The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-27
ORDINANCE NO. 2o1.


| An ordinance for Sidewalk on Four,
teenth street from Commercial ave
nue. to Ohio street. in the City OF
Cairo. County of Alexander AMI State
of Illinois.
/ Be 1t ordained by the City Council
Of the City of Cairo;
Section /. That a local improve
ment shall he made within the City
| Of Cairo. County or Alexander and
State Of Illinois. the nature, character,
locality and description OF. which To-
cal Improvement is as follows:
That a cement sidewalk ten (10l
, feet In width he constructed on the
southerly side Of Fourteenth from
from Commercial avenue to Ohio
street adjoining the lot line in TIE
City Of Cairo, IN front of the following
described lots, blocks. tracts a. per.
cells Of land, viz:
City of Cairo. lot is, block II, 100
front feet.
City of Cairo, lot is, block 6, 125 front
feet
Railroad Addition to the City nj
Cairo, Illinois, lot IS, block II ~
front feet
| Railroad Addition TO the City of
Cairo, Illinois lot IS, block 6, 20 front
feet.
Specifications for Cement Sidewalk.
Sail sidewalk shall he constructed
as follows, viz: A foundation gha'l
first be prepared by cutting down o.
filling up the natural surface Of the
ground to within eight aud one-hali
inches below the grade. which founda
ton shall consist Of the surface of the
ground rs above prepared upon which
shall be laid layer OF Cinders fDHT
inches in depth. On the foundation
thus prepared there shall he placed a
layer of hydraulic cement concrete
four inches in thickness, composed OIL
one part cement, equal In quality tc
the best Portland cement and two
parts of the best clean, coarse, sharl
sand dry, five parts Of broken stone
crushed to a size so as pass through
ring OF two and one-half inches in
ternal diameter, shall he added there
to, and then water added in sufficient
quantity as will give surplus OF
moisture when rammed Before the
layer last described has set. layer
or finishing coat, shall be placed
thereon onehalf inch in thickness. &c
be made Of one part Of cement, equa
in quality to the best Portland ce
ment. and one part OF torpedo gravel
Said sidewalk shall be laid to a
grade described as follows:
| Beginning at an elevation at the
| east line Of Commercial avenue equal
to the elevation Of the certain stone
monument located near the southwest
corner Of Sixth street and Commercial
avenue. from thence said grade shall
rise gradually to an elevation 8 24.l0f
feet above the top '3rfaee Of said
stone monument at point on the
west line OF ONO street.
Section ?. That said Sidewalk Sbail
be paid for by special taxation 'of THE
the lots, or parcels Of land upon the
line where such Sidewalk Is ordered
by levying the whole cost thereof up
on the lots. blocks or parcels D
land touching upon the line Of snt'l
, sidewalk in proportion to their front
age on such sidewalk 3"i"
n Section 2, That all owners ~ lot
or parcels Of land touching the lin
. of the above mentioned sidewall
, shall. under the supervision OF III
(. city engineer. construct a sidewalk il
, front Of their respective lots or pal
+ cels Of land in accordance with TIL
. specifications set forth in this ord
> nance within thirty days after Nh
mailing OF notice OF the pa sage o
this ordinance atfdfessed TO the part,
/ who paid the last general taxes on ~
, said lot. lots or pa>ecs Of land am
/ in ,lefauH thereof. then the said side
> walk shall he constructed by the sait
! City of Cairo under the supervision
> Iof the said CITY engineers and q bil
Of costs therefor, showing in separate
, Items the cost OF construction ant
supervision. shall be filed in the office
LOT the city engineer, certified to b.
, the said city engineer, together wiz
"a list of the lots or parcels or lanC
, touching upon said sidewalks 50 con
structed, the NAMES OF the parties wht
paid the last general taxes on the re
spective lots or parcels and frontage
thereof as provided by law. whereup
/ on the said cits engineer shall pro
eeed to make a tax list against sait
! lot, lots. or parcels OF W
, sidewalk. and said city Ell
! lthereupon issue his warral
g TO the city treasurer OF ~ $50 II
|, Cairo ior the collecti'