Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-06
AN ORDINANCE

oi seventeenth and Nineteenth
Streets from the South Line of
Third to the North line of Fourth
Avenues Respectively, Now Occu-
pied by the Davenport & Rock ISL
and Railway Company with its
Tracks, Curves and Other Struc-
lures and Appliances for the Pas
sage of its Motors and Cars.
Be it ordained by the city council of the city
o: Rock slaud:
SECTION l. That the following desc ibed ,t.ips
oi grounn now occupied by the Davenport &
ROCK Is and Railway company with i. tracks
curves ina 'ther structures and appliances for
the passage OF its motors a. cars, t wit:
A strip eight feet in width extending in and
aI,ng seventeenth street in said city. from the
south line OF Third avenue to The north line Of
Fourth avenue the center line whereof is the
center line of the track OF said railway company
as at pres mt located
Another strip eight feet in width extending in
and along Nine; zenith treet frcm the south line
OF Thru avenue to the north line of Fourth
avenue in said city, the center line whereof IL The
center line OF the track of said railway company
as al present located.
All said strips OF land being within the cor
porate limits f the sd city OF Rock Island be
ana the same hereby re ordered cxcava ed and
graded, improved and pave with paving brick of
good quality. in mrnner following, to wit:
The eXcavatins ana grading shall lie TO
such depth viii cause the top of
the pavement. when laid 10 conform to The
respective established grade said streets be
tween said points, as sald grades have heretofore
been established by said city Of Rock Islard and
the said pavement herein provided for shall when
laid, conform 10 said gracCs. and the excavating
ana grading sh il be 10 such depth VIII cluse
the said pavement 10 conform thereto.
On the road bed thus formed there shall he mt
a
of Fix t6) inches when rolled the entire road
bed Whenever there shall not remain six C61
inches OF mscadam at present laid in said
streets after said streets have been Cx.
caVated Sufficiently 10 bring the finished
pavement up 10 said established grades
the intent being that a least six 90 inches of
msca an shall be under all the pavement as
:oundatlon. The whole is then TO be thoroughly
role with the city steam roller and settled TO
pa and compactcG to the satisfaction of the
| mayor, superintendent OF streets and street and
alley committee of the CITY counciI Of
| said city Of Rock Island On the foun-
dation course there mnst be Ibid clear river sand
! tothe del tn of three (3) inches which shall he
raked into an even layer, without licking il until
| The surface layer and macadam foundation l. made
compact ana solid 10 the entire satisfaction of the
| mayor, superintendent Of streets and street and
alley committee. On The surface LAYER ( sand
| shall be placed single layer of brick edrcwise
| that Il lengthwise Their narrow surface
and crossw sc of the streets placing them close
| together, care being taken to break Joints the
! same Us when laid in a wall. and each brick shall
. be of the sz- OF 2I1 XIxs inches No broken or
| Il
shail DC OF The best quality OF ;riiied brick such
a. viii meet the approval of ''iv mayor superin-
/ teudeni Of streets and street nd alley committee
SEC. ? That the whole cost and ev-
| pense OF the Improvement provided for in
| section one Cd Of this ordinance, iucluc-
| ing the cost of making asst ssment, collection
| of the special assess uen,, surveying and
inspecting shall he shall be raised by spet ia
| ses,mcnt upon the premises and property bene-
| hted thereby said special asse sment i to
| be levied acc riding to and only 10 the
1 nf no hon r..11,
| crue 10 such premises and property by rea-
| son OF Such Improvement ana under snd in
| accordance with article nine (9l of act of the
general assembly OF the state of Illinois, euti-
| tied ian act providing for the iucOrpora ton OF
| cities and villages" approved April 10th, 1872,
| and anne ailments thereto.
| SEC. 5. That the amount OF said special as
| sessment for said improvement, shall be divided
into installments the first OF which shall be TWEEN
| ty-fve (25) per cent Of the total of said asses
ment, and which shall be due and payable from and
| after the confirmation of said Assessment The
remaining portion of said assessment af er deduct-
ing the first said iustallment shall be divided in
| t. four equal annual instalmenrs. which said in
| stallments shall be pay able annually thereafter
| and collected in the same manner that other a,
| sessments are collected. Each OF the four last
| named installu ents shall bear ln'erest AT the
| rate of six per cent per annum It he payable in
each year ION and after the first day of July next
| succeeding the confirmation of assessment,
! when such confirmation shall be Il | between the
| first day day of November and the first day Of
March; when said confirmation had between
| each OF the said four last named instaliments
shall bear interest at the rate of six per cent per
annum in each year frc m and aft"r he first day OF
| October next succeeding such lirmati of as
| sessment: and when such confu q ion is had be-
| tween the first day of.July and IT, first day OF
November then each Of ID four LAST
n med instalments shall bear int, -rst at the rate
of six per cent per annum, from and after the
| hrst day OF January next succeeding the confirm
alton of SAID assessment. such interest shIll be
| payable each yea at the time when the install
| men.s are payable. Provided. that the whole of
| said assessment, or any installnent or install
| ments thereof, may be aid at any time the op-
| ton Of the owner or owners of said premises or
| property. in which interest shall be charged
| only to the time of payment and upon such pay
| ment the property for VIII h said payment is
| made shall be discharged froU. the lien of such
| payment.
SEC. q. Payment for the said Improvements
shall be made in the following manner: From
| the amount of the first payment, when il shall be
| collected. shall first be paid all the cost of making
| the SAID assessment, inc uoing court costs, sur
veylng and inspecting. The remainder OF said
| payment shall then be paid to the person or per
| sons entitled thereto. on the contract f1r said
| work. The amount remaining due upon the con-
| tract for said improvement sha then be divided
| into four "a equal parts and u voucher shall be
| issued by the said city to the pers n or persons
| entitled thereto for each payment in same order
| and manner that the iustallmeuts payable.
| and said vouchers shall bea- 4 e of
| interest per annum, that SAID instaliments bear
and be made payable 10 the order Of the person or
| persons entitled thereto. and state the improve
| ment and iustalment for which they are issued.
| ana any person or persons accepting the vouchers
| as provided herein for work done or performed
| upon SAID Improvement or their assigns, shall
nave no claim or lien upon the city. in'any event,
| for the payment of said vouchers the interest.
except for the collections of the instalments for
| which said voucfer are issued
| SEC. D. That Aldermen KuschJnann, Kennedy
| ana Bladel be, and the same are hereby appointed
| commissioners to make an estimate of the cost Of
| sald improvement and each part thereof, includ-
| ing separate estimate of the cost of labor ma
terial. and law full cost and expense of making and
| collecting said tax, and all legal costs and
| charges of the court re ating thereto and report
| the same TO the city council in writing.
Passed June 10. 1898
| Approved:
| T. J MED LII, JR, Mayer.