The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-10-15


Let s, block Z, 100 front feet.
| Specifications for a Cement Sidewalk
sad sidewalk shall be constructed
rs fellows viz 4 foundation shall
rs, be prepared by cutting down or
| t.iliGe MP the natural surface OF tbs
/ ground 10 within eight and one-half
inches below he grade, which foun-
idatioa shall consist of the surface of
the Gtouud as above prepared. upon
which shall be laid a layer Of elm
ders four inches in depth. On the
foundation thus prepared there shall
| be placed a laeer 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
mixing said cement and sand dry
five parts Of broken stone, crushed
IN a size 50 as TO pass through a ring
of Two and one-half inches intarna'
diameter shall be added thereto. and
then water added in sufficient QUAINT
" as VIII give a surplus Of moisture
when rammed Before the layer last
described has set, a layer or finish
ling coat, shall g placed thereon one
half inch i'm thickness, TO be made O
one part Of cement, equal in quality
to the best Portland cement. and one
part of torpedo gravel
Said sidewalk shall. be laid In
| line between the points herein es-
tablished as a grade, which grade
is hereby established as follows, to-
wit:
Said grade shall be equal in eleva-
tion to the top surface Of the GER
ain stone monument located near
/ the southwest corner Of 9th street
| and Commercial avenue.
| Section 2. That said s''e~ ak
shall he paid for by special a&ation
Of the lot, lots or parcels Of land up
on the line where such sidewalk Is
3ordered, by leyving the whole cost
| thereof upon each Of the lots, blocks
or parcels of land touching upon the
J iAAE vi Eutn SiAktN al IN pl OPC4 t'DAA
to their frontage ON such sidewalk;
in other words, each lot, lots or par
cells OF land shall be taxed the whole
cost Of that part o. the Sidewalk
that touches upon such lot, lots.
| blocks or parcels Of land.
| Section 3 That all owners of lots
or parcels Of Iond touching the line
shall, under the supervision Of the
! city engineer, construct a sidewalk
in front of their respective lot, lots
or parcel 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
sidewalk shall he constructed by the
said city of Cairo under the super
vision OF the said city engineer, and
bill Of costs therefor, showing II
separate items the cost OF grading,
material, laying down and supervis-
ion shall he filed in the office Of the
city engineer, certified to by the
said city engineer, together with
list of the lots or parcel of lane
touching upon said sidewalk so con-
structod, the names of the owners
AMI frontage thereof as provided by
law, hereupon the said city engi-
neer shall proceed to make tax list
against said lot. lots or parcels of
land on 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
i appears from the tax list to he due
from the resp active owners of the
lots or parcels of land touching upon
the line of such sidewalk and such
officer upon the receipt of such war
rant shall proceed to collect the sum
according to law and make return
II thereof and in case such warrant
shall be returned mo property
found" other warrants may Issue,
Section A. That If any such sPec-
ial tax shall not be collected upon
the warrants issued, therefor, then
the city engineer shall on or before
the LIST day of April thereafter make
return to 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