The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-12
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving and Sewering Holbrook
Avenue.

until tue HuuT OF ten ilVD CLOCK, "A,
NJ. of Thursday, April nth, A. d.
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 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 Twenty-first street to the north
line cs Charles street, In said City OF
Cair>. 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 a vitrified brick
pavement Of the width of forty (40i
feet. with combination concrete
curb and gutter on both sides OF said
brick pavement, at the outside edges
OF said brick pavement, and witt.
natural limestone marginal eurbs
set on both sides OF said Holhronk
avenue, at all unpaved street inter-
sections, at the outside edges OF said
brick pavement and between the in
side edges OF the glitter-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 this
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 III brick rnanholes
now in the said Holbrook avenue and
supplying east-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 manhole, located
at the intersection of Holbrook ave-
nue. and Charles street, In the Char
les street sewer, OF q vitrlfied tile
pipe sewer, with vItrIfied tile pipe
"Y" branch house connections placed
in the said sewer on both sides there
Of at distances twenty-five (25) feet
apart, between street crossings. and
with vitrified tile sewer pipe laid
from each "Y" branch house connee-
Ition, on each side of said sewer. to a
point ten (l0) feet from the street
line on each side Of the said Hol-
brook avenue.
The above work Ia provided for
by and fully described in Ordinance
No. 276 OF said City of Cairo, adopted
August 29th, A. d. 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 as a 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. I'LL
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 Engl-
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'
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 (101 per cen
tum of the amount Of the bid or pro-
posal 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 bios shall be delivered tn
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 q con-
Tract with the said City of Cairo 70.
the construction of said local Inn
provement as whole in strict &C
cordance with the terms and requires
ments of the said ordinance, and
shall also enter into bond. payable
to the said City of Cairo. in the sum
Iof fifty (5O) per centum Of the
amount of his bid, with security tG
be approved by the said Board, con
tditfoped for the faithful performance