The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-18

Be II ordained by thc city council
cf tie city Of Cairo
section I That n local improve
ment shall be made within the city o.
Cairo, county of Alexander and state
OF Illinois. the nature, character, 10
cality and description of which ioca
Improvement is as follows
That cement sidewalk five
feet In width be constructed on
on the westerly side of st. Mary's
Place West from West Twantyeighth
To point los feet north Of West
Twcnty-eighth stree, the inside OF
which shall be laid at tlc distance OF
four feet from the lot line in front of
the following described lots. blocks
tracts or parcels of land, VIZ:
Fourth addition, lot |, block Is. 30
front feet.
Fourth addition, lot 2. block Is, 25
front feet.
Fourth addition, lot 3, block 15 %
front feet.
Fourth addition. Lex 4, block 10, Is
front feet.
Specifications for "a Cement Sidewalk.
Said sidewalk shall be constructed
MS follows, viz: foundation shall
1l-st he prepared by cutting down or
filing up the natural surface Of the
ground to within eight and one-half
inches, below the grade which foun
daton shall consist of the surface of
the ground as above prepared upon
which shall be laid a layer Of cinders
four inches in depth. On the founda-
tion thus prepared there shall be
placed q layer Of hydraulic cement
concrete. four inches in thickness,
composed If one part cement, equal
in quality to the best Portland cement
and two parts of the best clean, coarse,
sharp 2and. After mixing said cemen;
and sand dry, five parts Of broken
stone. crushed 10 size so "a TO pass
through a ring of two and one-half
inches internal diameter, shall be
added thereto, and then water added in
sufficient quantity a win give sur
plus Of moisture when rammed. Before
the layer last described has set .
layer or finishing coat, shall be placed
thereon one-half inch in thickness TO
be made OF one part of cement, equal
in quality to the best Portland cement
and che part Of torpedo gravel
Said sidewalk shall be laid to a |
grade on the southerly end thereof |
equal to the elevation of the top sur |
face of the certain stone monument |
located at the southwesterly corner of |
Sixth street and Commercial avenue
In said city and the grade thereof |
shall gradually rse to an elevation |
at the northerly end thereof six incle' |
above the top surface of said stone |
monument.
Section .. That aid 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 tho lire of 'uch t
sidewalk ia proportion TO their front
ag2 81, such y SIDEWALK.
Section 3 That all owners Of lots
or parcels Of land touching the line
of the above mentioned Sidewalk shall,
under the supervision of the city cngi |
nccr. construct a sidewalk in front of
their respective lots or parcels of land
in accordance with the specifications
aet forth in this ord nance within
thirty days after tho mailing of notice
of the passage of this ordinance ad-
dressed TO the party who paid the last
general taxes on the said lot, lots or
parcels of land. and in default there.
Of. then the said sidewalk shall be
constructed by the said city Of Cairo
under the supervis on of the said city
engineer and bill of costs therefor.
showing in separate items the cost of
construction and supervision, shall be
filed in the office of the city engi
neer. together with a list Of the lots
or parcels of land touching upon said
so constructed the names
of the parties who paid the last gen
eral taxes on the respective lots or
parcels AMI frontage thereof as pro
vided by law, whereupoa the said
city engineer shall proceed 10 make a
tax list against said lots or parcels of
land on sad sii7walk. and said city
engineer shall thereupon slc his
warrants directed to the city treasurer :
Of the city of Cairo. Cor the collection
Of the amount such special tax IS ap :
pears from the tax li-t 10 be due from
the respective los or parcel II Ian. :
upon the line of such side.
walk, ana such officer upon the re f,
,eipt Of such warrants. shall proceed
70 collect the same according TO law +,
ana make return thereof, and If in case
any such warrant shall be returned
No property found" other warrants
nay issue. :,
Section 4. That if any such special
az shall not be collect a upon the
issued therefor. then the
'ity engineer shall on or before the
irst day of Apsil thereafter make re. =
urn 10 the county collector Of the
onnty of Alexander and statc uf iii .
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