The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-07
ORDINANCE NO. 107.

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street from Highland avenue to the
/ right-of-way of the Cleveland, Cincin
natl, Chicago and st. Louis Railway
Company, in the City of Cairo Coun
| ty of Alexander and State of Illinois
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of Cairo:
Section |. That a local improve
ment shall be made within the City
of Cairo, County of Alexander an(
State Of Illinois, the nature, charac
ter, locality and description of which
local Improvement is as follows
That a cement sidewalk six feet in
width be constructed on the souther
! ly side of West Thirty-fifth street
from Highland avenue to the right-ol
way OF the Cleveland, Cincinnati
Chicago and St Louis Railway Com
pany adjoining line two feet from
| the lot line, in the City of Cairo, in
| front of the following described lots
blocks, tracts or parcels of land, viz:
Feuchter and Lansden Addition.
Lot /, block A. IS front feet.
Lot 2 block 4, Is front feet.
Lot 3, block 4, Is front feet.
Lot 4, block 4, % front feet.
Lot g. block 4 ,25 front feet.
Lot G, block 4, % front feet.
Lot Z, block 4, % front feet.
Lot s, block 4, % front feet.
Lot 8, block 4 % front feet.
Lot 10. block 4, 25 front feet.
Lot II, block 4, % front feet.
Lot y. block 1, Is front feet,
Lot 10, block 4, % front feet.
Lot IA, block 4, % front feet.
Lot Is, block 4, Is front feet.
Lot lG, block 4, % front feet.
Lot II, block 4. Is front feet,
Lot is. block 4, rs front feet.
Lot 10, block 4. 25 front feet.
Lot 20, block (, % front feet.
Lot p, block 4, % frontfeet.
Lot %, block I, 25 front feet.
Lot %, block 4. % front feet.
Lot 81, block 4, % front feet.
Lot %, block 4. 20 feet inches,
front feet
Specifications for Cement Sidewalk
Said Sidewalk shall be constructed
as follows, viz. A foundation shall
first be prepared by cutting down or
filling up the natural surface of the
ground to within eight and one-half
inches below the grade, which founda-
ton shall consist of the surface of
the ground as above prepared. upon
which shall be laid layer of cinders
four inches in depth. On the founda.
ton thus prepared there shall be
placed a layer of hydraulic cement
concrete, four inches in thickness,
composed of one part cement, equal
in quality to the best Portland
cement, and two parts of the best
clean, coarse, sharp sand After mix.
ing 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 diam
eter shall he added thereto, and then
water added in sufficient quantity as
will give surplus of moisture
when rammed. Before the layer
last described has set, layer
or finishin coat. shall be placed
thereon one-half inch in thick.
ness, to be made of one part of
cement, equal in quality to the best
Portland cement, and one part of tor,
pedo gravel.
! Said sidewalk shall be laid to a
grade described as follows: Said
grade shall be level and equal in ele.
walton to two feet below the top sur
face of the certain stone monument
located near the southwest corner of
Sixth street and Commercial Avenue
in the said City of Cairo.
Section 2. That said sidewalk shall
be paid for by special taxation of the
| lot lots, or parcels of land upon the
| line where such sidewalk is ordered
| by levying the whole cost thereof up
on each of the lots, blocks or parcels
of land touching upon the line of such
sidewalk in proportion to their front
age on such sidewalk; in other words
each lot. lots or parcels of land ahal
be taxed the whole cost of that par
of the sidewalk that touches upor
such lot, lots. blocks or parcels O
land.
Section 3. That all owners of lot.
or parcels of land touching the line
of the above mentioned Sidewalk
shall, under the supervision of tn,
City Engineer. construct a Sidewalk
in front of their respective lots O
parcels of land in accordance with tn,
specifications set forth in this ordi
nance within thirty days after thu
mailing of notice of the passage O
this ordinance addressed to the part,
who paid the last general taxes OF
the said lot, lots or parcels of lanl
and in default thereof, then the sal
sidewalk shall be constructed by tn
! said City of Cairo under the supervis