The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-21

prorcments of the said City OF Cairo
will receive sealed, itemised bids or
proposals for the improvement OF
Holbrook avenue. from the north line
If Twenty-first street to the north
inc Of Charles street. in said City of
Cairo. consisting of the construction
Ipon the said Holbrook avenue. in
he center thereof, from the north
Inc of Twentv-first street to the
north line of Charles street, In said
city OF Cairo, of a vitrified brick
Pavement of the width of forty t40l
fest. with a combination 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 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 I'M
paved street intersections, and con-
sistlng of the construction upon the
said Holbrook avenue of brick catch
basins and supplying cast-iron traps
and cast-iron covers therefor, and
consisting of building up and repair
ing the seven ca brick manholes
now in the said Holbrook avenue and
supplying scast-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
| giolbrook avenue and Twenty-first
street, In the Twenty-first street
sewer to the brick manhole, located
at the intersection of Holbrook ave-
nue. and Charles street, in the Char
| les street sewer, of a vitrified tile
pipe sewer. with vitrified tile pipe
"Y" branch house connections placed
in the said sewer on both sides there
Of al distances twenty-five (25l feet
apart, between street crossings, and
With vitrified tile sewer pipe laid
from each "Y'' branch house connec-
tion. on each side of said sewer, to q
| point ten {i0) feet from the street
inc IN each side of the said Hol
brook avenue,
The above work Is provided for
| by and fully described in Ordinance
No. 276 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-
struction of the said local improve
ment as whole in strict accord
anee 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 I'LL
Commercial avenue, in said City Of
Cairo. where printed copies of the
said ordinances may be obtained on
application to- tho said City Clerk.
and in the office of the City Engi-
neer 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 be
found and may be there examined
All bids or proposals must be ac-
Icompanied by cash, or by a 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-
| rosal for tho 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 tn
the Board, at the time and place
ahove 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 inn
provement shall enter into a con
| tract with the said City of Cairo 70.
| the construction of said local i'm
nrovement as n whole in strict ae-
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 (50) 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
aud bond, to guarantee his said
| work and materials and the said
local Improvement for the period OF
two CD years from and after the ac-
ceptsnce of the same by the said
Board and it's confirmation by the
ICounty 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 ii the said City of
Cairo, bearing interest at the rate of
five 60 per cent. per annum from
their respective dates.