The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18

constructed at the cost and expense |
of the said Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chi. |
cago and st. Louis Railway Company. |
and the same shall be of the depth Of |
six 60 inches below the bottoms OF
the cross-ties of the said Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Chicago and st. Louis
Railway Company upon which the
said railroad track or tracks and
switches or turnout tracks OF the
said company are laid, and the same
shall extend under and between the
said cross-ties OF the said company
and for the distance OF twelve u2)
inches outside of the rails OF its
tracks, and between the said cross
| ties and at the ends thereof and for
the distance of twelve (12) inches
outside of the rails of it's 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
foundation for the brick pavement
hereinafter provided for, the said
cross-ties shall be completely 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
| mixing and laying of the concrete for
the foundation Of the brick pave
4 ment, hereinafter provided for.
! The rails in the railroad track OF
tracks and switches or turn Out
tracks of the said last named com
pany upon said Commercial Avenue
shall be OF the height of not less
than seven ca inches and shall
weigh not less than seventy (70)
pounds to the yard.
Curb and Gutter.
i Section S. A concrete curb ant
gutter, of the kind and pattern knowr
as the combined curb and gutter
shall be constructed on both sides o.
I the said Commercial Avenue, at tht
outside edges Of the brick pavement
from the said north line OF Secont
Street to the said south line Of Thir
ty-fourth Street, except as hereinaf
ter provided for street intersections
1t shall be made Of one Cd part o
Portland cement and five 60 part'
of washed, river gravel of sizes rang
ing from gravel Of two Cd inches II
diameter down to coarse sand. ant
the same shall be graded so that tht
gravel and sand shall not contain
more than twenty (20) per cent. voids
The curb portion above the quite
J flag shall be six co inches high ant
six Co inches thick, and the CUTIE
flag shall be twenty-four f24) inehe
vide and six (6) inches deep ant
It's curvature shall be continuation
? Of the curvature OF the brick pave
2 nent. The said combined curb an,
2 gutter shall be set on d bed or foun
dation Of cinders, eight (S) inches Il
P depth, well wetted and tamped, an
b tho said cinder foundation and tn
s said curb shall be well supporte,
e with natural earth backing whicl
. shall also be well tamped and mad
7 | firm and solid The said einde
G foundation and combined curb an
7 gutter shall be SO constructed, Sc
: md placed that the distance between
G he inner faces Of the curbs, on th
4 itles of the said Commercial Avenu
e ihall he sixty-eight (6S) feet.
e The top surface of the set and fiE
c ished curb shall be at all points an
h places three go inches below the ley
Q Ell or elevation Of the cop surface 0
l. tho finished brick pavement at tn
/. center line Of the said avenue. A
s all unpaved street intersections, e'
d |cept the Eighth Street intersection
the cinder foundation and the con
o bineI curb and gutter shall be e'
O tended around, with curves Of a
v eight Isl foot radius, to the lot lin
r. on both sides Of tho intersectin
! streets, so that the distance hetwee
c the inner faces OF the curbs at IN
6 lot line shall be thirty (30l feet, Q
4. fifteen (l5) feet from tho center lin
!. Of the street. on all intcrsectin
q streets sixty (60) feet wide, and $
u that the distance between the innc
d faces of the curbs at the lot line sha
!, be twenty.four .t24l feet, or lively
,fl G2) feet from the center line of tn
q street, on all intersecting street
\ fifty (50) feet wide; and between tll
inside edges of the gutterflags I
- said combined curb and gutter so e
,e tended around ana out to the lot III
a IN intersecting streets and along u
= avenue line natural limestone margi
"A al curbs, tx (G) inches thick an
: twelve fi2) inches deer, now owne
!, by the City Of Cairo, shall be set q
natural earth foundation ard
:, well supported on the outer side
:. with natural earth. we'll tamned an
:, said natural limestone marginal cur
ing shall be so set and placed as to y
: flush with and support the brick pa
= ing, which at all unpaved street int
sections, except the Eighth Street II