The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1870-01-21
a NOTICE..
The following Petition, Was
To The Hon Ddpid T. Baker, Judge OF
Me Alexander CyUI,ty Circuit Court:


Your petitioner John II, Obsrly Mayor OF the CITY
Of Caro- Ia body pol nc aud corporate, incorporated
ny the people oil the State of Illinois, represented IN
the General Assembly, 10y IA Act approved Frbiuiry
Ilth, A. D. 1857 respectfully represents unto Your
Honor, that 10y an act approved February lOth, 4. ~
1883, was, aiusng olnrr hngs enacted by the peo-
pie fthe state Of Illinois represented M the Gehrral
Assembly, that whenever "a, city Council OF the City
OF Caro- should determine IN the manner provided m
the charter Of said City, 10 which that act was
amendment anu the ordinances passed IN pursu-
snee thereof, 70 naes any pIhc lmpTo'ementin laid
Ineni hsd been duly ascerIaned 10y the city. petit
hon should be presented by The Mayor Of .sd Cy or
q. ofsaid CITY - the Circuit Court Of Alexander Coun.
~, 70 the Judge thereof IN caon which petition
should set forth the character aud extent aud loca
eost thereof and should particularly describe the real
estate 10 be benefited or injured by such improve.
mcht, anu shoM4 give 1ha name or names Of the
oNu"rr OF such r"a' property or II the thereof
WAS unknown ,hc pet.'on should 30 state. aud said
petition should fequest said court Judge 10 appoint
commissioners 20 ascertain the proportionale 6ene
nts over INJURIES 20 accrue 60 all such real estate de-
-eflhei "a sad PETITION, or which might be added 10
said list by the commissioners Hereinafter men.
toned.
And wa. further provided by said act thai for All
improvements william said city heretofore made by
the authority OF the city OF CAIRO, aud for the pay.
Of which the sad city had been unable To- collect
from former a-scssneuts the amount re1uired M
complete the payn enc therefor by reason Of deiec.
ing any a. ss-s bht ;herctofore or by reason of INV
other cause whatsoever, the said city OF Cairo Vs.
SgS IS oSy seS ny possTsa % collect
payment Tor such Improvement - made, by a new as.
sessment ~ the property benefited by such Improve.
ment within said city upon the like principle of the
proportion 81 benefits and IN like manner as therein.
before provided for as nearly g be- far as the
same proceedings should be required. And your be.
moneT would iurther represent that by an act an
proved January y, 4 II, 1868, twas enacted by the
people OF the State Of Illinois, represented IN the
General Assembly, that the CITY Council OF the cit,
OF Cairo should have power from time 10 time 10
cause any street. avenue, or highway In said city 10
De hei,, redllca. graded regarded, levelled payed
repaved, maeadaInlzed, or planked and repaired and
10 alter and change The samei and your petitioner fur
theE represents that by an ordinance, approved April
Tth A. j. ls1a and 10y an ordinance, approved March
sS A. ID lsGi both ord entitled tan ordinance
Injecting and authorizing the grading and filling OF
certain streets snc avenues, Il was ordained by the
City Council OF the clty Of Cairo that the highest
natural ground, ~ the corner of Commercial avenue
mud sixth street, should be ami thereby adopted
and fixed as temporary grade TO which the streets
and avenues should he hrrt filled and that CONNER.
ea avenue Lom ue line Of It's section with IN.
ground Of the fiino'. Central Railroad Company be-
low FIRST street to the northwest side OF Tseneth
street. should be filed TO that grade said hlling 10 be
tts width of seventy hye feet top, thirty seven
and one halflse of each side OF The center line
Eighth, Tenth, Twelfth, Fourteenth, Eighteenth and
Twentieth streets from leyee street 10 Commercial
avenue, should he filled TO the same grade, 10 the
width OF forty feet on top and twenty feet on each
your petitioner further represents tina, IL was ser-
wards ordained by said City Council in ordnance No
b entitled ian ordinance in relation TO the grade az
certain streets IN the city,, approved July lih A. D.
Tenth. Twelfth, Fourteenth Sixteenth Eieh,ecntb
and Twentieth streets, from Lcyee street 10 Conner
eial avenue, should be equal and uniform and sail
grade should be OF the same height with The grade of
sald streets al the period OF Intersection Herewith
And II was sasrwsfds ordained by said riw Cornell