The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-24

City of Cairo, the Board of Local I'm
lrovements of the said City of Cairo
will receive sealed, itemized bids or
proposals for the Improvement OF
Holbrook avenue. from the north line
4 Twenty-first street to the north
inc of Charles street, in said city OF
Cairo, consisting of the construction
ipon the said lIolbrook avenue, IN
he center thereof. from the north
inc Of Twenty-first street to the
,orth line of Charles street, In said
Hty of Cairo, of vitrified brick
,avement of the width of forty t4o)
eSt, with 4 combination concrete
,urh and gutter on both sides OF said
Nriek pavement, al the outside edges
If said brick pavement, and with
natural limestone marginal eurbs
| vet on both sides of said Holbrook
venue, at all unpaved street inter-
| sections, at the outside edges of said
brick pavement and between the in
| side edges of the gutter-flags or SAID
"urh and gutter as extended around
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| If said Holbrook avenue, at said I'M
| paved street intersections, and con-
| listing of the construction upon the
| aid Holbrook avenue of brick catch
basins and supplying cast-iron traps
and cast-iron covers therefor, and
| consisting OF building up and repair
ing the seven CD brick manholes
now in the said Holbrook avenue and
supplying cast-iron rings and cast
iron covers therefor, and consisting
of the construction in the said Hol-
brook avenue, from the brick man
hole, located at the intersection OF
Holbrook avenue and Twenty-first
street, in the Twenty-first street
sewer to the brick manhole, located
at the intersection of Holbrook ave-
lnue and Charles street, In the Char
les street sewer, of vitrified tile
pipe sewer, with vitrified tile pipe
l"Y'' branch house connections placed
in the said sewer on both sides there
" st distances twenty-five t25l feet
lapart. between street crossing s, and
with vitrified tile sewer pipe laid
from each "Y" branch house connec.
tion. on each side OF said sewer, to a
point ten (10l feet from the street
line on each side of the said Hol-
brook avenue.
The above work Is provided for
by and fully described in Ordinance
| No. PIG of said City of Cairo, adopted
August 29th, A, d. 1912, and APP
proved August Goth. A, d. 1912, and
the said bids must be for the con-
lstruction 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
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 in the office of the City Engi-
neer of the said City OF Cairo, No
l1113 Commercial avenue, In said
City of Cairo, which Is just across
the hall from the said city clerk
office. the specifications of and fol
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 the said Board Of Local Improve
ments in his official capacity, certi
fled by a responsible bank, for ar
amount equal to ten (10) per cen
/, turn Of the amount Of the bid or pro
, nosal for the construction of salt
local improvement, and withou
such cash or check. no bid or pro
Desal win be considered by the sait
Board The bias shall be delivered t.
| the Board, at the time and plac
, above mentioned; and at said tim
and place above mentioned the sail
;, Board, IN open session, will open
examine and publicly declare sal
bids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid shall b
accepted for making said local i'm
nrovemcnt shall enter into a con
= tract with the said City Of Cairo 70
the construction of said local i'm
provement az a whole in strict &C
!, cordance with the terms and require
" ments of the said ordinance, an
= shall also enter into a bond, payabl
!" to the said City of Cairo, in the SUI
of fifty t50l per eentum of tn
y amount of his bid. with security
be approved by the said Board, cor
- ditioned for the faithful performance
: In all respects, of his said contrat
!, and for holding the said city harm
" less, etc, and he shall also bin
himself, in his said contFa'
!, and bond, to guarantee his sal
~ work and materials and the sal
= local improvement for the period
:, two 90 years from and after the a
- ceptance of the same by the sal
'' Board and It's confirmation by Il
County Court.
The contractor to whom the col
Y tract is awarded for making said /
-, cal improvement and who shall col
- struct said local Improvement wi
- be paid in bonds of the said City
- Cairo. bearing interest at the rate
" five 60 per cent. per annum fro
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