The Cairo bulletin., 1912-09-06
PAVING ORDINANCE.
Ordinance No. 277.

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OF Ohio street 10 the east line OF
WASHINGTON avenue. in the City OF
CAIRO, County of Alexander and Stete
of -.iinois, except the intersection t
Commercial avenue with said
Fourth street which has already
been improved, by the construction
Ipon the said Sixth street, ir1n
the west line of said OAio street to
the east line OF Washington avenue,
IN said City of Cairo, OF a vitritiad
brick pavement, 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
eurbs set on both sides of the said
Fourth street, at all unpayed street
intersections, at the outside edges of
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 Oh
both sides of said Fourth street, at
said unpayed street intersections.
and BY the construction upon the
said Fourth street of brick catch
basins, and by building up and re-
pairing the two ca brick holes
now in the said Fourth street and
supplying cast-iron rings and cast
iron covers therefor, ana for
the levy and collection OF a special
tax assessment upon contiguous prop
erty to pay for the said local i'm
proyement
Be 1t ordained by the City Council
of the City of Cairo, Illinois:
Section /. That Fourth 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 Fourth street, shall be improved
by the construction upon tn :
said Fourth street, from the ives
line OF Ohio street to the east line OF
Washington avenue, in said Clt3
OF Cairo, of a yitrified brirS
pavement. with combination
concrete curb and gutter on
both sides of said brick pave
ment, at the outside edges of said
brick pavement. and with natural
limestone marginal curbs set on both
sides of the said Fourth street. at
all unpaved street intersections, AZ
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 ont
to the lot line on both sides Of the
said Fourth street, at said unpayed
street intersections, and by the con-
struction upon the said Fourth street
of brick catch basins, and by build
ing up and repairing the two e2
brick man holes now in the said
Fourth street and supplying cast iron
rings and cast-iron covers therefor,
in The manner following, that is to
say;
Excavation. Grown. &c
s Section 2. The said Fourth
street. from the west line or Ohio
street to the east line OF Commercial
avenue. in said City Of Cairo, shall
be graded for the width Of thirty SIX
t96) feet, in the center thereof, that
IL to say, for the width of eighteen
t1S) feet on each side of the center
line OF the street, and the said
Fourth street, from the Yves, line (
Commercial avenue to the east line
OF Washington avenue, in said City on
Cairo. shall be graded for the widi''
Of thirty (30) feet, IN the cenFa
thereof, that Is to say, for the w.lih
Of fifteen (l5l feet on each side OF
the center line Of the said street, ana
the graded surface Of the street shall
be made firm and solid, throughout
by rolling the same with a roller q
eight Isl to twelve tf2l tons
weight, and by the use OF any other
sub-grade surface. and the face ~
top surface of the sub-grade for tia
said Fourth street, from the said
west line Of Ohio street to the said
east line of Commercial avenue, shalt
be curved or shaped to that Of IN are
or curve whose chord is thirty-siy
$3.50 feet in length, and whose mid
die ordinate, at the center line Of the
said street, shall be six (Gl inches In
length or height; and the face OF
top surface of the sub-crade for H."
said Fourth street, from the said
west line Of Commercial avenue, TO
the said east line line of Washington
avenue, shall be curved or shaped
TO hat of an arc or curve
whose chord is thirty CS0J
feet in length, and whose mid
die ordinate, at the center line Of
the said street, shall be six go
inches in length or height, ana
should ii become necessary or proper
In preparing the said sub-grade for
the paving materials, to remove ans
unsuitable earth or materials and re.
place the same with proper mater
ials. it shall be done, so that in al
places there shall be a proper foun
dasion for the upper work to res
upon. The earth excavated from tn,
said street shall be used, 80 far n
may be necessary. for filling back a