The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-04-22

D
CALLEp ny THE MAYOR roR TnE FUR
POSE or CANyAssiNG THE RETURNS OF
THE. LATE GENERAL ELECTION AND
! FoR GENERAL BUSINESS.
CouNCIL CHAMBER,
CAIRO, Ills, April IL, 7p.m. 1873.
Presert-llis Honor Mayor Lansdon
and Cunningham, Mctcalf, PhilIs, Robin
son, Schuh, Stratton, Swayuo, Taylor,
| Wood and Woodward-ll.
ON motion OF Alderman Schulz the read
ing Of the minutes was dispensed with.
Aldermen Wadcr and Stafford up
peared and took their scatsJ
oEDrSANcE COMMITTEE REPORT
Tho ordinance committee reported the
following ordinances which were read BY
the clerk, viz:
An ordinance to provide for the couN rue
ton Of brick sidewalk on portions OF
seventh street.
BE ii ordained by the City Council Of the
City OF Cairo;
SECTIoN /. That sidewalks DE con-
structcd on the Southwardly side Of Seventh
street, from the westerly line of the side.
walk- now existing on the westerly side OF
Washington avenue to the Castcrly line OF
the sidewalk now existing ON the castcrly
/ side OF Walnut street. and ON the north
wlrdly side of said seventh street from the
/ westerly line OF the sidewalk now existing
! on the westerly side of Washington avenue.
10 point 100 feet ca>twardly from the east
crly line Of the sidewalk now existing on
the castwardly side OF Walnut street.
SEC. .. SAID sidewalks shall be ten feet
wide, shall bc constructed OF hard. we'll
burned brick, cOIWpactly and properly laid
iu herring bone manner IN a bed OF coarse
sand not les, than four inches thick. placed
on q firm aud substantial bed OF coal cindcr.
or earth. and shall be- so laid 10 the grade c>-
tabli~hed by the prOSi .iOns of ordinance No.
.3. said walk shall he laid with slope.
downward, toward the curb. Of one third OF
,u inch 10 the iuOt;a cuthing of sound
white or burr oak plank, three inches thick,
and ut least fourteen inches wide. TO be-
spiked on with thiriy-peuny nails TO sound
white or burr oak stakes, two and Il half feet
long and three inches square, placed on the
outside of said curbing not more than i've
feet apart. and the outer line of said side
walks shall be ten feet from the line Of the
lots on east side of said street.
SEC. 3. The local improvements herein
provided tor, hall be made 10y special assc .s.
ment>, and IN accordance with the pruvss-
ions of sections Is 10 ii inclusive. of article
OF the act of the general assembly of The
state Of Illinois. approved April 10, 1872. and
entitled Ian act TO provide for the iucur-
pOratiOn of cries and Villages aud the
s,iG siIrvaIts .L,lI hc n,iJ nrt nt r,,,JI
mi I'm, ,,.,,,,, .,i a .,,',,,i.,i .ii,,,,,,t
So 'rhr nv'nrr "t o,,, l,, f. ,r,i,,,, ,,,,
any sidewalk, provisions for the building OF
which Is made by this ordinance, shall De
Above thirty days after the time ~ which
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,hnroLv rciicyn Tho In. ,r,,, 49,
u",.,,t ;royidc,i moi IN, WI. 80, Io,,1
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si'an III ~ ~ ,"'','i " ~ Wy l'.iuit-
~ vi ,,'.s y, 'i,' 'nor' lV W. uone 70 ,ne
eltNiuct,p' an" "PP'"'" VI VIC committee
on sr'tlS' ,-,o,, ,i,, ..i.,...,.
HEC' =. pom tlc expiration on Sild llf-
~ days, the city clerk SHAH publish notice
Tor Yen uays III Inr newspaper publishing ?hc
sealed %iJs far n,rnisIinr, The moicr,i i'' "r
doing the work, or both, for the construc-
oon %, AN hr s,ueT1 ~, oI aiy one 0, noro
Received at hi, office up to the time of the
nt said H H' tne TIty eounc1 ior lhG opehns
Garner than l., nor lnt IMAM is days nom
the GATE OF rhid notice, winch notice shall
specify or state the lilne OF saii meeting,
ana describe me WORK 10 ne dohc by refer
ring to this ordinance, giving it, number,
and date OF approval and that said ordi-
nance j. subject to examination at any time
NJ MS ONCE 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 material, or both, Tor The CONSTITUTE
Ham sbai a., o,,nrIei IA tiIr io,,cst ,o.r,o,,
,ibe bidder. who shall sufficiently guarantee
+" @ is, "a .aiI ~ ' cry nE , Eoum o y
ance Of said work. or BOTH under the super !
lntIhuanr9 o. lhr committee on streets,
contract, If said city council SHAH then doom |
II eNpeuleht 10 40 80. II 7aiu biu' are not |
jecr one or all of them, aud may then .,