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Sheridan Road News-Letter (1889), 18 Apr 1902, p. 2

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and mu 0! concrete with cilfaer. tonn- -â€"d.tionâ€"teeordmgâ€" WW iflmuons, directions and pronsionn, namely: - a cement equal in kind.dnulipy ind efficiency. two parts of clan torpedo sand and five parts of crushed lime- Said clincrete work shall be made by thnmu ghly incoi-ppmting in a dry stateâ€" one 1591-th besft _rl'o§tilspd _cement, or Over this cinder foundation there shall then be spread a layer of concrete five- feet Wide. .m‘l'hat the center line thereof shall hé the same as the center line of said cinder foundation and so constructed that the inside line or edge at said'concrcte- when completed shall be at a. distance of {twenty-two inches from the lot or lote~ on which such side- walk touches or “but: and shall he par- allel thc'rcwith. the inner and outer odges of said sidewalk .to bc. parallel, which layer of concrete shall be four and mic-half inches thick in the center thereof and diminishing gradually and regnl‘irly in thickness to the edges of said finished concrete walk, whflcre the same shall be three and one-half inches in thickness. Said concrete shall be thoroughly rammed over its Whole sur- face with iron-shod rammeuot the size and yeight aforesaid. ' ' “ ‘Thia sub or earth fbundntioh wher- ever necessary must be consolidated by wetting and raniming so as to give proper, stability. Soft and s‘pongy places not affording a_ firm foundation must be dug out and tilled with cinder: and We“ compacted so that when said foundation shall, be wet and rammed with ‘irgn-shod mm‘mers. eight inches square and weighing'twenty poungu. the" same shall have the grade afore. said. . . Over and upon this entire sub-foam dation there shall be 3p read and laid a bed of clean boiler cinders which shall constitute the cinder foundation for said walk. Said cinder foundution pactcti 31nd leveled by ramming withfl‘ rammers as aforesaid so thanthe first. layer of concrete work‘to be laid on the same as hereinafter provided shall have a clear thickness of four am} one- hulf inches along the center line of said cinder foundation and diminishing gridnully and regularly in‘ thickness to the edges of said finished concrete walk ‘ as, hereinaflor provided? Where the“ thickness ,Elieneof shall- be three and: one-half incheS.’ ' ‘ ' ‘ au m‘M'Mu-bwdmgmd- “ma..- many 11: ueptn to within 51x inches of he_ sides of said cinder fonnda tiop. where the same shall beeleven inches' m depth and from thence shall maintain said depth to the sides thereof. ' _ A sub or earth foundation shall .be made by grading and filling so as to bring the some to the grade hereinafter' specified which foundation shell be six foe: II ide. the insider line or edge there- of shall he distant sixteen inches from the lot 0; long upon which such bide- wnlk touches or abuts and shall be par- allel thereIIiuI. the inner and outer edges of said foundation to be parallel II nich foundation shall be graded and filled in; uforesnid so that. the shine shnll lung-mu 'nnifoi-m depth of fifteen and one-half inches below the grade 0! the surface of the finished sidewalk. An ordinuwo providin for tho con- muctipn o! | consents walk on the said cinder foundation shall be thor- oughlyipuddled with water. and come westerly lid. 01 Lake twine iron the northerly “no of Pro-pool avenue north to the sontherl lino o! laurel venue. in the City of ighlsnd Park. County 01 Lake 3nd State of Illinois: SECTION 1. That I concrete oemcn! sidewalk be constructed in me Guy 0! Highland Park in. upon at! Along the w‘uwrl ' side of Lulu svenue from the norther y line of Prospect dvenue nor“: to the sohumrly line of Laurel nvenue. Be it ordained by the (My Council of the City of Highhnd Pun-k. County of Lake and sun of Illinois: SlflEWAlK ORDIIAIBE. Bg.