The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-29
ORDINANCE NO. 1856.

= BE II ordained by the city connc
iof the city u Cairo
Section 4 That q local improv
ment shah be made within the city {
) Cairo. county Of Alexander and stat
of illinois, the nature, character, i
; cality and description Of which loo;
Improvement is MS follows.
! That cement sidewalk tea feet |
width be -const u1ted on the soutl
erly side of Sixth street from Obi
street o Commercial avenue adioir
ing the lot line. in the city OF Cairo
in front of the following describe
lots blocks, tracts or parcels of land
viz
CITY Of Cairo.
Lot lS block 2 125 front feet.
Lot IS, block Is, 100 front feet.
Railroad Addition to the City Of Cairo
y Illinois.
Lot rs, block ?, 20 front feet.
Lot is. block l5, 20 front feet
4 That a local Improvement shall b.
made within the city Cairo, county 81
( AleSande7 and state Of Illinois, the
nature, character, locality and de
scripion Of which local Improvement
n az follows
That a ement sidewalk ten feet IN
width be constructed on the northerly
side Of Sixth rect from Ohio street
to Commercial avenue adjoining the
lot line. in the city Of Cairo in from
of the following lots. blocks, tracts or
parcels Of land. viz:
City Of Cairo.
Lot /. block 5, 1875 front feet
Lot /. block IA. 100 front feet
Railroad Addition to the City of Cairo,
Illinois.
e Lots1. fblopk q 20 front feet
Lot / bloch Il. III front feet.
Specifications for Cement Sidewalk.
Said sidewalk shall be constructed
az follows. viz: A foundation shall
first be prepared by cutting down or
filling up the natural surface Of the
ground 10 within twelve and one-haH
inches below the grade, which fnnnda
lion shall consist Of the surface Of the
ground as above prepared. upon which
shall be laid q layer of cinders eight
inches in depth On the foundation
thus prepared there shall be placed a
layer Of hydraulic cement concrete.
four inches in thickness. composed OF
one part cement, equal In quality 70
The best Portland cement and two
parts of the bes clean coarse. sharp
sand After mixing said cement and
sand dry, five parts Of broken stone.
crushed to q size so as to pass
through a ring of two and one-haif
inches internal diameter, shall be
added thereto. and then water added |
N sufficient quantity as will give a |
surplus Of moisture when rammed /
Before he layer last described has |
sci. a layer or finishing coat shall be |
placed thereon one-half inch in thick |
less. TO be made Of one part of &c |
nent equal in quality 10 the best /
cortland cement and one part Of tor
,edo gravel.
Said sidewalk shall be laid TO the
hescrbed grade beginning
i the east line of Commercial avenue
where The elevation shall be equal 70
he elevation of the top surface of the
ertain stone monument located near
he southwest corner Of said CONNER
ial avenue and Sixth street in said
ity Of Cairo. from thence said grade
hall rise gradually and uniformally
/, an elevation, az he west line Of
,hio street. Of nine feet above the
deviation herein described for the
lace Of beginning
Section 2. That said sidewalk shall
~ paid for by special taxation Of the
d. lots or parcel of land upon the
me where su-h sidewalk is ordered. |
81 leyyine the whole cost thereof
pom me lots. blocks or parcels Of
and touching upon upon the line of
uch sidewalk 60 proportion to their
rontage on such sidewalk.
Section @ That all owners OF lots /
r parcels Of land touching the line
Z the above mentioned sidwalk shall,
nder the supervision Of the city en-
ineer. construct a sidewalk in front
Z their respective lots or parcels Of
nd in accordance with the spec.h-a-
ons set forth in this ordinance with {
thirty DAYS after the mailing OF
otlce Of The passage Of this ordinance q
dressed to the party who paid the q
isl general taxes on the said lot lots q
p parcels Of land. and in default
iere3f. then the said sidewalk shall 9
p constructed by the said city oi J
afro under the supervision OF the {
id city engineer. and bill Of costs :
.erefor. showing in separate items G
IT, cost Of construction and super d
sion. shall be- filed in the office Of .
10 city engineer certified 10 By the s
.id citr eng necr. together win p 4
30 Of the lots or parcels Of land 3
uching upon said sideyalls cor &
ructed. the names Of the parties q
ho paid the last general taxes on the c
spective parcels AMI frontage there q
as provided by law. whereupon The s
ia city engineer shall proceed - q
AXE a tax list against sid lot lots p
parcels Of land on said sidewalk. y
N said CITY engineer shall there J.
,on issue his warrants directed 20 q