The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-19
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ORDINANCE 40. 81.

An ordinance providing for the construction OF
certain sidewalks.
BE tordained by the City Council OF the city of
Cairo.
Section J. That sidewalks ne constructed of
wood on the northery side Of rh.rtysecond street
from Commercial avenue TO Poplar street and on
the eastery side of Poplar street from Thirtysec-
ond street to Ihiryourth street In the First ad-
ditiOn to said city.
section2 That the sidewalks above provided for
be slructed in accordance with the requirements
of the existing ordinances the city providing Tor
the construction of sidewalks, excepting that the
grade TO which said sidewalks shall be laid shall
only be so much above the natural surface of the
ground, as the proper construction OF said walks
without trestlewOrks, may require,
Section 3 The local improvement herein pro.
yided for, shall be made by special assessments,
and IN accordance with the provisions of sections
Is to 81 inclusive, of Art g. Of the act of the gcner.
al assembly of the state of Illinois, approved April
10th, lSI2 and entitled IAN act to provide for the
incorporation ofci les and villages and the cost
and expenses of the construction and rGconstruc.
ton Of said sidewalks shall he paid out of the
funds arising from said special assessments.
Section 4. The owner OF any lot fronting on the
sidewalk provision for the building OF which ia
made by this ordnance, shall be allowed thirty
days after the time at which this ordinance takes
effect in which TO build that portion of said side.
walk opposite his lot, and thereby relieve the
same from assessment; provided the work shall
conform IN all respects to the requirements of this
ordinance, and be done to the satisfaction and ap
proyaI of the committee on stree =.
section DE- upon tnc expiration Ol l0e SAID tlllf
ty DAYS, the city clerk shall publish notice for
twelve days IN the news paper publishing the ord.
nanccs of the city, setting forth that scaled bids for
furnishing the material or doing the work, or both
or the construction and reconstruction
of raid sidewalks directed to the City
council will he receive at this, office, up
to the imoof the meeting OF the city council TO the
opening OF said bids, Matchmaking shall not be
earlier than twelve days, nor later than eighteen
days from the date Of said notice, which notice
shall state the time ofsald meeting and descibe the
work to be done, by re referring TO this ordinance
giving It's number and date of approval, aud that
said ordinance IL subject to examination at any
time ut his office. Said bids shall be opened by the
clerk IN the prosI nee OF the council and the con
tract for doing the work. or furnishing the material
or both, for constructing and reconstructng said
sidewalks shall be awarded to the lowest respOn-
siblo bidder, who shall sufficiently guarantee 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
Strcota, within such time NJ may be fixed by con.
tract If sai city Council shall deem II cxpedent
Ia do 20. II said bids aro not sntlstaC DRY to the
city Council they may reject any or all OF them,
and may then or thereafter authorize said sidewalk
to be constructed by Oh agents as they may
think proper
Approved February nth, A. y. 1882.
N. BTll SHERWOOD, Mayor.
Attest: ID. j. FOLEY, City Clerk.