The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-09-19
Ordinance No. I8.
AN ORDINANCE providing for the re.

construction OF certain sidewalks II
the City Of Cairo:
BE i Ordained By tie city Council Of Mt
City Of Cairo:
| SECTION |. That the following side.
walks be reconstructed of wood, in the
manner hereinafter provided, viz: Or
the northerly side of Fourth street, be
tween Commercial avenue and Walnut
street on the westerly side Of CONNER
cial avenue, between Third and Fourth
streets and Ninth and Twelfth streets OF
the easterly side Of Washington avenue
between Tenth and Twelfth streets or
the westerly side Of Washington avenue
between AIhirteenth and Fourteenth
streets (e cepung 30 feet next Fourteenth
street in front OF lots Z and 8, block IS
City of Cairo; on the northerly side OF
| Tenth street, between Commercial ay-
enue and Leyee street; on the southerly
side OF Fourteenth street between Com
mcrcial avenue and Levee street on the
norlherly side OF Tenth street, between
Commercial and Washington avenues !;
on the southerly side of Ninth street, be-
tween Commercial avenue and the east
erly side of lot 10, block 26, City Of Cairo;
on the westerly side of Poplar street, be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets /;
on the northerly side of Eighth street,
between Cedar street and westerly side
of lot -, block 60; on The northerly side
Fifteenth street, between Locust and
Cedar streets, City Of Cairo; the foregoing
sidewalks to be laid to the established
grade of the city, as liked by ordinance.
SECTION =. Said sidewalks shall be re,
constructed as follows, viz: They shall
be SIX feet wide upon the top, excepting
on Commercial and Washington avenues,
where they snail be seven feet wide.
The head or top covering to be of white
or burr oak boards or planks, two inches
thick and not more than eight inches
wide; the inside line OF the covering to
be four feet distant from the front line of
the lots, excepting on Commercial and
Washington avenues, where it shall be
tive feet distant from the front line of the
lots /; said boards or planks to be laid
crosswise with the sidewalk and firmly
set and well spiked on with at least six
twenty-penny nails in each board or
plank to three stringers of not less than
three inches thick by six inches wide,
firmly set on edge and well spiked on to
stills or cross.ties not less than three
Inches wide by six inches thick, placed
crosswise to said sidewalk at intervals OF
six feet. The posts OF the trestlework
shall be four inches square, and the stills
or cross.ties shall be placed on edge and
gained or morticed into the posts and
well spiked on, and the stringers shall
be notched tight to said stills or cross.ties;
and blocks OF wood not less than one foot
long and three inches thick by six inches
wide, shall be placed under the ends of
each post. The trestlewOrk shall be
firmly braced, and the posts extended
two and one-hali 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. said
strlngers, stills, cross.tles, posts and
ground blocks shall be of white or burr
oak, red cedar, black locust or mulberry.
SECTION 3, The local improvement
herein provided for, shall be made by
special assessments, and in accordance
wi h the provisions OF Sections Is to 81,
inclusive, OF Art 0, of the act OF the Gen.
>,
approved April 10, 1872, and entitled,
An act to provide tor the Incorporation
OF cities and villages" and the cost and
expenses Of the construction OF said side
walks shall be paid out of the funds aris-
ing from said special assessments.
SECTION l. The owner of any lot 'front.'
ing on the sidewalk, provisions Tor the
reconstruction OF which Is made in this
ordinance, shall be allowed thirty days
after the time at which this ordinance
takes effect in which 10 reconstruct that
portion of said sidewalk opposite his lot,
and thereby relieve the same from assess
ment; provided the work shall conform
in all respects to the requirements OF this
ordinance, and be done TO the satisfaction
and approval Of the Committee on Streets.
SECTION 3. Upon the expiration of the
said thirty days, the city clerk shall
publish notice for ten days, by the
newspaper publishing the ordinances OF
the city, setting forth that sealed bids for
furnishing the material or doing the
work, or both, for the reconstruction of
said sidewalk, directed to the city cOun-
Gil, will be received at his office, up to
the time of the meeting Of the city cOun-
ell tor the opening OF said bids, which
meeting shall not be earlier than twelve
days, nor later than eighteen days from
the date Of said notice; which notice
shall state the date OF said meeting. and
describe the work to be done, by refer
ring to this ordinance, giving its number
and date of approval, and that said ordi-
nance is subject to examination at any
time ut his office. Said bids shall lie
opened by the clerk in the presence of
the council, and the cont act for doing
the work or furnishing the material, or
both, tor reconstructing said sidewalk,
shall be awarded to the lowest RESPONSE
BILE bidder, who shall sufficiently guaran.
tee to the satisfaction of the city council
the furnishing of said material. or the
performance OF said work, or both, under
the supervision of the Committee on
Streets, within such time as may be fixed
by contract, If said city council shall
deem it expedient to do so. II said bids
are not satisfactory to the city council,
they may reject any or all of them, and
may then or thereafter authorize said
sidewalk to be reconstructed by such
agents as they may think proper,
tpprnve1 Sent TX 1877