The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-11
ORDINANCE NO. 2sl.


BE it ordained by the Council Of
the City OF Cairo.
Section l. That local improve
ment shall be made within the City
of Cairo County of Alexander and
State of Illinois, the nature, charac-
ter, locality and description of which
local improvement is as follows:
That a cement sidewalk 8 feet in
width be constructed on the easteriy
side Of Walnut street from Seventh
street TO point 100 feet south OF
Seventh street adjoining line feet
from the lot line. in the City Of
Cairo, in front of the following de-
srrihcd lots, blocks, tracts or parcels
of land, viz:
Lot "a, block 81. 100 front feet,
| Specifications for Cement Sidewalk,
| Said sidewalk shall be constructed
as follows, viz: A foundation shall
first be prepared by cutting down or
lflling up the natural surface OF the
ground TO within eight and one-hali
| inches below the grade. which foun
| dation shall consist of the surface
of the ground as above prepared,
| upon which shall be laid layer sos
| cinders four inches in depth. Il On
| the foundation thus prepared thefc
shahll be placed layer OF hydraulic
1 cement concrete, four inches IA
thickness, composed of one part &c,
ment, equal in quality to the best
| Portland cement, and two parts OF
l the best clean, coarse, sharp sand
| After mixing said cement and sand
dry, five parts Of broken stone
crushed to size SO as to pass
through ring of two and one-hatl
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 ha;
set, layer or finishing coat, shall ht
placed thereon one-half inch 1t
thickness, to be made of one part O
cement, equal in quality to the bes
Portland cement, and one part o
torpedo gravel.
Said sidewalk shall be laid in ;
line between the points herein estab
lished as a grade, which grade i
thereby established as follows, to
lwit:
Grade equal in elevation to the TOT
surface of certain stone monumen
located near the southwest corner o
Sixth street and Commercial avenu
IN said City of Cairo.
| Section g That said sidcwall
shall be paid for by special taxation
of the lot lots or parcels of lam
upon the line where such sidewall
s ordered. by leyying the whole cos
Thereof upon each of the lots, block
Or parcels of land touching upon tn
line of such sidewalk in proportion
| to their frontage on such sidewalk
n other words, each lot, lots or par
eel of land shall be taxed the Who'll
cost Of that part OF the sidewalk tha
touches upon such lot, lots, bloch;
or parcel of land.
| Section 3, That all owners q
lots or parcels of land touching III
| line Of the above mentioned side
| walk shall under the supervision O
he City Engineer construct side
| walk in front of their respective lot
| 1r parcels of land in accordenc
| With the specifications set forth i
| his ordinance within thirty day
| lfter the mailing of notice of tn
| o the party who paid the last gen
rial taxes on the said lot, lots or par
els Of land. and in default thereof
l hen the said sidewalk shall be con
: I structed by the said City of Cairo
lunder the supervision of the sal
| City Engineer, and a bill Of cost
, | therefor, showing in separate item
| he cost of construction and super
| ision, shall be filed in the office o
| he City Engineer certified to by TIL
| aid City Engineer, together with
I list of the lots or parcels of Ian
touching upon said sidewalk so con
| tructed the names of the partie
] | Who paid the last general taxes OF
| the respective lots or parcels an
frontage thereof as provided by law
| Hhereupon the said City Enginee
\ shall proceed to make a tax lis
| against said lot, lots or parcels o
land on said sidewalk, and said Cit
Engineer shall thereupon issue hi
] warrants directed to the City Treas
Iurer OF the City OF Cairo for the col
| ection of the amount of such specia
| AK as appears from the tax list t
he due from the respective lots o
parcels of land touch upon the lin
If such sidewalk, and such office
upon the receipt of such warrants
| hall proceed to collect the same &C
| cording to law and make retur
thereof, and if in case any such war
| rant shall be returned mo propert
found" other warrants may issue.
Il Section a. That il any sue
l special tax shall not be colfecte
upon the warrants issued therefor
then the City Treasurer shall on g
before the first day of April there
after make return to the County Co