Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-17
AN ORDINANCE

teenth street from the north line of
First avenue to the north inc of Third
avenue and of the alley between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets
and Second and Third avenues from
the south line ofSecond avenue to the
north line of Third avenue
Be Il Ordained By the C::g Council Of the Cty of
RccE Island.
sectio l. That Third avenue from the esst
lii of Twenty fourth to the west Inc Of Ninth
street, o. Ninete nth street ON the 10 tn line of
First avenue 10 the north line Third ave nue nd
CT the alley between Eighteenth and Nineteenth
streets ana Second and third avenues from tue
solih line of Second avenue o the N, nth line OF
Third svenue, al eeing in the corporate limits of
the said ely ef Rock 'sland, be and The same is
hereby ordered curbsd with curb stones excavated
and graded, improved and paved with paving
brick. of good quality in manner following: Curb
stones shsil e set on each side ,hereo at the
outer line OF the respective sidewalks. Said curb
stones shall be of the hest quality of sand,t lne
no section TO be less han three (3j feet long Two
(2) feet deep and four (4) inches thick when
dressed The top edge shall be foil and sauare
and neatly hushhammered, and the face shall
also De neatly busn-hammered not less taan
Twelve tl2l inches dow from the top. The eids
snall ne dressed smooth. 80 as To make close
joints thro Oh the full thickness of the stone not
less thsn one foot down from the top and the back
side OF the stone shall be dressed to u uniform
thickness of four t4 inches down from the too
The eXcaVating and grading shall be 10 such
Hepth a. VII an the top OF tine pavement, when
iald, 10 conform TO The respective established
grade OF said street between said points as said
grade has heretofore b, en- established by said city
ot Rock Island, ana the said pavement herein pro
yided for shall, When laid. con 'orm to said grade
ana the eXcavating aud grading shall be 10 such
oeptn as viii cause toe sad pavement to con-
form thereto, On the road bed thus formed there
shall be put bottom la er of clean m4calam 10
be laid dep'h Of six 90 inches over the entire
road bed, Wherever there shall not Iemajn six t6)
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rect, sitter SAID street has been excavated sufi-
emily 10 bring the finished pavement m 10 SAID
established grade. The intent being that AZ least
slNtol inches OF macadam sh,ll be under all the
paw, ment as foundation. The whole is then 10
De thoroughly rolled with horse roller and ~ +
tied 10 place ard comp4ccd 10 the satisfaction Of
the maNor, superintendent Of streets ana street
and alley committee. ON the foundat on course
tcere must be laid clean river sand to the dep,h
or tAree 80 inches, which shall be ased into an
even layer, without licking it, until the surface
layer ard gravel foundation lie m ,de com pact and
sohd 10 the entire satisfaction of the mayor super-
lntendent OF streets and street and alley commit
tee On the surface LAYER of sand sha | be placed
cour of brick upon their fiat or four iuch sur
FACE aud iengthwise Of sUeet. care being taken 10
break joints the same as when land in a wall On
thls course or brick shall be spread river sand
sufficiently 10 I'LL every Io'nt aud to cover tina
enire course one % inch. Upon sucn course Of
DICK so cove ed shall be placed a course of brick
edgwise, that is lengthwise or upon their usrro,y
surface and crosswlse of the street placing the IN
close together and Freaning joints before spe-
lheG ana e3ch btick shalt be OF the siz Of "a x+NS
inches Provided: that on such parts OF said
Nineteenth street an Third avenue after exc.vst-
ing SIX to} inches below the established grade
thSre sual remain at least &c inches Of well aCk
e1 mac adam with which ssid street j. now paved
the Jnder coarse of brick NAV he omitted ard
There shall be laid clean river sand to the depth of
two ~ inches which shall be raked TO an even
layer and thoroughly wet do u n without licking il
until II ls made compact ard solid To the atl.f q
non OF the mayor superintendent OF streets ard
street and ley committee. No broken or irrec-
ular shaped bricks sh ali be placed Ga the ton
course. Tae brick COM osing the ton course shall
be regular in shape aud size ana of tae very best
ana hardest selected brick, and al brick uSed in
this course shall De of the best eustv of vitr ed
trick. such as viii meetthe apn oval ofthc mayo
snpehhtende OF streets ano I eet ard alley com
brick.
