The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-29
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Specis' meeting of the kelsct Council called by
the Mayor for The reading Of ordinances.
CovScaa CHAnsIu, CAIRO, ILLs.l
october. n. 1871. 2P. ~

specis' meeting of the Reject Council called by
the mayor for The reading Of ordinances.
Corscsa CHAnsIu, CAiRo, ILLs.l
october, q. 1871. 2r.n. !
Present, His Honor Mayor Lansden,
Councilmen Schulz, Hurd and Taylor-4.
Councilman Woodward appeared in his
seat during the meeting.
REVISED ORDINANCES.
The clerk proceeded with the first read
ing, in the select council, Of the newly re-
vised ordinances, beginning with ordi-
nance No. l, and having read as far a. or.
dinance No. 8, inclusive, the council, on
motion of councilman Taylor, adjourned
to meet this evening at o'clock.
NJ. J. HowLEr, City Clerk.
adjourned special meeting Of the Select Council)
CouScIL CsAxbER, CAIno, ILI.)
October 81, 1871. pm. !
The Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present-Hi.j Honor, the Mayor, and
Councilman Halliday, Hurd and Tsylor--4
REVISED ORDINANCES.
Tho Clerk preceded with the reading.
Of the newly revised ordinances, beginning
with ordinancei No. G, and read as far a.
oadinance No. Is inclusive, which compile
ted the arst reading of the newly revised
ordinances in the select council.
The following additional section was Or
dered TO "a. b incorporated in ordinance
No. II Of said ordinances, viz: '-t-
SECTION 20. That in tho construction
hereafter of sidewalks on the west side of
Levee street, the sidewalk shall be SO
placed that the outer edge Of it shall be IA
feet from the front line Of the lots abutting
upon that side of said street; that six feet
In front Of the line of each lot may be oc.
cupiei for areas and entrances to base
ments, which areas and entrances shall be
protected by substantial iron grating or
railing; that the space between the outer
edge Of the sidewalk, as fixed by this Sec
ton, and the present embsnkment on
Leves street shall be filed up with earth
90 as TO be level with the said embank.
ment and afford roadway outside of said
sidewalk for the passage of drays and
wagons; that brick walls nine inches in
thickness and Of the came height as said
embsnkment shall be constructed at right
angles to the front line Of each lot AUDITING
on said Levee street in front Of each lot,
the outer edge Of each of said walls to be
parallel with each of the lines dividing
said lot from the adjoining lots or streets
running at right angles to said Levee
street and 10 extend 10 feet into said Levee
street that from the cutter end of each of
said walls, commencing at the end Of ten
feet from the front line Of said lot o
brick wall of similar hight shall be con-
structed Of circular form, 20 inches at base,
tspering on inside to Is inches at top, 70
be archei outwardly, the outside Of the
apex of the arch to be IL feet from the
front line of the lots and three buttresses
70 bs built against the inside of said arched
wall, said buttresses to be IL inches on the
surface and 10 project 0 inches from said
wall; that similar brick walls shall be
constructed of same hight to extend 8
feet into each cross street at itsintersection
with Levse street, ono of said walls to be
30 extended on q line parallel with the
Fl ont line of said lots abutting ON Levee
street and the other on q line 10 feet from
said last mentioned line and parallel to 1t,
q wall to arch outwardly with similar but.
trssses and Of similar hight and size 10 be
eonStructsd from one Of these walls 70 the
other, the outside of the apex of said arch
10 be 10 feet from the line Of said cross
street at its Intersection with said Levee
street; that across said walls parallel 70
the front line of said lots white oak jostS,
inches by 6 inches ia size, shall be placed
and let into each wall ~ inches apart, and
under the middle Of said joists, at right
angles 10 them, shall DO placed white oak
girder, 10 by IL inches in size, to be sup.
ported by three white oak posts, equally
spaced, 8 by 8 inches square, resting on
proper red cedar, black locust, or white
oak ellis, said joists 70 be covered by white
oak plank, 2 inches thick and not over
inches in width, and we'll spiked on to said
joists with twenty-penny nails.
On motion of Councilman Hurd, the
council then adjourned to meet tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
NJ. J. HowLEr, City Clerk.