Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-05
A n ORDINANCE


Fourteenth street to the West
line of Ninth street in the
city of Rock Island.
Be u ordainedby the Guy Council Of the city Of
Rock Island.
SECTION /. That Second avenue from the west
line of the intersection Of Fourteenth street "a
the west line Of the intersection ofNinth street,
all being in the corporate limits OF the said
city Of Rock Island, be and the same are hereby
ordered en- rbed with curb stones, excsyated and
graded, improved and paved with paving brick,
Of good quality, in manner following: Curb stones
shall be set on each side thereof at the Onter line
Of the respective sidewalks. Said curb stores
shall be OF the best quality OF sandstone no sec
ton 10 be less than three 81 feet long, two t2l
feet deep and four a. inches thick when dressed.
The top edge shall be full and square and neatly
bush hammered, and the face shall also be neatly
bush hammered not less than twelve 12) inches
down from the top. The ends shall be dressed
smooth. so as 10 make close Joints through the
full thickness Of the stone not less than one foot
down from the top. and the back side of the stone
shall be dressed 10 uniform thickness OF four "a
inches down from the top. The excAvating and
grading shall be 10 such depth will cause the
top OF the pavement when laid. 10 conform to the
respective established grade Of said streets be
tween said points Hs said grade has heretofore
been established by said city OF Rock Islsnd. and
the said pavement herein provided Tor shall when
laid conform 10 said grade and the eNcavating snd
grading shall be 10 such depth as will cause the
said pavement TO conform thereto. On the road
bed thus formed. there shall be put bottom lay
er of clean macadam TO be laid n depth of six (6l
inches the entire ROAD bed fter said stree has
been excavated sufficiently 10 bring the finished
pavement up 10 said established grade. The in
tent being that at least six l6) inches of adam
shall be under all the pavement as foundation
The whole is then 10 be thoroughly rolled wi h a
horse roller and settled To place and compacted
to the satisfaction OF the mayor, superintendent
of streets and street and alley committee. on the
foundation course there must be laid clean river
sand, 10 the depth Of three ~ inches. which
-hall he raked into even layer, without licking
IT, until the surface layer and gravel foundation is
made compact and solid 10 the entire satisfaction
OF the mayor superintendent Of streets and street
and alley committee. ON the surface layer Of
sand shall be placed n course OF brick upon their
Nat or four Inch surface and lengihwise of the
street. care being taken to break JOINTS the same
as when laid In wall On-ths course OF brick
shall be spread river sand sufficiently TO III every
joint ard 20 cover the enti ire one ID inch.
Upon such course OF brick covered shall be
placed a course OF brick edgewise. that is length
wise or upon their narrow surface, and crossWise
OF the street. placing them close together and
breaking joints as before specified and each brick
shall be OF the size of 2AXi inches. No broken
or Irregular bricks shall be placed on the top
course The brick composing the top course
shall be regular In shape and size and of the very
best and hardest selected brick. and ali brick
used in this course shall be OF the best quality
OF vitrifed brick, such will meet the a, provsl
Of the mayor, superintendent OF streets and
street and alley committee. The lower course
shall be of hard burned brick; said street shall be
excavated, graded, improved and paved as afore-
said, the whole width OF the same between said
curbsioncs except the intersections hereby orde =
ed to be paved and improved a. aforesaid, that
IL to say. the Intersections OF Thirteenth,
Twelfth, Eleventh, Tenth and Ninth streets and
ssld Second avenue and excepting also the por
ton included between the rails of the Moline 4
Rock leland Horse Railway Company, and eigh
teen inches on the cutter side OF said conpsny's
tracks.
The cost Of paving said street intersections
shall be paid for out of the special fund to be
provided therefor and the cost OF paving the por
ton OF the street included In the tracks Of the
Moline & Rock Island Horse Railway Company
and eighteen inches the outer side OF the rails
Of said company tracks shall be paid by said
Moline & Rock Island Horse Railway Company.
