The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-26
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Tenth Street.


NJ, of Monday. March 3lst. A. d.
1913. at the City Council Chamber
of the City of Cairo. Illinois. at No.
I'LL Commercial avenue, in said
City Of Cairo. the Board OF Local Im-
provements of the said City of Cairo
will receive sealed, itemized bids or
proposals for the Improvement of
Tenth 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 Tenth street which
has already been improved. consist
ing of the construction upon the said
Tenth 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 inter
section Of Commercial avenue with
said Tenth street which has already
been improved. of a 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 500 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 OH
both sides of said brick pavement,
Fat the outside edges of said brick
pavement. and with natural lime
stone marginal c''rhr set on both
sides of the said Tenth street. at al.
|nnpaved street intersections, at the
outside edges of said brick pavement
and between the inside edges of the
gutter-flaes of said curb, ana gutter
as extended around and out 10 the
lot line on both sides Of said Tenth
street, at said unpaved street inter
sections. and consisting of the con
'trlction upon the said Tenth street
|of brick catch basins and SUPPLYING
cast-iron traps aud cast-iron covers
therefor, and consisting OF building
up and repairing the one GU brick
manhole now In the said Tenth street
and supplying east-lron ring and a
cast-iron cover therefor.
The above work is provided for
by and fully described In Ordinance
No. 279 of said City of Cairo, adopted
August 2sth. A. d. 1912. and APP
proved August 3oth. A. d. 1919, and
the said bids must be for the con
struction of the said local Improve
ment as a whole in strict accord
ance with the terms and provisions
lof the said ordinance, which Is now
II record in the office OF the City
0lerk Of said City OF Cairo. No. I'LL
commercial avenue, In said City of
afro. where printed copies of the
aid ordinance may be obtained on
duplication to the said City Clerk.
and In the office OF the City Engi-
neer of the said City OF Cairo, No.
l1f3 Commercial avenue. In said
City Of Cairo, which Is Just across
the hall from the said city clerks
,ffice. the specifications Of and for
he said local Improvement can be
found ard may be there examined.
All bids or proposals must be ar
companied by cash. or by check.
payable to the order of tho President
n the said Board OF Local Improve
nents in his official capacity, certi.
lied ny responsible bank, fer an
amount equal to ten (10) per CEN
tum of the amount of the bid or pro-
,osal for the construction of said
local Improvement, and without
such cash or check. no bid or pro.
aosal will be considered by the said
BOARD. The bids shall be delivered to
the Board, at the time and place
tbove mentioned: and at said time
md place above mentioned the said
Board. In open session, will open.
examine and publicly declare said
bids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted fer making said local i'm.
srovement shah enter into a cen.
tract with the said City OF Cairo 70.
the construction of said local I'M
1rovement as whole in strict ae.
eordance with the terms and require
nefits OF the said ordinance, and
shall also enter into a bond, payable
to the said City of Cairo. tn the sum
f fifty 1907 per centum of the
mount OF his bid, with security to
De approved by the said Board con-
fftioned for the faithful performance.
n 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
ind bond, to guarantee his said
work and materials and the said
local improvement for the period OF
TWO (2l years from and after the ae-
7eptance Of the same by the said
Board and its confirmation by the
County Court.
fhe contractor 10 whom the con-
'ract Is awarded for making said To-
al improvement and who shall con-
'truct said local Improvement will
y paid In bonds of the said City OF
afro, bearing interest at the rate of
i've 80 per cent per annum from
heir respective dates.
hank forms for bids or proposals
VII be furnished on application to
he said City Engineer at his office
,foresaid.