The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-18

Of hydraulic cement concrete, four
inches in thickness. composed OF one
part cement, equal In quality to tine
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, crush
ed to size so as to pass through a
ring Of two and one-half inches inter
nal diameter shall be added thereto
and then water added IN Sufficient
quantity as will give surplus of mois.
ture when rammed. Before the layer
last described has set, layer or nm
ishng coat, shall be placed thereon
one half-inch in thickness, to be mad
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
equal to the elevation of the top sur
face of a certain stone monument 10.
Gated at the southwesterly corner Of
| Commercial avenue and Sixth street
| In the said city of Cairo from Com
mercial avenue to Walnut street and
| from Walnut to Pine street said grade
| shall rise gradually to an elevation at
| he east line Of Pine street of one and
seventy-fve one hundredths feet above
| the top surface CT said stone monu-
nont and from Pine street to Hol'
brook avenue the grade shall gradually
descend to an elevation at the east line
of Holbrook avenue equal to the top
| surface of said stone monument al
the corner of Sixth street and CONNER
| cial avenue.
| Section g That said sidewalk shall
be paid for by special taxation of the
lots or parcels Of land upon the line
where such sidewalk is ordered, by
! levying the whole cost thereof upon
the several lots, blocks or parcels of
land touching upon the line of such
Sidewalk in proportion to their front
age on such sidewalk.
Section g. That all owners of lots
Or parcels of land touching the line
Of the above mentioned sidewalk shall,
under the supervision of the city en-
gineer, construct a sidewalk in front
Of their respective lots or parcels OF
land in accordance with the speciiica
tons set forth in this ordinance With |
in thirty days after the mailing OF
notice of the passage of this ordinance |
addressed to the party who paid the |
last general taxes on the said lots or |
parcels of land, and in default thereof, |
IL 4 IL .hn hn
constructed by the said city of
Cairo. under the supervision of I
the said city engineer. and a
bill of costs therefor. showing in
separate items the cost of construction
and supervision, shall be filed in the I
office of the city engineer, certified TO
by the said city engineer together
with a list of the lots or parcels of
land touching upon said sidewalk so
constructed, the names of the parties
who paid the last general taxes on the
respective lots or parcels and front
age thereof as provided by law, where
upon the said city engineer shall pro-
coed to make tax list against said
lots or parcels of land on said side
walk, and said city engineer shall
thereupon issue his warrants directed
to the city treasurer of the city of
Cairo for the collection of the amount
Of such special tax as appears from
he tax list 10 be due from The respec-
tive lots or parcels of land touching
upon the line of such sidewalk, and
such officer upon the receipt of such
shall proceed TO collect the
same according TO law and make re
turn thereof, and If in case any such
warrant shall be returned mo prop {
erty found" other warrants may issue
Section 4. That if any such special
tax shall not be collected upon the
issued therefor. then the
city engineer shall on or before the .
first day of April thereafter make |
return to the county collector of tho I
county of Alexander and state of Hi {
nois, in the manner prescribed by law. !
who shall thereupon proceed TO col i
ect the same according TO the statute I
in such case made and provided.
Section ;. That all ordinances or (
parts of ordinances conflicting with {
his ordinance be and the same are I
hereby repealed /
Section G. This ordinance shall be S
J force from and after its passage. s
Adopted April II, A. H.. 1906. e
Approved April Ia. 1906 n
GEORGE PARSONS. u
Mayor. q
Attest. r. a. HATCHER. q