The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-04
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
Council Chamber, Cairo, Illinois,
November 90. 1912.
Especial Meeting

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| Present: Hon. George Parsons,
4 mayor, and Aldermen Ferguson,
lFlack, Fry, Greaney, Hurd, Wagner.
Nicholson, Neff, Saup and Walsh
| Absent; Aldermen Cox, Faudree,
Kelly and Serbian,
Object.
The mayor stated the object of the
Injecting to be for further consldera-
ition of ordinance for repairing Com
lmercial avenue concrete main sewer,
and for general business,
Reports OF Committees.
| The ordinance committee, to whom
lit had been referred after first read
ling November 25, 1912, reported
Recommending the adoption of an or
ldiuance entitled IAN ordinance pro-
vlding for the repairing of the breaks
in these portions of the main con-
crete sewer In Commercial avenue, In
the City of Cairo. Illinois. in the vi
tcinity OF Thirteenth street and Com
mereial avenue and in the vicinity of
i Fourteenth street and Commercial
avenue, by constructing reinforced
concrete base, eight 60 inches in
depth and seven and one-half q Il
| feet in width. in the bottom OF the
sewer trench at each of the points
where the said breaks have occurred
in the said main concrete sewer in
said Commercial avenue, in the said
tvicinity of said Thirteenth and Four
Iteenth streets and Commercial ave-
niue. for the entire length of each
of said breaks, the length of the said
| Foundation base in the said Thir-
lteenth street break being approxi-
mately one hundred and fifty-nine
| (159l lineal feet, and the length of
said foundation base in the said
Fourteenth street break being ap-
proximately two hundred and seven
ity-four (274) lineal feet, and by con-
structing a reinforced concrete
sewer, of the Internal diameter of
lsix CO. feet, in the said sewer trench,
upon the said concrete base for the
Ientire length of each of said breaks,
the length of the said sewer iii the
| said Thirteenth street break being
approximately ona-hundred. aud fifty
Inine 1850 lineal feet, and the length
Of the said sewer in the said Four
lteenth street break being approxi-
mately two hundred and seventy
four t274l lineal feet and by con-
| structing one "a reinforced con-
crete manhole, cylindrical in shape,
and having an internal diameter Of
Ithree CD feet, except that the upper
portion thereof, two GU feet in
lheighth, shall be conical in shape,
and shall be reduced to two GU feet
internal diameter at the top. in and
upon the said reinforced concrete
sewer to be constructed in each of
said breaks il the said main concrete
sewer, in the said vicinity
of the said Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets and Commercial
ayenue. and by reconstructing the in
let's formerly connected with the old
main concrete sewer in said CONNER
lcial avenue, in the said vicinity OF
lsaid Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets and Commercial avenue. be-
| fore said old main concrete sewer in
said Commercial avenue broke, and
by constructing auxiliary vitrified
] tile pipe sewers to be connected with
| the said new concrete sewer, In the
said vicinity of said Thirteenth street
and Fourteenth street and CONNER
cial avenue, and by constructing a
Iyitrified tile pipe lateral sewer con-
lnection, Of twelve (12l inches inside
diameter, between the sewer In said
Thirteenth street and the said new
sewer to be constructed in said Com
mercial avenue, and by constructing
| a reinforced concrete lateral sewer
connection, of three (3) feet internal
diameter, between the thirty-slx t36)
inch brick lateral sewer in Four
teenth street and the said new main
concrete sewer to be constructed in
the said Commercial avenue"
Alderman Greaney moved the re-
tport be received and ordinance placed
on second reading. The motion was
adopted.
The ordinance was then placed on
second reading and read at length.
Alderman Kelly appeared and took
his seat during the reading of the or
ldinance.
| Alderman Cox appeared and was
Excused by the mayor during the
reading of the ordinance.
| Alderman Magner moved the adop-
ton o. the ordinance as read. The
motion was adopted by the following
vote: Aye-Ferguson, Flack, Fry,
lGreanay, Hurd, Kelly, Magner, Mich
elson, Neff, Saup and Walsh-11
lNay-None.