The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-15
ORDINANCE NO. "a.

An ordnance For SldeWaIk on the
East Side of Poplar Street from
the North Line of Ihirty-thrd
Street to the South Line Of Thir-
ty-fourth Street in the City Of
Cairo, County of Alexander and
State oil Illinois.
Pc IT ORDAINED ny the Council
eli OF the city of Cairo;
Section /. That local improve
ment shall be made within the city
Of Cairo, County of Alexander altd
State of Illinois, the nature, charac-
ter, locality and description Of
which local improvement is as fol-
lows:
That a cement sidewalk six (6(
feet in width be constructed on the
East side of Poplar Street from the
North line of Thirty third Street tc
the South line OF Thirty-fourth
Street adjoining a line four ca feet
from the lot line, in the City Of
Cairo, in front of the following de
scribed lots, blocks, tracts or par
cells of land, viz:
First Addition, Lot 81, Block 80
% Front Feet.
First Addition, Lot %, Block 3S
% Front Feet,
First Addition, Lot 90, Block 80
% Front Feet
First Addition, Lot "a, Block SO.
25 Front Feet,
First Addition, Lot %, Block 80
% Front Feet.
First Addition, Lot 20, Block 33.
rs Front Feet.
First Addition, Lot 81, Block IS
% Front Feet
First Addition, Lot %, Block 80,
% Front Feet.
Specifications for a Cement Sidewalk
Said Sidewalk Shall Be Construct
ed as Follows, viz: A foundation
shall first be prepared by cutting
down or filling up the natural sur
face Of the ground TO within eight
and one-half inches below the grade
which foundation shall consist Of
prepared, upon which shall be laid
a layer of cinders four inches in
depth On the foundation thus pre-
pared there shall be placed a layer
of hydraulic cement concrete, four
inches in thickness, composed OF
one part cement, equal in quality to
the best Portland cement, and two
parts of the best clean, coarse,
sharp sand After mixing said ce-
ment and sand dry, five parts Of
washed river gravel or broken stone,
crushed to a size 90 as to pass
through a ring Of two and one-half
inches internal diameter, shall he
added thereto, and then water al
ded in sufficient quantity as will
give a surplus of moisture when
rammed Before the layer last de-
scribed has set, a layer or finishing
coat, shall be placed thereon one
| half inch in thickness, to be made
Of one part Of cement, equal in
quality to the best Portland cement
and one part Of torpedo gravel.
Expansion joints three-quarters Of
an inch i'm width, extending across
| the entire width, Of the said side
walk and to the full depth of
the cement walk shall be
left where said sidewalk adj
joins the curb. and a like expan-
sion joint for not 10 exceed each
fifty l50) feet Of sidewalk con-
structed and at all points where said
walk is intersected by other cement
sidewalks now constructed: an Of
these expansion joints to be filled
with asphalt or other soft filler. to
the satisfaction Of the City Engi-
neer.
Said sidewalk shall be laid in a
line between the poiAts herein es-
tablished as a grade. which grade IS
hereby established as follows. to-
wit.
said grade shall be equal in ele-
walton to a line three CD feet be
= low the top surface of certain
, stone monument located near the
southwest corner of Sixth Street
and Commercial Avenue,
Section @ That said sidewalk
shall be paid for by special taxa
ton of the lot, lots or parcels Of
land upon the line where such side
walk is ordered, by levying the