The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-03
ORDINANCE NO. ,4,.


Cairo, Illinois. by the construction
thereon OF vitriied brick pavement,
brick catch-basins and manholes and
concrete cgrbs and cutters, and for
the leyying and collection Of special
lax upon contiguous property to pay
for the said Improvement,
Be 1t ordained by the city council
Of the city of Cairo, Illinois:
Section /. That Washington ave.
nue., from the north line or Second
street to the north line OF Thirty-hfth
street. in the said city OF Cairo, shall
be improved by the construction
thereon OF a vitrified brick pavement,
catch-basins and manholes and con
crete curbs and cutters. in the manner
following, that Is to say:
The said avenue, from the said
north line of Second street to the
said north line Of Thirty-fifth street.
shall be excavated and graded for the
width OF thlrty-four (34) feet on each
side Of the center line of the said
avenue from said Second street to
the north line Of Center street extend
ed eastwardly, and for the width Of
center line Of the said avenue, from
the said north line OF Center street to
the said north line of the said Thirty.
fifth street; bur the excavation and
grading between intersecting or cross
streets, from said Center street to
said Thirty;fith street, for the distance
of ten tl0) feet on each side of the
center line of said avenue, shall be TO
the depth or elevation OF seventeen
I'D inches above the adjacent exca-
walton and grading for the brick pave.
ment Said portions or strips OF said
avenue between said intersectinS
streets and Of the width Of twenty
600 feet are not to be paved but are
10 be left for grass plats as herein,
after provided for
The excavated and graded surface
Of the said avenue shall be made
firm and solid throughout, by rolling
the same with roller Of eight (S)
to twelve G2) tons weight and By
the use OF any other necessary means
to make a proper subgrade surface;
and the face or top surface Of the
subgrade shall be curved or shaped to
that of a arc whose chord is sixty
eight (68) feet in length and whose
middle ordinate, at the center line
of The said avenue. is nine 90 inches
In length or height, and should it be-
come necessary or proper in prepar-
ing the said subgrade for the paving
materials, to remove any unsuitable
earth or other materials and replace
the same with proper materials, t
shall be done, so that in all places
there shall be proper foundation for
The upper work to rest upon. The
earth excavated from the said avenue
shall be used, SO far as may be neces-
sary, for filing back of and against
the cnrbing. All excavated materials.
not used in the work shall be the
property of the contractor who shall
dispose of the same a his own risk
and expense, No excavation or grad
ing shall be done until the paving
materials shall have been delivered
along the line of the said avenue.
Section 2. There shall be brick
catch basin at each corner of all the
blocks on both sides Of the said ave
nue. from said Second street 10 said
Thrtyffth street. all of them to be
of the same size and description, in
all respects They shall be set upon
a foundation of two ~ courses of
hard burned brick, laid in Portland
cement mortar, composed of one Oh
part of cement and three CD parts of
clean sand. Their inside dimensions
shall b twenty-four t24) inches by
twenty.four (24) inches by forty-two
t42) inches In depth, measured from
the top of the gutter flag to the bot
tom of the catch-basn. Their walls
shall be nine co inches thick and
constructed of hard burned brick laid
in the same kind of mortar, and the
insides thereof shall be pastered one
half 90 an inch thick with cement
mortar composed of equa parts of
Portland cement and clean sand.
They shall be fitted with cast iron
traps, fifteen 05) inches -lons
twelve 02) inches wide and six
60 inches deep made Of cast
iron onefourth GA of an inch
in thickness; and they shall have cast
iron covers thirty four (34 inches
square and one-half 1al an inch thick
and weighing not less than one hun
dred and fifty G50) pounds. They
shall all be connected with existing
sewers or contemplated or proposed
sewers. in intersect ne aud abutting
streets. by means of yitrified tile
sewer pipe, the cost of which shall
constitute a part of the cos of the
construction of the said existing and
contemplated sewers in the said inter
seeing and abutting streets.
Section B. All of the twenty-eight
(2SD present existing manholes, in the |
said avenue, shall be built up to the |
level of the contemplated brick pave !
ment with hard burned brick laid in |
Portland cement mortar, composed OF
one nD part of cement and three CD |
mart of clean sand: and the insides
h...,.e a.au 10 Mastered aS Is here