The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-16
ORDINANCE NO. 20.

| For sidewalk on Eighteenth street
| from Washington avenue TO Walnut
rect in tile City Of Cairo, County Of
| Alexander and State of Illinois.
| Be Ii ordained by The City Council
of the City Of Cairo.
Section T. Tina! local improvement
shall be made W thin the City of Cairo
County OF Alexander and State Of
| Illinois The manure, character, locality
and description u which local i'm.
Iprogaplent l. as follows.
That i cement sidewalk six feet in
Width be constructed On the south side
| Of Eighteenth street from Washington
avenue to Walnut street adjoining the
sidewalk line, in the c ty Of Cairo, in
front Of the following described lots,
blocks, tracts or parcels Of land, viz
First addition, lot s, block 81, 100
front feer.
First addition lot 8, block 81, 25
front feet.
First addition, LOT 10, block 81, %
front feet
FIRST addition, lot. II. bloock 81, 81
front feet.
FIRST addit on, lot II. block 81. rs
front feet.
First addition, lot 10, block "a, %
front feet.
E'irst addition, lot ii. block 81, rs
front fest.
First addition, lot Is, block "a, 25
front feet.
First addition. lot 1G. block 81. 25
front feet.
First addition, lot II. block 81. Is
front feet.
First addition. lot IS, block 81, Is
front feet
f rst addition, lot 10, block "a, rs
front feet.
First addition, lot 90, block 81, %
front feet.
First addition, lot q, block 81, 100
front feet
Specifications for a Cement Sidewalk
Said Sidewalk shall be constructed
as follows, viz: A foundation shall
first be prepared by cutting down CT
filling up the natural surface of
the ground TO within eight and
onehalf inches below the grade.
which foundation shall cons ST
of the surface of the ground
as above prepared, upon which shall
be laid a layer of cinders four
inches In depth. On the foundation
thus prepared there shall he placed
a layer of hydraulic cement concrete, |
four inches in thickness, composed of
one part cement, equal in quality to
the best Portland cement, and two
parts of the best clean. coarse, sharp
sand. After mixing said cement and |
sand dry. five parts of broken stone. |
crushed 10 size so as to pass through |
a ring of two and one-half inches in. |
ternal ameter. shall be added there !
TO and then water added in sufficient |
quantity as will give surplus of |
moisture when rammed Before the |
layer last described has set. layer |
or finishing coat, shall be- placed there
on one-half inch in thickness, 10 be
made of one part of cement. equal in /
quality to the best Portland cement, |
and one part of torpedo gravel.
Said sidewalk to be laid to grade /
hereby established as follows, to-wit:
The outer curb of sat sidewalk 70 l
be at an eleva ion equal TO the eleva-
lion of the top surface OF a certain
near the southwest corner
Of Commerc' al avenue and Sixth
street in said city of Cairo.
Section 2 That said sidewalk shall
De paid for by special taxation of the
lot. lots or parcel of land upon the
line where such sidewalk Is ordered by
levyine the whole costs thereof upon
each of the lots, blocks OF parcels of
land touching upon the Inc of such
Sidewalk in proportion u their front
age on such sidewalk: in other words,
each lof. lots CT parcel Of land shall
be taxed the whole cost of thai part
Of the sidewalk that touches upon such
lot. Its. blocks or parcel Of land
Section g. That all owners Of lots
Dr. parcels of lsnd touching the line
1f The above mentioned sidewalk shall. !
under the supervision of the city en-
zineeT. construct a Sidewalk in from
y tse'r rC=pec-ive lots or parcels of
and in accordance with the specifica-
ion SCI forth in this ordinance within
hir-v DAYS after the ma ling Of notice
4 nc passage of fhis ordnance ad-
lnesse1 % tie parry who paid the last
General taxes on the said loE, lots or s