The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-22
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paw ing Twelfth Street.

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I'LL Commercial Acme. IN said
City Of Cairo, the / of Local I'M
nrovements Of the said { ~
of Cairo will receive sealed,
itemiged bids or proposals for
the Improvement of Twelfth
street, from the west line OF
Ohio street 10 the east line of Poplar
street, in said CITY Of Cairo, except
the intersection Of Commercial ave-
rre 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
or Commercial avenue with sald
Twelfth street which has already
been improved, of vitrified brick
pavement, of the width OF thirty-siy
(3e) 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 (S0) 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 on both
sides of said brick pavement. at the
outside edges Of said brick pavement,
and with natural limestone marginal
-, h1t cfdac nf tho uofh
Twelfth street. at all unpayed street
intersections. at the outside edges OF
said brick pavement and between the
inside edges of the gutter-flags OF
said curb and gutter as extended
arouns and out to the lot line on
both sides of said Twelfth street, at
said unpaved street intersections,
and consisting Of the construction
upon the said Twelfth street of brick
catch basins and supplying cast-iron
traps and cast-iron covers therefor
and consisting Of building UP and re-
pairing the one ~ brick manhols
now in the said Twelfth street ans
supplying a cast-iron ring and 2
cast iron cover therefor.
The above work is provided fol
by and fully described in Ordinance
No, $50 Of said City OF Cairo, adopted
August 29th, A. D. 1912, and ap
tnroved August 30th, A. d. 1912, anf
the said bids must be for the con
structlon of the said local improve
ment as whole in strict accord
ance with the terms and provision!
of the said ordinance, which is nov
of record in the office of the Cit,
Clerk of said City OF Cairo. No. Ill
Commercial avenue, in said City o
Cairo, where printed copies OF tht
said ordinance may he obtained OF
application to the said City Clerk
and in the office of the City Engi
neer Of the said City of Cairo, No
1113 Commercial avenue. in sait
City Of Cairo, which is just across
the 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 &C
leompanied by cash, or by a check
payable to the order of the Presiden
of tie said Board Of Local Improve
ments in his official capacity, certi
fled by responsible bank, for al
amount equal to ten (10) per cen
tum OF the amount of the bid or pro
posal for the construction Of sail
local Improvement, and withou
such cash or check. no bid or pro
ncsal viii be considered by the SAT-
Board The bids shall be delivered t.
the Board, at the time and plac'
above mentioned; and at said tim
and place above mentioned the sai'
Board, in open session, will open
examine and publicly declare sail
bids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid shall b.
accepted for making said local i'm
provement shall enter into cou
tract with the said City of Cairo 70
the construction Of said local i'm
provement as whole in strict ac
cordance with the terms and require
| ments Of the said ordinance, AM
shall also enter into bond, payable
to the said City of Cairo, in the sun
of fifty t50) per centum of tn,
amount of his bid, with security :,
be approved by the said Board, con
ditioned for the faithful performance
in all respects, of his said contrac
and for holding the said city harm
less. etc, and he shall also bint
himself in his said contrac
and bond, TO guarantee his SAT-
work and materials and the sait
local Improvement for the period o
two ca years from and after the &C
eeptance OF the same by the saiC
Board and its confirmation by tn,
County Court.
The contractor TO whom the con
tract is awarded for making said 10
cal Improvement and who shall con
struct said local improvement viii
be paid In bonds Of the said City o
Cairo, bearing interest at the rate o
five t5) per cent, per annum from
their respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or proposal
will be furnished on application t.
the said City Engineer at his office
aforesaid.
The Board reserves the right Il