Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-05
An Ordinance Relating to
Sidewalks.

Be II 0rddiHe3 by the City Council Of the City
ct H0c& Island That sidewalk be eoastruc-
ted on the north side Of Orleans street. from the
east side Of Madison street 10 she eastern ter
minAtion of said north line Of Orleans street, in
front of and adjoining the hereinafter named
lots and lands, viz :-sub-lots one ~, fourteen
(l4), aud thirteen 49, in block No. seven ~ :;
ana lots ter lOl, nine 60, eight Is, seven q j.
and six tb) in block No six t6l, all in Spencer
4 Cases addition to said City Of Rock Island
also lots No. SIX t6', seven a eight fS}. nine
90 and ten tl0) In blGck No. one tll. aud lets
Nos siI TO-, seven a., eight (sl. nine (sl. and
ten (l0), IN block No. two (2l, al in bailey d
BOyie's addition to said City of Rock stand
also the east thirty whine l3q) feet OF out-lot
ght tHl in Northwest fractional quarter of sec
tiOn thJrty-sIz t56), township eighteen (lS)
north Of range tive ~, west of 4th Principal
Meridian according to thsAssessor's Plat of out
lots and sub lots to the City Of Rock Ialand, filed
in the Recorders ofhce Of Rock Is and County,
on July 4tb, 1854 also lots Nos four TAI FIVE
r5l /, and six l6l in block "E', and lots \ os We
[5l, six [s seven n and eight sl in block "D",
all in Bailey Davenports subdivision Of out
lots IN the northwest fractional quarter of section
No. thirtr six 1867, in owaship No. eighteen
ls], north of range two ~, west of 4th P. NJ
in the City Of hook Island also in front of lots
one ]. two y three lsl, four AZ ard FIVE 81
in blosk one IN George L. DxvsnpoFts addi
tion the C,ty of Rock Island also in front Of
lot "I'', in block one Il in stickneys addition
to said City of Rock Island.
And be it Further Ordained That a sidewalk
be constructed on the south side OF said Oreans
street from the east line OF Madison to the
eastern termination Of the south line Of said Or
leans street, in front of ana adjoining the here
matter named lots and lands EIz sub lots four
| Ia ], five ], siz j, seven n. eight Isl. nine
| l9l and ten Tl6 in block No. fourteen l41 anu
lots Nos. one ], two ri, three [5l, four Al,
and five 81, il block No fifteen rs, lall in Spen
Ger Case = addition to said City Of Rock Isl
and; also lots one II, two IN, three ls1 four
| [4l and nye 81, in block No. TOUR 4. and lots
one II, two y, three 81, four T4l and ave 81
| in block three 81, all in Bailey d Boyle's addi-
| tion to saId CIIy of Rock Island also all that
part of outlet No. seven IN, lying east of east
| line Of Arsenal street, and also out lot No. six
6l, oOth OF said cut lots being in the north est
fractional quarter of Section No. rhirty-six 1857
in township No. eighteen [lSl, north Of range
two (21 west Of 4th z M
Also lots Nos. five 10 /. four 4 ], three [3j two
| III and one In Geo. l.. Dsvenport's addition
To the City VI Aock islond also lots &c" and
| a h in block No. two ri and all of block No
five l5l in SlioAney's addition to the City Of
Rock island also in fTonI of all that part Of vut-
lot No. four Al In northwest fractional quarter
Of Section thirty six 56], in township No. elgh
leen Isl, n. X. W. Of 4th 2 ID. from the
--wes, line Of said out lot four 4 to wher,
south line of Orleans street strikes the south
line of the Rockford, Rock Island and st. Loul.
railroad.
Said sidewalks herein ordained to be built
shall be constructed grade estab-
hshed by the City Engineer, and shall b,
composed of good stone Tagging good hard burn
ed brick, laid on sand ana well JOlnted so ai
TO form grade; Of sound plank, fre,
from sap, of not Isss than two [2l inches ia
thickness, laid erosswise to the direction Of sa
Orleans street, firmly set upon and spiked to suit
able bearings of not less than four ~ in mum
ber OF three ri by four raj ineh scsRtiDg
The width OF said side alks herein ordained t,
be built shall be OF the width of twelve Il feet
any thing before ordained to the contrary not
withstanding.
All OF the above mentioned side .alks ord ain OF
to b. built BY this ordinance, shall be paid TO
by opecial assessment, on the property oontiga-
, Gus to where said sidswalks are built. to tn
amount that said contiguous property ia beus
fitted by tDat i'm prOvemsnt, the 6alan ce If any
sf the cost OF building said side~ alks to be pat'
' by general taxstion.
E Ali sidewalks built by the city under this or
dinanee may be let by contract to she lowest re
spOnsibls bidder, to be approved by the May or
Bids for said improvement shall be advertise,
for by the Mayor for at least ten [ l0l days, anC
shall be handed in sealed to the city council, t
be opened ard awarded by them.
D Bids may b, offered for the construction of Ia
whole or Of al part Of said sidewalks.
= ProVided, h. l'weyer, any such contract or con
tracts may be uttered into by the w ard Super
visors Of the respective wards in which sal
sidewalks are proposed to be built, without ad
vsrtising for bids, and without the approval Q
! the Mayor, By vote of two-thirds raj of eli th
adsrmen elected in the city.
All proceedings in enforcing this ordinsn
shall be in accordance with Article Nine 81 Ten
: titled especial Assessments for Local Improve
msnts of an act of the Legislature entitle
q 'An Act 70 provide for the Incorporation Q
: Cities and Villages, approved April 10, 1872.
Adopted, November 4th, ,isT2.
Approved THOMAS MURDOCH, Mayor.
el Attest: JOAN BARsE, City Clerk. 5d3t