The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-12
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Twelfth Street.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Twelfth Street.
Public notice is hereby given that
until the hour of ten t18) o'clock. A.
NJ of Thursday, April 18th. A. D
|1913, at the City Council Chamber
of the City of Cairo, Illinois. at No.
|1111 Commercial avenue. in said
City of Cairo, the Board of Local I'm !.
progements 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
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 a vitrified brick
pavement, OF the width OF thirty-six
1867 feet from the west line OF Ohio
street 10 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 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 az 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-iron
traps and cast-iron covers therefor.
and consisting Of building up and re-
pairing the one I'll brick manhole
now In the said Twelfth street and
supplying cast-iron ring and 3
cast Iron cover therefor.
The above work Ia provided for
by and fully described in Ordinance
No. ESQ OF said City of Cairo, adopted
August 29th, A. ID. 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 a. whole In strict accord
ance with the terms and provisions
OF the said ordinance, which Is nov
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 thu
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
[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
compaHied by cash, or by a check
payable to the order OF the President
of tie said Board of Local Improve
ments In his official capacity, certi.
fled by a responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten t1o) per cen.
tnm OF the amount OF the bid or pro.
posa1 for the construction Of said
focal improvement, and without
such cash or check. no bid OF pro
lpcsai will be considered by the saiC
Board. The bids shall be deiiyared t.
1.-THE Board, at the time and plac,
above mentioned; and at said tim,
land place above mentioned the sal,
Board, In open session, will open
Iexamine and publicly declare sais
bids Or proposals.
The contractor whose bid shall b,
accepted for making said local i'm
lprovement shall enter into a con
tract with the said City of Cairo TO
1.-THE construction Of said local i'm
tprovement as whole in strict &C
lcordance with the terms and require
lments Of the said ordinance, an,
shall also enter into bond, payabl
to the said City of Cairo, in the sun
Of fifty (s0) per centum of tn
amount Of his bid. with security Il
be approved by the said Board, con
difioned for the faithful performance
in all respects. Of his said contrac