The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-07-21
ORDINANCE NO. 228.

erty owners to improve Sixteenth
street from the west line of Wash
ington avenue to the east line of
Walnut street. in the City of Cairo,
Illinois, by paving the same with
vitrified brick and otnerw1se improv-
ing said Sixteenth street.
Be ii ordained by the city council
of the City OF Cairo, Illinois:
Section l. Whereas the Cairo and
Thebes Railroad Company and the
other property owners of the prop
erty adjoining and abuttng said Six
teenth street between the west line
of Washington avenue and the east
line of Walnut street have petitioned
in writing the city council OF the City
OF Cairo, Illinois, for permission,
right and authority to improve said
Sixteenth street between the points
above mentioned by paving the same
with vitrifled brick and otherwise inn
proving said street, signifying their
willingness TO so~improve said Six
teenth street as aforesaid and to pay
all costs thereof, and
Whereas the said company has by
said petition signified its willingness
to further improve said Sixteenth
street by constructing a six foot con-
crete sidewalk on the north side OF
said Sixteenth street between said
Washington avenue and Walnut
street and to pay for the same at its
own expense, and
| Whereas the said city council is
DESTROYS that said Sixteenth street
shall be so improved,
| Permission and authority is hereby
given and granted to the said Cairo
land Thebes Railroad Company and
the said other adjoining property
owners on said portion of Sixteenth
street to construct the said improve
Iments under the direction of the
Board OF Local improvements of the
said City of Cairo, In the following
described manner.
Section ?. Said Sixteenth street
from the west line of Washington
avenue to the east line of Walnut
street shall be graded by filing the
same with earth or excavating as may
he required. for its entire width from
lot line to lot line and the space fol
forty-three (43l feet being thirty
| 900 feet ON the south side of the
center of said street and thirteen
| G3l feet on the north side of tht
center of said street shall be graded
ard well rolled and made firm ant
solid so that the top surface Of The
sub-grade shall have an even, gradua
slope from the south side to thu
north side of the said graded portion
of said street the outer edge of sal,
graded surface on the north sid
being one foot lower than the cute
edge of the south side thereof TIL,
said subgrade under the brick pave
ment shall be finished smooth parable
to and eleven inches 11") below tn,
finished road way surface. On tn
lsuberade so prepared shall be place
a layer OF concrete mixed In the pro
lportion of one part of cement tire
parts of sand and six parts of grave
Tor broken stone. This concrete four
dation shall be of such thickness
that after being thoroughly tamped
as specified, the top surface thereo
shall be smooth and uniform, parable
to and five inches 90 below the fiji
ished road way surface. Said cor
crete foundation shall be prepared q
follows The concrete foundatio
shall consist of one part of cement
two parts of sand and six parts Q
gravel or broken stone. The cemen
sand and gravel or stone shall b
measured loose Where the volum
Of concrete to be placed at any on
: point exceeds one hundred cubi
Yards, the concrete shall be mixed a
that point by a machine batch mike
: approved by the city engineer Blu
continuous mixers will not be a
| lowed.
Where the volume of concrete
to be placed at any one point is les
than one hundred cubic yards, tn
concrete may be mixed by hand !
q which case,
% Tight platforms shall be prc
yided of sufficient size to accomm,
| date men and materials for the pr
Gressive and rapid mixing Of at lea:
two patches of concrete at the sam
time. Batches shall not exceed on
cubic yard each, and small batche
are preferable, based upon a multipl
OF the number of sacks to the barre
(2) Spread the sand evenly upo
= the platform, then the cement upo
a the sand and mix thoroughly unit
Z of even color Add all the waite
y necessary to make a thin mortar an
! spread again; add the gravel or tn
/ broken stone, which, II dry, shout
p first be thoroughly wet down. Tur
/ the mass with shovels until thorough
iy incorporated, and all the gravel {
stone is covered with mortar; thi
will require the mass to be turne
on the mixing board not less tina
. fnur times