The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-28
Ordinance No. 200.
Concluded From Second Page

The sand shall be dry and no ex-
ceeding onethird (1-3) of bushel
thereof, together with like amount
OF Portland cement, shall be placed
in box and mixed dry until the mass
assumes an even and unbroken shade
and then clean water snail be added
so as to form liquid OF the cOnsis-
teney Of thin cream From he time
the water is applied until the last
drop is removed and floated into the
JOINTS of the brick pavement, the
grout shall be kept in constant motion.
The mixture shall be removed from
the box 10 the stree, surface with a
scoop shovel the same being all the
while stirred in the box as the same is
being thus emptied, and from he mo-
mcnt 1t touches the bricks, it Alall be
thoroughly swept into the joints or
creyices The work of filing should
he thus carried forward in line, three
80 Of such boxes as above described,
being used, until an advance of from
fifteen Isl to wenty t20) yards has
been made, when the same force and
appliances shall be turned back and
cover the same surface again in Xix
manner, except that the mixture Of
the second coat may be slightly thick
er than the frs. This process shall
be continued until all Of the spaces
between the bricks are thoroughly
filled, After the joints are all thus
flush with or filled 20 the top of he
brick and sufficient time for evapora-
ton has been allowed so that a coat
ing of sand will not aus0rD any Of the
moisture, onehalf tl2) of an inch IN
thickness OF sand shall be spread over
the whole surface; and in case the
work is subjected to a hot summer
sun, an occasional sprinklng with wa
ter, sufficient to dampen the sand,
should he followed for two or three
days. The groutiug thus finished
must remain absolutely free from dis
turbance or traffic of any kind for
period Of seven Cd days.
Section Is. TIE finished sub,grade,
the concrete foundation, the sand
cushion and the brio, paving thereon
shall be parallel to each other and
have the shape and r"rre above de-
scribcd and the center line of the top
and finished surface Of the paving
when completed shall be laid to the
following grades, to-wit:
From Commercial avenue to the
west line of Walnut street the grade
shall be level and equal in elevation
to the elevation 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 from taence the grade
shall rise gradually to the west lie of
Pine street, where the elevation shall
be one and seyentytive hundredths |
q 75-l00) OF foot above the
top surface of said stone mOnu- |
melt above specified from thence
to q point two hundred Gear !
feet west Of the west line Of Pine
street the grade shall be level; from
thence to the east line Of Holbrook |
avenue the grade shall decline grad |
Ually where the elevation shall be
equal 10 the elcvatio1 Of the top sur |
face Of the said s;one monument
above spcciiei from thence to a
point seven hundred and five 1909 |
feet west of the west line OF Hol-I
brock avenue the grade shall be
level; from thence the grade shall
rise gradually to a point eight hun
dred and sevocty-one and fifty-one
hundredths (S7l 5i.l00l feet west Of
the west line OF Holbrook avenue
where the elevation shall be one and
sixty.four hundredths q Gi100) of I
foot above the top surface of said
stone monument above specified;
from thence the grade shall continue
to rise gradually to port eleven
hundred and fifty-fiye Ol50 feet
west OF the west line of Holbrook ave-
nue., where the elevation shall be two
and five one hundredths e 5-100l feet
above the top surface Of the said
stone monument above specified: L
from thence the grade shall be level
20 a uo5ct fifteen hundred and sew
enty-five $50 feet ~est Of the west
line of Holbrook avenue, where the
elevation shall be two and FIVE hun ,
dredths G. 5-l6Ol feet above the topl
surface of the said stone monu. mt q
above specified. the last mentioned ;
point being the western terminus of !
said local improvement. a
Section &c. The said finished sub. e
grade, the concrete foundation, the t
sand cushion and the brick paving. !
shall. at all Of said unpaved street in .
from the said west line {
OF Commercial avenue to the said 4
east line of the Mississippi Lcvce. bel +
extended aro-nd and out to the lot G
line on both sides Of the said Twen- q
tyhrst and West Twef tv-lirst streets. {
in the manner hercinhcfore Indicated Il
for the extension OF the said cinder
aud comh;r alton concrete s
curb and gutter. al such street inter {