said streets ard alley shall be exc AWAITED. Yraded
iHprov ed and paved as aforesaid the who'll width
of The same, that is to say the SAID Third avenue
ana Nineteenth street the whole width between
the curb stones snd the said alley the whole width
between the buildings lines on the same excsDt
the intersections hereby ordered to be paved ana
improved as aforesaid, that o say the int
tons OF TweEty.fourth. Twentyth I'd. Twenty
second, twenty first, Nineteenth, Eli htesnth. sew
enteepth, Sixteenth, Fittssih. Feurteeth Thir-
teeth, Twelfth, Eleventh, Tenlh and Ninth -treets
and said Third avenue, and eycep'ins also the
portion included between tn { rails Of tae DSven-
port n Rock Island, and the Moline & Rock Island
and MON Street Railway companies, the Rock
Island Milan street Railway c Jmpany sna eli Oh
tracks
The cost for paving said street irtsrSertions
shail he ard fer out of the special fund o ep,o-
Nided therefor, and he cost OF paving The rorton
or The street included in he tracks OF lhe Dayen
port & Rock lsIaEo, the Moline n Rock Island aud
Union Sueet railway companies aud the Rock
Island y Milan street Railway con pssy, respeo-
lively
sec. >. That the whole cost and exrense of the
Improvement provided for In section l. of this
ordinance. lnclHalng the cost of making the as
ecS-meut, Collecting ire lecial lax surveying
aud inerec ing (eAcepting the above speCided)
shai be raised an pad by -pecial taxption anu
said special tax shall be levied assessed and e j.
lected u on and from the blocks lots and arts Of
lots contiguous 10 and touching those part of aid
ST eet> which are hereby ordered TO be payed in
proportion TO the frontage of ssid blocks lots and
larls OF lots upon the said parts Of SAID reefs
that are to be paved as sforesaid said special
taxation IS 10 be levied under article of an act
ot the general assembly. ent lied An act provid
ing for the incorporation of cities ana village
approved April 10, 1872. and the amount OF the
special tax thHs to be LEVIED and raised sha be
(ef5,0;O) seveuty-ave thousand dollars
Sec 3. That the amount OF saId spec al ta\a
tion TO- said Improvement shall be 'vided itto
lnstallmt MS, the fist of which shall be twenty
hve per cent of the total or sa'd ment, at d
which shall be due and payable from ard after
con1smationo al said assessment. The remaining
portion OF said Assessment, after deduc ing the
said first install ment, shall be divided into four
equal annual nstalmeIt-, which said irst Al men,
shall be payable annually thereaf er, and collected
in the same manner that OF 1er essments are
collected. Zach Of The for "a l-st named in
staiIments shall bear interest al the rate of five
OF July next succee" ing the confirm alton of said
assessment Provided. that the whole of sa d as
sessmen'. or anr In-t2iiment or install ments
thereof, NAV be paid any time at tire O ton Of
| the owner or owners Of said los. blocks. pieces
or tracts in which cas- int I shall be charged
| only L. the time OF payment and upon such ! uy-
| l1ent toe property for which said ayr cut IL
mad >hai be discharged from the lien o. such
| pay ment
sc {. Payments for the said mpro enent
| snail be made in he following manner From
tne amount of the first payment. when il shall be
cohected snail first be paid 81 the COSTS Of max
ing the SAID assessn eut lie uCiug CouIt
| Veylhs and inspecting The remainder Of said
payment shall then be pain 10 the person or per-
sons entitled thereto the contract of said work
ne amount remain ne due upon the contract for
SAID improvement shs ell be divided into four "a
equal parts, and VOUCHER shall be issued by the
said city 10 the person persons entitled thereto,
| Tor eacn part payable in same order and manner
that the Instruments PAYABLE. and said vouch-
ers shall oe'r the same rate of interest per annum
tnat salo Instruments bear, and be made payable
| TO the order OF the person or peasons entitled
thereto ana state the lnstallment for which they
| are issued, and any pers IN persons. excepting
the vouchers as provided herein for work done or