The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-18
ORDINANCE NO. 80.
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
Providing for the construction Of certain
sidewalks, and the reconstruction OF
renewal OF other sidewalks therein men
toned. A..
De Il ordained by the city council Of the
e'T rCT,oH i. That sidewalks he constructed
on The following named streets. to-wit:
I'm the easterly side Of Washington
Avenue. in front OF lots numbered Eighteen
1sl, Nineteen 40, Twenty (20) and twenty.
one (2l), In Block numbered Iwenty-iour
f2jl, on said easteriy side from the northeriy
line Of said lot numbered Eighteen t'sl
Inc outer edge Of the sidewalks constructed
or 10 be constructed on the southerly side OF
seventh street In said city,:
on the northerly side Of sixth street from
Washington avenue to jefferson avenue.
ON the northerly side of Cross street from
Washington aven,ie TO Walnut street, 10
connect with the sidewalks on those streets.
ON the west side Of Commercial avenue
in front Of lots numbered One ~. Two te).
Three (3l, -Four a., Five (5). and six (6). in
Block numbered Twenty COZ.
on the south side OF Tenth doth street
from Walnut street to jefferson avenue).
SECTION =. said sidewalks, except those
ON 9Th and Cros. streets. shall be laid TO the
grade now established. The sidewalks on
Sfb and eros. streets shall be laid, the former
three feet and the latter two feet below said
grade hut wAtrS the natural ground Is less
than three feet below grade on 9th street, or
two feet on Crsss street. iAF sidewalks there.
on shall be laid on the surface without
excavation. . =,
SrcTIoy 3. said sidewalks shall be
constructed A. follows. to-wit They shall be
six feet wide upon the top, except on said
avenues where they shall be seven feet wide,
the head or top covering TO be of white oak
boards or planks two inches thick and not
more than eight inches wide, the inside line
of the covering TO be four feet distant from
the front line of the lots. except on said ave.
nues where ii shall be five feet distant.
said boards or planks TO be laid crosswise
with the sidewalk and firmly set and well
spiked on with at least six twenty-penny
nails in each board or plank. TO three stringers
Ofnot less than three inches thick bysix inches
wide firmly set on edge and well spiked on
10 sills or cross ties. not less than three inch
es wide by six inches thick. placed crosswise
10 said sidewalks at intervals of six feet.
these sidewalks at street crossings TO be en-
tended into the streets till they meet the
crosswalks.
Where the sidewalks are elevated above
the natural giound the posts OF the trestie
work shall be four inches square, and the
sills or cross ties shall be placed on edge and
gained or morticed into the posts and well.
spiked on. and the stringers shall be notched
tight to said sills or cross ties and in all ca
ses blocks of wood not les. than one foot
long and three inches thick by six inches
wide shall be placed under the ends Of each
sill or cross tie. where the walk Is laid on the
natural ground, and under the ends Of each
post where the walk is elevated by trestle-
work. II the trestle-work is over three feet
high the same shall be firmly braced and the
posts extended two and half feet above
the sidewalk, to which hand-railing or strip
Of white oak plank one inch thick by four
inches wide shall be securely nailed.
Said stringers. stills, cross ties, posts and
ground blocks shall be of white or burr oak,
red cedar. black locust or mulberry.
SECTION 4. That the following-named side
walks be reconstructed and renewed i'm con-
fOrmity with the proceeding section (3), the
same TO be laid upon the natural ground and
not upon trestlework, to wit: On the
south side of 10Th street from POPLAR street
TO Commercial avenue on the north side OF
10th street from Ohio Leyee to Walnut street
on the south side of 10th street from Ohio
Levee TO Washington avenue /: on both side,
of Poplar street from 18th street IN Diyi.;or
street: on the south side OF Division stree
and on TN. north side nj Centre .traa, ~,
the north side of 18th street from " sb;na, y,
avenue to Walnut street and On s6ntI
side of same street from Walnut street :,
HolbrooL avenue and an ,ha .n',h "a y
3lth street from Commerc;,, avan s,ae !,
Washington avenue
SECTIoy' 4 II sba,lh ,,w,u, for on,, o,.,
er or occunant of nronertv srnn,in% y" =
OF said sidewalk N ba cc,.trme,aS om an
str,Ictea ar renawed az any ,;,no III;
thirty iaM davs from H. ,;mn n,, Win
goes into force IN cons,r,nt ra. . ta.c
renew. the Sidewalk In from, 81 liz ~. WI !.
property. in confnrmitv With he ,o on u.
ments of the ordinances already in fnr'
concerning the bniidino ar consir,n,;n ,o'
brick sidewalks fhe Grade NOT to Varv T,o
that herein nrescrihef NV y" va ''
SECTION 8. Upon the exnirat;on NJ s.i
thirty (3N DAYS. The CITY Cierh shaII nn,I;.
notice Tor ten DAYS in tho newsnana r"p n,,
fishing the ordinances nf th. si,x III, H.
forth that sealed bids for furnishing The ~
terials or doing the work mr. hn,h e. ~
construction, Reconstruction or rrnewo, y
said sidewalks. or any ono mr. mora of ,ha,
directed to the city council. will be receiy,
ut his Office up to the time of the meeting
the city council. in Joint session for !,
opening of said bids which m.a,;n', =,
not be earlier than 10 nor later than e q,
from the date of said notice which III
anecifv or state the tina nf s.;J ,,a.,i..,.