Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-21
LEGAL.
A n ORDINANCE

For the construction Of a sewer
on Ninth street from the cen
ter line Of the alley between
First and Second avenues to
connect with the main sewer on
Fifth avenue, with lateral
branches in the alleys between
First and Second. Second and
Third, and Third and Fourth
avenues respectively.
Re Il Ordained By tie CITY Council Of the city o.
Rock Island.
SECTION That there he constructed in said
city an underground sewer commencing at the
center line Of the Intersection of Ninth street anC
the alley between First and second avenues run.
ming thence so1ih along the center Of said >intt
street To Fifth avenue, and there connect with
the main Fifth avenue sewer with late al brapChe.
connecting with said Ninth street sewer in the
center of the intersections OF the alleys between
First and Second. Second ana Third, and Third and
Fourth avenues respectively. The lateral in the
alley between First ami Second avenues to GO
east to within twenty feet of the west line oi
Tenth street aud west eighty feet from the west
line OF Ninth street. The lateral in the alley he
tween Second aud Third avenues to go west within
twenty feet of the east line of Eighth street and
east eighty feet from the east line of Ninth street
The lateral in the alley between Third and Fourth
avenues to 90 west along the center OF the said
alley to point twenty feet from the line OF
Seventh street and west eighty feet from the
| east line OF Ninth street.
| SEC. 2. Said sewers shall be laid in the center
of sand street and alleys as practicable
and be constructed of good glazed tile and To hi
| eighteen inches uSi in diameter from the main
Fifth avenue sewer to the center of the alley be.
tween Second and Third avenues from thence tc
| the center OF the alley between First and Second
avenues fifteen inch tile. all laterals ten inch lille
said and all lateral branches aforesaid 10 be-
| laid at least six feet below the surface of the
streets to the top of the tile, and In accordance
with grades and stakes given by the engineer EN-
| plOyed by the city, with necessary ''Tsn and
crosses for the purpose of connecting public
sewers and private drains Herewith each pipe is
| to be laid on firm bed and the ends of the pipe.
are 10 abut close TO each other in such manner
that there shall be no shoulders or want of upi-
formity of surface on the b"ttom of the interior
OF the drain; the joints TO he as uniform as pos
slbie and filled with cement.
| SEC. 3. Said sewer shall be constructed under
| the supervision of the city superintendent OF
streets who shall pat IN or cause 10 be put in al
| ITS" and crosses wherever found necessary:
shall grade the fall of said shall be found
| necessary and practicable in accordance witt
| grades given by the engineer, and shall have
general charge aud supervision of the work
| SEC. That the whole cost and expense of the
| improvement provided for in section ] OF thi.
ordinance shali be raised and paid by special as
! HeS-HcnI upon the properly Contiguous To said
improvement; said special assessment to be
levied according to and only to the amount of tn,
benefits which shall accrue to such properly bI
reason of such improvement and under and IN &C.
cordanee with article nine 90 of an act of the
general assembly of the stale OF Illinois entitled
San act for the Incorporation OF cities and villa
| yes" approved April 10th 1872, and amendment,
thereto.
| SEo 5. That Aldermen Corken. Evans ant
Buncher be and are hereby appointed commission
ers to make an estimate of the cost of said i'm
fprOvement including labor materials and al
other expenses attending the same, and the COS
| OF levying, assessing and collecting the specia
| tax therefor
| Passed May 3, 1890.
Approved
| Attest: WILLiAI McCONOCHIE,
RoBEET koEHLER, Mayor
lSeall City Clerk