The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-29
ORDINANCE NO. 1888.

An ordinance for sidewalk on Sey.
lenteenth street. from Poplar street u
Washington avenue in the city III
Cairo, county Of Alexand ana stat
of Illinois.
re Il ordained BIZ the city council
OF the ely Of Cairo.
Section ] That loca}- improve
ment shall be made within tine city &c
Cairo county az Alexander and state
Of Illinois. the nature character. To-
eaility and description Of which local
Improvement Is as follows
THAT a ment sidewalk six fect n
width hc constructed on the north
r,ly side Of Seventeenth street from
Poplar street TO Washington avenue
a9joinng a line two feet from tho
lot line In th city Of Cairo in front
OF The following described lots. hloeRs
tracts Or parcels 81 land viz.
First Addition.
Lot |, block 81 100 front feet.
Lot ~. block 5i, 25 front feet
Lot n. block sri % front feet
Lot 23, block 81, 25 front feet
Lot ~ block "A, l6 feet and III
ches front feet
Lot II, block 81 ~ ana II inches
front feet
Specifications for a csment Sidewalk.
Said sidewalk shall be constructed
as follows viz; A foundation snail
FIRST be prepared by cutting Town or
filing mp tho natural surface Of The
ground to within eight ana oneh1if
inches below the grade which soduda
lion shall consist of the surface of the
ffround as above pr pared upon
which shall be laid a layer % cinders
four inches in depth. On he founda-
lion thus prepared there shall be
placed a layer of hydraulic cement
four inches in thickness,
compos OF one part cement, equal in
quality TO the 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, crushed to a size so as
to pass through a ring of two and one
half inches internal diamet r. shall
be added thereto. and then water add.
"a In sufficient quantity as win give
surplus of moisture when remmed
Before the layer last seribed has
set. LAYER or finishing coat shall be
placed thereon one-half inch in thick
less, 10 be made Of one part OF ce-
nent equal in quality TO the best
Portland cement, and one part of tor
edo gravel.
Said sidewalk shall be laid 10 a
rade equal to the elevation of The
op surface of the certain stone monu-
nent located near the southwest corn
# Of Commercial avenue and Sixth
treet in said city OF Cairo.
Section 3 That said sidewalk shall
e paid for by special taxation Of the
DTS or parcel of land upon the line
there such sidewalk IS ordered. by
ewing The whole cost thereof upon
he lots. blocks or parcels of land
1uching upon he line of such side
ak in proportion to their frontage
n such sidewalk.
Section g. That all owners Of lots
r parcels Of land touching the line OF
le above mentioned sidewalk shall
nder the supervision Of The city engi-
oor. construct sidewalk in front
their respective lots or pare Is Of
nd in accordance with The speci6-
atoms set forth in this ordinance
Thin thirty days after the mailing
7 notice of The passage OF this ordi-
lnce addressed TO the party who
aid the last neral taxes on The
aid lot. lots or parcels of land. and
default thereof. then the said
dcwalk shall Dc constructed by the
I'D city OF Cairo under the supervi8
q of the said city engineer. and
.ll of COSTS th refor. showing m sep-
ate items ihe cost Of construction
id supervision shall be fled in tho
flee of the city engineer certified ta
: the said city engineer. together
Iih q list OF ihe lots or parcels III
nd touching upon said Sidewalk -
usf rgcted. the names Of che parties
BIO paid the last general taxes on the