‘tgn‘inche_s in;"fiép$hqlong.,th§ Said sidewalk shall be so constructed that the grade pf the top of said fin- ished walk Iliflifl‘st the ‘lot ’ line shall when completed. be the grade uf the walk at the intersectldn of the west linv of Lake avenue and the north line of l’mswetrnvenue and shall be 731: inches almV'e the grmlv of the center lineof the pavungmt on Lake avenue at a. point opposite said intersection. from thence northward tn the south bank of the ravine it ,shall gradually fall. being at said south bank of- the ravine is inches above theâ€"fifaae of the center line of Lake avenue pmmem “(We intersection of the north bank of minean'd the West. line of Lake ave- nue the grade of the sidewalk shall be 14 inches above the grade of the center llne‘ of Lake avenue pavement. from (hence it shall rise gndunlly to the Any part of said sidcivalk which shall intersect driveway or carriage Ken- trance to any lot. tract or parcel of land touching upon thi- line of siid walk shall be constructed as show ex- cept'the thickness of the llrst layer of concrete for the width of such drive- way shall be five qnd one~half inches in the center and diminishing to the edges as aforesaid, Where the same shall be four and one-half inches, and the depth of said cinder foundation shall be nin'e inches in the center and increasing gradually to within six inches of the edges of said foundation,. where the same shall be ten inches and continue thence to said edges. and the thickness of said finishing or top layer shall be one inch throughout, which flnishin layer, includin the ”flange herein ter mentioned, shall be fluted for the full width ‘of said driveway or entrance with lines four inches apart, parallel with each» other find with the edges of said sidewall;1 _; And‘fi' "filfifl’ further that 1M f s 2‘an ished Walk at said’ driveWayor entrance and extending eighteen inches into the same a projection or flange of concrete of layers made as aforesaid. the thick" ness of the first or bottom layer to be four and one-half inches and of theâ€"top léyer to b! one inch shall be construct-' ed in such manner that said flange shall slope down from the edge of said side- walk nearest to it to the surface of the driveway. Which concrete shall be laid on a. cinder foundation made as afore- said; and eleven inches in depth and so constructed as to permit the concretc.to be depressed down to said driveway as abovepmvided. For said flange or pro- jectionend its cindcx- foundation there shall he made. an earth or sub-founda- gtion in manneras aforesaid. the size 01 said foundation to correspond ’with the: dimensions of said flingc or projection. Said sub or earth foundation shall-have" a sufficient depth. to accommodate the cinder and concrete foundut ions to he laid thereon as aforesaid fox-such flange or projection. émd so the szmu- can be depressed as afor‘csaid. ‘ ' alone, which limestone six-11mm mun-Ithaca inch inuy dimen- sion tad not lens thnn one-quater- o! n inch in any dimension. which mu hothoroughly mind War. 3nd after iwhich In Bulk-ion Inter to wet the Inns ll be so ndded that when it. in ‘numedin o. in unh’er unfore- Inid n Illn moisture shun npponr on th_o_ top. ‘ Said sidewalk shall be lnid in sec- tions or blocks of flvevfeet runny length, enclosed in Wooden forms and add blocks slull’ be laid alter-nicely. leaving the intervening space until all alternate blocks are Inid and cement rhIII 7h. Elli!" ! VI 7‘7 ‘5’ II I Vi v-l_ loam and lay foreign nutter whatevér Ind than be kept thoroughly dry until U Itideoamtednllbeltidnw but m-lninh layer which aha Mountain in thckneu uni than!» composed a! two put: of but Ponhnd cement, or cement 1mm! in kind. qui- ity tad eflciency; and three of clan torpedo and, which a :11 be mixed to the proper consistency with water and spit-mi 'smoothl y before said firs; luzor has set tnd thoroughly trow- Au and sud atolls! usequpon sud work used. THE SHERIDAN ROAD NE-WS-LE’I'TER. of the. City of Highland] Park, certified to by the . toremn. of street work of said City, together with a list of the lots or purcels of lead touching upon the line of said side- walk, the nemes 01 the owners thereof. and the frontsges thereof firm: Whereupon the said City Clerk shell repsre' a special tax list against such ots or parcels of land and the owners thereof, ascertaining by com tstion thespian ? " ': . ‘ fia'ifiii‘fi‘flmf‘o‘! omens flit the owners thereof, on account of the‘ construction 'of said sidewalk, in' 1mo--‘j portion to the Iron sot each of slid? lots on said' sidewsl , Which special ‘ tax l‘ist'the City Clerk of the City of Highland Park shall place onfile in his oiiice: and the said City Clerk shall thereupon issue Warrants; directed to the City Collector, for the collection of _ the amount of special tax souscertsined and appearing from -said special tax list tovbe due from the