The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-19
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ORDINANCE No. "a.

An ordinance providing for the construction
of certain sidewalks therein mentioned.
BE II ordained by the city council of the
city Of Cairo.
SECTION |. That sidewalks be constructed
on the following named streets. to-wit: on
the northerly side Of Twelfth street from the
terminus of the present sidewalk on said
street. between Walnut and Cedar streets to
Locus street on the southerly side Of Thir-
teenth street from Commercial avenue to
Washington avenue. on the east side of IIol.
brook avenue from West 1wenty-th.rd
street to West Twenty.iourth street on the
south side of West Twenty-fourth street from
llolbrook avenue to Park avenue.
SECTION .. said sidewalks, except that
ON Thirteenth street, shall be laid on the
natural ground. and the sidewalk OH Thir-
teenth street shall be laid to the grade to
which the street l. nlled.
SECTION 3. Said sidewalks shall be
constructed a. follows, to-wit They hall be
six feet wide upon the top. except on said
avenues where they shall be seven iectw 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 10 be four feet distant from
the front line of the lot. except on laid ave-
nues where IL 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 ,trngers
OF not less than three inches thick bysix inches
wide firmly set on edge and well spiked on
to sills. OF cross ties not less than three inch
es wide by Xix inches thick, placed cros.wisc
to said sidewalks at intervals of xix feet,
these sidewalks at street crossings 10 be eX-
tended into the streets till they meet the
cros.walks. The posts Of the irestl.work OF
the sidewalks on Thirteenth street shall be
four inches square and the .ills or cross
ties shall be placed ON edge and
gained or morticed into the post. and well
| spiked on. and the stringers shall be notched
tight 10 .aid sll- or cross ties: aud in all ca
Sc. 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 Il Q
natural ground, and under the ends Of each
! post where the walk l. elevated by trestle.
work. II the trestle-work is over three ieet
| high the same sh.ll be f-mly 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 fouI
! inches wide shall be securely nailed.
said stringers, sill-. cross ties, post. and
| ground blocks shall be Of white or burr oak
red cedar. black locust or mulberry.
| SECTION. L. IL -hall be lawful for any own.
ct or occupant Of property fronting on any
| Of said sidewalks TO be con
! .,ructed al any time within fifteen
/ n5) days from the time this ordinance
goes into force, 10 construct the
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! property. in conformity with the require
| ments of the ordinances already in fore,
| concerning the building or construction Of
| brick sidewalks, the grade not TO vary from
| that herein prescribed.
SECTION ;. Upon the expiration of said
| fifteen 10 days, The City Clerk shall publi.l
! notice Tor ten days In the newspaper pub
/ fishing the ordinances of the city, setting
| forth that sealed bids for furnishing the ma
tcrials or doing the work. or both
for the construction Of said sidewalks
| or any one or more OF them
| at his Office up 10 the time Of the meeting Of
the city council, In joint session. for tn,
| opening of said bids. which meeting shall
not be earlier than II nor later than Il day,
from the date Of said notice, which shall
| specify or state the time of said meeting and
| describe the work to be done, etc, by refer
| ring TO this ordinance, giving II. number
date Of approval, ETC., and that said ordi.
nance j. subject 10 examination al any time
| AT his office.
SECTION O. said bids shall be opened by
| the clerk in the presence Of the council and
the contract for doing the work or furnish
| ing the materials, or both, for the cOnstIuc
ton Of said sidewalks, or any one or more
| Of them. shall be awarded Il
the lowest responsible bidder who shall sufi
| cicntly guarantee TO the satisfaction of Ia,
city council the furnishing of said materia
| OF lllt VI NOTh. both
| under The superintendent Of the commit
tee on streets, within such time or times a.
may be fixed by contract.
SECTION !. The costs and expep
SEES of the construction of said side
walks shall be paid out OF fund,
raised by special taxation of contiguou,
property u now provided by law.
SECTIONS <. That sections three 81, five
90 and eight ~ Of ordinance No. fourteen
Ni. tof the last revision Of ordnances)
approved November 27th, A. ID. 1871, so I'll
"a the same are applicable, shall be observed
and followed in carrying out the object,
sought by this ordinance.
Approved October 18th. 1872.
JOHN NJ. LANsDEN, Mayor.
Attest; NJ. j. HowLEY, City Clerk.
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