The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-18
ORDINANCE NO. 81.

Nv W Olualneu Wy the city cOunCi
e Of the city Of Cairo
Section l. That local improve
4 mont shall be made within TIE city b
Cairo, county Of Alexander and stat,
il, Of Illinois, the nature, character. 10
cailty and description of which local
Improvement is as follows.
That a cement sidewalk seven f. 4
~ width be constructed on the on h.
erly side of Fourth street from O 10
street to Railroad street the inside
line of which shall BE- laid three fect
IRON the lot line in the city Of Cairo
IN front of the following described
iots, blocks tracts or parcel. Of land.
viz:
/ CITY of Cairo Railroad addition. lot
49, block l25 front feet.
CITY of Cairo Railroad addition. lot
is block / 20 front feet
Specifications for Cement Sidewalk.
said sidewalks shall be constructed
as follows. viz: foundation shall
first be prepared by cutting down o.
filling up the natural surface Of the
ground to within Twelve aud onehalf
inches below The grade. which founda-
ton shall consist of the surface Of
the ground as above prepared unon
which shall be laid a layer of cinders
eight inches in depth. On the founda.
ton thus prepared there shall be
placed layer Of hydraulic cement
concrete, -four inches in thickness
composed OF one part cement, equal
~ quality to the best Port
land cement and two parts Of
me best clean, coarse. sharp
sand After mixing said cement aud
sand dry five parts Of broken stone
rushed TO a size 50 as II pass through
flng OF two and one-haf inches in
ernal diameter, Shall be added thereto g
ma then water added in sufficient Y
Iuaniity as viii give a surplus of mois =
hra when rammed Before the LAYER u
asst described has set layer or fin %
sAng coat shall be placed thereon o
nehali inch in thickness. 10 be made O.
I one part of cement, equal in quality IL
? the best Portland cement, and one p'
art Of torpedo gravel.
Said sidewalk shall be laid to al
rade described as follows: BEGINNING ia
the east line Of Railroad street AT IN
n elevation five and sixty-five one az
indrcdths feet above The TOP surface
the certain stone monument at The be
'uihWesterly corner of Sixth street lo
I'd Commercial avenue in said CITY wi
: caro- and from thence gradually ie
sing to an elevation at the westerly ih,
re Of Ohio street of ten and twenty Ian
Q hundredths feet above me ION SID
rface CT said stone monument AT az
southwesterly corner of Sixth
Get and Commercial avenue in said or
y The
5eeAion , That aid sidewalk shall un'
paid for by special taxation of nee
lots or parcel OF land upon the of
where such sidewalk is ordered Ian
leyyng the whole cost thereof cat
~ the several lots. blocks or par. wit
Of land touching upol The line OF of
p sidewalk in proportion 10 their nan
ltagc on such dewak the
lection . That an owners Of lots or D
parcels Of land touching The line Of
he above mentioned sidewalk shah con,
er the supervision Of the city en- and
ser construct sidewalk in front eng
.heir respective lots or parcels of sho,
in accordance with the specifica con,
5 SCI forth in this ordinance with filed
thirty days after the mailing of cert
ce Of the passage of this ordinance toga
'essed to the party who paid tn cells
general taxes on the said lot lots wall
parcels OF land, and in default nart.
eof then the said sidewalk shall IN 4,
tructed by 'ha said CITY of from
D under the supervision of the rbo,
city engineer, and a bin of costs ,,,,o.
FLOR. showing in separate items a.,,i,
cost of construction and super. Is,d
n, shall be filed ia the office of III
city engineer certified 10 by the i-.,.
city engineer together with a list ,,...
g lots or parcels of land touching .,..
said sidewalk so constructed the
5 OF the parties VINO paid The Last ~.
al taxes on the respective lois
reels and frontage thereof as pro ,i..
by law, wheroupon the said CITY '''
Ger shall proccc1 % make tax
gainst said lot. lots or parcel. of
on sa.d sidewalk. and aid city wa
Ger shall fheroupon issue his w. a'
nts directed 10 the city treas. '.'""
If the city of Cairo for the collec-
+ the amount of such special tax sec
pears from the tax list 10 be- due "a '
the respective lots or parcel. Of "a''a
oucbing upon the line of such --'u'
llh. and such officer upon the Nal
O OF such warrants. shall pro- to iAe
10 collect the same according 10 AieNai
nd make return thereof and If mamie
e any such warrant shall be- re. iheFup
No property found" oshsr accord
lt may issue made
ioa 4. That If any such special Sect
iail NOS De collected upon che paris
Issued therefor then the city This ol
cr SHALL ON or before the first hereby
April thereafter make return secl
county collector Of che county n fore
sa1ior and state 81 Illinois. in Ad0r
fnnor prc-c-ibe1 by law. who Appr
1f1cupon proceed to collect tho