respective qwn- ers of the lot. lots or parcels‘of land touching upon the line of said sidewalk. and said City Collector shall proceed to collect said warrants by making a de- mand therefor upon the owners respec- timely of the lots or ' parcels of land touching upon the line of said side- walk, if they shall be found in the City of Highland, Park, and tomake return- thercof. \vith_' the moneys~collectcd thereon. to the City Clerk of the'City of Highland Park sixty (60) days from the (late of the issue of said wn rrants, iii the manner provided in Section Three {3) of the zu-t of the General As~ sembly of the Staw of Illinois, entitled "An act to providi- additional means for the Construction of- .sidesz. ks in cities, towns and villages." i force July 1. ISTS‘. Mummy 4. ln‘ case of failure to col- lect said special tax in the manner aforesaid the (‘it_\' Clerk shall within one year thereafter, make a report of all such special taxes. in writin . to the county 'l‘rcusurcr ‘und Ex-U clo County Collector of Lake County, of all the lots or parcels'of land upon which such special tax shall be so unpaid, with the names of the respmtfive ownm ers thereof. so far as the m‘ known to him, and the smount due and unpaid upon each tract. together with a copy of this ordinance, in the manner prescribed by Section Four (4) of the act of the General Assembly of the SEC. 3. A bill of the coét of so much of said sidewalk .us shall be built by said City. shuwi'ug in separam item- the’éost .of g: ading. materials.;lu.yin down and supervision. shall be 81 in the ot‘lfie of. “gig ‘City glerk 81w. :2. That so much of aid in. prowement as shall not be mule by did owners within the time aforesaid shall be made by said (‘im andlhe cost that-got be whully paid or by special _taxmlun of the lot. lots or pmlgbf land contiguous to and touching upon theliu‘e of so much of shame sidewalk as shall be built by uni City by levyiflg)thuwbole cost minimal upon such lot. L5 or muscles-of land in prov portion tortheir respective lruntugu on said proposed sidewald, built as afore- pald. - ' south line 0! Laurel Inn“. .1. which pmmgudeolwflk dull be “a “Inca the [rule of wslk now kid on the south dds 01 Ink! laurel menu. 3nd from aid inner lino- or ad of 0! mid walk the “‘er aid nithod walk shall slope opt-Sudan tmnrdn the sweet with sf- atone- third of an inch to: ml: foot in width of aid vulk. Provided. however. thet the owner of en; lot. or peroele of lead tonehi ponthe line oteeid proposed side shell he allowed thirty dey e um thi- ordimoe shell have been published in which to construe! said sidewelk elon side 0! his lot or piece of ground. e. thereby relieve the some iron the specie! tex herein provided to‘ be levied thereon for the construction of said um mantel-tun; ind constitution shall he “WWW to the up ronl of the Foreman of Street Wot of the City 0! Highland Park. ' " EXCURSWNS -_ . ‘ _â€"-" o. .vau vEnéâ€"fia? Th5 3mm“. who in tore. from und that m pun-co “d duo publication. *z‘a‘ fusedA filings”.- L. row ‘ fr“ 1in . M Isuzu . EVANS. 1 yluyor. A“: JOHN ‘F‘INNEY, Guy Clark. Great '.Southwest $33 FROM CHICAGO $30 FROM ST. LOUIS $25 FROM KANSAS CIT Y One Way. second class, daily. during March and April, to SanFrancisco. Los 'Angeles and “other. California points? also ‘to Prescott. Phcenix and other Arizong points: But. of Illinois. entitled ”An lotto pmvitie addition“ mud ht thou.- Itmtion of sidewalk. in cities. town: had viii-cu." i__u tome July 1. 1m._ March 43nd 18 A pml 1 and .15 May andL’O. From Chicago, St. Louis and Karma» “City to Kansas 0 am, 'l‘éxas. Colorado; \ew Nexieo, Arizonl and California. These swing excursions will enable you to personally inspect the many- ad- \uptages ofi'ered hmneseeker‘s and' m- vestnrs in the great Southwest and California. Particular attention la in- vited to irri' aned lands in Arksnsna Vallev ,of olorado. Pecos and Rio (wrancie valleys of \ew Mexico, Salt River Valley of Arizona, and San Joaquin \ alloy of California. ' ‘ mm "mm m Am. mm I. 8m: F0 I]. ”It CHICAGO J Corresponding rates from east gener- ally. Ask- your home agent}. Thro h sleepers and 4 chair cars to Californn over thé Santa Fe. the comfortable and quick way to go. ' Write for free illus- trated 19nd pamphlets. . A . . hvn‘ , cu. ONE FARE PLUS 32 BOUNQ TRIP CALIFORNIA “ANDâ€"â€"

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