The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-21
notice TO CONTRACTORS.
Paw g Twelfth Street,

lHiS, al the tftN tf'''N VI tHtHibt'
of the Cts OF Cairo. Illinois, at No
iii Commercial avenue. in said
CITY Of Cairo, the Pc OF Local I'm
proyements of the said CITY
of Cairo will receive sealed,
itcmized bids or proposals for
the Improvement Of Twelfth
street, from the west line OF
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 said
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 vitrified brick
pavement, of the width of th.rty-siy
t3el 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 600 feet from
the west line of Commercial avenue
to the east line of Poplar street. In
said City of Cairo. with combine
tion 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 unpayed 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. unpaved street intersections.
and consisting OF tho 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 On brick manhole
now In the said Twelfth street and
supplying n cast-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 29th, A. D. 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 as whole in strict accord
ance with the terms and provisions
of tho 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 he obtained on
application to the said City Clerk,
and in the office of the City Engi-
necr Of the said City of Cairo, No.
NIB Commercial avenue, in said
City Of Cairo, which is just across
the hall from tie 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 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 t10) per CEN
tum OF the amount of the bid or pro
posal for the construction of said
local Improvement, and without
such rash or check. no bid or pro
pesal will be considered by the said
Board. The bids shall be delivered to
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 be
accepted FOR making said local i'm
proyement shall enter into a con.
tract with the said City of Cairo for
| the construction of said local inn
proyement as a whole in strict &C.
cordance with the terms and require
rnents OF the said ordinance, and
shall also enter into a bond, payable
TO the said City of Cairo, in the sum
of fifty 600 per centum 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
aud bond. to guarantee his said
work and materials and the said
local Improvement for the period of
two 81 years from and after the ac-
ceptaNCc of the same by the said
BOARD and It's 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 of
five t5l per cent. per annum from
their respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or proposals
will be furnished on application to
the said City Engineer at his office
aforesaid
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