The Cairo bulletin., 1910-04-02


said company are laid and the same
shall extend under and between the
said cross ties of the sa:d company
and for the distance of twelve 12)
inches outside Of the rails of its
tracks, and between the said cross
ties and at the ends thereof, and fol
the distance OF twelve az inches
outside of the rails of its tracks, the
said concrete foundation shall extend
above the bottoms of the said cross
ties to such height that with the
said concrete foundation and the
concrete foundation for the brick
pavement, hereinafter provided for
the said cross-ties shall be com
pletely incased in said concrete.
Said concrete for said foundation
for the said railroad track or tracks
and switches or turn out tracks OF
said last named company shall be
mixed and laid in the same manner
as is hereinafter specified for the mix
ing and laying of the concrete for the
foundation of the brick pavement
hereinafter provided for.
E Their the said Cairo Electric and
Traction Company or the Cairo and
St Louis Railway Company shall, at
its own cost and expense, before OF
ut the time of the grading of said
Commercial Avenue, construct upon
the said Commercial Avenue the sec
ond railroad track which it is author
lzed to construct upon said avenue
under and by virtue of the city ordi
nances of said City of Cairo, adopted
on the 18th day of November, A. d
1908, and approved on the 18th day
of November, A. d. 1908, said ordt
nances being Ordinances Nos. l79 and
$50, respectively
The said railroad track shall be
constructed of IT. rails of not less
than seven ca inches in height and
weighing not less than seventy (70)
pounds to the yarL
Said railroad track shall be so laid
In the said avenue tnat the top SUI.
lace Of the rails thereof shall be
teonal n elevation t. tie top surface
re ~'l"' u eri"k pavement
hereinafter provided for The bot
toms Ct the rails Of said tracks shall
| &ac@"aly e'fittl to sastable wooden
! cross-ties, which said cross-ties shall
rest upon a bed of concrete. six Co
inches in depth, composed of one "a
part of Portland cement and eight
tS) parts of washed, river gravel of
sizes ranging from gravel of two (2)
inches in diameter down to coarse
sand. and the same shall be graded
80 that the gravel and sand shall not
contain more than twenty (20) per
cent. voids.
Said concrete foundation for said
railroad track upon said Commercial
Ayenues together with any switches
or turnout tracks which may be con.
structed to be used in connection
with the said railroad track, shall be
constructed at the cost and expense
of the company which constructs the
same, and the same shall be of the
depth Of six 90 inches below the
bottoms of the cross-ties upon which
the said railroad track and switches
or turnout tracks are laid and the
same shall extend under and between
the said cross-ties OF the company
constructing the same and for the
distance Of twelve tt2) inches out.
side Of the rails Of Its tracks and be.
tween the said cross ties and at the
ends thereof and for the distance of
twelve (12) inches outside Of the
rails of its tracks the said concrete
foundation shall extend above the
bottoms Of the said cross.tcs to such
a height that with the said concrete
foundation and the concrete founda-
ton for the brick pavement herein
after provided for, the said cross-tics
shall be completely incased in sail
concrete.
The said railroad track, and also
the railroad track of the said Cairo
and Electric and Traction Company
which Is now upon the said CONNER.
cial Avenue, shall be so located upon
the said Commercial Avenue that the
center line Of each of said tracks
shall be, from the north line Of Sec.
ond street to the north line of Tween.
ty-sixth street, six 60 feet from the
center line Of said avenue, and so
that tie center line OF each Of said
tracks. from the north line of Twen.
ty-sixth street to the south line of
Thirty-fourth street, shall be twelve
G2) feet from the center line of said
avenue.
Said concrete for said foundation
for said railroad tracks and switches
or turnout tracks shall be mixed and
laid in the same manner as is herein
after specified for the mixing and
laying of the concrete for the foun.
dation Of the brick pavement, herein
after provided for
Section 4. The Cleveland, Cincin-
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