The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-23
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Pay .ng Twelfth Street.

1919. 81 The CIV CN-~ II Chamber
ri tho Citv Of ca, o. 'l.no's. at No
I'll Cerwerei7l aveare. In said
.Estv ~ rs. thr - I Ct Local I'M
rroverents of the said G tvI
of Cairo will receive sealed
itemized bids or proposals for
the Improvement CT 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
ing Of the construction upan the said
Twelfth street. i'm 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 a vitrified brick
pavement, OF the width OF th.Tty-sis
{ 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 900 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 unnafed 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 q cast-iron ring and ;
cast iron cover therefor.
The above work is provided for
by and fully described in Ordinance
| No. $50 Of said CITY of Cairo, adopted
August Goth, A. D. 1912, and APP
proved August both, A. D. 1912, and
/ the said bids must be for the con-
struetion of the said local improve
tment az a whole in strict accord
anee with the terms and provisions
fof the said ordinance, which is nov
of record in the office of the City
| Clerk of said City of Cairo, No fill
Commercial avenue, in said City OF
Cairo, where printed copies of the
said ordinance may be obtained or
application to the said City Clerk
and in the office of the City Engi.
necr Of the said City of Cairo, No
l1113 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 b.
found and may be there examined
All bids or proposals must be ac.
lcompanied by cash, or by a check
lrayabie to the order of the President
# TIE said Board of Local Improve
mants n his official capacity, certi
fled by a responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten (10) per cen
tnm OF the amount of the bid or pro
In0sal for the construction OF saif
locsl Improvement, and withou
such cash or check. no bid or pro
Nosal Will he considered by the sale
Board The bids shall be delivered t
the Board, at the time and Mac
above mentioned; and at said TIM
and place above mentioned the sait
Board, in open session, will open
examine and publicly declare sajt
bids or proposals,
The contractor whose bid shall b.
accepted FOR making said local i'm
provement shall enter into a cou
, tract with the said City of Cairo 70
the construction of said local i'm
lprovement as a whole in strict ac
cordance with the terms and require
lments of the said ordinance, am
shall also enter into bond, payabl
10 the said City of Cairo, in the sun
Of fifty (50l per centum of TIL
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 eontrac
and for holding the said city harm
less, etc, and he shall also bin
himself, in his said contrac
and bond, to guarantee his sal
work and materials and the sal
local Improvement for the period 0
, two CD years from and after the &C
ceptaDce 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
struct said local improvement wi
be paid in bonds of the said City Q
Cairo. bearing interest at the rate Q
five (5) per cent. per annum fror
their respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or proposal
f, Twin be furnished on application t
: the said City Engineer at his offic