Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-25
A N ORDINANCE
A N ORDINANCE
For the Improvement of Second
Avenue from the West line of
Fourteenth street to the East
line of Twentieth street, and
for the Levying of a Special
Tax therefor.

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Be Z ordginsd by the City Council of the City o.
SECTION /. That Second avenue, from the
west line Of the intersection of Fourteenth street
10 the east line of the intersection of Twentieth
street all being in the corporate limits of the said
city of Rock Island be and the same are hereby
ordered curbed with curb stones. excavated 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 outer line
OF the respective sidewalks. Said curb stones
shall be of the best quality of lime tone no sec
ton TO be less than three (3) feet long, two (2)
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 I2) inches
down from the top. The ends shall be dressed
smooth, so as TO 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 to uniform thickness OF four 80
| inches down from the top. The excavsting and
grading shall be TO such depth will cause the
top of the pavement, when laid to conform 10 the
respective established grade of said streets be
tween said points as said grade has heretofore
been established by said city of Rock Island and
the said pavement herein provided for shall when
aid conform OF said grade and the excavating and
grading shall be to such depth 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 depth of six (6)
inches over the entire road bed, wherever there
shall not remain six (6) inches OF macadam, as at
present laid in said street. after said street has
been excavated sufficiently to bring the finished
pavement up 10 said established grade. The in
tent being that at least six 90 inches of adam
shall be under all the pavement az a foundation
fhe whole is then TO be thoroughly rolled with a
horse roller and settled to place and compacted
10 the satisfaction OF the mayor, superintendent
Of streets and street and alley committee. On the
foundation course there must be laid clean river
sand, to the depth of three (3) inches, which
hall he raked into an even layer, without licking
It, until the surface layer and gravel foundation
made compact and solid to the entire satisfaction
OF the mayor, superintendent of streets and street
ana alley committee. On the surface layer of
tsnd shall be placed course of brick upon their
lat or four inch surface and lengthwise of the
street. care being taken to break JOINTS the same
is when laid in wall. On this course OF brick
hall be spread river sand sufficiently TO fill every
Joint and TO cover the entire course one % inch.
Upon such course of brick so covered shall be
placed course OF brick edgewise, that il length
wise or upon their narrow surface, and crosswise
or the street. placing them close together ard
breaking joints as before specified, and each brick
shall be OF the size of "a x4xS inches Propided
nat on such parts OF said Second avenue where
after excayating six (6) inche below the estab-
shed grade there shall remain at least six go
inches of well packed macadam with which said
ayenue Is now paved, the under course OF brick
may De omitted, and there shall be laid clean riy-
err sand to the depth of two 90 inches which shall
be raked to an even layer and thoroughly wet
Gown without licking 1t, until IL is made compact
and solid TO the satisfaction of the mayor SUPER
tendent OF streets and street and alley committee
NO broken or irregular shaped brick shall be
laced on the top course. The brick composing
the top course shall be regular in shane and size
and OF the very best ard hardest SELECTED brick
and ali brick used in this course shall be of the
best quality OF vitrifed brick, such as will meet
ne approval OF the mayor, superintendent of
streets and street and alley committee The
lower course shall be of hard burned brick; said
streets shall be excavsted, graded, improved and
paved as aforesaid, the whole width of the same
between said curbstones, except the intersections
hereby ordered to be paved and improved as
oresad that is TO say the intersections OF Four
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West Seventeenth street, Seventeenth street
Eighteenth street, Nineteenth street and TWEEN
tisth street and Second avenue and excepting al
60 the portion included between the rails OF the
M oline & Rock Island Horse Railway COMPANY
and the Rock Island & Milan Street Railway
Company, and eighteen inches the outer
sde OF said companies tracks.
The cost oil paving said street intersections
81 all be paid for out of the special fund be pro-
vited therefor and the cost of paving the portion
Of the street included in the tracks OF the Moline
q Rock Island Horse Railway Company and eigh-
tie IN inches on the outer side of the rails OF said
company's tracks shall be paid by said Moline &
ton OF The street inc uded within the tracks of the
Rock Island & Milan Street Railway Company's
trucks to be paid for by the Rock Island q Milan
st -eet Railway Company.
SEQ. 2 That the whole cost and expense of the
Improvement provided for In Section 1, of this
oil rance, inclu ding the coat, making the assess
above speciedl shall be raised and paid by special
Ia cation and said special taxation shall be levied
a. Ieseed aud collected upon and from the blocks
10 and parts of lots contingent to and touching
tn Dse parts OF said streets which hereby order
ed to be paved, in proportion to the frontage OF
"a blocks, lots and parts OF lots upon the said
rts of saiu streets that TO be paved as afore
sa d. Said spe cia taxation is to be levied under
Article Of an act Of the General Assembly emit
tied An act providing for the incorporation OF
cities and Villages" approved April TO- 1872 there
tot ore adopted by the said city of Rock Island
fEC. 3. That William Edwards, William F.
Sc lrOeder and b. G.. Paddock, be and they are
he -eby appointed commissioners to make an esti-
pa t thereof, including separate estimate OF the
cot OF labor, material, and lawful cost and ex
pe1se of making and collecting said assessment,
anil all legal costs and charges OF the court relat
inf thereto, and report the same to this council in
tEc 4. Upon the approval OF said report bv
the city council, 1t shall be the duty of the city
clerk to advertise in the daily papers of the
cit OF Rock Island for at least twenty days for
bic for the improvement 81 ecifed, and he shall
ma marked copies OF said advertisement to all
col tractors whose names shall be furnished by
any citizen of this city. All bidders shall be re-
gu red to deposit sealed bids for said work with
the city clerk prior to O'Clock Of Monday after
noe June H. 1883, together with sample Of brick
Zach proposal must be accompanied by a certi-
nee check upon some Rock Island bank for $500,
pay able to the order OF the mayor OF the city of
Roc Island, which check 10 to be forfeited and
pal to the city Of Rock Island in case the party
10 whom the contract lie awarded shall fail to exc
cute the contract so awarded and furnish bond in
the sum OF ten Thousand dollars $4,000 with
sur sties and conditions satisfactory to the mayor
wit hin ten days after the awarding OF said con-
trat and the council shall have the right to re-
jec any and all bids.
Pissed May 20, 1889.
WILLIAM McCONOCHyE