The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1870-01-14
NOTICE..
The following Petition, Wis;
To The Hon. David j. Baker, Judge OF
the Alexander C,inty Circuit Cbuyf.

Your petitioner, John II. oberly, Mayor Of the City
of Caro- II body polite and corporate, incorporated
Dy the people Of the State ofInois represented IN
the General Assembly, by an Act approved February
I'm, A. u $50 respectfully represent. unto youI
iSS Il was, snsng other things, enacted by he peo.
pie Of state Of Illinois, represented In the General
Assembly, that whenever the CITY Council Of The city
81 Cairo should determine ia he manner provided 10
she charter Of said CRY, TO which that act ives
sn amendment, and the ordinaaess passed IN Pursu-
anee thereof " make any public improvemsntin said
CITY, and the cost estimated cost Of such Improve.
nsnt had bsen duly aseerainsd by the city. - petit
ton should be presented by the Mayor Of said CITY or
hs neglect to do by any of this Select
cal ofsad city 20 the Circuit Court OF Aisxssder Coun.
~, or to the sdse thereof. vacation which petition
1on OF such improvement and tho cost estimated
cost thereof and should particularly describe the real
estate TO be bsnehlted OF injured BY such improve
Ineni, and should give the name or names ~ she
owners OF such res property or the owner thereof
Petition should request said court Judge 90 appoint
commissioners 10 ascertain the propori0nate bone.
'oHbsd N said petition. or which might be ADDED 70
ssid list by the commissioners hereinafter men.
toned.
And twas further provided by said Set that for all
improvements within said city heretofore made by
nsnt Of which the ssd city had been sssb. 10 colee,
nom former assessments the amount required to
complete ne psyn .nt ,hsI.for. By reason Of dsfes
i've power IN The ciiy charter or Informally In max.
ng any assessment heretofore, by reason OF any
other cause whatsoever, the said city OF Cairo vas
90 much money as should be Necessary to sompiete
payment tor such improvement ., made, by pss as
tsssnent OF the property benesued by such i'm prove
proportion OF benefits and IN like manner a. therein
seiore provided for nearly might be- so far ~ the
same proceedings should be required. And YOUR pe-
nhonef would further represent that by an set ap-
proved January ~ - 1855, twas enacted by tie
people OF the State Of Illinois, represented in the
Seaersl Assembly, that the City Cssncl OF the cit,
OF Cairo should have power from time TO time 10
eause any street avenue, or highway in said city 20
he hled,, rehlled, graded, reErsded leveled paved
repayed, ms,adsm.ed. or planhed and repaired, and
ther represents, that by ordnance April
tn A. ID. 1865 and by an ordinance, approved March
sLb. A. 1854 both ordnances'snt han Ordinance
directing and authorizing the grading and allipg Of
City Council Of the city Of Cairo, that the highest
natural ground, st the corner OF Comm srcsl avenus
spd sixth street, should be ami theebv adopted
and liked as atenPorary grade 10 Which the streets
eal avenue from the line Of It's intersection With ths
ground Of the Illinois Central Railroad Company be.
low FIRST street ~ the northwest side Of Twentieth
street. should be oiled 20 that grade; said ang W 10
NE width q .s.sny.hve feet % tor, thirty seysn
OF said avenue and that Second, Rssrih, sixth.
Eighth, Tenth, fwelftb. Fourteenth. kshtssAth cad
Twentieth streets, from Lsvee street. 20 Conm scSsl
avenue, should be hllcd - The same srsAs, = The
width q forty tset on 'sP. and twenty Tee. on .sh
your petitioner further represents, tAt il vss ster-
wards ordained by aid City Couucll in ordinance No
%, entitled IAN ordinance IN relation 70 Ne grade of
certain streets IN the city,. approved July llth A. d
Tenth. Twehh. Rartsenth, sis sssnih, Ash,ssnti
and Tweniiefh Streets, from Lsyes street y Cosmsg-
cal avenue, should DO equal and uniform, and said
grade should be OF the same height With the gvsds OF
said streets d the period Of intersesos therevith
Ard 4 yes Afbssvsids ordained b NJ ~ CO.