The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-22
THE CAIRO DAILY BULLETIN FRIDAY SEPTEMBER o. 1871

rial as aforesaid 70 effect this object ev-
ny assessment under this ordinance shL.'
De numbered consecutivcly in the order Ii
when the assessment rolls shall be fled by
INC circuit clerk, as required by section Is
of tho amendment 60 the citv charter. an
proved A. brunry 10th, 1869. and n special
'ceouht shall be kept of the receipt and
expenditures for each assessment.
SEC.o That whenever the owners OF
ots fronting or abutting upon any street
'r avenue, or portion Of ANY stree. O. ave-
nue., ia sa'd city, TO tho number OF two
'h'rds or more, shall petriun the CITY
council TO Nil and grade, or pave or plank
sara street or avenue or portion Of said
street or avenue, upon which said lots
abut, or to construct a sidewalk in front Ct
SAID lots, and SAID city council shall pass
an ordinance authorizing tho said filing
and grading or other work, and shall a.
the height and width of the same, il shall
be lawful for the committee on streets and
they are hereby instructed and required
to contract with said petitioners, or with
q majority of them, or with some person
or persons to be designated in writing, by
a majority of them, 10 do and execute the
work OF said filling and grading or
construction and by agreement with
majority Of said petitioners or with the
person or perssns TO be designated by
them us above specified, to fix the price to
be paid for said word and to fix the time
within which said work shall be completed
provided the price to be paid for said
work shall not exceed the average price
paid in cash for similar work in similar
localities in said city.
SEC. Z. AS soon as the contract has been
made for the filling and grading of any
street or avenve or portion of any street
or avenue, or other work as above proyi-
ded for, the proper officers Of the city
| shall proceed to assess and collect the
| estimated cost and expenses of doing the
same, upon and from the lots benefited
| thereby, TO the extent of the special bene-
fit conferred upon such lots by said illling
and grading or other work as now provi-
ded for in similar cases by the charter and
ordinances of the city.
SEC. 8. Estimates shall be made of said
work under the directions of the commit
tee on streets at such times rs may be
agreed upon between said COMMITTEES and
the person or persons with whom the con-
tract for the filling and grading or other
work shall be made, and orders shall be
| issued for the amount Of said estimates,
upon the treasury Of the city, payable out
| of the special fund, arising from the assess
ment for said work, and all sums collec.
ted for said work shall be paid into the
same fund, from which said orders are
payable, provided that receipts executed
by said contractors shall be received a;
cash by the city treasurer from any lo
owners on account of the assessment du,
| from him for said filling and grading, Of
| other work.
| SEC. 8. The construction and repairs oil
all side and crosswalks shall be ordered
by the city council by ordinance, and
when SO ordered, said side and crooswalk
may be constructed by, and under the di.
rection and uperintendence Of such per.
son or persons rs the city council con.
vened in JOINT session may select and the
| expense of constructing and repairing said
| sidewalks and crosswalks shall be collec.
ted from the property benefited thereby
| in accordance with the charter and ordin.
ances of the city, provided the cost of such
repairs shall equal or exceed half the cost
| of new sidewalk or crosswalk. If tn,
cost of such repairs is less than half tn,
| cost Of new side or crosswalk the ex-
pense thereofshall be paid out Of tn,
| improvement fund.
SEC. 10. Sidewalks hereafter construct.
ed in any of the streets OF the city, shall
be constructed in the following manner
viz; They shall be six feet wide on the top
| except on streets or avenues one hundred
feet wide, where they shall be seven fee
wide, the head or top covering to be o
white oak, two inches thick, and not mo-,
than eight inches in width, TO be laid cross
wise with the sidewalk, and frml,
set and well spiked on with a
least six twentypenny nails in cacl
| board 10 three white or burr oal
stringers of not less than three inche
thick by six inches wide, which stringer
are to be firmly set on edge and well spik
ed on to white or barr oak stills, not les
| than three inches wide by six inches thick
placed at intervals of six feet crosswise 1
said Sidewalks, these sidewalks, at stree
crossings, to be extended into the street
till they meet the crosswalks. The cross
walks. OF street crossings should be com
posed of not less than four by twelve inc
oak plank, thirty feet in length, on stree,
one hundred feet wide, and twenty fe,
long on other streets. All sidewalks M
cros,walks, excepting those on Levce SIRE,
and in The cross streets leading from Love
street to Commercial avenue, shall be lai
to the grade now established AS the grad
Of the streets Of the city, unless otherwis
ordered by the City Council convened i
joint session or by ordinance, and wher
it is necessary to elevate the sidewalk I
bring it 20 the grade thus established
may be so elevated by means of trestI
work. The posts Of the trestleworll sha
be Of white or burr oak, four inches squar
sunk in the ground or otherwise I'll
street committee may direct. When III
sidewalk is elevated above II
ground the stills or cross ties and stringe
: shall be placed on edge, the cross ties {
! stills gained or morticed into the posts M
, well spiked on, and the stringers notche
! on the cross ties. Where the trestewor
: is over three feet high the posts shall G
tend two feet six inches above the sid
: walk, and hand rail nailed on thel
| provided red cedar lumber may be subs
r tuted for white or burr oak in the sill
} crossties, stringers and posts and Il
i posts of the trestlework may be set on r.
= cedar boards, II inches square laid on Il
J. surface Of playground, if in the opinion
IL the street committee it is deemed expcc
n cnt to do so.
Ie SEC. II. Sidewalks hereafter constru,
n ed on any of the streets oil the city fro
t. West line of Lcyco street to the East Ii
@, OF Commercial avenue shall be construct
ID In the following manner, viz: They shall
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