The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1870-01-24

Tenth, Twelfth Fourteenth Eighteenth and Twenti-
should be iilled to the grade established by ord.
No 49, of said CITY, which your petitioner has
thcr represents that 10y an ordinance numbered 81
approved June 9th, 1868, entitled Ian ordinance TO
provide for filling and grading Washington avenue to
March Sh, Isa, it was ordained by tho City Council
of the city Of Cairo, that Washington avenue from
the Mississippi Lcvee to tho northwest side Of Egh.
teenth street, should be filled to the grade Of city
established by ordinance No. 80, said filling to be
the Width Of seventy five feet on top tlfy.sseyen
and half feet each side ofthe center inc ofsala
with said Washington avenue 70 said northwest SIDE
Of sad Es4ssepT SETH anl eya hSi sh N
| Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth,
fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth and Eighteenth
nue. should be also filled TO the same grade all OF
said streets which sixty feet wide 70 be filled TO
the width of forty feet on top, twenty feet On each
side of the center line of each of said streets. And
your petitioner would further represent that i was
nance numbered IS, approved November 9th, lse5,
entitled IAN ordinanee g provide for ne hl,ns 81
tween the northwest side Of kishte.nth stree, and
aed to the grade Of the city as established BY ordl;
nance numbered 81 said nlling to be ofthe width OF
| center line OF said street .. ~ F-.f. .~s
And your petitioner further represents, that under
aud by virtue OF the ordinance hersinbefore cited
and others passed at various times BY the said Chy
Council ofthe city Of Cairo, pursuant to the powers
aud the various acts amendsory thereof SAID streets
and avenues here nbefore mentioned and deserted,
| we're filled and and graded as follows, to-wt;
Commercial avenue, from the line Of its intersec;
ton with the ground OF the illinois Central Railroad
Company below First street TO the northwest side OF
Twentieth street. the grade to which the same was
lcd being that Of the highest natural ground al the
corner of Commercial avenue and sixth street, and
eighty -four thousand, six hundred and sky .hne
cubic yards of earth having been introduced into
said and distributed IN the process OF filing
the same between the points mentioned and at cost
1Ied and niney-eight dollars and twenty Inc cents;
Washington avenue, from point one hundred and
the north line OF Eighteenth street, the grade to
which said avenue was filled being the same a. that
e,s s avenue and sinh street. and eighty thousand.
one hundred and forty six cubic yards Of earth hayi
ing been introduced into said avenue and distributed
IA the process Of filing the between tho points
mentioned, aud al cost 10 said city OF CAIRO oi n!-
nine thousand, three hundred and eighteen dollars |
md four cent?.
First Third Fifth and Ninth streets from the west |
side Of Commercial to the east side Of Wass-
ngton avenue, the grad. TO which said streets we're |
4 led being the same o. that VI the highest natural |
ground, at the corner Of Commercial avenue and \
sixth street, and there having been inifs iucd Into
ho streets and distributed in the process filing the
same between tue points neDtioned. the foiosing
named quantities % earth, and at the following cost
20 said e.iy VI S.lro, to.wit; -...
Into First street, seventeen hundred and fory.hve
cutie yards Of earth, and NJ acost 70 said city OF
r~eve hundred aud ninety zone dollars and thirty 'One
cent? into Third sireo: four hundred and fory.sey.
three hundred and thirty dollars aud seventy eight
cents INTO ffth street. -four thousand, nine hundred
forty cubic yards u earth. and Al cost 10
sad city u three thousand, sx hundred and hny.st
doilArs and thrtyiour cents into Ninth street, tao
thousand eight hundred ami saxty cutie yard- VI
earth AMI Al COs, % said city OF to- thousand
hundred and twenty dollars And eighy.loar cents
from the line Of Levee the line of
Commercial Avtnae, ana nom the ssst line % COM
merrlAl avenue 70 the east line u Washington ave-
nue.. the grade TO shSch said street. W.re allied being
bsiuccn ibe vest line " Leree street. and the eNsi
Love- r.r .kgull L.
