The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-10-18
ORDINANCE NO. s2.


An ordinance providing for the reconstruc.
ton of sidewalks on Levee street
Be !, oraained by the City council OF the
Section i. That the sidewalks on west
side Of Levee street, in n ont Of the follow.
ing named lots be reconstructed, viz Lots
9, IL, IL, IA, 10 ami IL, in book 2; lots 10
and IL, In block lots l. 2, 8, 40, Z, g, o, 10,
IL, l3. IA, 10, ~, II and IS, IN block 4; lot.
g. 4, 8, 8, 10, IL, II, 10. IA, Is, 10, II and Is,
In block 3; and iots ., ~, IL, -, 10, IA and
10, 10 block 8, all In the city OF Cairo.
struc,sd ~ follows: The sidewalk shall be
90 placed that the outer edge Of sam, ehall
be 20 feet from the front line of the lot
abutting on that side Of said street; hat
n ct n front OF the lin vi each lot may b,
used for areas aud ent ances TO basement q.
which areas and entrances sh II be pro.
tected by substantial gra ing or railing; and
there shall be o fall Of 4 inches from the
'front.' line OF the lots TO the outer edge OF the
walk.
SEC. 8. The sa,d sidewalks shall be 70.
constructed In the fol owing manner, to-wit:
The tread or top GOV, ring shall be of sound
white oak plank, "a inches thic ana not
exceeding inches In width, to be laid
eros wise with said Levee street, ant firmly
set and well spiked On with a. least % for y
penny nails In each plank, TO eleven white
oak joists, rot less than inches thick by 8
inches wide, laid edgeway,; which joists
shall be placed loot and id inches apart
from centre to centre, and firmly set and
we'll spiked with forty penny spikes onto
stringer OF white oak, running ,rosswise
with said joists; said string rs TO be not less
than b inches square, placed feet and Al
inches apart from centre TO ceDtre; each
stringer to rect upon three uprights Of oak,
inches square, placed 10 feet apart; said
uprights 70 be mortised and tenoaod into
each stringer, and into mud stills not less
Hkas. f.n 10 Ia .kaa mi.
bedded into the ground; the middle or CEN
tire uprignt shall batter or s'ope loot hor-
ixontai TO ~ feet perpendicular toward the
slope Of the levee said sidewalks at street
crossings 10 be extended 10 feet into the
street on each side OF said street. The
street crossings shall be 8 feet wide and con-
structed Of white oak plank, 10 inches wide
and inches thick, to be laid TO the level Of
the outer edge of the sidewalk the outer
edge Of said sidewalk frame 70 be boarded
up with . inch white oak plank from the
mud sills TO the lower edge Of the tread or
top covering; SAID planks TO be well spiked
onto the frame.
SEC. 4. The local improvements herein
provided for, shall be made by special as
., senents and In accordance with the pro-
visions OF sections - 20 81 Inclusive, OF ar
tic'e Of the act OF the gcnersi assembly o.
the state OF Illinois, Approved April 10th,
MA, and entitled: IAN act TO provide TO
IRE incorporation OF cities AMI villages !"
ana she cost and expenses OF the reconstriIc-
ton oiesfd Sidewalks thall be paid out of
the FUNDS arising from said special assess
ment.
SEC. 5. The owners OF any lots fronting
on bordering on said sidewalk shall be al
lowed thirty days after the time at viii ch
this ordinance shall take effect, In which
20 build said sidewalk opposite his lot, and
thereby relieve the same from assessment
provided that the wsrk shall, In all respect,
conform To the requirements Of this ordi.
nance and be dove 70 tn satisfaction of the
committee on streets.
s~oo Upontu. expiration of the said &c
Gays, me city clerk shall publi,h notiee fol
ten days in the paper publishing the otdI
names OF the city, settlug forth that Nc, 4
BIDS Tor fu nish'Dg he m ,tefiais or doipp
tne work, or both. Tor the rsconstr ciion o
said Sidewalk, directed TO thu city eoun ell
vii b received AZ his Office up 10 the tim,
OF the meeting Of the city council for ID,
opening OF said bids, which meeting shat
not DO earlier THAI twelve nor Ia er tina,
eighteen days from date Of said notice
whit notice shall stste IN time of sale
meeting and describe the work to be done
by r.is ing TO this ordinance, giving IL,
number and date OF appro al, and that said
ordiasn~e n subject 10 examination Ut any
time ct bis once. Said bids shall be opened
~ the clerk In the presence OF the council
cna me contract for doing the work, OF
construction OF said sidewalk shall be
swArded TO the lowest responsible bidder,
VIC shAii saMeienuy guarantee to the salts,
iscuon .. tne CITY council, the furnishing OF
work, or both, under the superinte ndence Of
chs committee on streets within such time \,
may ne nxed BY contract, II said city council
dem II expedient 70 do so.
nssid bids are not satisfactory to the city
council, they may reject any o. all OF then
and may then, or thereafter, authorize ssie
adswaR 70 Dc reconstructed by such agen
- they may think proper.
Approved Oct i4tb, is74. JOHN woop,
WiII \. HAWKINS. City Clerk. '''''