The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1870-01-18


TO The Hon. Dirid j. Baker .Judgc OF
tie Alexander C,Dity Circuit Court:
Ioufpetuoncr, John H. OhrrIy Mayor ofthe CITY
81 Caro-, IA u1iy pol hr and corporate, Incorporated
uy the people ~ 10" STATE Illinois, represented ii
The Genera Assembly, ty az SCI approved Eglully
llih, 4. y. 1850 respectfully rrpir,rnt. unto III
Honor iha' D.! ab H't approved February iuth. 4. o.
pie 5f,Ac state n luui, rcpr~,ente ia Tie Grfcr
Assembly,, ma shtnc,"f IA" IIty council OF tho ca
Of Cairo should determine ia thc manner provided m
the charter 90 Sail CITY, o. which titt nst .n.
au amendments amt the ordinances passed IN pursu-
aucr thereof 10 make any public Imtray,inGut I'M
Cty, and the cost uT estimated rus ~ such lursys.
Uun should be- presented by The Mayor Of sad on, or
"u he neglect o. uu su, hy any Of the sreft UU-
vl of-alt ttytI the tIrruIt Court 81 Alexander rluU
" o. t. the Judge thereof vacation ,,Lri ILL.,,
should Get foith ue character and oAterI aud o,a-
Nuh ~ sue. impeachment ana the cost o. t-tIua cu
'"si thereof hui should particularly describe tho r,a
in,ni, and should g.E" the name or name, Il the
oNH'I- IT sn teai perry on If The owner thereof
petition should request sal4 court or Judge 20 appo al
...n' 7.vnytr - ascertain 70 pf9poraoEaie henc
sef ed m raid petition, on which might be added 10
s'I ~ F lNr comm" ioners hereinafter men.
AMI was further provided by said act that for AL
Improvements N.trn soidclty heretofore male ~
iNv authority Of tu. rty ~ Cairo, sul Tor tho paE
m"hl q, "h.h Vac '"' 'S had been unable o. collect
from former a-srrrWrui- ihr amount required 90 |
complete the pay enc therefor b. reason 81 dr..,.
ty, power Iu tur Vy olarsT ot IA OTuta y iu I.g.
mig ans ass sion uet e',fpra ~ ~ reason ofs,
other cause whatsoever the sad city OF Cairo was
Thereof, Huih"rf'l ans 'Hl} empowered 90 collect |
30 much money should - necessary u cou,ul.te
payment Tor such Improvement made by mes, as |
sc.smcut oi thr property benefited hy such improve
m'ut Within said r.ty upon ihe IKE principle ar me
prcpDra On pis nepsr apd ,ihe msauer a. thare,u-
before ylONEiti tlr rs nearly u'l 3d. far Ms f
same proceedings should be- required. And Your ne.
rNoGcr would further represent thai hy an act an
proved January -. u. ls6j twas euacted Is the |
people Of tine stale 81 Illinois, represented ia the |
pcu~rd Assembly s, that the city Council Of tho cit,
~ CAIRO should have power rom time o. time %
sau,g any ,,g.,.l n.,na,l OF h,Shw'y 10 said cy to
rrptNrt, maouitmlk"ut ur pIAnket and rcburct and |
to alter and change The sauci uud etunpr fur-
heI represents, that ly ana ordinance approved Aur
I'm, A. u, lNi, and by ordinance, approved Mnrrh
sh A. d lsli, both ur uunccs entitled ln orlinSn
Meeting and authorizing the grading ami fitting Of
certain streets ans avenues ~ MAS ordained by IN.
City Council Of ne euy Of Cairo that the highest
natural -I'unii on lhr conner OF Commercial Hycuue
and sixth street. should Dee and was thereby adnrt.1
and liked as Temporary grade tu which the streets |
ana avenues should ho fret filed and that Commrr
ground Of the llliupI, Central Railroad COMPANY no.
lOw First street 70 the northwest side Of Tttenteth
street. sh0G IL hlled 70 thai grade said filling 70 be
and half feet Of il each side OF the center linz
OF said avenue ana that Second, Fourth Sixtb |
Eighth, Tenth Twelfth, Fourteenth, Eighteenth and
Twentieth streets, from Levee street TO Commercial
avenue, should be hled 10 the same grade, 10 The
width Of forty feet on top, and twenty feet on each
side Of the cunter line Of each Of said streets AnI
YOUR petitioner further represents that il Was after
wsrds Ordained by said cry Council IN ordinance No.
30, entitled ian ordinance ia relation 10 the grade ~
certain streets IA the cty, approved July nth IL
1863 that the grade Of second Fourth SIKH Eighth
Tenth, Twelfth FOnrtoenth. Sixteenth, Eehreenth !
ana twentieth streets, from LeYee street h. Commcr
cial avenue, should be equal and uniform and ssii
grade should be ofthe same eight with the grade on
said streets az me period OF intersection herewith
ma was afterwards ofdsined by said CITY Council