The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-10-17
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ORDINANCE NO. o2.
An ordinance providing for the recOnstru,

An ordinance providing for the reconstruc.
ton OF sidewalks on Levee street
be !, ordained by the City Council OF the
city CT Cairo; -H..'N
SECTION /. That the sidewalks on ives,
aide OF Levee street, In font of the follow
ing named lots be reconstructed, viz: Lots
o. v, y, 10, "a, 10 AM Is, Ia block >; lots /,
and II in block p lots 1, =, 3,4.0. is, .. 10
y, 10, n, -, IL II and Is, In block lots /
SD, ., 10, II y, ~, "A, -, ~, II and ls
IN block D; AMI lots o, 10, IL, IL, 49, IA an,
is, In block o, all in the city of Cairo.
skcTIoN2. Said sidewalk shall be recon
structcd rs follows The sidewalk shall b,
80 placed that the outer edge Of same shall
DC 20 rect from the front line of the lots
abutting on that side of said street; that q
feet In mont OF the line OF each lot may be
used Tor areas and entrances 10 Easements,
which areas and entrances sha he pro-
tected by substantial grating or railing and
there shall be fall OF inches from the
mont line of the lots TO the outer edge OF the
walk.
SEC. .. The SAID sidewalks shall be re.
constructed In the following manner, to-wit:
The tread or top covering shall be OF sound
white oak plank, y inches thick, and not
exceeding inches in width, to be laid
crVs,wise with said Leyee street, and firmly
set and well spiked on with u. least - forty
penny nails in each plank. TO eleven white
oak joists, not less than inches thick by o
inches wide, laid edgewsys; which ioIsts
shall be placed foot and III inches apart
from centre to centre, and firmly set and
well spiked with forty penny spikes onto 4
strfnges OF white oak, running crosswise
with said joists; said strng-rs TO be not lees
than inches square, placed feet and Al
Inches apart from centre to centre: each
etringer TO rest upon three uprights OF oak,
. inches square, placed 10 fees apart; said
upnghts TO be mortised and tenoned into
each stringer, and into mud stills not less
than inches thick BY II inches wide, firmly
pedded into the ground; the middle or CEN
ire upright shall batter or s'ope loot hor-
izontal 70 p feet perpendicular toward the
slope OF the levee said sidewalks at street
crossings 10 be extended 10 feet into tue
street on each side of said street The
street crossings shall be o feet wide ana con- |
strueted OF white oak plank, 10 inches wild, |
and ofnches thick, 20 be laid 10 the level OF |
the outer edge OF the sidewalk the outer |
edge Of said sidewalk frame 70 be boarded
mp with .nch white oak plank from tho
mud siii- 10 the lower edge of the tread or |
Top covering; SAID planks to be wen spiked
ONO the frame.
hEc: A. The loc improvements herein
PROVIDED Tor, shall De made by special a..
ssments and in accordance with the pro.
Visions OF sections 10 81 inclusive, OF ar.
Zee OF the act ofthe gcnersi assembly n.
tue state OF Illinois, Approved Api 10th,
1872, and entitled: "An act TO provide TO,
tue incorporation OF cities and villages :"
and the CO. and expenses OF the rcennslric-
ton OF said sidewalks shall be raid out of
me runas arising from said special assess-
'nsn.
onhord.rna n an " ss,n o. any lots fronting
iowsa ihirty dsvs ss,ar ,Ss ~, ~ shSi Ne ~
mi. ordnance Kan ist Ais Am ai,ae az Whish
70 build said sidewalk opposite his lot, am /
provided ,ha, ,,,s yya sr g., moIi assessment
conform Ia The renn,remas', ~ vi respeei
nance and he dons ~ ,ha sa,,s W. this ordl-
.c,nn,stsa az $780, :. INC s"'siact'on OF the
sEc'c' upon IN. exn,ratIon oftho s,ia a,
asvs ne si paer Ipl,n p Ib iS
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