The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1870-01-26
NOTICE.
The following Petition, viz ... mai .,..t
To The Hon. David j. baker, JUdgo OF
The Alexander Calltu Grcink Lhurk.


the Alexander Clp,ty Circuit Uurt:
Your petitioner, John II. Obrry, Mayor Of tho CITY
Of Caro- Ia body polite aud corporate incorporated
ny the people sf The state Of lhno-, represented IN
tic General Assembly, by an Act approved February
nth, A. - lsi') respectfully rcpresonis unto your
Honor, that by AN act approved February 10Th, A.D
pie Of the state Of Illinois sIaesent. IN The General
Assembly that whenever the city Council of the CITY
Of Cairo should detuinine a. tbs manner provided In
the charter OF SAID cay, ~ which that act MAS
an amendment, an'ith. ordinances passed IN pursn-
anes Ms,sgl y make nnS galg y9ryeysnsnl ~ said
neni had been duly ascortaucd hy the city, pcti-
ton should be presented by The Mayor Of sild city or
hi neglect 10 io y any "f she select gotin-
cii ofsald CtytYthe Circuit Court Of Alexander COM.
~ or the Judge thereof u vacation which pcion
should set srlh tlr character AMI extent and bra-
ton of such improvement, aud the cost of estimated
eYSt ibsr"l anu sn99d particularly desonbo ths teal
estate 10 D. benefited N injured by such impro'c.
mrnt, and shout a." tie name ur names II tao
owacrsof sreh nid properly ~ u ih" owner thereof
was unknown il,' petition should 80 state and sad
Iettsn sioulA fn4u,st said court or iuige to apys,t
commissioner Ia ASCERTAIN the pruI"riiOuatc Gcu,
s pserlVurcs a. ~ rue 20 an such real estate ds
scfbod Ia said petition, or Hhch might be- added 70
sd lsl BY Tie commissioner tieroinalter men
toned. ~ ...
Apllgas further provided ty said set, thai for all
improvements within sniicy heretofore made hy
th1authofiy ~ the city ~ Cairo aud Tor Tho ua,.
mcnt Of which the sa,dcy had been unable 60 eor,t
from former assessments tho amount required 10
complete lesgsyns g' 'hrrsiof y gea,on o. dcfcc
thsAnya ,rsshent f'l"ioretor ly reason OF any
orcr 'aiise whlf-oeNcr lhq aid city of Cairo was
Thereby authorized anil fuliy empowered 10 collect
so much inoney ~ -Ionla te uasissiy TO complete
paymchtior ~, Improvement - made Gy new as
RqssmaH Of tie property heucnttcd ly such Impr,,,.
ment within sad city upon the like prime plo 1f the
proportion OF hcnchls, and IN like manner ~ tharcn-
before provided for nearly ~ mgLl bo 40 far the
same proceeding. should be required. And yonT ma
ritoner would further represent thai by an at an
proved january -, 4, II ls6a, twas enacted by Tie
people OF the state of Illinois, represented IN the
General Assembly, that the CITY Council OF the citv
Of Cairo shc-ild have power nom lime 10 time 10
cause any sirse avenue, OF highway IN said city Ia
he hisd,, rehed, graled, regarded, leveed, paved
ropavad, macalamized, or panked and Repaired and
10 alter and change the same and your petitioner mr.
rer represents, that by an ordnance spproyed Anr
IN, A. D. 1913, and by an ordnance, approved March
~. A. ID 1854, both ord Ordinance
hscotng anu aalhorillns The grading ami filling Of
City Council Of the city Of Cairo, that the highest
natural ground, az the corner OF Commercial .vsn,a
and SIKH street should be and was THEREBY adonted
and med a. temporary grade to which the street.
and avenues should " brst hled and that CONNER.
cal avenue from the line OF is intersect ON win 10
ground OF the Illinois Central Railroad C,mnanv 10
low First stree! TO the northwest side o Tsentieth
ts width OF seventy.fye feet gu top thirtye,e,en
sld onehaf feet Of IL on each side OF he center lin.
OF said avenue ami that Second, Gourh sum.
Eighth Tenth, Twelfth, Fourteenth, Eighteenth and
avenue, should be filed 90 the same gtlde, 10 the
width OF forty feet top, and twenty fet ON ea"h
side OF the center line VI each of said steets And
your petitioner further represents that was after.
o. entitled IAN ordinance in relation to de grad, ot
cesesm streets IN thecty," approved Jul Ilth A. D.
lsG5. tfst the grade Of second, Fourth SIKH, EshL
Tenth Imeml, Fourteenth, Sixteenth. Eighleenh |
and Twehiieth streets, from Leyee street "a CONNIE
clal avenue, shond DO equal and uniform and sal |
grade shoud be OF the same height with TN grade
sad streets at the period Of intersection Herewith
And "wss Afterwards ordained By said CIV Council