Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-13
AN ORDINANCE
Repeating an Ordinance and
Substituting Therefor:

Belt Ordained blythe City Council Of the city Of
Rock Island.
That an ordinance entitled IAN ordinance for
the constructing of sewer from Ninth avenue
ct eetto seventh avenue, east on Seventh avenue
to the intersection Of Twenty fourth street to
Fourth avenue, thence nnrih on Twenty fourth
street to Fourth avenue and there connect with
the main sewer, together with branches connect
ing 10 the Tweniy -fourfh street main, east TO
Twenty-sixth street on Fifth, Fifth-and- half,
Six and seventh avenues" passed Jan. 90 1890,
be hereby repealed ard the following be substitu-
ted therefor:
An ordinance for the construction OF a sewer
on Twenty fourth street from Eight avenue to
Fourth avenue, with lateral branches on Seventh,
Sixth, Fifth-and-a-half and Fifth avenues 10
Tw enty-eixth street.
Be 1t ordained by the City Council of the City of
Sec. I. That there be constructed in said city
an underground sewer commencing in the certre
of the intersection of Eighth avenue and Twenty
fourth street. running thence north along said
Twenty-fourth street TO Fourth avenue and there
connect with the main sewer on said Fourth ave
rue, with lateral branches connecting with said
sewer in the centre Of the intersections of Seventh
avenue, Sixth avenue, Fifth-and-a-haf avenue
and Fifth avenue and said wenty-fourth street
and running thence east along said Seventh, Sixth
Fifth ud-a- half and Fifth avenues TO ihe west
line of the intersections OF Twenty-six street
and said Seventh, Sixth, Pifth-and a-half and
Fifth avenues respectfully.
Sec 2. Said sewer shall be laid in the centre
rs pract cable, and be constructed Of good glazed
| tile and be twelve az inches in diameter from
Eighth to Seventh avenue, fifteen { 81 inches In
diameter from Seventh to Fifth and-A-hah ave-
nue.. ana eighteen (1s) inches In diameter from
| 18TH anda ha TO Fourth avenue ard all lateral
branches on Seventh, Sixth, Fiith-and-a-haif and
Fifth eyenues respectively shall be ten inches in
diameter.
SAID sewer and all lateral branches aforesaid TO
be laid at least six feet from the surface Of the
| street to the top of the tile and in accordance
wi nd sfa tas NV ha pnpinper am
poyed by the city for that purpose with the nee
essary ITS" and crosses for the purpose OF con-
| meeting public sewers and private drains there
with; each pipe IL to be laid on firm bed and the
| ends Of the pipes are TO abut close against each
| other in such a manner that there shall be no
shoulder or want Of uniformity of surface on the
bottom of the interior OF the drain. the JOINTS TO be
| as uniform as possible and oiled with cement.
Sec. g. Said sewer shall be constructed under
| the supervision OF the city superintendent OF
streets, who shall put in, cause 70 be put in ali
| IT'S and crosses wherever found proper and nee
essary; shall grade the fall OF said sewer as shall
| be found necessary and practicable in accordance
| with grades given by the gineer and shall have
/ general charge and supervision OF the work.
See. 4. That the whole cost and expense OF the
| improvement provided for in section one az Of
this ordinance shall be raised and paid by specia
| assessment upon the property contiguous to 3 iit
Improvement, said special assessment to be Levied
according TO. and only to, the amount OF the bene
fits which sha accrue 10 such property by reason
| of such improvement and under and in accordanc,
with article nine (9l of an act OF the general as
semby of the state of Illinois, entitled An act 10
the Incorporation OF cities and villages, approved
| April TO- 1872 in force July 1, 1872, and amend
ments thereto.
Sec. 5. Thac Alderman Schnell, Edwards AM
| Larkin be and are hereby appointed commission
ers 10 make esti ate of the cost of said improve
ment, including labor materials ano all other ex
penses attending the same and the cost OF levyini
and assessing the special tax therefor.
| Passed March 3, 1890.
Approved:
| Attest: WILLIAM MCCoNoCHIE,
| Robert koehler, Mayor
| Seal City Clerk.