SEC. q That the whole cost and expense OF the
improvement provided for IN Section l. of this or
dinance, including the cost. making the ASSESS
ment, collecting the special tax. surveying and in
spectins, Except the above speeihed) shall be
raised and paid by special taxation and said spec
ial tax shall be levied, assessed and collected upon
and from the blocks. lots and parts OF lots con-
tiguous TO and touching those parts OF said streets
which are hereby ordered 10 be paved. in proper
ton the frontage OF -ai~ bocks, lots and parts
to be paved as aforesaid. Said spt ciAl taxation
lie to be levied under Article Q OF act OF the
General Assembly, entitled An act providing for
the Incorporation OF cities and villages approved
April 10, 1S72 heretofore adopted bv the said city
Of Rock Island. The amount to be thus raised by
special taxation TO be twenty-five thousand two
hundred and seventy-seven and 40-l00 dollars.
SEC. 3. That the amount OF said special taxa
tion for said improveu ent shall be divided into
tnstalments the irstof which shall be twenty five
per cent of the total OF sad'aesessment and which
shall be dne and payable from and after confr-
nation Of said assessment. The remaining por-
ton OF said assessment, after deducting the said
nrst installment, shall be divided into four equal
annual instaliments, which said installments
shall be payable annually thereafter, and collect
ed In the same manner that other assessments
are collected. Each OF said four last named in
tall ar1fs hall haar fufn rha If
per cent per anuum from and after the first day of
July next succeeding the confirmation of said
assessment. Provided, that the whole Of said as
sessment, or any installment or installments
thereof, may be paid at any time at the option of
the owner owners Of said lots, blocks, pieces
OF tracts, in which case interest shall be charged
only 10 the time OF payment and upon such pay
ment the property for which said payment is made
shall be discharged from the the lien of snch pay
ment.
Seq 4. Payment for the said improvement shall
be made In the following manner: From the
amount of the first payment, when IL shall be COL
lected, shall FIRST be paid all the cost of making the
and inspecting. The remainder of said payment
shall then be paid to the person or persons emit
tied thereto on the contract for said work. The
sha then be dTaed nso fo 10, sac
equal parts, and a voucher shall be issued by the
said city to the person or persons entitled there.
10. for each part payable in same order and n an
ner that the instaliments are payable, and said
vouchers shall bear the same rate OF interest
per annum that said installments bear, and be
made payable to the order Of the person or per.
sons entitled thereto. and state the improvement
and installment for which they are issued, and
any person or persons, accepting the vouchers as
provided herein for work done performed upon
said Improvement or their assigns, shall have no
claim or lien upon the said city IN any event. for
the payment OF said vouchers or the interest ex-
cept from the collections of the installments for
which said vouchers are issued.
SEC. B. Thst Aldermen Hampton and Corken
and Engineer ii. g. Paddock be and they are here
by appointed commissioners to make an estimate
OF the cost OF said improvement and each part
thereof, including separate estimate OF the cost
OF labor, material and lawful cost and expense of
making and collecting said tax, and all legal
and charges OF the court relating thereto, and re-
port the same TO this council IN writing.
SEC. o. Upon the approval of said report by
the city council, IL shall be the duty of the city
clerk to advertise In the daily papers Of the
city OF Rock Island for at least twenty (29 days for
bids for the improvement specified, and he shall
mall marked copies OF said advertisement to all
any citizen OF this city. All bidders shall be re-
CURED to deposit sealed bids for said work with
the city clerk prior to ak 90 O'Clock on Monday
afternoon. 1889. together with samples
Each proposal must be accompanied by q GER
tiled check upon some Rock Island bank for
300 payable TO the order of the mayor of the city
Of Rock Island. which check is to be forfeited and
paid TO the city Of dock Island In case the party
TO whom the contract lie awarded shall fail to exc
cute the contract 80 awarded and furnish bond in
me aum OF twenty-five thousand teso,000) dollars
with sureties and conditions satisfactory to the
contract, and the council shall have the right to
reject any and all bids.
raised November IS, 1882
Approved:
Attest: ROBERT KorHLHn, Mayor.
ISeal1 Civ Clerk