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

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 for
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.
Ether the said Cairo Electric and
Traction Company or the Cairo and
St Louis Railway Company shall, at
its own cost and expense, before or
at the time of the grading of said
Commercial Avenue, construct upon
the said Commercial Avenue the sec
ond railroad track which it is author
ICED to construct upon said avenue
under and by virtue of the city ordi
lnances of said City Of Cairo, adopted
on the 18th day Of November, A. D.
1908, and approved on the 10th day
of November, A. D. 1908, said ordi
naIlces being Ordinances Nos. 179 and
1870, respectively.
The said railroad track shall be
constructed of ''T'' rails of not less
than seven 90 inches in height and
weighing not less than seventy t70)
pounds to the yard.
Said railroad track shall be so laid
in the said avenue that the top sur
face of the rails thereof shall be
equal In elevation to the top surface
of the completed brick pavement
hereinafter provided for. The bot
toms of the rails of said tracks shall
be securely spiked to suitable wooden
cross-ties, which said cross-ties shall
1 rest upon bed Of concrete, six co
inches in depth, composed of one "a
part Of Portland cement and eight
80 parts OF washed, river gravel OF
sizes ranging from gravel of two 90
\ inches in diameter down to coarse
sand. and the same shall be graded
50 that the gravel and sand shall moi
contain more than twenty (20) pei
cent voids.
Said concrete foundation for sale
railroad track upon said Commercial
Avenue, together with any switches
or turnout tracks which may be con
| structed to be used in connection
with the said railroad track, shall bt
constructed at the cost and expense
Of the company which constructs the
same and the same shall be of Tho
depth of six co inches below tn,
bottoms of the cross-ties upon whicl
the said railroad track and switches
or turnout tracks are laid, and tn,
same shall extend under and between
4 the said cross-ties of the compan,
| constructing the same and for tn
distance Of twelve (12) inches out
side of the rails of Its tracks and be
tween the said cross ties and at tn,
} ends thereof and for the distance o
twelve Q2) inches outside of tn
rails Of its tracks the said concret
, foundation shall extend above tn
bottoms of the said cross-ties to sue
: height that with the said concret
foundation and the concrete founds
ton for the brick pavement, hereir
after provided for, the said cross-tie
: shah be completely incased in sal
concrete.
j The said railroad track, and ais
the railroad track Of the said Cair
: and Electric and Traction Compan
: which is now upon the said Commet
'cial Avenue, shall be SO located upo
the said Commercial Avenue that tn
center line of each of said track
3 shall be, from the north line of Sc,
: ond street to the north line of Twel
! tysixth street, six CD feet from tn
center line of said avenue. and s
that the center line Of each of sal
tracks, from the north line of Twel
: ty-sixth street to the south line {
iThirty-fourth street, shall be lively
Y G2) feet from the center line Of sal
avenue.
Said concrete for said foundatio
: for said railroad tracks and switche
or turnout tracks shall be mixed an
n laid in the same manner as Is hereil
! after specified for the mixing an
,. laying of the concrete for the foul
7 daton of the brick pavement, herei
after provided for.
Section 4. The Cleveland, Cincil
natl, Chicago and st. Louis Railwa
, Company shall, at its own cost an
expense, before or at the time of tn
grading of the said Commercial Av
! nue., relay its railroad track or track
ana rwitehes or turnout tracks mo