The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-09-12
Ordinance No. III.

AN ORDINANCE to proyid for the constrIc-
ton and reconstruction Of certain sidewalks In
the city of Cairo.
BE it ordained by the city council of the city OF
Cairo:
sAcIioS /. That the following named side
walks be reconstructed of wood in the manner
hereinafter provided, viz On the south side
of second street, between I.evcc street AM, Com
mercial avenue; on the north side oi second
street, between Levcc street and Commercial
avenue; on the south side of Fourth street, be-
tween Leyee street and Commercial avenue ON
the north side of Fourth street between I.evee
street and Commercial avenue; ON the south
side of Eighth street, between Levce street and
Commercial avenue, on the south side of twelfth
street, between IcVec street and Washington
avenue; ON the south eide of Fourteenth street,
between Commercial ny enue and Walnut street;
on the north side Of Fourteenth street, between
Washington avenuc and Walnut street; on
the west side of Poplar street, between lhir-
ieenth and Fourteenth streets, and between Fiji
teenth AMI Eighteenth streets; ON the
west side of Cedar street, between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets; ON the north
side of Eighteenth street, between Levcc street
and Commercial avenue, a"d between Washing
ton avenue and Walnut street; ON the south side
: OF Twentieth street, between Levee street and
Commercial avenue; on the north side of wen
tieth street, between Leyee street and & INNER
cial avenue; on the west sid Of Washington
avenue, between Tenth and twelfth streets and
on the south SIDE of 1hirty-iourth street, be-
tween Lcvcc street and commercial avenue.
sec. 2. That the following sidewalks he con-
vided. viz: On the west side of Poplar street,
between Tenth and Twelfth streets; on the north
side of Eleventh street, between Washington
s north 'G%%''' eighteenth 0" .rs ,ss
between Walnut and Cedar streets,
and on the south side of Twenty eighth street,
between Jevee street and commercial avenue.
sec D. said walks enumerated In sections
and Z, shall be constructed and reconstructed us
follows, viz: They shall lie six feet wide on
top, excepting on Washington avenue, which
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shall be two inches thick, and not to exceed
eight inches in width; the inside line TO he four
feet distant from the 'front.' line of the lots, eN-
cept ON Washington avenue, which shall be five
feet from the front line OF the lots; said boards
or planks 10 be laid crOsswisc with the
sidewalk, and firmly set and well spiked on to
three stringers, with not less than SIN twenty
penny nails to each board or plank The string
rrs shall not be less than three inches thick by
six inches wide, and firmly set ON edge and well
spiked ON TO the piles or cro-s-ties, not less than
three inch6 think by Fix inches wide, placed
, crosswi-c to said walk ut intervals OF moi more
than six feet; when the sidewalks are elevated
work shall be four inches square and the stills
cross-ries shan De PLACED on edge .and gained
the stringers shall be notched tightly TO said stills
or cross-lies; and in all cases blocks of wood |
not less than one foot long, three inches thick by
siN inches wide shall be placed under the ends |
oi each sill or cross-iie when the walk Is laid
the natural ground, and under the ends of each |
post when the walk is elevated by trestle-work;
same shall he firmly braced and the posts en-
tended two and one-half feet above the sidewalk,
to which a handwriting or strip OF white oak
plank, one inch thick by four inches wide shall
be securely nailed the lumber to DC used shall
he the best qualify of white or burr oak; said
walks shall he SO constructed and reconstructed
rs TO conform to the grade established b, Ordi-
nance No. SO.
sec. !. That the following walks I've con-
structcd of brick In the manner hereinafter pro-
yided, VIZ: On the south side OF Eighth street,
lac ~ as IA
on the south side Of seventh street. between
Commercial and Washington avenues; on the
cial and Washington avenues, and ON the west
side of Washington avenue, between seventh
and Eighth streets
streets shall be ten feet wide, and said brick
sidewalk on Washington avenue shall be twelve
feet wide they shall he constructed of hard,
we'll bnrnei brick, compactly and properly
laid in herring bOne manner, in u bed of coarse
sand, not less than four inches thick, placed ON
firm and substantial bed OF coal cinders or earth
earth; and shall be SO laid TO the grade estab-
walk shall be laid with n slope downward to-
ward the curb of onet third Ofan inch to the foot;
a curbing of sound white or burr oak plank three
inches tiick, anu no. eJs , ua ,ovn aiches
sound white or burr oak stakes, two and one
half feet long and three inches square. placed on
the outside Of said curbing not more than five
,sSec. o.. The local Improvements herein pro
yide,i Tor, shall he made by special assessment,
and in accordance with the provisions of Sec
nine of the Acts of the General Assembly of the
State of Illinois, approved April ~. a. ID. 1872;
and entitled ian Act to provide for the incOrpOr-
alton of cities and Villages. - and the costs and
expense of the construction and reconstruction
OF said sidewalks shall he paid out Of the funds
arising from said special assessment.
sec The owner OF any lot fronting on any
of the sidewalks, prov isiOns for the building or
reconstruction of which is made by this ordi.
nance, shall be allowed thirty days after the
time at which this ordinance shall take effect, in
which to build or reconstruct said sidewalks.
As the case may he, opposite his lot, and thereby
relieve the same from assessment; Provided,
that the work shall in all respects conform to
the requirements of this ordinance and he done
10 the satisfaction and approval of the Commit
tee or Streets.
Sec : Upon the expiration of the said thirty
days in the newspaper publishin the ordinances
of the city, setting forth that sealed bids for fur.
nishins the material or doing the work or both,
for the construction or reconstruction of said
sidewalks directed To the city council, will be
received at his Office up to the time Of the meet
ing OF the city council for the opening of said
bids, which meeting shall not be earlier than
twelve nor more than eighteen days from the
date of said notice, which notice shall state the
time Of said meeting and describe the work 10 be
done by referring TO this ordinances giving its
dinance is subject to examination AT any time ut
his Office
said bids shall be opened by the clerk in the
presence OF the council, and the contract for do
ing the work or furnishing the material or both /.
for the construction and reconstruction OF said
sidewalks shall be awarded TO the lowest respon-
sible bidder, who shall sufficiently guarantee to
NE satisfaction ofthe city council the furnishing
OF said material and the performance OF said
WORK or both, under the superintendent OF the
Committee on treets within such time or times
as may lie fixed by contract; II said bids are not
satisfactory to the city council they may reject
any or hll Of them; and may then or thereafter
authorize said walks to bc constructed and re-
constructed by such agents as they may think
| proper.
! Approved Sept. sth. 1875
HENRY WINTER, Mayor
Attest WIN. frsNch Axley, City Clerk.