The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-16
ORDINANCE NO. 80.

For sidewalk on Eighteenth StPeel
from Washington avenue to Walnut
street, in the City OF Cairo, County Of
Alexander and State OF Illinois,
Be it orda ned by the city council OF
he city of Cairo,
Section /. That a local improve
nent shall be made within the city OF
Cairo county of Alexander and state
Of Illinois, the nature, character, 10.
cality and description Of which local
Improvement Is as follows:
That cement sidewalk six feet Il
width be constructed ON the north
side Of Eighteenth street from Wash
ngton avenue to Walnut street ad
Joining the sidewalk line, in the city
Of Cairo, in front Of the following de-
,cribed lots, blocks, tracts or parcels
# land, viz:
First addition, LOT 2S, block 50, 100
'ront feet
FIRST addition lot 30, block SO, 25
'front.' feet.
First addition lot So block SO, 25
orr feet.
First addition, lot 81, block SO, 20
front feet.
First addition, lot 50, block SO, 25
front feet.
First addition, lot 80, block SO, 25
'ront feet.
First addition, lot "a, block SO, 25
'front.' feet.
First addition, lot 80, block SO, %
'ront feet.
First addition, lot Sc, block So, 25
s'ront feet.
First addition, lot 81, block SO, 25
'ront feet.
First addition, lot 3S, block 81, %
ront feet
First addition, lot 80, block SO, %
front feet
First addition, lot 40, block SO, 25
front feet.
First addition, lot /, block SO. 100
'front.' feet.
Specifications for Cement Sidewalk.
Sad sidewalk shall be constructed
as follows, viz. A foundation shall
first be prepared by cutting down or
filling up the natural surface of the
ground to within eight and one-half
inches below the grade, which founda-
tion shall consiss 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 be laid 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 sand.
After mixing said cement and sand
dry, five parts of broken stone,
crushed to S re so as to pass through
a ring OF two and one-half inches in
ternal diameter, shall be added there
TO and then water added in sufficient
quantity as will give a surplus of
moisture when rammed. Before the
layer last descr bed has set, layer
or finishing coat, shall be placed
thereon 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 shall be laid TO a
grade hereby established as follows.
to-wit:
The outer curb of said sidewalk 10
be at an elevation equal 10 the eleva.
ton of the top surface of a certain
stone monument near the southwest
corner of Commercial ayenue and /
Sixth street I'm sad city Of Cairo.
Section 2 That said sidewalk shall
be paid for By special taxation Of The 1
10, lots or parcel Of land upon be
Inc where such sidewalk is ordered I
by levying the whole cost thereof +
upon each OF the lots. blocks or par
sels OF land touching upon the line
II such sidewalk n proportion to their
nontage on such Sidewalk. in other
words. each lot, lots or parcel of land |.
hall be taxed the whole cost Of that /
sift