The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-19
NOTICE 10 CONTRACTORS
Paving Fourth Street.


Public notice ID hereby given that
until the hour OF ten t1o) o'clock. A.
NJ, of Monday. March s1st. A. D.
1919. at the City Council Chamber Of
the City of Cairo, Illinois, at Ne..
I'LL Commercial avenue, in said
City Of Cairo. the Board of Local
improvements of the said City of
Cairo will receive sealed, iternized
bids or proposals for. the improve
uent Of Fourth street, from the west
1ine of Ohio street TO the east lfne
df Washington avenue, in said City
OF Cairo, except the intersection OF
Commercial avenue with said Fourth
street which has already been inn
proved, consisting of the constitution
upon the said Fourth street, In the
ceHter thereof, from the west line OF
Ohio street to the east line of Wash
ington avenue. in said City of Cairo,
except the intersection of CONNER
cial avenue with said Fourth street
which has already been improved, or
q yitrified brick pavement, of the
width OF thirty-six $3.50 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 q combina-
ton 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 curbs set on both sides of the
said Fourth street, at all unpaved
street Intersections, at the outside
edges OF said brick pavement and
hptween the 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 unpavec street inter-
sections, and consisting OF the con-
struetion upon the said Fourth street
of brick catch-basins and supplying
cast-iron traps and east-lron crvers
therefor. and consisting of building
up and repairing the two t2l brick
manIoles now in the said Fourth
street and supplying cast-iron rings
and cast-iron covers therefor.
The above work Is provided for
by ana fully described In Ordinance
No. 277 Of said City OF Cairo, adopted
August goth. A. p. 1912, and APP
proved August 30th, A. D. 1912, and
the said bids must be for the con-
struction of the said local improve
ment al q whole in strict accord-
ance with the terms and provisions
1 of the said ordinance. which Is now
of record iii the office OF the City
Clerk, of said City Of Cairo. No. iii
Commercial avenue, Ia said City Of
Cairo, where printed copies OF the
said ordinance may hs obtained on
application to the said City CLERK.
and Iii the office OF the City Engs-
neer OF the said CITY OF Cairo, No.
1l1S 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 shid local improvement can BE-
found and may be there examined.
All bids or proposals must be ae-
cofnpaniei by cash, br BY a check.
payable to the order of the President
.lof the said Board OF Local Improve
sments. in his official capacity. certi-
fled by responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten tl0l per CEN
tnna of the amount Of the bid or pro-
posal for the construction Of said
lrc-' encouragement. ard without
such cash or check, no bid or pro-
posal, will be considered by the said
Boartl The bids shall be delivered to
the Board, ait the time and place
above mentioned; and at said time
and place above mentioned the said
Board. In open session.. will open.
e1amine and publicly declare said
bids or proposals
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted for making said local inn
proyement shall enter into COM
tract with the said City of Cairo for
tho construction of said local inn
prcvemsnt as a whole in strict ac-
cordance with the terms and require
nen0 Of the said ordinance, and
ah4N also enter into q bond, payable
to the said City of Cairo, in the sum
Of fifty ESQ, per centrum of the
amount OF his bid, with security to
be approved by the said Board, con-
ditioned 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, in his said contract
and bond, to guarantee his said
work and materials and the said
local improvement for the period oil
two [ % years from and after the ac
eertAnce Of the same y by the SAID
Board and its confirmation by tn,
Comfy Court.
The contractor to whom the con
tract 8 awarded for making said 10
ral Improvement and who shall con
stn'et said local improvement viii
be paid in bonds Of the said CITY O
] Cairo. hearing interest at the rate o
five IS per cent. per annum from