The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-08-18
CITY COUNCIL.


Gil, CALLED BY THE MAYOR.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, I
CAIRO, Ills, AUG. IA, 1872.
Present--His Honor Mayor Lansden
and Cunningham, Mstcalf, Ph,llis, Rear.
den, Robinson, Stafford, Schulz, Seass,
Stratton, Taylor, walder and Wood-ia.
An ORDINANCE.
The following ordnance was submitted
BY the mayor, and on motion Of Councilman
Taylor, read by the clerk, viz.
AN ORDINANCE
Providing for the construction Of certain
sidewalks, and the reconstruction or
renewal Of other sidewalks therein men,
toned.
Be It ordained by the city council Of the
SECTION l. That sidewalks be constructed
on the following named streets, to.wit:
On the easterly side Of Washington
Avenue, In front OF lots numbered Eighteen
Cls), Nineteen ti9), Twenty coy and Twenty.
one (?l), In Block numbered Twenty.four
(24), on said eastcrly side from the northeriy
line Of said lot numbered Eighteen ls)
produced. TO the line fixed by ordinance a.
the outer edge Of the sidewalks constructed
or to be constructed on the southeriy 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 avenue to Walnut street, to
connect with the sidewalks on those street.
On the west side Of Commercial avenue
In front Of lots numbered One ~, Two (2),
Three (3), Four ~, Five (5,. and Six 49,, In
Block numbered Twenty COY.
On the south side OF Tenth doth street
from walnut to Cedar street ION Jefferson
| avenue).
SECTION 9. Said sidewalks, except those
on6th and Cross streets, shall be laid 10 the
grade now established. The sidewalks on
9Th and Cross streets shall be laid, the former
three feet and the latter two feet below said
grade; but where the natural ground Is less
than three feet below grade on 9Th street, or
two feet on Cross street, the sidewalks there.
on shall he laid on the surface without
excavation.
SECTION .. said sidewalks shall be
constructed as 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 ffont 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
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
70 said sidewalks at intervals of six feet,
these sidewalks at street crossings TO be ex.
tended into the streets till they meet the
crosswalks.
Where the sidewalks are elevated above
the natural 4 ound, the posts of the trestle
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
| lRht 10 said stills or cross ties: and In all ca.
ses blocks Of wood not less 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. sills, 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 In con.
formity with the proceeding section (3), the
same to be laid upon the natural ground and
not upon natural ground, to wit: On the
south side Of 18th street from Poplar street
70 commercial avenue on the north side OF
10th street from Ohio Levee TO Walnut street:
on the south side Of Division street, and on
the north side Of Centre street.
SECTION 8. 1t shall be lawful for any
owner or occupant of property fronting on
any OF said sidewalks to be constructed or
reconstructed or r, ne wed, at any time with.
IN thirty 900 days from the time this ordin.
ance goes into force, TO construct, recon.
struct or renew the sidewalk IN front of his
| or her property, In conformity with the re.
9uirements OF this ordinance, and thus re.
lieve ms or her property from assessment or
special taxation for the construction, recon.
struction or renewal Of the same.
SECTION. 5. 1t shall be lawful for any own.
er or occupant Of property fronting on any
OF said sidewalks to be constructed, recon.
structed or renewed, at any time within
thirty lSo) days from the time this ordinance
goes INTO force, 10 construct, reconstruct or
renew, the sidewalk In front of his or her
property, in conformity with the REQUIRE.
ments of the ordinances already in force
concerning the building or construction OF
brick sidewalks, the grade not to vary from
that herein prescribed.
SECTION .. Upon the expiration of said
thirty 800 days. the City Clerk shall publish
notice Tor ten days In the newspaper pub.
fishing the ordinances of the city, setting
forth that sealed bids for furnishing the ma.
ter1als or doing the work, or both, for the
construction, reconstruction or removal of
said sidewalks, or any one or more of them,
directed To the city council, will be received
at his Office up to the time Of the meeting of
the city council, in joint session, for the
opening Of said bids, which meeting shall
not be earlier than II nor later than Ii days
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 its number,
GATE OF approval, ETC.. and that said ordi.
uance Is subject TO examination at any time
at his office.
SECTION !. Said bids shall be opened BY
tne clerk IN the presence Of the council, and
the contract for doing the work or furnish
ing the materials, or both, for the constrtc.
tioh or removal of said sidewalks, or any
one or more of them, shall be awarded TO
the lowest responsible bidder who shall suffi.
ceintiy guarantee to the satisfaction Of the
city council the furnishing of said material
or the performance of said work, or both.
under the superintendence Of the commit.
tee on streets, within such time or times as
may be fixed by contract.
SECTIONS. The costs and expenses of the
construction, reconstruction or renewal of
said sidewalks shall be paid out OF funds
raised by special taxation Of contiguous
property rs now provided by law. And no
person who shall contract TO do said work
or furnish said materials, or both, or any part
theerof, shall have any claim or lien upon
the city in any event, except from the col.
iecti0ns made by special taxation rs atore.
saiu, ana all contracts shall contain clause
to that effect
SECTION Q. That sections three (3), five
(1l and eight (Sl NJ NrAiOoNoa