The Cairo bulletin., 1912-10-15

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| be placed a layer of hydraulic cement
concrete, four inches in thickness,
composed of one part cement, equal
in quality TO the best Portland ce-
ment, and two parts OF the best
clean, coarse sharp sand After mix
ing saiu cement and s-ed dry, five
parts of broken stone, crushed to a
size so as to pass through q ring of
two and one-half inches internal
diameter, shall be added thereto, and
then water added in sufficient guam
tity as will give surplus of mois-
ture when rammed. Before the lay
er last described has set, layer or
finishing coat. shall be placed there
one one-half inch in thickness, to be
made of one rart of cement, equal
| in quality to the best Portland ce-
ment, and one rart of torpedo gravel
Said sidewalk shall be laid in a
| line between he points herein es-
ltablished as grade, which grade
| is hereby established as follows, to-
wit
Said grade shall be equal in ele-
walton to the top surface of the GER
tain stone monument located near
the southwest corner of 9Th street
and Commercial avenue.
/ Section 2 That said sidewalk
shall be paid for by special taxation
of the lot, los or parcels of land
upon the line where such sidewalk
is ordered by levying 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 parcels of land shall be taxed
the whole cost Of that part of the
| sidewalk that touches upon such lot,
lots, blocks or parcels of land.
| Section g. That all owners of lots
or parcels cf land touching the line
of the above mentioned sidewalk
shall under the supervision OF ths
city engineer, construct sidewalk
in front OF their respective lot, lots
or parcels Of land in accordance with
the specifications set forth In this
Ordinance within thirty days from
| the publication of this ordinance,
and in default thereof, then the said
lsldewa,s shall he constructed by the
said City of Cairo under the super
vision CT the said city engineer, and
a bill Of costs therefor, showing in
| separate items the cost of grading,
material, laying down and supervis-
| ion shall be filed in the office of the
city engineer, certified to by the
city cn.ineer, together with list
Of the 'ots or parcel of land touch
ling upon said sidewalk so construct
| ed the names of the owners and
frontage thereof as provided by law,
Shcrcupun the said city engineer,
shall proceed to make tax list
| list against said lot, lots or parcels
lOC land IN SAID sidewalk and said
clerk shall thereupon issue his
warrant directed to the said
city treasurer of the City of Cairo
| for the collection of the amount Of
| such special tax as appears from the
lax list 10 be due from the respective
owners of the lots or parcels of land
lt0uching upon the line OF such side
walk, and. such officer upon the re-
ctipt OF such warrant shall proceed
to collect the sum according to law
land make return thereof and in case
lgucA warrant shall be returned mo
lproncrty found Other warrants may
issue
Section 4, That if any such spec
ial tax shall not be collected upon
1.-THE warrants issued, therefor, then
the city engineer shall on or before
the list day OF April thereafter make
lreturnto the County Collector of the
County Of Alexander and State Of
! Illinois, in the manner prescribed by
law, who shall thereupon proceed to
collect the same according to the
statute in such case made and pro-
yided
Section 8 That all ordinances
or parts of ordinances conflicting
with this ordinance be and the
( same are hereby repealed
! Section g This ordinance shall
] be in force from and after it's pass
r |age.
g Adopted by the City Council Dc
7 tober 9, A, D.. 1912,
: Approved October 9, 1912.
i GEORGE, PARSONS. Mayor,
II Attest: -ROBT.s A. HATCHER,
III City Clerk.
e Published in The Cairo Bulletin