e4us. ami uniform, and Of NE same height with
Toe tser, s,s. and pe,.e-a he se., .in, Of COM
mcrclal slenu. and the east line Of Washington |
A'ehue' TIE grade te.hg ths same a. 'hsi q iLe |
eil Avenue and sah street, aud the following
9aa,es q .ar,s s.ygs len a:rcaoe.S INTO 'ad
same tstseea the points mentohed, AID a. cost
,,d s ~ i Lsio oba a ,,,.., tsss h, ,hs
sand, seven hunsfcd aud twelve cube yard. Of
earA a cosi TO said city % two thousand, seven
90 ssii CITY Two bogs.na seven hundred and forty
sr dollars and eigtty-elghi eenisi into Fourth
cubic yards o. earth and a, cost 10 said city u -four
thousand, six hundred and thirteen dollars aud -E.
dfci and eighty.dye cubic yards Of earth, and ~
cost 70 said ciiy % one thousand one hundred and
ssyeniy.txo dolla's and ninety cents into Eighth
street, four thousand seven hundred and hieen cubic
yards Of EARTH and Mt cost 10 said city OF three thou
,aud, four hundred and eighty dollars and ten
cents and into Tenth street. ten thousand, eight |
hundred aud fory.hVe yards cube yards u earth,
hnd ~ acpaf % sad city OF eight tbousAnd and TWEEN
ty-hyc dollars and thirty cents Poplar stfeeg, from
the NORTH side Of Ninth street 20 the south side Of
Eighteenth street. the grade 10 which sad street wa.
hci hsng the same a. that Of the highest natural
ground, NJ the corner 81 Commercial sVenne and |
sHth street, and tseniy.nine thousand, eight hun
introduced INTO said street and distributed IN the
process Of hingsn grading the same between the !
thousand aud ninety seven dollars and elghiy.eight
cents; Eleventh, Thirteenth, Fineenth, Sixteenth |
ana seventeenth Streets from the side of Com.
ftlh avenue 10 the eart flie OF FOIlsT |
and from the west SIDE 81 Poplar street 10 tl.e east
faid streets we're hed 6eng the same as thsi Of
the highest natural gronnd at the corner Of Com.
merclal avenue and sixth street. aud there having
been introduced into said streets aud distributed ia
the process Of filling and grading the same between
the points named, the following Quantities OF earth,
and at cost 10 SAID city Of tbs following amounts
to-wit; Into Eleventh street, seven thousand and
Of i've thousand, one hundred aud eighty-siI dol
lars and slxty.slx centsi into Thirteenth street.
eight thousand and slily.sI cube yards Of earth
dred and sikty'eght dollars and sighty-our cents
into Fifteenth street, nino thousand, hye hundred
and thirty seven cubic yards OF earth, and at cost
TO said cily Of seven thousand ana hfty.seyen dol
lars and thirty Eight cents into sixteenth street
thirteen thousand, hye hundred and twenty -four Gu
bic yards of EARTH and nj cost TO said city Of ten
thousand and seven dollars and seyenty.six cents
sixty three cube yards of earth, aud at cost 10
said Guy of i've thousand, two hundred and twenty.
teenth and Eighteenth streets from tue west side of
Leyee street "a the east line Of Commercial avenue
Anu from Ntht llht OF 'oHltcfclul avenue the
east line of Poplar street and nom the west line of
Poplar street TO the east line Of Washington avenue
| the grade 10 which said filling done being be-
tween the west line Of Lsyee street aud the east line
of Commercial avenue, such that the descent from
Leyee street To Commercial avenue should be equal
| and uniform, and oftho same height with the grade
of said streets at the point Of intersection therewh
ana between the west line of Commercial ayenus
| aud the east line Of Washington avenue, the grade
being the same a. that Of the highest natural ground
ut the corner Of Commercial avenue and Sixth street;
aud the following quantities Of earth having been in.
roducod into said streets aud dst in the pro.
cess Of filling and grading the between the points
named, aud At q cost TO said city OF Cairo as fellows
| to.wIt; Into Twelfth street, nine thousand, two hun,
dred and sixty cubic yards Of earth, and at a cost
10 said CITY of lhOusand eight hundred md