The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-05
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving and Sewering Sixth Street.

A. M, OF Thursday, April 18th, A. ID.
1913. at the City Council Chamber
of the City of Cairo. Illinois, at No.
iii Commercial avenue, In said City
of Cairo, the Board of Local Improve
ments of the said City of Cairo will
| receive sealed, itemized bids or PRO-
posals for the Improvement of Sixth
Street. from the west line OF Ohio
| street to the east line of Washington
| 1venuc, in said City OF Cairo, except
The intersection of Commercial ave
me with said Sixth street which has
llroady been improved, consist ng of
the construction upon the said Sixth
! street, In the center thereof, from
| the west line of Ohio street to the
east line of Washing ton avenue. in
said city of Cairo, except tho inter-
sector of Commercial avenue with
said Sixth street which has already
| been improved, of vitrified brick
| pavement, of the width of thirty-six
| $3.50 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 800 feet from
the west line of Commercial avenue
to the east line of Washington ave
nue.. In said City of Cairo, with a
combination concrete curb and gut
ter on both sides of said brick pave
ment, at the outside edges of said
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limestone marginal curbs set on both
sides of the said Sixth street, at all
unpaved street Intersections. at the
foutside edges Of said brick pavement
and between the inside edges Of the
gutter-flags or said curb and gutter
as extended around and out to the
lot line on both sides of said Sixth
street. at said unpaved street inter-
sections, and consisting of the con-
struction upon the said Sixth street
Of brick 'catch-basins and supplying
cast-iron traps and cast-iron covers
therefor. and consisting OF the
'uilding up and repairing OF the two
% brick rrlanholes now in the said
sixth street and supplying cast-ircu
rings and cast-iron covers therefor,
and consisting of the construction in
the said Sixth street, from the man
hole, located at the intersection CT
Commercial avenue and Sixth street,
in the Commercial avenue main sew
er to brick manhole to be con-
structed in the said Sixth street on
on the east line of Washington ave-
nue., of a vitrified tile pipe sewer.
with vitrified tile pipe "Y" branch
house connections placed in the said
sewer on both sides thereof at dis
tances twenty-five (25) feet apart
between street crossings, and with
vitrified tile sewer pipe laid from
each "Y" branch house connection
on each side Of said sewer, to a point
ten (l0) feet from the street line on
each side OF the said Sixth street,
and consisting of the construction in
the, said Sixth street of two (2)
brick manholes and supplying cast
iron rings and east-iron covers there
for.
The above work ia provided for
by and fully described In Ordinance
No. 27s of said City of Cairo, adopted
August 29th, A. d. 1919. and ap-
proved August Both, A. D. 1912, and
the said bids must be for the con.
struction of the said local improve
nent as whole in strict accord
'nce with the terms and provisions
If 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
aid ordinance may he obtained on
'prlication TO the said CITY Clerk.
md IN the office of the. City Engi-
1eer of the said City of Cairo. No.
lib Commercial avenue, In said
City Of Cairo, which is Just across
he halt from the said city clerks
1ffice. the specifications OF and for
no said local Improvement can be
found and may be there examined.
All bids or proposals must be ac-
companied by cash. or by check,
payable TO the order of the President
If the said Board of Local Improve
nents in his official capacity, certi-
lied by a responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten (10) per CEN
tum of the amount of the bid or pro
1osal for the construction of said
local Improvement, and without
such cash or check. no bid or pro
posal will be considered by the said
| Board The bids shall be delivered t.,
Inc Beard. 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 contisctor whose bid shall he
accepted for making said local i'm
orovement shall enter into a con-
tract with the said City of Cairo for
the construction Of said local i'm
provement as whole In strict ae-
cordauce with the terms and require
ments of the said ordinance. aud
shall also enter into bond, payable
to the said City Of Cairo, in the sum
of fifty t50) per centum Of the
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