The Cairo bulletin., 1912-09-12

TO point 100 teet south or Eighth
street adjoining the lot line. In the
City of Cairo, in front of the follow
ing described let's, blocks, tracts or
parcels of land, viz:
City of Cairo
Lot 5, block 81, 25 front feet.
Lc. 6, block 81, 25 front feet
Specifications fer a Cement Sidewalk
Said Sidewalk Shall be Construct
ed as Follows, Viz: A foundation
shall first be prepared by cutting
down or filling up the natural sur
face Of the ground to within eight
| and one-half inches below the grade,
| which foundation shall consist of the
surface of the ground as above pre-
pared, upon which shall be laid
| layer of cinders four inches in depth
On the foundation thus prepared
there shall be placed a layer of hyd-
raulic cement concrete, four inches
in thickness, composed of one part
cement, equal in quality to the best
| Portland cement, and two parts OF
the best clean, coarse, sharp sand
After mixing said cement and sand
dry. FIVE parts of broken stone,
crushed to a size so as to pass
through ring of two and one-half
inches internal diameter, shall be
added thereto, and then water added
in sufficient quantity as will give q
surplus of moisture when rammed
Before the layer last described has
| set, layer or finishing coat. shall
be placed thereon one-half inch in
| thickness, to be made Of one part Of
cement, equal in quality to the bes,
Portland cement, and one part of tor
| pedo gravel.
Said sidewalk shall be laid In a
line between the points herein es
tablished as a grade, which grade is
hereby established as follows, to-
wit:
TO the established grade of said
Washington avenue.
Section 3 That said sidewalk
shall be paid for by special taxation
OF the lot, lots or parcel OF land upon
the line where such sidewalk is Or
dered, by Ievying the whole cost
thereof upon each of the lots, blocks
or parcels of land touching upon the
line of such sidewalk in proportion
to their frontage on such sidewalk !;
in other words, each lot, lots or par
Gel Of land shall be taxed the whole
cost Of that part Of the sidewalk that
touches upon such lot, lots, block or
lparcei of land
/ Section 8. That all owners of lot
or parcels OF land touching the line
Of the above mentioned sidewalk
shall, under tho supervision Of the
city engineer, construct sidewalk
in front of their respective lot, lots
Or parcel Of land in accordance with
the specifications set forth in thia
$ordinance within thirty days from
the publication of this ordinance,
and In default thereof, then the said
| sidewalk snail be constructed by said
City Of Cairo under the supervision
OF the said city engineer, and a bill
of costs therefor, showing In separ
ate items the cost of grading, mater
ial, laying down and supervision
shall be fled in the Office of the city
clerk, certified to by the said city
engineer, together with a list of the
lots or parcel Of land touching upon
said sidewalk so constructed, thu
names of the owners and frontage
: thereof as provided by law, where
upon the said city engineer shall
proceed to make a tax list agains
said lot, lots or parcels of land OF
said sidewalk and said clerk shall
j thereupon issue his warrant, direct
: ed to the said city treasurer of tn,
: City of Cairo for the collection of tn
y amount OF such special tax as ap
pears from the tax list to be du
from the respective owners AM
o frontage thereof as provided by law
+ whereupon the said city eugjnee
: shall proceed to make a tax lis
= against said lot, lots or parcels O
: land on said sidewalk and said cler
}, shall thereupon issue his warrant
! directed to the said city treasurer @
$ the City of Cairo for the collectio
: Of the amount Of such special ia
as appears from the tax list 10 b
done from the respective owners {
II the lots or parcels of land touchin
Q upon the line Of such sidewalk, an
n such officer upon the receipt of sue
n warrant shall proceed to collect tn
sum according to law and make r,
turn thereof and In case such wa
e rant shall be returned mo properi