The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-25

rovements of the said City OF Cairo
will receive sealed, itemized bids or
proposals for the improvement of
uolhrook avenue, from the north line
Twenty-first street 10 the north
line of Charles street, in said City of.
non the said Holbrook avenue. in
he center thereof, from the north
inc of Twenty-first street to the
lr'rsb line of Charles street, in said
'ity of Cairo, of a vitrified brick
aavement of the width of forty (40l
fesi. with a combination concrete
,urb and gutter on both sides OF said
brick pavement, at the outside edges
of said brick pavement, and will.
natural limestone marginal curbs
set ON both sides of said Holbrook
avenue. at all unpaved street inter-
sections, at the outside edges OF said
brick pavement and between the in
side edges of the gutter-flags of said
curb and gutter as extended around
and out to the lot line on both sides
of said Holbrook avenue. at said I'M
paved street intersections, and con-
sisting of the construction upon the
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 ca brick manholes
now in the said Holbrook avenue and
supplying cast-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 vitrified tile
pipe sewer, with yitrified tile pipe
I"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-
ton, on each side of said sewer, to a
point ten tl0l feet from the street
line on each side of the said Hol-
| brook avenue.
| The above work Is provided for
by and fully described in Ordinance
No. 27C of said CITY of Cairo, adopted
August Goth. 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
ance 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. III
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 Engi-
neer Of the said City of Cairo, No.
| t1f3 Commercial avenue, In said
| City Of Caro-, which Is just across
the hall from the said city clerk
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 a check.
payable to the order OF the President
of the said Board of Local Improve
ments in his official capacity. eertl-
flied by responsible bank, for an
lamount equal to ten t10) per cen
ltum of the amount of the bid or pro-
Dosal for tho construction OF said
local Improvement. and without
such cash or check. no bid or pro-
Dosal will be considered by the said
Board. The bias shall be delivered r.
the Board, at the time and place
above mentioned: and at said time
land place above mentioned the said
| BOARD, In open session. will open
iexamine and publicly declare said
bids or proposals.
| The contractor whose bid shall he
accepted for making said local i'm
proverent shall enter into a con.
tract with the said City Of Cairo 70:
the construction of said local i'm.
lprovement as whole in strict &C.
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 sun
Of fifty t50) per centum of tht
amount OF his bid, with security te
be approved by the said Board, con,
dltioned for the faithful performance
in all respects, of his said contract
and for holding the said city harm.
less, etc, and he shall also blnd
himself, in his said contract
and bond, to guarantee his said
work and materials and the salf
local improvement for the period o.
two t2) years from and after the &C
"eptance 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
Cairo, bearing interest at the rate oil
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