The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-31
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.



Puhlic net'cc s hereby givcr that
ntil the hour of ten f10l O'clock, a
l.. of Monday, March 3ist, A. n
9l$, at the CITY Council Chamber
the City OF caifo. Illinois. at No
~ commercial avenue. in said
'ity Of Cairo. the Board of Local I'm
rovements of the said City of Cairo
iii e,eivo sealed, itemiyed bids o.
roposals for the improvement o
'entn street, from the west line o.
lhio street to the east line of Popla,
rect. in said City of Cairo. except
he intersection of Commercial ave
lne with said Tenth street which
'as already been improved. consist
ne Of the construct on upon the said
Zenith street, In the center thereof
ON the west line of Ohio street TO
he east line OF Poplar street. IN
aid city of Cairo, except the inter
section Of Commercial avenue with
aid Tenth street which has ALREADY
cen improved, of a yitrified brick
pavement, OF the width Of thirty-six
S6) feet from the west line of Ohio
treet TO the east line OF Commercial
venue, in said City of Cairo, and Of
he width of thirty f30l feet from
he west line of Commercial avenue
% the cast line of Poplar street. in
aid City Of Cairo, with a combina-
ION concrete curb and gutter on
9th sides of said brick pavement,
t the outside edges OF said brick
'ayement, aud with natural lime
tone marginal curbs set on both
'ides of the said Tenth street, at al.
'npaved street intersections, at the
,uts' de edges Of said brick pavement
nd between the inside edges OF the,
rutter-flaes of said curb and gutter
as extended around and out to the
OF line on both sides of said Tenth
treet, at said unpaved street inter.
ections. and consisting of the con-
'truction upon the said Tenth street
# brick catch-hasins and supplying
'ast-iron traps and cast-iron covers
therefor, and consisting of building
Up and repairing the one (1) brick
nanhole now in the said Tenth street
and supplying cast-iron ring and a
,ast-iron cover therefor.
The above work is provided for
by and fully described in Ordinance
No. 279 of said City of Cairo, adopted
August 29th, A. D. 1912, and ap-
proved August goth. A. d. 1912, and
the said bids must be for the con-
struction of the said local improve
ment as whole In strict accord
ance with the terms and provisions
oi the seid 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
afro, where printed copies of the
iaid ordinance may be obtained on
application to the said City Clerk.
and in the office of the City EngI
neer of the said City of Cairo, No.
lib Commercial avenue. I'm said
1ty of Cairo, which is Just across
the hall from the said city clerk'e
office, the specifications Of and for
he said local improvement can be
found ard may be there examined.
All bids or proposals must be ac.
companied by cash. or by a check,
payable to the order of the President
u the said Board of Local Improve
nents in his official capacity. certi :
lied by responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten G0) 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
oosal will be considered by the said
Board The bids shall be delivered TO
The Board, at the time and place
above mentioned; and at said time
md place above mentioned the said
Board, in open session, will omen
examine and publicly declare said
bids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid shall no
accepted for making said local i'm.
provement shall enter into con.
tract with the said City of Cairo for
the construction of said local i'm
proVement as whole in strict ac
cordance with the terms and REQUIRE
ments OF the said ordinance. and
shall also enter into a bond, payable
to the said City of Cairo. In the sum
Of fifty (5o) per centum of the
amount of his bid, with security 10
be approved by the said Board. com
ditloned 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, III his said contract
and bond, TO guarantee his saia
work and materials and the said
local Improvement for the period Of
two 90 years from and after the ac-
ceptance OF the same by the said
Board and its confirmation by the
County 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 of the said CITY Of
afro, bearing interest at the rate of |
I'VE t5) per cent. per annum from
heir respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or nron.,.,, |