The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-25
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paw ng Twelfth Street.

PNnlic n7tice Is heF7sv given thH
Iuntl the hour of ten Cinl o'clock. A
NJ. of Monday, Msreh stst. A. r
1912, ~ tho Citv ~-'-~-il -" mhe'
Of the City OF CsiIn, Illinois. at NJ
Inn Commercial p~e""e. In saie
city If cairo. tho Il of local In
nrovements If the said CT
OF Cairo will receive sealed
itemized bids or proposals TO
the Improvement of Twelfth
street, from the west line o.
Ohio street to the east line of Poplar
street, in said City of Cairo. except
the intersection Of Commercial ave
nue. with said Twelfth street which
has already been improved. consist
ing of the construction upon the saif
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 q vitrified brick
pavement. of the width OF thirtv-siy
| t3G) 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 (90) feet from
the west line of Commercial avenue
to the east line of Poplar street. in
said City of Cairo, with eombina-
| 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 OF
said brick pavement and between the
INSIDE edges of the gutter-flags Of
said curb and gutter as extended
around and out to the lot line on
both sides of said Twelfth street. at
said unpaYed 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 (D brick manhole
now in the said Twelfth street and
supplying q east-iron ring and a
cast iron cover therefor.
The above work is provided for
by and fully described in Ordinance
No. $50 of said City of Cairo, adopted
August oath, A. d. 1912, and ap-
lproyed August 30th, 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
of the said ordinance, which is now
of record in the office of the City
IClerk of said City of Cairo. No. I'LL
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-
necr Of the said City of Cairo, No
I1113 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-
lcompanied by cash, or by a check,
payable to the order of the President
of tie said Board OF Local Improve
ments in his official capacity, certi-
fled by a responsible bank. for an
amount equal to ten (10) per CEN
tum Of the amount Of the bid or pro-
posal for the construction of said
local improvement, and withou!
such cash or check. no bid or pro.
ncsal will be considered by the said
Board The bids shall be delivered tc
the BOARD. at the time and place
above mentioned; and at 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 shall BIZ
accepted for making said local i'm
provement shall enter into con.
tract with the said City of Cairo fol
the construction of said local i'm
provement as a whole In strict &c
cordance with the terms and require
Iments of the said ordinance, an(
shall also enter into bond, payable
to the said City OF Cairo, in the sun
of fifty 600 per centum of tn,
amount of his bid, with security t.
be approved by the said Board, con
ditioned for the faithful performance
in all respects, of his said eontrac
and for holding the said city harm
less, etc. and he shall also bint
himself. IN his said contrac
and bond, to guarantee his sai'
; work and materials and the sail
local Improvement for the period o
, two 60 years from and after the &C
reptance OF the same by the salt
Board and it's confirmation by TIL
County Court.
The contractor to whom the con
tract is awarded for making said 10
cal Improvement and who shall con
struet said local improvement vii
be paid in bonds Of the said City o
Cairo. bearing interest at the rate o
five t5l per cent. per annum from