The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-11-19
ORDINANCE NO. e3.

ORDINANCE NO. so.
An ordinance providing for the cons,ruc-
ton and reconstruction of certain side
wa ks.
BE 1t ordained by the City Council of the
City OF Cairo
SECTION 1. That the following named
sidewalks be reconstructed of wood, in
the manner hereinafter expressed, viz
ON the northerly side of Seventeenth
street, between Commercial avenue aud
Poplar street and on the westerly side of
Commercial avenue, between sixteenth and
seventeenth streets, and that walk be
constructed also, OF wood, on the south, rly
side OF Thirteenth street, between WASH
ington avenue and Walnut street.
SEC. .. said walks shall be constructed
and reconstructed rs follows:
The said walks ON Thirteenth street and
Se> enteenth street, shall be six feet wide
ON TOP and the said walk on Commercial
avenue shall be seven feet wide Oh top;
the head or top covering TO be of sound
white oak boards or planks inches thick
and not more than inches wide: the in
side line 10 be four feet distant from the
front line Of the lots, on said Thirteenth
aud Seventeenth streets, and i've feet dis
tant IRON the front line OF the lots on Com
mel cial avenue said boards or planks to
be laid crosswise with the sidewalk ana
firmly set and well spiked on with, at least,
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plank to three stringers OF not less than
| inches thick by . inches wide, firmly set on
| edge an 1 vel spiked on to crossties OF not
| less than inches wide by u inches thick
pace crosswise TO kaid sidewalk, at inter-
walls of feet; these sidewalks at street
crossings to be- extended into the streets
until they meet the crosswalks. Where
the sidewalks are elevated above the natu-
raj ground, the posts oil the trestle work
shall be four inches square, and the stills or
crosstes shall be placed on edge and joined
| or mortised into the posts and well spiked
| on, and the striDgers shall be notched
J tightly TO said silis or crossties, and in all
| cases blocks OF wood, not less than one
| foot long and 3 inches thick by inches
wide, shall be pa ed under the ends OF
| each crossue, where the walk Is laid on the
| natural ground, and undo: the ends Of each
post where the walk Is elevated by trestle
work. If the trestlework is over feet
high the same shall be firmly braced and
the posts extended q feet above the side
walks to which hand railing or strip Of
white oak plank, l inch thick by 4 inches
wide, shall be securely nailed; said string
ers, sills, crossties, posts and ground blocks
shall be OF white or burr oak, red cedar,
locust or mulberry.
SEC. 9. That the following described
walk be constructed of brick, VIZ:
ON the westerly side of Commercial ave.
nue., betweed Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets.
SEC. 4. Said brick sidewalk shall be
twelve feet wide.
1t shall be constructed of hard, well.
burned brick, compactly and properly laid
in herring-b0ne manner, in bed OF coarse
sand, not less than four inches thick, placed
ON firm and substantial bed OF coal Gin
ders or earth, and shall be so laid to the
grade established by the provisions Of Or
diDance No. 80.
Said walk shall be laid with a slope down
ward of one-third of an inch to the foot
a curbing of sound white or burr oak plank
Q inches thick and at least IA inches wide
To be spiked on with twenty penny nails 10
sound white or burr oak stakes, two anu
one.haf feet long aud inches square
placed on the outside OF said curbing not
more than five feet apart.
SEC. .. The local improvements herein
provided for, shall be made by special as
sessments and In accordance with the pro-
visions of sections Is to 81 inclusive, of
article Of the act of the general assembly
of the state OF Illinois, approved April 10,
1872 and entitled can act TO provide for
the incorporation OF cities and villages"
and the cost and expenses Of the constTuc-
ton and reconstruction OF SAID sidewalks
shall be paid out of funds arising from said
special assessments,
SEC. o. The owner of any lot fronting
On any of the sidewalks, provisions for the
building or reconstruction of which is made
by the ordinance, shall be allowed thirty
days after the time ut which this ordinance
takes effect, in which to build or recon-
stTuct said sidewalk rs the case NAV be, op-
posite his lot and thereby relieve the same
from assessment; provided, that the work
shall, in all respects, conform to the require
ments OF this ordnance and be done TO the
satisfaction and approval of the committee
on streets.
SEC. T. Upon the expiration of said
trt. AaN 10 ala an oil A,
tice for ten days IN the newspaper publish
ing the ordinances OF the city, setting forth
that sealed bids for furnishing the material
or doing the work, or both, Tor the con.
| struction or reconstI uciion of said side
walks directed TO the city council will be
| received at his Office up TO the time OF the
| meeting Of the city council for the opening
OF said bids, which meeting shall not be
! earlier than twelve days nor later than
| eighteen days from the date of said notice,
which notice shall state the time of said
meeting aud describe the work TO be done
| by referring TO this ordinance, giyipg its
| number and date of approval, aud that said
ordinance is subject TO examination al any
| lime at his office. Said bids shall be
| opened by the clerk in the presence of the
council and the contract for doing the work
OF furnishing the material, or both, for the
| construction and reconstruction of said
| 5 deWalks shall be awarded 10 the lowest
respon ible bidder, who shall sufficiently
guarantee TO the satifaction OF the city
council the furnishing OF said material or
| [ erlormance OF said work or both, IN
der the supernt endence OF the committee
on stree :, with n such time as may
| be fixed by contract, II said city coun-
| ell shall deem II eXpedient TO do so. If
id bids are not satisfactory TO the city
| council they may reject any or all of them
| and NAV then or the eater authorize said
| sidewalks TO be constructed and recon-
structed by such agents as they may think
| proper.
Approved November IS, 1874.
JOHN WOOD, Mayor.
Attest VIII X, Hawkins, City Clerk,