The Cairo bulletin., 1913-11-01

ground to within eight and one-half
t8al inches below the grade, which
foundat ION shall consist of the sur
face of the ground as above prepared.
upon which shall be laid layer Of
cinders four t4) inches in depth.
On the foundation thus prepared
there shall be placed a layer OF by
dra1lic cement concrete four (41
inches in thickness, composed of one
(1l part cement, equal in quality to
the best Portland cement, and two
(2lparts OF the best clean, coarse,
sharp sand. After mixing said ce-
ment and sand dry, five (5l parts of
washed river gravel or broken stone.
crushed TO size so as to pass
through a ring Of two and one-half
(212) inches internal diameter,
shall be added thereto, and then
water added in sufficient quantity
as will give surplus of moisture
when rammed. Before the layer
last described has set, layer or fin
ishing coat, shall be placed thereon
one-half Oh inch in thickness, to
be made of one O. part of cement,
equal in quality to the best Portland
cement, and one % part of torpedo
gravel.
Expansion joints three-quarters
ga of an inch in width, extend
ing across the entire width Of the
said Sidewalk and to the full depth
Of the cement walk shall be left
where said Sidewalk adioins the
curb, and like expansion joint for
not TO exceed each fifty (50) feet Of
Sidewalk constructed and at all
points where said walk is intersected
by other cement sidewalks now con-
structed; all of these expansion
joints to be filled with an asphalt
Tor other soft filler, to the satisrac-
ton of the City Engineer.
Said Sidewalk shall be laid in q
line between the points herein es-
tablshed as a grade, Which grade IS
hereby established as follows, to-
wit:
The established grade of said
Twenty-fifth Street rs set forth in
the City ordinances,
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
whole cost thereof upon each of the
lots, blocks or parcels of land touch
in proportion to their frontage on
such sidewalk; In other words, each
lot, lots or parcel Of land shall be
taxed the whole cost of that part of
the sidewalk that touches upon such
lot, lots. blocks or parcel of land.
Section g. That all owners of lots
or parcels of land touching the line
of the above mentioned sidewalk 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 900 days
from the publication OF this ordi-
nance, and in default thereof, then
the said Sidewalk shall be construct
ed by the said City of Cairo under
the supervision of the said City En-
gineer. and a bill OF costs therefor,
showing In separate items the cost
of grading, material, laying down
and supervision shall be filed in the
office of the City Engineer, certi-
fled to by the said City Engineer.
together with a list of the lots or
parcels of land touching upon said
Sidewalk so constructed the names
of the owners and frontage Thereof
as provided by law, whereupon the
said City Engineer shall proceed TO
make a tax list against said lot, lots
or parcels OF land on said Sidewalk
and said City Engineer shall there
upon issue his warrant, directed TO
the City Treasurer of the City of
Cairo. for the collection of the
amount of such special tax as APP
pears from the tax list to be due
from the respective owners OF the
lots or parcels of land touching mp
on the line of such Sidewalk, and
such officer upon receipt of such war;
rant shall proceed to collect the sum
according to law and make return
thereof and in case such warrant
shall be returned "No property
found" other warrants may issue.