The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-09-03
An ordinance providing for the rceonstr1lc-
ton of sidewalk on Leyee street.

An ordinance providing for the rceonstrrlc-
ton Of sidewalk on Leyee street.
BE il ordained by the city council Of the
city OF CuirO: iI. f. .1.l..e ..
SECTION /. That The sidewalks on west
side OF Lcvcc street in front OF the follow.
\, ID. II, II. Is, II, Is aud * 10 block 40.
.; lots 10. II, 10 aud II IN block No. 3; loi-
2,3. I, q, :, ., ~, ~, IL, IL 10. II and
Is in bolck No. 4 /; lots !. =, I, ,, q. 10. IL.
IL, Is, H. IL, 10, Il and Is in block No. ;, and
lots lots, o. ny n LIZA ~ We 10 and and Il II, in
SIC. ). Safd walk sian b. Reconstructed
~ follows: The Sidewalk shan De 50 plaed
that the outer edge Of " shan be 20 Ice
from tho fropt line ofthe Ids nlGitt ing
upon that side Of said str, Ell that six 90
feet iirfrowt ~ tire TINE oi euct hot msy i,e
occupied for areas aud entrances to base.
mcnts, which areas and entrances shall be
protected by sub. .auttsl Iron grating or
railipg; that tue space between the outer
edge Of the sidewalk as liked by this see.
ton, and the present emb ankment on LeVee
street, shall be filled up with eartb to afford
good and safe roadway outside OF said
| sidewalk for the passage OF drays aud wag-
| ons thst brick walls, 0ninclesin thickness,
| and of the same height ss said embark.
ment next to the sidewalk sd III, be con.
structed at right angles 20 the front line oi
each lot .a.utting on said Lcvcc street ~
front of each lot, the outer edge Of
each Of said walls 20 be par
s saisi I Si'" from eas% tins sSyoining Us o
streets running at right auries "a Sdii Levs'
| street. and to exte nd 10 feet into said Leye'
street; that from the 9yleS IS dc end Of !,
SAID wsl'o,e-ront linz, Of said lot, a brio,
( wall OF similar height shalt be cor,.Iri,cte,
| OF circular form, 20 inches at base. tanerin.
| on inside TO - inches at top. 10 he archas
| outwardly the outside ofthe apex OF IN,
arch To be 20 feet from the front fine on th,
lots, and three buttresses n be built again,t
the inside of said archod Wall, said Int
n,o 70 be isinehes gnthc surIaec and q
that similar brick wall, shnl
he constructed OF sane heiDh,
to.exteud feet into each cross stree, nj its
intcrsseeton with Lesee arcef. one ot nail
wall TO be- 20 extended on line parellel
with the front hneiof said lots abntting OF,
Levee street. tie othcr on line Ig Ieei
ON said last mentioned line and parulell Ia
IL Il wall 10 arch Outwardly with similar
-buttr.s es and Of similar height and ,j,. ia
be constructed from one of these line. TO Tho
other, the outside OF the apex of said arch
to be 10 feet from the line OF said cross
street at us intersection with said Leyec
street; that across said walls parelell 10 the
front line OF said lots white oak ioists a
inches by inches Ia size, shall he pIaccd
and let into each wall IL inches apart. and
,I" ttalns,dd n saia joi,ts; at light an.
gir,ler 10 by II inches In size, 10 be SIM.
ported by three white oak posts, eauaIy
spaced. S'by inches Square, restinr on
proper red cedar, black locust, or white on L
sill-, said jOists to be covered by white ook
plank, inches thick and not over \ inches
in width, and well spiked on 10 said ioists
with twenty-penny nails.
SEC. 3. The local improvements herein
provided ior, shalt be made by special MS
scssments and In accordance with the pro.
visions Of sections Us Ia 81 inclusive, OF ar
ticle of the act OF the general assembly of
The state OF Illinois, approved April 10th,
1871, and entitled; "An act to provide for
the incorporation of cities and villages: 4;
and the cost aud expenses OF the recoustr,lc.
ton OF snid sidewalks shall be paid ont of
the funds arising from said special asses.
mcnt.
SIC. 4. The owners OF any lots fronting
or bordering on sai,i sidewalk shall be- nj,
lowed thirty Days ssfler the time At which
this ordinance shall take eject In which 10
build said Sidewalk opposite his lot, and
Thereby relieve the same from asses su,ent.
That the work shalt, Ia ali re-,
-pects, confor1n 70 the requirements OF this
ordinance and be done to the sa' isfuction of
the committee on streets.
SEC. D. Upon the expiration OF the sa,J
thirty days, the city clerk shall publish no.
lice for ten days In the paper publishing The
ordinances OF the city, setting forth that
sealed bids for furnishing the materials or
ioin3 Tue work, or both, for the reconstruc. |
ion ofsaid sidewalk, directed 10 the city
'ouncil, Will be received at his office up 10
he time OF the meeting of the city co,inciJ
or the opening of said bids, which mee,ino
hall not be enrIier than twelve nor Intel |
nan eighteen days from date of said notIce
vhhh hotlce shall state the time of said
meeting ana describe the work to be dono
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