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

work is over three feet high, the uprights
shall extend Nv eno' ond six inches above
the sidewalk, and q hand-rail shall be
nuilcd on thum, except in cases where The
streets are SO filed ard graded rs to do
away with the necessity for n hend-ria) on !
the outer side and in such cases such outer |
band-rai shall be omitted.
Sec II. Every owner Of any lot or lots |
fron''rg or abutting upon any street or |
~ ue IN the city which is up to the es-
tablshed grade shall have the right, under |
the supervision and direction Of the street |
committee or other proper authority Of
the city, to make and construct, in front
of his or her lot or lots, u brick sidewalk |
twelve feet In width from the front Of the
lot, upon streets or avenues one hundred
feet wide, and ten foct in width upon
streets or avenues less than one hundred
feet wide, said brick sidewalks to DO made
Of good suitable brick, carefully and COM
pactly laid in the shape OF herring-bone,
upon firm and substantial bed covered
with four inches of course sand on suitable
gravel, the curbing to be Of suitable oak or
other timber Tor stone,) fourteen or more
inches wido and three inches thick, we'll
supported by and spiked on TO good oak
stakes two and one-half feet long and
three or four inches square, placed on the
outside OF said curbing not moro than five
feet apart, the inclination of the sidewalk
from the lot to the curling to be four
inches downward on streets and avenues
one hundred feet wide and three inches
on streets and avenues less than that
width, and the said brick sidewalks SO
built and constructed, 10 be constructed
under the direction Of the stree icommttee
SEC. l3 1t shall be, and hereby is, made
the duty of the city attorney to prepare
under the direction Of the mayor and city
council, convened IN joint session, all petit
tons TO be presented to the circuit court
for the collection of the cost of public i'm.
provenents under this ordinance, and to
take the general charge Of all proceedings
for the enforcement Of the same, unless
said council, so convened, shall other wise
direct.
SEC. IA. For all the improvements in
said city, heretofore made by the author
ity of said city, and for the payment Of
which the city has been unable to collect
from former assessments the amount re-
quired to complete the payment therefor
it shall be the duty Of the city comptroller,
| whenever the city council shall so direct
| to ascertain the cost and expense Of maxi
ing the same, and thereupon the city at
torney shall prepare the petition required
by section - Of the act to amend an act
entitled, ian act to reduce the Charter Of
tho City of Cairo ard the several acts
amendatory thereof into one and revise
the same, approved, February ls, 1867"
to be presented to the circuit court Of AL
exsnder Co.,and it is hereby made the duty
of the city attorney to proceed at snce 10
the assessment and collection Of said costs
and expenses in accordance with the exist
ing charter and ordinances of said city,
| Proridcd, that in those cases where amounts
have been paid under former assessments,
| greater than shall be assessed under this
section, tho overplus shall DO credited 70
party who paid the previous assessments.
SEC. Is. If from any canse the ASSESS
ments,or any Of them, provided for by this
ordinance, should prove insufficient to I'm
ish the contemplated work the city council
may at any time make and collect other
assessments for the Same purpose, in the
manner indicated herein, until sufficient
funds have been realized to pay for the
proposed work. II from any cause too
the excess shall be refunded, rateably, to
those by whom it was paid.
SEC. lG. The real estate sold by virtue
of the judgments provided in this act may
be redeemed ut any time within two years
after the sale thereof, by paying the pur.
chaser, or in his absence to the said circuit
clerk, the full amount for which the same
sold, with the addition of twenty-five per
cent. The sheriff shall execute TO each pur.
chaser n certificate of his purchase, dcscrib
ing the real estate and the amount paid
therefor, which shall DO assignable, and al
the expiration Of two years from the dat
Of said certificate, if such real estate is no
redeemed, he shall execute a deed to said
purchaser or his assignee, which shall con
vey absolutely all the right, title and in
terest of the owner thereof at the date o
the filing o! said assessment.
SEC. II. If any person or persons shal
resist oppose or obstruct the street com
mittee, board Of public works, or any o
either of their superintendents, contrac
tors engineers, workmen or assist
ants, or any superintendent, contrsc
tor, engineer, assistant, workman or officer
acting under the authority Of Ito cit
council, the street committee or board u
public works, in the prosecution Of an.
work, or in the enforcement OF any Of tn
ordinances of the city, e,she or they shal
forfei. and pay to said city ssuIn not les
than fifty dollars nor more than one hun
bred dollars, for each and every offence.
SEC. 10. That for repairs on sidewalk
and cross-walks where the estimated CT
pense will not exceed one-third of tn
cost Of a new sidewalk or cross-walk, tn
, city council in joint session convene
. shall have authority TO provide and EN-
; ploy such means for accomplishing ths
r object, either by employing agents and Ia
borers and purchasing materials or Other
wise, under the charter and ordinances {
< the city, as they may deem expedient an
: may by resolution direct; and for tempo
: rary repairs upon the streets or for clear
!, ing up the streets and removing rubbis
: from the same, for the preservation of tn
;, public health or otherwise, said city cour
o Gil may adopt such measures under ii
d said charter and ordinances as they ma
g deem expedient.
# SEC. 10, For the purpose OF repairin
i the sewers and pumps, and cleaning o.
and opening bitches and drains for drair
: age purposes the city council convened
n joint session are authorized to emple
lie such agents and servants and purcha'
ID such material under the charter and ord
De nances Of the city as they may deem e
p pedient and may by resolution direct
At ORDINANCE NO. Is.