The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-25


| Lot 10, block 3S, % front feet
Lot IA, block SO. % front feet.
Specifications for a Cement Sidewalk
Said sidewalk shall be construct,
as follows, viz: A foundation shai
first be prepared by cutting down o
Ifilling I'M the natura: surface of th'
ground to within eight and one-hal
inches below the grade. which foun
| dation shah consist Of the surface o
the ground as above prepared. upor
which shall be laid n layer of cinders
four inches in depth On the foun
dation thus prepared there shall be
placed layer Of hydraulic cement
concrete four inches In thick
ness, composed of one part ce
ment equal in quality to the
best Portland cement, and two
parts Of the best clean coarse sharp
sand. After mixing said cement aud
sand dry, five parts of broken stone,
crushed to size so as to pass
through a ring of two and one,half
inches internal diametery shall be
added thereto, and then water added
in sufficient quantity as will give
q surplus of moisture when rammed.
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 one part of
torpedo gravel
Said sidewalk shall be laid to a
grade equal in elevation of the eleva,
ton of the top surface of the certain
stone monument located near the
southwest corner OF Sixth street and
Commercial avenue in said city Of
Cairo.
Section 2. That said sidewalk shall
be paid for by special taxatica OF the
lots or parcel OF land upon the limo
where such sidewalk is ordered by
levying the whole cost thereof upon
the lots, blocks or parcels of land
touching upon the line of such side
walk Ia proportion to their frontage
ON such sidewalk.
Section ). That all owners of lots
or parcels Of land touching the line
of the above mentioned sidewalk
shall, under the supervision of the city
engineer construct sidewalk IN
front Of their respective lots or par,
cells OF land in accordance with the
specifications set forth in this ordt
nance within thirty days after the
of notice Of the passage of
this ordinance addressed to the party
who paid the last general taxes on
the said lot, lots or parcels Of land
and in default thereof, then the said
sidewalk shall be constructed by the
said city of Cairo under the superyis.
ion of the said city engineer, and
dill of costs therefor, showing in sep
arate items the cost of construction
and supervision, shall be filed In the
office cf the city engineer, certified to
by the said city engineer. together
with list OF the lots or parcels of
land touching upon said sidewalk so
the names of the parties
who paid the last general taxes on the
respective lots or parcels and frontage
thereof as provided by law. whcreupon
the said city engineer shall proceed
to make a tax list against said lot,
lots or parcels of land on said side
walk, and said city engineer shall
thoreupon issue his warrants directed
TO the city treasurer of the cdy 'of
Cairo for the collection of the amoun.
of such special tax as appears from
the tax list TO be due from the re.
5pectiye lets or parcels of land touch.
Ing upon the line of such sidewalk
and such officer upon the receipt of
such warrants shall proceed to col
ect the same according to law and
make return thereof, and if in case
any such warrant shall he returned
No property found" others warrants
may issue
Section 4. That is any such special
AK shall not be collected upon the
issued therefor. then the
,ity treasurer shall on or before the
first day of April thereafter make re.
turn to the county collector of the
county of Alexander and state Of iii.
aois. in the manner prescribed byI
aw, who shall thereupon proceed to
collect the same according 10 the
statute IN such case made and pro
yided
Section 5. That all ordinances or
parts of ordinances conflicting with
This ordinance be and the same are
hereby repealed
Section 6. This ordinance shall bc
In force from and after its passage.
Adopted April Il. A. D. 1908.
Approved April % 199S
GEORGE PARSONS.
Mayor
Attest: ROBERT A. HATCHER.