The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-21
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Fourth Street.


the City of Cairo, Illinois, at No.
I'LL Commercial avenue, in said
City of Cairo. the Board of Local
improvements of the said City Of
Cairo will receive sealed, itemized
bids or proposals for the improve
rent Of Fourth street, from the west
line of Ohio street TO the east line
of Washington avenue. in said City
of Cairo. except the intersection Of
Commercial avenue with said Fourth
street which has already been i'm
proved. consisting of the construction
upon the said Fourth street. in the
center thereof. from the west line of
Ohio street to the east line of Wash
ington avenue. in said City of Cairo.
exeep: the intersection of CONNER
cial avenue with said Fourth street
which has already been improved, of
a vitrified brick pavement, of the
width of thirty-six 1861 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 t30) feet from the west
line of Commercial avenue TO the
east line of Washington avenue. in
said city OF Cairo. with combina-
tion concrete curb and gutter on both
sides of said brick pavement, at the
outside edges of said brick pavement,
ard with natural limestone margi-
nal csirbs set on both sides of tho
said Fourth street. at all unpaved
street intersections. at the outside
edges OF said brick pavement and
betwecnTth inside edges of the gut
ter-flags Of said curb and gutter as
extended around and out to the lot
line ON both sides of said Fourth
street, at said unpaved street inter-
sections, and consisting OF the con-
struetion upon the said Fourth street
of brick catch-basins and supplying
cast2iron traps and cast-iron covers
therefor, and consisting of building
up and repairing the two t2) brick
nanholes now In the said Fourth
street and supplying cast-iron rings
and cast-iron covers therefor.
The above work Is provided for
by aud fully described In Ordinance
No. 271 of said City OF Cairo. adopted
August 2sth, A. D. 1912. and APP
proved August 30th, A. D. 1912, and
tile said bids must be for the con-
struction of the said local improve
nent as whole in strict accord
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 iii the office Of the City Engi-
reer Of the said City of Cairo. No.
ff13 Commercial avenue. in said
City Of Cairo. which is Just across
the hall from the said city clerks
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 tie order of the President
OF the said Board Of Local Improve.
ments. in his official capacity, certi-
fled by a responsible bank, for an
amotnt equal to ten tl0) per cen
tur of the amount of the bid or pro-
nosal for tho construction OF said
local Improvement, and without
such cash or check, no bid or pro-
posal will be considered by tho said
Board The bids shall be delivered I'd
the Board. at the time and place
above mentioned; and al said time
and place above mentioned the said
Board. In open session, will open.
examine and. publicly declare said
bids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid shalt be
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
nrpvement as whole In strict ar-
cordance with the terms and require
lrents of the said ordinance. and
shall also enter into bond, PAYABLE
to the said City OF Cairo, in the sum
of fifty t501 per centum of the
amount of his bid, with security to
be approved by the said Board. con
ditioned for thesfaithful performance
in, 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
and bond. to guarantee his said
work and materials and the said
local improvement for the period ol
two CD years from and after the ac
ceptance of the same by the SAID
Board and It's 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 will
be paid in bonds of the said City Of
Cairo. bearing interest at the rate OF
five t5) per cent per annum from
their respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or proposals
VIII be furnished on application to
The said city Engineer at his office
aforesaid
The Board reserves the right to
~pienf any and al hia.,