The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1870-01-19
NOTICE.
The following Petition, via.
TO The Hon. Ddpid IL Baker Judge OF
the Alexander Culity Circuit Court:

TO The Hon. Ddpid IL BdkoF, .Iud9e OF
the Alexander CWty Circuit Court:
Your petitioner John II. obrrly Mayor ofthe city
uy the people ri he state Of Illinois, represented IN
the Genera Assrmidy' by an Aot approved FebIuTy
Honor, that by an al approved February 10Th, < D.
1872 Wa niuang 9lhct ihlngs, onaetra hy the peO-
Assembly, that Whenever the city Council of the CIV
Of Cairo should Determine M the manner PROV ded ia
an amendment, and the ordinances pps,oi an uursu-
hncc thereof to make amy plhllc mproVementin said
CITY, and the cost or estimated cost OF such improve.
ment had been duly ascertgined by the city petit
Nop should be presented by the Mayor Of said CIV or
on his negcei to do 30 BY any one OF the select Coun-
Ell Vfsad Clty,tu the Circuit Court Of Alexander Coun.
ty. or to the Judge thereof IN vacation (which petition
should oct ioTth tie character ami extent and loca-
ton Of sucu improvement ana the cost estimated
cost thereof nhd should particularly describe the real
estate "a be l"nenttcd or injured by such improve.
owners of such rea, property Il the owner thereof
wa- unknown the petition should so state ana sai
coinm'ssioners "a 'srottlu the propori onate Gcnr
MS oNeg Jut', DO .r'tUr 90 all such real estate
scrihcd m said petition, or which might be added to
sad list y! thv commissioners Hereinafter men.
toned.
And was further provided by said act, thai for ali
improvements within sMd city heretofore made hy
bcauth"ry Of tAe city Of faro, aud for the pay.
msnt Of which the said cry had been unable 10 collect
rom l.iin"t a's'N.h4,i1 ihe amount required 20
complete the payn cu therefor, by reason OF dcfcc.
i've power m we e,'} SnaTlsg, o. ESrmaity in max
other cause whatsoever, the sgd city OF Cairo was
thereby sutNuTlIed ana tully empowered q collect
80 much money as should be necessary 10 complete
payment Tor such Improvement s. made by new as.
sessment OF the property benefited by such mproyc.
ment within said city upon the like principle Of the
proportion OF benefits and m ike manner as thsren-
before provided for A. nearly mgt be, far as the
same proceedings should be required. And youT me-.
nIoncT would further represent thai by an act In
proved January -, 4 D. ls6i, twas enacted by tRe
people OF the state Of Illinois, represented in the
General Assembly, that the City Council of rho ciy
Of Caro- should have power from time 10 time ~
cause any street avenue, or highway IN said civ M
DE nlledu renlct, graded, regarded leyeled uayed
tepaNed naraIainiL'i, or plauked and repaired and
10 alter and change the same; and your potitoner mr.
rel represents, that by ordnance approyed ,nri
IN, A. u. lspi anu BY an ordnance, approved March
er A. lsDl hoth ord nance senttlei Ian ordinanc.
1seeilng ami authorizing The grading aud filling OF
certain streets anc avenues, was ordained Inc In.
City Council Of the city Of Cairo thar The b;',h1
natural ground, at the corner OF Commercial ayenne
sud sixth street should be AMI thereby sdopted
and avenues should be first oiled and that Comm.r
cai avenue, from the line ~ it, intersection with M.
ground OF the illinois Central Railroad Company be-.
low frst street 70 the northwest side OF Taentieth
street, should be filled b that grade shd ling Ia he
tia width Of heYenty.tye feet on top thirty.even
and one-Aaf eet Of Il each side OF The center ina
OF said avenue and that serOnd, Fourth Sixth
Eighth Tenth, Twelfth, fourteenth, Eightee NTH and
Twentieth streets, from Lcyee street 10 Commc,~isi
avenue, should be filled % the same grade m liza
width OF forty feet on top, and twenty feet ON oa"b
SIDE OF the center me Of each Of said streets And
your pe.IJnsL torhri Ttpresents, that it afer-
Is, entitled ian ordinance ia relation 10 he rad y.
certain streets in the city" approved july nv
lsG5, that the grade ofsetond Fourth Sim Enb,'
Tenth, Iwelhh. Fourteenth. Sixteenth, Eighieenth |
and Iwenteth streets, from Leyee street 10 CONNER
cisl avenue, should be equal and uniform an -
grade should be OF the same height with the grad ~
said streets q, the period of intersection theyew,b
Ana was Afterwards ordained by said City Council