cairo 70
the construction of said local In
provement as a whole in strict az
eordanee 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 su,
Of fifty (50) per centum OF III
amount Of his bid. with Security
be approved by the said Board. col
ditioned for the faithful Performance
in all respects, of his said contra
and for holding the said city harm
4 less, etc, and he shall also bin
! himself. In his said contra
and bond, to guarantee his sa
! work and materials and the ga
, local improvement for the period
two On years from and after the a
eeptance of the same by the sa
I Board and its confirmation by Il
+. County Court.
A The contractor to whom the co
t tract is awarded for making said |
d cal improvement and who shall co
j struct said local improvement "
4 De paid in bonds of the said City
! Cairo, bearing interest at the rate
d i've (5) per cent. per annum fro
q their respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or propose
l. VIII be furnished on application
J. the said City Engineer at his off