The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-26
lsla. a. The CITY Council chamber Of

City of Cairo, the Board OF Local I'm.
provements of the said City of Cairo
will receive sealed. itemized bids or
proposals for the improvement OF
Holbrook avenue. from the north line
of Twentv-first street to the north
line of Charles street, in said City OF
Cairo. consisting OF the construction
upon the said Holbrook avenue. In
the center thereof. from the north
line Of Twenty-first street TO the
north line of Charles street. in said
City of Cairo. OF vitrified brick
pavement of the width of forty (4ol
fsSt. with combination concrete
curb and gutter on both sides of said
brick pavement. al the outside edges
of said brick pavement, and will,
natural limestone marginal eurbs
set on both sides of said Holbrook
avenue, at all unpaved street inter
sections. at the outside edges of said
brick pavement and between the in
side edges OF the gutter-flags of said
curb and gutter as extended around
and out to the lot line ON both sides
of said Holbrook avenue, at said un-
paved street intersections. and con-
'sisting Of the construction upon the
said Holbrook avenue of brick catch
basins and supplying cast-iron traps
and cast-iron covers therefor. aud
consisting Of building up and repair
ing the seven t7) brick manholes
now in the said Holbrook avenue and
supplying cast-iron rings and cast
iron covers therefor. and consisting
of the construction In the said Hol-
brook avenue. from the brick man.
hole. located at the intersection OF
Holbrook avenue and Twenty-first
street. In the Twenty-first street
sewer to the brick manhoie. located
at the intersection Of Holbrook ave-
nue. and Charles street. In the Char
les street sewer, OF vitrified tile
pipe sewer. with tvitrified tile pipe
|"Y'' branch houSe connections placed
in the said sewer on both sizes there
Of st distances twenty-five (25) feet
apart. between street crossings, and
with vitrified tile sewer pipe laid
from each '.y'' branch house connec-
ton, on each side of said sewer. to a
point ten t10l feet from the street
line on each side of the said Hol--
brook avenue.
The above work Is provided FOR
by and fully described In Ordinance
No. 27G of said CITY of Cairo, adopted
August 10th, A. ID. 1912, and APP
proved August 30th, A. d. 1912, and
the said bids must be for the con-
Istruction of the said local improve
ment as whole In strict accord
|anee 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 Of
Cairo, where printed copies of the
said ordinance may be obtained on
application to the said City Clerk.
and In the office OF the City Engi-
neer OF the said City of Cairo, No.
1113 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 &C.
companied by cash. or by check.
payable to the order of the President
of the said Board OF Local improve.
ments in his official capacity, certi-
fled by responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten t10l per cen.
tum Of the amount Of the bid or pro-
'posal for the construction OF said
local improvement, and without
snch cash ar check. no bid or pro-
posal will be considered by the said
Board. The BIDS shall be delivered to
the Board, at the time and place
above 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 he
accepted for making said local i'm
provement shall enter into con-
tract with the said City of Cairo fo-
the construction OF said local inn
provement as a whole in strict ac-
cordance with the terms and require
ments of the. said ordinance, and
shall also enter into a 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 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 t2) years from and after the ac-
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.
strlict said local improvement will
be paid in bends OF the said City of
Cairo. bearing interest at the rate OF
tive CD per cent. per annum. from
their respective dates.
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