The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-13


Lot Is. block "a, % front feet 81
Lot l6. block "a, % front feet
Lot II. block 81, % front feet
Lot Is, block 81, % front feet
Lot 10, block "a. % front feet.
Lot ~ block "a, 25 front feet,
Specifications for Cement Sidewalk.
Said sidewalk shall be constructed
as follows. viz: foundation shall
first be prepared by cutting down or
filing up the natural surface Of the
ground to within eight and onehalf
inches below the grade, which f0nn-
dation shall consist Of the surface of
the ground as above prepared upon
which shall be laid layer OF cinders
four inches in depth. On the founda-
ion thus prepared there hall be
placed a layer Of hydraulic cement
concrete. -four inches III thickness,
composed Of one par cement equal in
quality 10 the best Portland cement,
and Two parts of the best clean,
coarse. sharp sand After mixing said
cement ana sand dlY five parts of
broken s'one, crushed to size so a.
10 pass through a ring of two and one
half inches internal diameter hall he
added hereto, ana then water added
in sufficient quantity as will give a
surplus of moisture when rammed.
before the layer last described has
set layer or finishing coat shall be
placed theron one.nair incn in thick
ness to be made of one part of ce-
ment. equal in quality to the best
Portland cement. and pla part of
torpedo gravel.
Said sidewalk shall be laid to
grade equal to the eleyat on Of the
top surface of the certain stone mouu-
ment located near the southwest cor
ner of Sixth st Get and Commercial
avenue.
Section >. That said sidewalk
shall he paid for by special taxa ion
of the lots or parcel Of land upon the
line where such sidewalk Is ordered,
by evying the whole cost thereof
upon the lots blocks or parcels Of land
touching upon the line of such side
walk in proportion 70 their frontage
on such sidewalk.
Section 8 That all owners of
!ots or parcels of land touching the
line ofthe above mentioned sidewalk
shall. under the supervision Of the
city engineer. construct a sidewalk in
front of their respective lots or parcels
of land in accordance with the specifi
cations set forth in this ordnance
within thirty days after the mailing
of notice of the passage Of, this ordi-
nance address ed 10 the party who
paid the last general taxes on the said
let. lots or parcels of land. and in de-
fault thereof. then the said sidewalk
shall be constructed by the aid city
of Cairo under the superv sion Of the
said city engineer, and a bill of costs
therefor, showing in separate items
the cost of construction and super
vision, shall be filed in the office of
the city engineer certified TO by the
said city engineer together with a list
of the lois or parcels of land touching
upon said sidewalk SO constructed,
the names of the parties who paid the.
last general taxes on tde respective'
lots or parcels and frontage thereof as
provided by law. whereupon the said
city engineer shall proceed to make a
tax list against said lo,. lots or pAceN
of land on said sidewalk and said city
engineer shall thareupon j. ne his
warrants directed TO the CITY treas
urer of the city OF Cairo for The COZ
lection of the amount of such special
tax as appears from the tax lis to be
due from the respective lots or pa:
cells of land touching upon the line of
such sidewalk and such officer upon
the receipt of such warrants. shall pro
coed 10 collect the same according to
lave and make return thereof. and if
in case any such warrant shall be re-
turned NO property found, other
warrants may issue.
Section 4. That if any such special
tax hail not be collected upon the
warrants issued therefor. then the
city engineer shall on or before the
nt,st day of April thereafter make re-
turn 10 The county collector Of the
ctiunty OF Alexander ana state of Hi
nois. IN the manner prescribed by law
who shall thereupon proceed to collect /
the same according to the statute in /
such ca made and provided.
Section ,. That all ordinances or
parts of ordinances conflicting with 4
this ordinance be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Section s. This ordinance hall be /
in force from and after is passage.
Adopted July G, A d. 1906.
Approved July II. 1900
GEORGE PARSONS.
Mayor.