The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-04-16
ORDINANCE NO. 50.


An ordinance for the construction
OF vitrifed brick pavement. with &
combination concrete curb and gutter
on each side thereof. in and upon
Tweuty-eighth street, from the ives
line of Commercial avenue TO the east
line Of Washington avenue, in The
city of Cairo Illinois, and for The con
struction of ten (l0) brick catch ha
sins nm each side of said Twenty
eighth street, between said CONNER
cial and Washington avenues, and for
the building M and completing of the
seYca ~ brick menholes now in said
TWenty-eighth street and supplying
iron covers therefor.
Re il ordained by the city council
Or tho city Of Cairo:
Section I That local improve
ment shall be made and conatructed
upon Twentyeighth street, in the city
Of Cairo county of Alexander and
state Of Illinois. from the west line of
Commercial avenue 10 the east line of
Washington avenue. consisting of a
Itrifed brick pavement, with com
bination concrete curb and gutter on
each side thereof. of ten (10l brick
catch basins on each side of sad
street ard Of building up and complat,
ing the seven ~ brick manholes now
in said street and supplying ron GOV
ers for said nanholes:
There shall be three CD brick catch
basins In each block on each side of
said street. una In thn- uliddIe nr the
block end one at each corner of the
block except in the blocks next TO or
adjoining Commercial avenue and
Washington avenue: where there shall
be two (2) catch basins in each block,
enc "a in the center of each block
and one 0) at the corner of each
block, except the two ca corners al
Commercial avenue and the Two Co
corners at Washington avenue. All of
said catch basins shall be paral.
lelopiped in shape and shall he of the
same size and description, in all re-
spects and shall be constructed as
follows: they shall be set upon
foundation of two ca courses of brick. |
the inside dimensions shall be twenty |
four (24) inches by iwenty.four t2D !
inches by forty-two t42l inches deep
measured from the top of the gutter |
flag TO the bottom Of said catch ba-
s'ns the walls of said catch basins
shall be nine 90 inches thick and the 7
same shall be constructed of hard |
burned bricks laid in Portland cement
mortar. composed Of one Cd pari OF
cement and three go parts of clean
sand, and the inside of said catch ba-
sins shall be plastered one half an
inch thick with cement mortar com.
posed of one CD part Of Portland CO
ment and one "a part of clean sand
said catch basins shall be fitted with
cast iron CRATES twenty-three (23D
inches by eighteen Us) inches and
cast iron traps fifteen 15) inches long.
twelve Q2) inches wide and six 60
inches deep, constructed OF cast iron
one-fourth OF an inch in thickness: /.
said catch basins shallsbe connected
with the present sewer inlet pipes now
in said street and shall be finished
complete.
Section 2. The seven 60 brick
manholes now located in aid street
shall be built up with hard burned
bricks. laid in cement inertia. COM
posed of one "a part of Portland &C.
ment and three 60 parts of clean
sand. and plastsred onchalf inch on /
the inside with cement mortar com
posed Of onc - rsrt of Portland co-
mont and one ~ part of clean send:
and the ton surfsce of said manholes
shall conform to the top surface of !
the completed brick pavement. herein
after described: all of said manholes /
shall be fitted with cast iron rings and /
covers Of not less than three hundred
600, pounds combined weight.
Section 3 The Cairo Electric AMI
Traction Corpsnv shall. before or az r
the time of the grazing of said street. !
as hereinafter mentioned. remove tho !
wooden poles now in use and use iron 1
nosts for supporting its trolley wire I
and shall also substitute for he IT" Z
-ails now in use by il tram or asnge r
rails. If not loss than fftr-ave pound z
reight to the yard. upon and along e
hat portion of said street which is I
by the sad railroad track
4 the said Cairo Electric and Tfac- '
ion Company, in compliance with $
section 6 of ordnance No. ? Of sail
.ify of Cairo. adopted on Sep ember D
3. 1904 and approved September IS. y
500. granting 10 the said Cairo Elec- f
ric and Traction Company aethority s
o operate and maintain. for twenty Il
29) years. the lines Of electric stree. d
ailway then owned and operated by il f
q the said city Of Cairo, illinois, along n