The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-30
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paw ng Twelfth Street.


Of the City of Cairo. Illinois. at No.
iii Commercial avenue, in said
City of Cairo. the Bo1rl Of Local I'M
of t1e 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-
Rue 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 vitrified brick
pavement. of the width of tairts-sis
361 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 (3o) feet from
tho west line of Commercial avenue
to the east line OF Poplar street, In
said City of Cairo. with a 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 o!
said brick pavement and between the
inside edges of the gritter-flags OF
said curb and gutter as extended
around and out to the lot line on
both sides of said Twelfth street. al
said unpaved street intersections
and consisting of the construction
upon the said Twelfth street of brick
catch basins and supplying cast-iror
traps and east-iron covers therefor
and consisting of building up and re.
pairing the one t1l brick manhole
now In the said Twelfth street and
supplying a east-iron ring and :
cast iron cover therefor. M
The above work Ia provided foi
by and fully described In Ordinance
No. $50 of said City Of Cairo. adopted
August 2ath, A.. q. 1912, and ap
proved August 3oth, A, D. 1919, anf
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 provision.
IF the said ordinance. which is nov
IF record in the office of the Citl
0lerk of said City of Cairo. No. III
Commercial avenue. In said City o
afro, where printed copies of /. thu
aid ordinance may be obtained OF
duplication to the said City Clerk
and in the office of the City Engi
aecr Of the said City of Cairo, No
t113 Commercial avenue. in sale
City of Cairo. which is Just across
he hall from the said city clerk!
office, the specifications of and fo'
The said local improvement can b.
found and may be there examined
All bids or proposals must be ac
companied by cash, or by check
'ayabie to the order of the Presiden
If the said Board of Local Improve
ments In his official capacity, certi
fled by a responsible bank, for al
amount equal to ten (101 per cen
tum OF the amount of the bid or pro
posal for the construction of salt
ocal Improvement. and withou
such cash or check, no bid or pro
nosal will be considered by the sait
Board. The bids shall be delivered Il
the Board, at the time and plac'
above mentioned; and at said tim,
and place above mentioned the sal,
| Board. in open session. will open
examine and publicly declare sal.
bids OF proposals,
The contractor whose bid shall b
accepted for making said local i'm
movement shall enter into con
tract with the said City Of Cairo To-
the construction of said local i'm
provement az whole in strict &C
cordance with the terms and require
lments Of the said ordinance, ans
shalt also enter into a bond. payabl,
to the said City of Cairo. In the SUN
lot fifty f50} per eentum Of tn,
amount of bis bid. with security Il
be approved by the said Board, con
ditioned for tho faithful performance
In all respects, OF his said contrsc
and for holding the said city harm
less. etc, and he shall also bin,
himself. in his said eontrac
and bond. to guarantee his sal
work and materials and the sal
local improvement for the period 0
two ca wears from and after the &C
reptauce of the same by the sal
Board and its confirmation by tn
County Court.
The contractor to whom the cor
tract is awarded for making said Ia
cal Improvement and who shall con
struet said local improvement wi
be paid IN bonds Of the. said City c
Cairo, bearing interest at the rate G
five (5l per cent. per anuum iror
their respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or proposal
will be furnished on application {
the said City Engineer at his offie
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