Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-07
An Ordinance Relating to
Sidewalks.

Be IL Ordained By the Cttg Council Of the City
Of Rock Island That . sidewalk be eonst5uc
ted on the north side of Orleans street. from tHe
east Iide of MAdison street TO the easter o ter
minsIion of said north line Of Orleans street, In
front of and adjoining The hersinafter named
lots and lands, viz :--sub-lOts one ~, fourteen
| ia J. ahd thirteen (I3y in block No. seven -;
and lots ter ti0), uIne o., eight (S, seven (f),
and ak (R) in block No. ak t6), ali in Spencer
| 4 Cases addition 10 said City OF Rock Island
also lots No SIX (6 seven ~, eight (S), nine
| (gj and ten tlc) In block No. one q and lots
Nos. six t6l. seven a. eight (sl, nine o., and
| ten tl01. In block No. two (2) AL in Bailey
Boy les addition to said City OF koek Island /;
also the east thirty nine (S9) feet OF out-Iot
g ght 81 In Northwest fractional quarter of sec
tion thlrty-siI (56), Township eighteen 1s)
north Of range two ~, west of 4th Principal
Meridian according to theAssessOr's Plat of out
lois and sab lots to the City of Rock I.land, filed
in the Recorders otice of Rock Is and County
on July 4th, 1854 slsO lots Nos four IN, five
| 81 and SIX 81 in blOeL "E', aad lots o. five
[5, six [sl. seven III and eight Isl in block 'D,
ali in Barley Dsvenport's subdivision Of out
lots IN the northwest fractional quarter of section
no. thirty six SO ID township No eighteen
~ 81, north of range two ri !, west of 4th P Nj
IN the CT ity of kock Island also in front of lots
one II two 2 three 81 four 4l al Eve 81
In block one in George l.. Davsnport's addi
lion TO the Guy of Rock Island also in front Of
lot Il In Di 'cA one J IN 5llchney q Ad dltloE
> | 10 said City of Rock Island.
Ana be II Further Ordained: That a sidewalE
De constructed on the south side of said 0riexni
street from the east line o Madison street to tn.
eastern term nation of the souIh line Of said Or
, leans street, in front of and adjoining the here
, matter named lots and lands vIz :-e ub lots fou
4 ], i've ], siz j, seven ]. eight l. min,
" and ten l0l. IL block No. fourteen an,
.ots Nos. one !, two H. three T3l, tour Al
] and i've b, in block No fifteen [f5, all in epsn
? Ger d Case addition TO sAio City of Rock Isl
' and; also lots one u, tso [2l, three IS]. fou
A and nve [5l, in block No four r. ] and lot
one u, two three [3], four T4] and Eve b
D IN block three L5l, all in Bailey Boyie's sddi
{ tion to said ClJy OF koek Island; Also al tina
!. part of out-iot No. seven /, lying east Of ess
line of Arsenal street, and also out lot kO. eli
1877, .olh OF said out lots being in the north es
iraStIonA al quarter OF section No. rhlrty-six So
l. N township No. Eighteen [lSl north OF rang
two Il, vest OF 4th r M.
!. Also lots Nos five + s1 four a l. three r. / wv
g u and one In Geo. l.. DAvenporI's Aaditio
10 the CI,y vi Rock islonG ; slso lots ''G'' an
- H in block No. two y and all Of block b.
i've 81 in StioAney's Addition to the City
aocA Island also in from OF all that parS of Vu
IN lot No four 10 northwest fractional quart,
!, of Section thIsy-six [56] IN township NO. eigh
!. .een iel, N. L. W. of 4th k. from ln
-Hest hnv of said out lot four 4 to whe
sou.h line of Orleans street strikes the sout
as ,InS of the Rockford, Rock Islam and ct. Lou
A. falroad.
Said sidewalks herein ordained to be bull
shall be constructed on grade estal
- nshed by the City Engineer, and shall
! composed Of good stone tagging, good hard bur
u cd brick, laid on saud ana veil jointed SO
90 form an even grade; or of SOUND plank, f.
10 ffom sap, of not less than two t2j inches
o. Thickness, Iaia crosswise to the direction Of
sr- orleans street. rmly set upon and spiked to sui
NJ sbie bearings of not less than fUar l4l in nuE
Oh Der OF three [3] by four a. inch sCsn ting
u The width OF said side ~alks herein ordained
m De buils shall be OF the width of twelve [l2l fe,
ng any thing before ordained to the contrary nc
Ia- withstanding.
"a All of the above mentioned sidewalks ord in
ass to b. built by this ordinance, Ehall be paid +
by epecaI assessment, on the property oobttg
Gus TO where said fidewalLs are built, 10 t
ed mount that Ssid contiguous property Ia btn
., f ted by tuat I'm proveneni, the balsuce (f an
es sf the cost Of bui'ipg said sdew aks to be pa
of ey gsuegal taxation.
We Ali sidewalks built by the city under this
dinAnee may be let by contract to the lowest
sponsible bidder, to be approved by the Mal'
n Bids for said provsment shall be advertis
los for BY the Mayor for at least ten Il0l days, a
Al shall be hanaed in sealed to the city council,
an oe opsned and awarded by them
III, Bids may be offered for the construction of
I'M whole or of any part of said sidewalks.
en- Provided, however, any such contract or &c
IKE rs,ts may oe entered into oy the "afa sup
.di visars of the respective wards in which sl
re- idewalks are proposed to be built, without
/. vertising for bids, and without the approval
y the Mayor, by q vote of two-thirds of all
dsrmsn elected in the city.
All proceedings in enforcing this ordiual
A. shall be in accordance with Article Nine (91 r
titled Special Assessments for Local Impro
u nts J Of an act of the Lsgi lsture entit
y An Aot 10 provide for ths Incorporation
y Cities and Villages, approved April 10, 1872.
ADOPTED. November 4th, iS72
Approved THOMAS MURD0ck, Mayo,
. Attest: Josk BARes, City olerk. 5d3