The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-22

IN any street or uiley OF salu Guy shoii Ioi-
felt aud pay to the city sum OF not less
than three nor more than twenty dollars
for each and every offense.
Provided that nothing in the foregoing
sections shall be so constructed rs to pre-
vent builders from using portions of the
streets, as now provided by ordinance.
ORDINANCE No. IA.
IN RELATION TO STREET GRADING, SIDE
WALKS AND CRosswALKs OR OTHER
IMPROVEMENTS.
Be It ordained by the city council of the
city OF Cairo.
SECTION !. That whenever the city
Council of said City shall by ordnance
direct and authorize the filing, re6tting,
grading, leveling, paving, planking, gray
cling. macadamizihg or repairing, of any
street, avenue or highway in said city, or
the construction, reconstruction or repair
ing of any sidewalk, or crosswalks, where
such repairs will exceed ha'fthe cost of
new sidewalk OF crosswalk, it shall DO the
duty of the city comptroller, to cause
survey, plat plan, profile, specifications
and estimate of the cost of the
contemplated work to be made and repor-
ted to the city council, convened in joint
session, for their consideration and action.
When said report has beon considered and
approved, tho city council shall, unless
otherwise provided for by ordinance,
either provide for having the materials
furnished and the work done by the city,
under tho direction Of the street committee,
or order and direct the city comptroller to
give notice and advertise for the proposals
TO do the con. emplatcd work as hereinaf-
ter provided.
SIC. 2. BY order Of the city council
convened in Joint session the city clerk
shall give notice for twenty days in the
newspaper publishing tho ordinances of
the city that, such plats, plans profiiles,
specifications, and estimates are deposited
in his office and are open for inspection
and examination, and shall at the same
time and place, and in the same manner,
and for the same length Of time, advertise
for proposals for furnishing such materials,
or doing such work, or both, as the case
may be. The bids for furnishing such ma
terials, or doing such work, or both, shall
be sealed bids, directed to the city council
of the city of Cairo, and shall be opened
by said council convened in joint session
at the hour and place mentioned in said
notice, which meeting shall be either
regular meeting or a special meeting for
the purpose TO be called by the city clerk.
When the bids for furnishing the mater
isls for, or doing the proposed work, or
both, shall have been opened, the contract
for furnishing the materials for, or doing
the said work. shall be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder, or bidders, who
will sufficiently guarantee to the satissac-
ton Of said city council the furnishing of
said materials, or the performance of said
work, or both, under the superintendent
of the committee on streets within such
time or times as may be fixed by contract.
SEC. 3. In all contracts entered into
under and by virtue OK this ordinance and
the charter CT the city, the right shall be
reserved to the city council convened IN
Joint session to finally decide all questions
arising us to the performance Of said con-
tracts, and in case material is not fur
nished or the work is not done according
to contract, to reject such material or work
But in all cases when the contractor or
| contractors shall properly perform and
| complete his or their contract or contracts
| to the satisfaction Of The committee on
| streets, according to the plats, plan, spec
| ifications, profiles and estimates thereof, or
shall properly perform any part or por-
ton thereof to the satisfaction ofsaid COM
mittee, according the plats, plans, speciiice,
tions, profiles aud estimates thereof, and
| according to the terms and conditions OF
such contract the said committee shall
then certify the same 10 such contractor
or contractors, giving him o. them an es.
innate Of tho amount of work performed
or materials furnished, and shall submit d
repor. to the city council convened in
Joint session, showing the nature and
amount OF tho work performed or material
furnished, the real property chargeabl,
herewith, and the amounts with which
such property is chargeable, acc ,rding &c
the report Of the commissioners named il
section Is Of the amendment to the city
charter, approved Feb. 2s, 1867, the appro
pirate amount payable for such improve
ment out Of the Improvement fund, and
the appropriate amount payable therefor
out of the funds derived or TO be derive,
from the assessments levied or TO be levie'
upon said real property to cover tho benc
Its conferred thereon by such improve
ment. Thereupon tho said city counc
: convened Us above, shall pass resolutio
= directing warrants TO be drawn on TIL
4 | city treasurer in favor Of such contractc
or contractors for the amount or amoun
r reported by said committee to be don
}, payable out of the fund or funds specific
e in said report.
a SEC. 4. In all cases where any In
; provcment made under the provisions
G this ordinance is done under the direc.ic
i of the city council, and tho work thereo
$ is performed by, or the material therof
furnished by the city, the committe
Y | streets shall report the same to the sa
i, city council, showing the nature al
" amount Of the work performed and Il
l. material furnished, and what sgan,s, sc
l. wants or employees performed
IT furnished. the real proper
D. chargeable herewith and the amounts wi
r which said property is chargeable, a
N the appropriate amount payable theref
" out OF tho funds to be derived from the
l. sessmcnt levied or to be levied upon 81
at real property, TO cover the benefits CO
p, ferred thereon by such improvement
" Thereupon tho city council shall pas
or resolution directing warrants to be dra'
he on the city treasurer in favor Of each p
ch son or persons rs the said committee
70, | streets may designate in their said rep
be for the amount or amounts reported
a said committee to be due, payable out
IN. the fund or funds specified in said repc
be SEC. 8. When the assessments provit
ice for by this ordinance shall have been {
sts lected, they shall be held by the city trC
Led urer as special funds to BIO applied to
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