The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-02
WILL i. HAWKINS,
lItY llnTn.
OEDlNANIE No. ~.
Attest


Providing Tor the construction OF, q brick !
sidewalk on seventh street, between
Washington avenue and Walnut street,
BE 1t ordained by tiIe City Council Of the
city OF Cairo
SECTION !. That a brick sidewalk be
constructed on IN, North side Of seventh
street, between Washington avenue and
WALNUT street, commencing at the eAStery
line OF lot No. y, Ia block No. III, aud CN-
tending east 10 the eastcr,y line OF lot No. /
in block No. ~, where aid walk inter,ccts
with the sidewalk ON the est side of Wash
ington avenue.
SEC. :. said brick sidewalk shall be ten
feet wide II shall be constructed OF hard,
well.burned brick, cumpaCty and properly
laid in herring bone manner, in "a bed Of
coarse sand, not less than four inches thick
placed on a lrin and substantial bed OF coal
cinders or Garth, and shah be 70 laid to the
grade established 10y the provisions Of oIdi-
nance No, %. said walk shall be laid with
slope downward toward the curb, Of one.
third OF an Zach 20 the foot. \ cIrbiug of
sound white or burr oak . Ianl.. three inches
thick and az least fourteen nche. wide In
he spiked ON with thirty puuuy nails, TO
sound white or burr Oak stakes two aud one.
halt feet long aud three inches suuaro.
placed on the outside q, said curblns. moi
more than i've feet apart.
SRC 3. The local improvements herein
provided for, shall be made H.,
special assessment, and in accordance with
the provisions Of sections Is 20 81 inclusive.
OF articles Of lC set oil the grnprul assem-
bly, OF the state OF Illinois. approved Anil
10Th, lsI2, and entitled IAN acE 10 proyldt,
Tor the Incorporation OF cities unl villages. -
and the cost and expenses OF the oou-tru,-
ton OF said sidewalks shall he paid out of
Tue luhds arising nom SAID special aSsc.s-
ment.
sKC. 4. The owners OF any lot fronting or
bordering on said Sidewalk shall lie allowed
thirty days aftcr the time az which his ar.
dinance shall take eject iu which o. build
said sidewalk opposite his lot, and thereby
relieve the SAME from assessment provided
that the work shsll, in all respects, confirm
the requirement, of this ordinance and he
done 10 the satisfaction Of the committee GA
streets.
SEC. 8, Upon the expiration OF the said
thirty days, the city clerk shall publish no
tice Tor ten day. in the paper publishing the
ordinances al the city, setting forth that
sealed bids for furnishing the materials or
doing the work, or both, for the constitute
uon OF said sidewalk, directed "a the city
council, wiz be received AZ his office up 10
IN ume oil Tue meeting OF the city council
Ior the opening Of said bids, which mcetjn~
shall not be earlier than twelyC nor l,,'rr
IMAM eighteen days from date OF said notice
wpleh notice shall state the time nj ssfi
meeting and describe the work 10 he donn
~ IeleIIlhs 10 The ordinance giving H.
Eimbsr and dale Of approval. uud tb",ot,
ordinance j. subject 10 examinatjon ~, .a ~,
time at his office. Said bids sLail bc o,o nnA
by the clerk IN The presence OF the c,i,'n n,H
and the contract for doing The ,yorE' a.,
Furnishing the material, or boil, f,r ~ OF
sruction " said Sidewalk, shall be awsr,in',
To the lowest responsive bidder. Who ,Isii
sufficiently guarantee, TO the satisfaction "r
the city council, the furnishing of toid
material or the performance Of said work,
or Doth, lhder me superintendent Of the
committee on streets within such time ~.
may be fixed by contract, ifsgld oity ronnciI
deem II expediont la 40 So ''''"
= Ifsaid bids are not satisfactory To the ,jty
tOoaneil, tbev may reject any or NH az th.ny
and may then, or thereafter, authorlzs Iii
Sidewalk 10 be constructed by surl, npcn,.
as they may think proper.
Approved July 18th, ls7l
JoHS WOOD, Mayor.
WILL X. HAWKINS,
city CLERK.