The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-31
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
Council Chamber, Cairo, Illinois,
July 20, 1912.
Especial Meeting.

| Present; Hon. George Parsons,
mayor, and Aldermen Cox, Faudree.
Ferguson, Flack, Fry. Hurd. Kelly.
Neff, Saup, Serbian and Walsh.
| Absent; Aldermen Greaney, Mag
ner and Nicholson.
Object.
i The mayor stated the object of
the meeting to be to act on paving
ordinances and for general business.
| Alderman Magner appeared and
took his seat.
The mayor presented the follow
ing resolution which was read at
length: =.
Be it Resolved by the City Coun-
ell of the City of Cairo, Illinois, that
the Attorney of the Board of Local
Improvements Of the City of Cairo,
| illinois, be directed to prepare a
written notice to be given to the
Rich Construction Company by the
City of Cairo. Illinois, notifying the
said Rich Construction Company
| that the main concrete sewer, in
Commercial avenue, in said City of
| Cairo, constructed by the said Rich
Construction Company under Ordi-
nance No. Sc of said City of Cairo,
adopted July 10th, A.. d. 1906, and
approved July 18th, A. ID. 1906, I'M
der its contract with THE said City
CT Cairo providing for the construe-
ton OF main concrete sewer in Com
mercial avenue and Tenth street, in
said City of Cairo. has sunk and
broke in the vicinity of Thirteenth
street and Commercial avenue and
also In the vicinity of Fourteenth
street and Commercial avenue, in
said City Of Cairo, within less than
two ~ years from and after the
acceptance of said sewer by the
Board of Local improvements of the
City OF Cairo. Illinois, and also no
tifying the said Rich Construction
Company that the Board OF Local
Improvements Of said City Of Cairo.
Illinois, has found and determined
that those portions of said sewer in
which said breaks have occurred do
not conform to the said contract en-
tered into by the said Rich Con-
struction Company with the said
City OF Cairo providing for the con-
structton of said main concrete sew
ers in said Commercial avenue to
the effect that the said local inn
provement shall be constructed with
such material and in such manner
that the same shall endure without
the need of any repairs for a period
Of two 90 years from and after the
completion and acceptance of the
said local Improvement, and that
the said party OF the first part
{ Rich Construction Company here
by guarantees the said local i'm
provement for the said period OF
two % years from and after the
completion ana acceptance thereof"
and further notifying the said Rich
Construction Company to recon
struct or satisfactorily repair said
portions OF said sewer which have 90
sunk and broke. or otherwise make
good such faults, defects or imper-
fections in said portions of said
sewer which have so sunk and
broke, within fifteen (15) days al
ter the mailing Of said notice to it,
the said Rich Construction Company
and further notifying the said Rich
Construction Company that unless
it. the said Rich Construction Com
pany, shall commence to reconstruct
or satisfactorily repair or otherwise
make good such faults, defects or
imperfections i'll those portions OF
SAID sewer which nave SO sunk and
broke, within fifteen (f5l days
from the mailing of said notice to
it. the said Rich Construction Com
pany, and shall prosecute the work
of making good such faults, defects
or imperfections in said portions of
said sewer which have so sunk and
broke with out unnecessary delay
| until such faults, defects or imper-
fecTions in said portions Of said
| sewer which have so sunk and broke
shall have been made good, that
then the said guaranty or the said
Rich Construction Company shall be
held to have been broken by it, the
said Rich Construction Company
and that the said City Of Cairo will
then cause those portions of the
said sewer in the said Commercial
avenue which have so sunk and
broke to be reconstructed or salts