The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-24


broken stone, crushed to a size so as
to pass through ring of two and one
half inches internal diameter, shall
be added thereto, and then water adj
lded in sufficient quantity as will give
a surplus of moisture when rammed
Before the layer last described has
set. a layer or finishing coat, shall be
placed thereon one-half inch in thick
mess. to be made of one part of &C.
merit. equal in quality to the best
Portland cement, and one part Of tor
lpedo gravel,
Said sidewalk shall be laid to a
grade described as follows said
| grade shall be level aud equal in ele-
walton three GO feet below the top
surface of a certain stone monument
located near the southwest corner of
/ Sixth street and Commercial avenue
in said city of Cairo.
Section 3 That said sidewalk
Ishall be paid for by special taxation
of the lots or parcel of land upon the
line where such sidewalk is ordered,
lby levying the whole cost thereof
upon each of the lots, blocks or par
Icels of land touching upon the line of
such sidewalk according to their FROM.
age on such sidewalk,
Section 3. 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 a sidewalk
in front of their respective lots or
lparcels of land in accordance with
the specifications set forth in this
ordinance within thirty days after
the mailing 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
said sidewalk shall be constructed
by the said city of Cairo under the
supervision of the said city engineer,
and a bill of costs therefor. showing
in separate items the coss OF con-
struction and supervision, shall be
filed in the office of the city engi-
nccr certified to by the said city en-
ginecr, together with a list of the
lots or parcels of land touching upon
said sidewalk so constructed, the
names of the parties who paid the
last general taxes on the respective
lots or parcels and frontage thereof
as provided by law, Whereupon the
said city engineer shall proceed to
make tax list against said lot. lots
or parcels of land on said sidewalk,
and said city engineer shall there
upon issue his warrants directed to
the city treasurer of the city of Cairo
for the collection of the amount of
such special tax as appears from the
tax list TO be due from the respec,
tive lots or parcels of land touching
upon the line of such sidewalk, and
} such officer upon the receipt of such
warrants, shall proceed to collect the
same according to law and make re
turn thereof, and if in case any such
warrant shall be returned mo prop
erty found other warrants may
issue.
Section t. That if any such special
tax shall not be collected upon the
warrants issued therefor, then the
City Treasurer shall on or before tho
first day of April thereafter make re
turn to the County Collector OF the
County of Alexander and State of II
linois, IT. the manner prescribed by
law. who shall thereupon proceed to
. collect the same according to the
statute in such case made and pro
, yided.
Section !. That all ordinances or
. parts of ordinances conflicting with
this ordinance be ard the same are
. hereby repealed.
Section 6. This ordinance shall be
. in force from and after its passage
Passed by the city council May II
. A. d. 1909.
Approved May 49, 1909,
. GEORGE PARSONS.
Mayor.
) Published in the Cairo Bulletin
May q. 1903.
, Attest. ROBT A. HATCHER