The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-22
WILL h. HAYEiS-.
OEpIyANCE 50. -.


Providing Tor the construction Oi % prl,n
sidewalk on seventh street, between
Washington avenue ana Walnut street.
BE IL ordained hy the City Council Of ID,
city OF Cairo
SECTION j. That a brick sidewalk DE
constructed % the NortA ride Of seventh
street, between Washington avenue aud
Nsiuut street, commencing Il the cA-trT.N
line Of lot No. =. IN block No. 81, anu "a.
tending east 10 the eastcriy line 81 lot No. /
in BLOCK No. 81, where saId walk intcr-cct-
with the sidewalk on the west side OF Wa.h-
ington avenue.
eEC. ,. said brick sidewalk shall bee ton
feet wide. II shall be constructed OF hard,
wcsburucd brick, COmpacty gud properly
laid IN herring bone manner IN bed OF
coarse sand, not Les, than four inches thick,
placed on firm and substantial bed OF coal
,tndyr, OF earth, and shall DE 20 laid TO the
grade established by the provisions Of OIdl-
nance No, %. said walk -hlll be laid with
slope downward toward the curb. Of one
third Of an inch to the foot. \ Irblng Of
sound white or burr oak lInk, three inches
liuck ana AZ least fourteen luDhr, vide, u
be spiked on with thirty penny nails, to
sound white or burr oak stakes two and one
halt feet long and three inches square
placed on the outside OF said curling, moi
more than five feet apart.
SEC. g. The local Improvements herciJ
provided for, shalt be made hl
special assessments and in uccorCHucc wit
the provisions of sections l. 90 81 inclusive
Of articles of the act of the general u.seu
by Of the state Of Illinois, approved Apr.
10Th, 1871, and entitled AN ucL 90 pr0yll,
Tor the Incorporation Of elite. aud village,
and the cost and expense OF the Cuu,truv
lion of said sidewalks shall be paid out q
the funds arising from said special o-sc.
mCnt.
SIC. 4. The owners any lot fronting 4
bordering on said sidewalk shall be alluwe
thirty day aftcr the time at which thi, %
dunurg SHALL take eject in which DO bull
said sidewalk opposite hi lot, aud therpt
relieve the same from asscs, ment provide,
THAI the work shall. in all respects, UuuGu
tue requirements Of this ordinance and |
done 10 the satisfaction Of the cOmmitirc ,
streets.
sac. .. Upon the expiration Of the ,g
thirty day., the city clerk shall publish IA
tice Tor ten day in the paper publishing u
ordinances OF the city, setting forth Ia
scaled bids Tor furnishing the materia',
doing the work, or both, for The COn,trl
ZION OF said sidewalk, directed 10 the eli
council, VIII be received al his Office W I
The time OF the meeting OF the city Couuc
Tor the opening of -ald bids, which m,etin
shall not he talher than twelve nor lati
than eighteen day from date OF said motto,
which notice suAn state tue time Of sal
meeting aud describe the work 10 be don,
by referring 10 the ordinance giving n
number and date OF approval, and that raj
time al his Office. Said bid shall be opeur
by the clerk IN the presence Of the CGuucl
and the contract Tor doing the work, ,
furnishing the material or both, Tor the toi
sruCu0n OF ssid Sidewalk, shall be awarde
20 the lowest responsible bidder, who nlA
sufficiently guarantee, % the satisfaction {
the city council, the furnishing of raj
material or the performance Of said worl
or both. under lhc supcrnlendence of M
committee on streets within such time ,
may be liked by contract, ifsaid city counc
deem IL expedientto do so.
A. aid Diu are not satisfactory to tho Gu
Council, they may reject any or all of the n
aud may then, or thereafter, authorize sal
Sidewalk 10 be constructed by such agent
a. they may think proper.
Approx ed July 18th, 1874.
JonS WOOD, Mayor
Attest
WILL IL, HAWKINS,
Iily Clerk,