The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-31
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Twelfth Street.


VI thu City of Cairo. Illinois. at No.
f1lf Commercial avenue. In said
rity of cairo, the Board of Local I'm
proyements OF the said City
of Cairo will receive sealed.
tented 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-
nue. 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
(36l 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 (30) 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 to the lot line on
both sides of said Twelfth street. at
said unpaved street intersections.
and consisting Of the construction
upon the said Twelfth street of brick
catch basins and supplying cast-lron
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 cast-iron ring and q
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 29th, A. d. 1912. and ap-
proved August 30th, A. d. 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 OF the City
Clerk OF said City of Cairo, No. iii
Commercial avenue. In said City oil
Cairo, where printed copies of tho
said ordinance may be obtained on
application to the said City Clerk
and in the office OF the City Engi.
lnecr OF the said City OF Cairo, No
lib 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 cheek
payable to the order OF tho President
| OF tie said Board OF Local Improve
ments In his official capacity, certi.
fled by responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten 10D per CEN
tum OF the amount Of the bid or pro.
posaI for the construction of said
local Improvement, and without
such cash or check. no bid or pro-
pcsal will be considered by the said
Board, The bids shall be delivered to
the noard. ut the time and nlaca
allows 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 for making said local i'm.
provement shall enter into cor
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 bond, payable
to the said City of Cairo, in the sum
OF fifty t50) per centum of the
amount of his bid, with security to
be approved by the said Board. con-
ditioned for the faithful performance
in all respects. of his said contract
and for holding 1.-THE said city harm
less. etc, and he shall also bind
himself. in his said contract
and bond, to guarantee his said
work and materials and the said
local Improvement for the period Of
two ca years from and after the ar-
ceptance of the same by the said
Board and its confirmation by the
County Court.
The contractor TO whom the con
tract Is awarded for making said To-
cal Improvement and who shall con
struct said local improvement will
be paid In bonds Of the said city OF
Cairo, bearing interest at the rate Of
five t5l per cent per annum from
their respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or proposals
VIII be furnished on application to
the said city Engineer at his office
aforesaid.
The Board reserves the right to |
reject any aud all bids.