Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-07-23

AN ORDINANCE for the establishment Of the
Grade OF the Streets Of the City OF Cedar Falls
Be IL ordained by ns City Council Of The CITY Of
Cedar Falls, Iona:
l.. Tint the datum plane for ascertainng the
grade Of the streets Of tho City be, and the came
IL hereby Established, at twenty feet below the top
OF the stone watertablo in the southwest corner
Of the brick building known NJ 0yerman's Block
situated on the southwest corner OF Mill square,
dredths feet below the top Of the stone watsrtabe
In the northwest corner of the brick building
situated on the northwest corner OF Block No,
four, al In said city.
IT, That the grade of the following streets IA
hereby fixed and established ms follows, Wiz
Main street, commencing at the center of First
street, at an elevation = eighteen and seventy.
thence with rise OF eight inches to the center OF
Second street, elevation ~ 44-iO feet thence with
fall OF nine inches TO the center of Third street
elevation IL Ito feet, thence with fall OF twelve
inches to the center of Fourth street, elevation
II 71U feet thence with rise Of tw eye inches 10
the center OF Fifth street. elevation Is 7l0 feet.
washington street, commencing Mt a point ak
rods north OF the north side of first street Mt an
elevation OF sixteen and eighty-two one huud.
redths feet above said datum plane thence rise
thirty-one inches 10 the center OF Third street
elevation ~ s5-iOO feet thence rise one and fity
nve huDdrelths Ieet, distance ten rods. elevation
~ ice, .neste rise five and nineteen hundredths
eet TO the center OF Fourth street ecvaton26 1890
l.et thence fall two and thirty.four hundrenths
.cct to the center of Fifth street. elevation 70
feet thence rise five and six tenths feet to center
OF Sixth street elevation ~ 45fo0 feet then rise
seven and thirteen one hundredths feet, distance
twenty-eight rods, elevation b $500 feet then
tall three and seven tenths feet 10 Tenth strcet,cle
walton thlrty-two and oT100 feet
Clay street. commencing at the center OF First
street at an elevation seventeen and righty-eiyht
hundredths feet above said datum plane, thence
rise twcnty-six inches 20 the center of Second
street, elevation ~ 100 feet, thence riso ter
| and nnety-six hnndredths feet 70 the certer ~
Third street. elevation III f. ct thence fall treo and
sixteen hundredths feet to center OF Forrth street
elevation ~ S4l00 feet, thence rise Eve and nine.
ty-hve hundredths feet to center OF Sixth atree,
elevation SO 10 100 feet
| First street commencing at the center OF Main
street at an elevation OF eighteen and seventy.
eight hnndredths feet above said datum plaua
thence fall nineteen inches To center OF Washing
ton street, elevation N I7.fO0 feet, thence rise
eight and ohe-hali ipchss TO center of Clay street
elevation seventeen ind $500 feet, thence rise
six feet one inch TO east line of Frank lin street
elevation "a fePt thence rise eight and seventy.
nve hnndrediis feet TO railroad track, elevation
~ bleet, thenee rise four and fourth feet TO
west line OF fremont street, elevation 81 feet,
thence rise two feet to east line of Iowa street
elevation 10 feet thence rise three and sixiy-nine
hnndrefthr feet 20 west line of Walnut street.
elevation forty-,wo and sixty-nine hundredthr
feet, thence risc forty and eight hundrodths feet
distance foftyion' rods. elevation ~ T7-lOD feet,
| thence rise tweniy-OLe and nine tenths feet dis.
| lance scyenty-six rods, elevation 104 81. 100.
Second street, commencing at the center OF
Main street Al an elevation OF nineteen and forty
| thence fall thirteen inch.s to the center Of
/ Washington street. elevation Is slice feet,
! Themes rise twenty-one inches TO center OF Clay
street, elevation twenty and four hundredths feet
thence rise fifteen and ak tenths feet TO west side
of Frar kiln street, elevation 10 is 100 feet thence
rse four and thlriy-hye hundredths feet 10 center
OF Iowa street. elevation forty feet. thence rise
four and eightyeght hundredfhs feet 10 center III
Walnut street. elevation forty -four and 49, 100 feet
i Third street, commencing at center OF Main
street, at an elevation OF eighteen and seven
tenths feet above said datum plane, thence rise
nine inches TO west line Of Washington stree.
elevation ID 1910 feet, thence rise eleven and
five hundredhs feet, distance 1871 rods elevation
s0h feet, thence rise eight feet TO center OF Iowa
street, elevation 3sz feet thence rise seven and
onebalf feet, distance ffty.six rods, elevation
f0rty-six feet.
Fourth stcreet, commencing at the center oil
4 Main street at IN elevation OF seyenteen and
seyen-tenths feet above said datum plane, thence
raise eleven and fourteen hundrcdths feet distance
twenty-five and o1e-half rods, elevation rs Sl-f0f
feet. thence GALL twelve inches to center OF Clay
elevation u 6if00 feet, thence rise ten and seven
| five hundredths feet TO center Of fremont street
elevation thirty-eight 5g-f00 feet thence rise ten
and hftyec hundredthr feet TO center OF Olive
street, elevation forty nine and 16-i00 feet
i r. A. BRYANT
Attest: Mayor,
FRANZ Nicely.
City Clerk.