The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-20
ORDINANCE NO, 1868.

An ordinance for the construction
of a yitrified tile pipe sewer, house
connections and inlots and brick man.
holes, in Thrty-second strct, from
Commercial avenue to Washington
avenue, in the City Of Cairo, Illinois,
and for the levy and collection Of a
special tax TO pay for the same
Be it ordained by the city council
Of the City of Cairo, Illinois:
Section l. That the following de
scribed local Improvement shall he
made in and upon Thirtysecond
street in the city of Cairo, Illinois by
the construction therein of a yltrifad
! tile pine sewer, house connections
and inlets and brick manholes. in the
following manner and between the
points designated, that is to say:
The sewer shall commence at the
line of the main sewer nov Being con
structed in commercial avenue and
extend along a line twenty-four CA
feet north of the south line of the
said street, to point eighty-two (S2a
feet west Of the east line of wash
ineton avenue. 1t shall have a diam.
etc from the place OF beginning to a
! point forty-five Cl5) feet west Of the
! east line of Sycamore street of eigh-
| teen tlS) inches, and from thence 10
its western terminus twelve Q2l
inches. Its depth below grade at the
| place of beginning shall be ten and
1900 feet. and it shall rise at the
rate of fifty hundredths of foot in
one hundred (loo) feet to a point.
forty-five tij) feet west of the east
line of Sycamore street and from
thence it shall rise at the rate of 81
ZOE of foot in 1o0 feet to it's west
ern terminus where its depth below
grade shall be 7S3 of 3 foot.
Section . The sewer trenches
shall be carefully and evenly excavat.
ed and with such slants or inclinations
in the sides thereof as will leave no
risk Of cayinE or falling in, and
where such risk cannot otherwise h. /
avoided, proper snoring must be re
sorted 10. To enable the workmen TO |
do the work to the best advantage. |
both as to the matter of securing a |
proper foundation and for laying the
pipe the bottoms of the trenches
shall be made At least one On foot
wider than the external diameter of
the sewer pipe and wider if found nee.
essary or hest and they shall be
curved; or shaped to the form and
size OF the lower half Of the sewer
pipe to be laid thereon. so that the
hubs or bells as we'll as the body of
-h' pipe may be carefully embedded
and have an even bearing on the bot
.Cn' of the trenches.
Whenever the ground. at the bottom
Il the sewer trench. shall not be found
10 be sufficiently firm or solid for tho
laying Of The sewer pipe, the same
shall be put in proper and suitable I
condition by the contractor by the use
If such materials as will make a safe (
md permanent foundation for the ,
work h
Section 9. The sewer pipe, house II
pipe and inlet pipe shall |
10 of the best grade aud quality Of II
itritled tile sewer pipe, salt glazed {
nd free from cracks, flaws. blisters, a
jumps or other defects or blemishes. d
nd shall bee Of the hub and spigot
attern. Both the body and bell shall .
10 of double strength and have a
hickness of not less than one-twelfth 4
LID of the internal diameter Of the W
ipe and the joint connections Of the
ipe shall be fitted tight and close and d
AID in the best quality Of Portland
cment mortar. composed of one % ~
art of cement and one % part OF
lean sand with only enough water 90 \
i've consistency to the mortar. which 3,
hall be used as soon as made. AMI N.
efore lowering the joints or pieces G.,
pipe into the trenches, they shall r.,
P carefully examined and inspected g..
Hd those not meeting the foregoing Ia,
aquirements shall be rejected and .,
emoyed from the work. The pipes U.
hall be SO laid in the trenches that In,
fter the sewer is completed, the in III
srior surface thereof shall conform lie
ecurstely to the grade herein given W