The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-05
PAVING AND SEWER ORDINANCE
Ordinance No. 27S


Cairo, County OF Alexander and State
of illinois. except the intersection { 1
Commercial avenue with said
Sixth street, which has already
been improved, by the construction
Upon the said Sixth street, fran
the west line of said Ohio street to
the east line Of said Washington Ave.
In SAID City of Cairo. of vitritied
brick ltvement, with combination
concrete curb and gutter on both
sides of said brick pavement, at the
outside edges of said brick pavement
and with natural limestone marginal
curbs set on both sides of the said
Sixth street. at all unpaved street
intersections, at the outside edges oi
said brick pavement and between the
inside edges of the gutter flags OF
said curb and gutter as extended
around and out to the lot line on
both sides of said Sixth street, at
said unpaved street intersections,
and by the construction upon the
said Sixth street Of brick catch
basins, and by building up and re-
pairing the two t2l brick man-holes
now in the said Sixth street and
supplying cast-iron rings and cast
iron covers therefor, and by the con-
struction In the said Sixth Street,
from the manhole, located at the
intersection of Commercial avenue
and Sixth street, In the Commercial
avenue main sewer, to brick man.
hole to be constructed in the said
Sixth street on the east line Of Wash
ington avenue, OF q yItrified tile pipe
sewer. with house connections leading
from each side thereof. and by the
construction in the said Sixth street
of two Cd brick manholes and sup
plying cast-iron rings and cast lror
covers therefor, and for the levy and
collection Of special tax assessment
upon contiguous property to pay for
the said local Improvement
Be il ordained by the City Council
of the City OF Cairo, Illinois:
Section / That Sixth street
from the west line Of Ohio street to
the east line Of Washington Ave, in
said City Of Cairo, except the inter
section of Commercial avenue with
said Sixth street. which has already
been improved. shall be improved
by the construction upon tn
said Sixth street, from the ives,
line OF Ohio street to the east line OF
Washington avenue, in said City
Of Cairo, Of vitrified brick
pavement, with combination
concrete curb and gutter on
both sides of said brick pave
n,ent, at the outside edges Of saia
brick pavement. and with natural
limestone marginal curbs set on both
sides OF the said Sixth street, at
all unpaved street intersections, at
the outside edges of said brick pave
ment and between the inside edges OF
the gutter-flags of said curb and
gutter as extended around and out
to the lot line on both sides OF TIL
said Sixth street, at said unpaved
street intersections, and by the con
struction upon the said Sixth street
of brick catch basins, and by build.
ing up and repairing the two ca
brick man holes now in the said
Sixth street and supplying cast-irog
rings and cast-iron covers therefor
and by the construction in the said
Sixth street, from the manhoie, 10.
Gated at the intersection of CONNER.
cial avenue and Sixth street, in this
Commercial avenne main sewer, to {
manhole to be constructed In the sait
Sixth street on the east line of Wash
ington avenue, of vitrified tile piDt
sewer, with house connections lead
Ing from each side thereof and b,
the construction in the said Sixth
street, In the line Of the said sewer
Of two (2l brick manholes and sup
plying cast-iron rings and castirol
covers therefor, in the manner fol
lowing, that is to say:
Excavation, Crown, &c.
Section g The said Sixth
street, from the west line of Obi,
street to the east line of Commercial
avenue, in said City of Cairo, shall
be graded for the width Of thirty-si,
$3.50 feet, In the center thereof, tina
is to say, for the width of eighteen
t1S) feet on each side of the cente
line Of the street, and the salt
Sixth street, from the west line o
Commercial avenue to the east lin
Of Washington avenue in said City o
Cairo, shall be graded for the wldtl
of thirty t30) feet, in the cente
thereof. that is to say, for the widtl
Of fifteen (15) feet on each side 9
the center line of the said street, an
the graded surface Of the street shall
be made firm and solid, throughout
by rolling the same with a roller @
eight Isl to twelve t12} ton
weight, and by the use of any othe
necessary means to make a prope
sub-grade surface. and the face &
top surface OF the sub-grade for tn
said Sixth street, from the sal
west line OF Ohio street to the sal
east line Of Commercial avenue, sha
be curved or shaped to that of an al
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