Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-07-16
Ordinance No. rs.

AN ORDINANCE for the establishment OF the
GRADE of the Streets OF the City Of Cedar Falls
Be- U orsat.sd By tke CITY Council Of the Guy O,
l. ysas the. datum plane for asccrtaining the
grade Of the streets of the City be. ard the same
Is hereby estahlshe ~ twenty feet below the top
Of the stone watcrtable IN the soutA-west corner
L.ef the brick building known ~ Overmals Block,
Situated on the southwest corner Of Mil square
IN sad city; Nso- twenty and fortysf0Hr han.
drrdths feet below the top of the stone watertabe
in the northwest COuier or the brick building
situated ON the northwest corner or Block No.
four, a. in said city.
Ii. That the grade of the ALLOWING streets ia
hereby hxed AND 'esFbIisheai as. fell0ws, viz
Main street, commencing at the center Of First
street, at an elevation II eighteen and seventy
the nee with rise OF eight inches the center OF
second street, elevation ~ "A lW seet thence with
fall OF nine inches to the center OF Third street,
elevation tST-1a feet, thence with fell Of twelve
inches TO the center Of Fourth street, elevation
n Tlg feet, thence with rise u twelve inches to
The ccnler o. Fifth street elevation is ITO feet
washington street, commencing al point ii X
rods northsof the north side 'of first street. at S.
elevation Of sixteen aud eigbty-two one hupd-
redths feet above said dafNn plane thence risc
lhirty-oue inches to the center OF Third street,
elevation 10 45.ipQ feet. thepee rise que and fifty
dye hundredths tet, distance ten rods. elevation
81 feet. thence rise I'VE md Hi.se.een handredtLs
FEET to the centsr OF Fpurh street ,etcvation6 i0O
feet therce faiF ssrt aiist iii sty oarl hundrnt6s
feet to the Center OF Fifth street. elevation - SJi00
Feet thence rise Eve and six tenths feet TO csnter
OF Sixth street elevation ~ Is 100 feet Ebcn Fsc
seven and thirteen one hundrsdths feet. dstance
twenty-eight rods, ELEVATION So 5S-lG0 feet, then
fall three and seven tenths feet TO Tenth street elc-
vation thirty-two and S7-I0Q feet
Ilay street. commencing at the center OF First
street al an elevation seventeen ard eighty
hundredfiS' above said datum plane, thence
rise w entysix inches to the center Of SeCpBd
street elevation 30 400 feet, thence rise eleven
and ninety-siS hundredths feet to the center OF
Third street, elevation 81 feet thence fall four and
sSseeE hundretbs feet to ee n4aR OF Fourth street.
elevation ~ SiI0o feet, thence rise i've and nine
ty-tive handredths feet 20 center Of Sixth street
elevation 20 1900 feet.
First street, commencing at the center OF Main
street at an elevation Of eighteen and seventy
eight hundredths feet above said datum plane,
thence fail nineteen inches to'center'of Washing
ton street. eiegaton II 17-f00 feet, thence rise.
eight and one half inches to center Of Clay street,
elevation seventeen and $500 feet, thence rise
siA feet one inch to- east liue OF rsnkiin street,
elevation ~ feet, thence rise eight and seventy.
five huatredtbs feet 20 railroad trick, elevation
ID sGfeet ,.theHce rise foaE and fsufth.f 70
tkente rise two feet 70 esrt lime 81 Iowa street.
he s' 81 % VA rsst
ai , hnsnass,hs
distance forty-iou' rods elevation 81 n on Gee
thence rise twenty-oLe and mine tenths feet, dis
lance seventy zig rods, eleysticn 1o4 % 100.
Main street at an elevation of nineteen and forty
four hundredc6s- feet above -'said datum plane.
thence fall 4thirteen- ..inches .tQ Che center Of
Washington street, elevation Is Sl-IAD feet,
thence rise twenty one inches TO center OF Clay
street, elevation twenty and four hundredths feet
thence rise ateen and ak tenths feet to west side
of Franklin street, elevation - 86-f00 feet thence
rise four and thrty-fye bunaredths feet To center
Of iowa street, elevation forty fet, thence rise
four and eighty eight hundredths feet to center OF
Walnut STREET, elevation forty -four and 8fO0 feet
Third street e9mnencing Of center Of Main
street. ut an cievstfon OF eighteen and seven
tenths feet sSove said. datum Plane thence rtssl
nine inches To center OF Washington street, e!e-
sstion ID 3f01feet- thence rise twelve Hnd fifty-
i've huIdredths feet TO ceAter of Clay street che
vation u feet, thence rice six and half feet to
center OF Iowa street, elevation SS,s feet, thence
rise s-sen and one bali feet, distance iftS. six
rode, elevation fortyeig feet.
Main street, Rt ap elevation of seventeen and
seve n-tenths feet above said datum plane, thence
raire eleven and tourteeI. hundredshs feet distance
twenty-five and onehalf rods, elevation % S4-l0O
feet thence fall twelve inches 70 center OF Ciy,
elevation "a Si1O0 feet thence rise ten and seven
i've hugdredths feet to center af fremont street
elevation llirty-eight 5l00 feet, thence rise ten
and Afty-seScn huadredths feet TO center Of Olive
81 rect, sevskisu-forty-nine and iG100 feet.
$3.50. r. A. BRYANT,
Attest: Mayor.
=. City CLERK.