The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-29
WILL h. HAwEfS-,
llfY q Ierk
nRnINANlE SO. Ia.


Providing for the construction Of. brick
sids,yalx on seventh street, between
Wellington avenue aud Walnut street.
BE- 1t ordained by the City Council Of the
SgcrI0N /. That a brick sidewalk be
CONSTRUCTED on the North side Of seventh
stree, between Washington avenue and
WALNUT street, commencing ut the esster.y
line of Tot No. Is, In block No. 81, aud eA.
tendins cast 10 the easterly line OF lot NO.
io LiocE No 81, where said walk intersects
win IA. sidewalk on the west side OF Wash
ihgton avenue. .,,,
feet wide. II shall be constructed OF hard,
werburned brick, compacty ana properly
laid in herring bone manner, IN bed VI
r0,r,e sand, not less than four inches thick,
placed on a irin and substantial bed OF coal
,indcrs or earth, and shall he 80 laid TO The
grade established by the provisions OF ofdi-
nance No. 3D. said walk shall be laid with
a slope downward toward the curb, Of one
third of an inch to the foot. A cIrbing OF
sound white or burr oak lank, ihres inches
chick and at least fourteen inches Wide, 10
he spiked on with thirty penny mans, 10
s.,und Mni e or burr oak stakes TWO and one
h,It feet long and three inchc. square
piaesd on the outside o! taid curbing, not
more than i've feet apart,
syc .. The local improvements herein
provided for, shan be nade bS
sDeeial assessments and in accordance with
the pToyid ons of sections IL 70 81 inclusive,
of ari lies . of the act OF the general Assem-
bIy OF the state OF Illinois. approved Aprll
10Th, Is7s, and entitled IAN act 10 provide.
Tor the Incorporation OF cities aud villages;
and the e1st and expenses OF the eonstruc-
,ion OF -aid sidewalks shall be paid out OF
the funds arising from said special assess
Inent.
sYc 4 The owner, OF any lot fronting OF
oordering on said sidewalk shall be allowed
thirty days af.eT the time NJ which this or
dina1ce saall take effect in which 10 build
said sidewalk Op po.ite his lot, and thereby
geheye the same from assessment provided
iuat tue work shall IN all respects, eonnrn
1ae requirement, Of thls ordlasnee anu %
done to the satisl.cllou OF 'hc S"'nun'''e VI
street. , o.. a.. al.
sEc. ). Upon the expiration OF The sal'
thirty day. lbe city clerG shall publish no
lice Tor ten days in the paper publishing th'
ofdlnancss OF the city, setting Iorth ina
,eal.i Lids for furnishing the materisls o
d,Iog lie Sork, or both, for the construc
uoa OF aid sidewalk, directed 20 the cit
eOuuei, viii he received AZ his office up e
the time OF tae meeting OF me eity councl
Tor the opening Of said bids, which meeting
shall moi be earlier than twelve nor late
than ei zhtoeh days from date Of said notice
which notice shah state the time OF SAT-
meeting and uc,eri Je the work TO he done
by referring 70 the ordinance giving II
number and date of approval, and that ssi,
ordnance j. subject 10 examination at an
lime nj his ofice. Said BIDS shall be opene
by the CLERK IN the presence OF the council
and the contract Tor doing the work, {
furnishing the material, or both, for the col
sruction OF aid sidewalk, shall be swarde
to the lowest responsible bidder, who sh'
sufficiently guarantee, to the satisfaction
The city council, the furnishing OF ga
material OF the performance Of said wor
.or both, under The superintendent OF Il
.cOinmittee on streets within such time
may be liked by contract, ifsaid city coun'
oseni II cxpedient IN 10 M.
If said bids are not satisfactory 70 the Ci
Co, neil, they may REJECT sny or all OF thei
and NAV then, or thereafter, authorize ga
sIdswalk 10 be constructed by such agen
As they may think proper.
Approved July 18th, ISIS.
JOHN WOOD, Mayor.
WILL X. HAWKINS,
City Clerk.