The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-09
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving and Scwering Sixth Street.

N. Va, VI hui Suot, Apiii itH, ~ u.
1913. at the Citv Council Chamhc'
of the City of Cairo. Illinois. nj No
iii Commercial avenue, in said City
! Of Cairo, the Board of Local improve
ments of the said City of Cairo will
| rcce' ve sealed. itemized bids or pro-
nosals for the improvement of Sixth
| Street, from the west line Of Ohio
street to the cast line of Washington
avenue, in said City of Cairo, except
the intersection of Commercial ave-
nue. with said Sixth street which has
already been improved consist ng OF
| the construction upon the said Sixth
street, in the center thereof, from
the west line of Ohio street to the
east line of Washing ton avenue, 10
said City of Cairo. except the inter
section of Commercial avenue with
said Sixth street which has already
been improved, of Vitrified brick
pavement, of the width of thirty-sx
| 1850 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 900 feet from
the west line of Commercial avenue
| to the east line of Washington ave-
nue.. In said City of Cairo, with o
| combination concrete curb and gut
ter on both sides OF said brick pave
| ment, at the outside edges of said
| brick pavement, and with natural
limestone marginal curbs set on both
sides OF the said Sixth street, at all
unpAved street intersections. at the
outside edges of said brick pavemen
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 Sixth
street, at said unpaved street inter-
sections. and consisting of the con-
struction upon the said Sixth street
Of brick catch basins and supplying
| ca5tiron traps and cast-iron covers
therefor, and consisting Of the
building up and repairing of the two
ca brick nanholes now in the said
Sixth street and supplying cast-iron
rings and cast-iron covers therefor
and consisting of the construction in
the said Sixth street, from the man.
| hole, located at the intersection CT
Commercial avenue and Sixth street
in the Commercial avenue main sew.
err to brick manhole to be con-
structed In the said Sixth street on
on the east line of Washington ave.
| nue., of a vitrified tile pipe sewer
with vitrified tile pipe "Y" branch
house connections placed in the said
sewer on both sides thereof at dis.
tances twenty-five (25) feet apart
| between street crossings, and with
vitrified tile sewer pipe laid from
each "Y" branch house connection
on each side of said sewer, to a point
ten (10) feet from the street line on
each side OF the said Sixth street
and consisting Of the construction in
the said Sixth street of two (2)
brick manholes and supplying cast.
iron rings and cast-iron covers there.
for.
The above work Is provided for
by and fully described in Ordinance
No. 27S of said City of Cairo, adopted
August 29th, 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
ment as whole in strict accord.
tnce with the terms and provisions
If the said ordinance, which is nov
of record in the office Of the Cit,
Tlerk of said City Of Cairo. No. iii
| Commercial avenue, in said City o.
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
| t113 Commercial avenue. in sait
City Of Cairo, which is Just across
the hall from the said city clerk,
,ffice, the specifications of and FOL
he said local Improvement can b,
found and may be there examined.
I <Abi biup VI plOpbohta UluSI De &C
companied by cash. or by check
payable to the order of the Presiden
If the said Board of Local Improve
ments in his official capacity. certi
lied by a responsible bank, for a,
amount equal to ten 10) per cen
| tum of the amount OF the bid or pro
| 1osal for the construction of sal,
local Improvement, and withou
such cash or check, no bid or pro
posa1 will be considered by the sal
! Board, The bids shall be delivered L
| the Board, at the time and pIsc
], above mentioned; and at said tim
J, and place above mentioned the sal
: Board, in open session, will open
examine and publicly declare sal
bids OF proposals.
The contractor whose bid shall b
accepted for making said local i'm
provement shall enter into a COY,
tract with the said City OF Cairo 70
the construction OF said local i'm
{ provement as a whole in strict &C
: cordance with the terms and REQUIRE
Imerts Of the said ordinance, an
etsha1l also enter into a bond. ,sayabl