The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1870-01-17
NOTICE.
TO The Hon. Dlsid j. Bdker, Judge OF
The Alexander C,Dity Circuit Court:

40 INC non. Hitiu a. MAKER, Juugc 81
The Alexander C,nty Circuit Court:
Your petitioner John n. oh-rly Mayor ofth. cir,
Of Caro- "a bpiN pol tr and corporate, incorporated
ny tie people 81 'r state oillhuo-, represented IN
the General Assembly, ~ "a Act approved FEBRUARY
I'm, \, - 100 respectfully represents unto your
Honor, that by ~ ~ approsed February 10Th, ~
1879, Wa, ainebs bhcf hng-, snae,ei by the pco.
pie ~ the state ~ Illinois, represented the
Assembly that whenever the C.ty Council or lie civ
Of CAIRO should dotcrn,ns in the manner provided IL
an amendment agvi tha otd.naa".- passed in pursr.
anee thereof 90 mas" any plulie 'mProNcmcngin said
CITY, ami hc cost OF estimated eos oi such improve.
mcEt hat been duly Hsceriaued BY the CITY a poil-
lion should he presented by the Mayor Of said CIV or
on ~ neglect % a" 20 y amy one OF the Select COug-
v uisaIi city N. Cir court % Alexander Coun.
,y, or o. thc judge thereof M VACATION which petition
sHuuld set forth Che character aud extent ana loca.
Ion 81 suc Improvement, ami the cost OF estimated
cost thereof nud should p.r'len 1ry dcscI be the real
estate 20 BE- hsurht'rdor irJnrcd by such improve.
mcnt and should eve tlr name or names ~ H..
owner. Of such REM property on II the thereof
,ommi-, oners 10 assertsln the proporiionstr 6enr
scrbed IN said p.tnon. or which night lie added 10
san lisl ~ iAo commissioners Hereinafter men.
toned. 49,"
AnditwG, further provided by said act. thar for all
improvements within said city heretofore mad. ~
Ihe authority 81 tnc cty ~ care, snd foT the pay.
non former a--rssMout. tue amount relu red 10
complete The psyr cnt therefor, by reason 81 deiee.
tive power 10 The ry charter, or uforna ~ IN MAX.
ing any assessment Ihcreiyiore, or ~ reason Sfany
other cause Nla'-q"sS5 61r SAD e,.y OF CAIRO va.
30 much money rs should he necessary 10 complete
payment for such improvement - made by "A nsn as
@ss s H Sy RS e II NE
proportion oi uouctis and m like manner therein
before provided for nearly might be, far the
same proceeding. should be required. And your pc.
titOnef would further represent THAI by act sp-
proved january ~ A j.. 1855 twas enacted by the
people Of the State of Illinois represented m tIe
General Assembly, that the CITY Council Of the city
of Caro- shouli have power from time 10 time 10
sause any street, avenue, or highway ia said cit, 10
be hlled Tehiied graded, regarded leyelcd, paved
rcpayed, mscadaml1cd or planked and repaired, and
alter and change the same; and your petitioner fur
Their representa- that 10y an ordinance, approved Apr
Tih, A. -. ls3, and by an ordnance approved March
sa A. II 1894, both ord name sentued Fan ord nance
drecting and authorizing the grading aud filling OF \
certain streets ant avenues, twas ordained by tn.
City Council Of the city Of Cairo, that the highest
natural ground, al the corner OF Commercial avenue
and Skin street. should be and was thereby adopted
and fixed a. temporary grade To which the streets
and avenues should be first filled and that CONNER
eial avenue from the une OF s intersec ton With the
ground Of the Illinois Central Railroad Company be-
low First street 90 the northwest side OF Twentieth
street should he filled TO that grade said filling 70 be-
thu width u seyenty.hye feet on top, thirty
aud half feet OF II on each side OF the center line
OF SAID avenues and that Second, Fourth, SIXTH
Eighth Tenth, Twelfih, Fourteenth, Eighteenth and
Twentieth streets, from Leyee street 10 Commercial
ayenue should he filled 10 the same grade, 70 the
width Of forty feet on top, and twenty feet on each
side Of the center line Of each Of said streets. Aud
your petitioner further represents, that Il after-
90, entitled ian ordinance 10 relation 10 the grade OF
ce rain streets in the city, approved July nth A. D.
1865 that the grade Of second, Fourth, SiIh Eigh
Tenth, Twelfth, Fourteenth Sixteenth, Eighteenth
and Twenteth streets, from Leyes street 20 CONNER
cal avenue, should be equal and uniform, and said
Erade should be Of the same height with the grade
said streets at the period Of intersection therevt h
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