VI. GRADES OF STREETS IN NORTH DIVISION, BETWEEN NORTH AVENUE AND NORTH WATER STREET.-(CONTINUED).

19.0
$9.5 9.0
9.5 9.0

Clybourne Ave....

Hawthorne Ave....

GRADES OF STREETS IN NORTH DIVISION NORTH OF NORTH AVENUE.

Clay St., and line of do, East 13.50 13.75 14.0 14.25 14.50 14.75 15.0 15.25

15.50 16.0 16.25 16.50 16.75 17.0

Linden and Eugenia Sts.

14.75 15.0 15.00 15.00 15.50

16.0

17.20 17.20

17.20

Knerr St.

12.25

13.0

North Ave.

12.0

12.75 13.0

18.50

14.0

14.12 14.25 14.37 14.50

15.0

17.0 17.5 18.5 18.0

Rev. Ord. 1866. All

3. GRADES, STRAIGHT LINES-EXCEPTIONS.] grades between the points mentioned in tables shall be straight lines drawn from one fixed point to the nearest fixed point, except, that the grade of West Randolph street shall descend uniformly from the west line of West Water street, to a grade of fourteen feet at a line forty feet east of Jefferson street, and thence proceed on a level to Jefferson street. And, except, also, that the grade of North Water street shall rise each way from Wolcott (North State) street at the rate of one foot in each one hundred feet, until it meets the grade which corresponds with a grade of nine feet at Wolcott (North State) street, as provided for by a contract with the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad Company, of May 30, 1864, ratified by an ordinance of July 11, 1864.

4. SIDEWALKS-INCLINATION OF.] Rev. Ord. 1866. All sidewalks shall incline upwards from the outer edge, toward the line of buildings or lots, at the rate of one inch in three feet.

5. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.] Rev. Ord. 1866. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to confer any power on any party, person or firm, to fill streets or raise the grade of sidewalks, in front of their own or any other premises, until such streets have, by the common council, been ordered filled to grade; the true intent and meaning of this chapter being to fix and determine the grade for streets or portions of streets to which it refers, but not to order them, or any of them, filled up to that grade.

1. PERMIT REQUIRED TO VEND-PENALTY-PROVISO AS TO PERSONAL USE.] Rev. Ord. 1866. No person shall keep, sell, or give away, any gunpowder or gun-cotton, in any quantity, without permission in writing, signed by the mayor and city clerk and sealed with the corporate seal, under a penalty of twenty-five dollars for every offense: Provided, any person may keep for his own use not exceeding one pound of gunpowder or gun-cotton at one and the same time.

2. PERMITS-HOW OBTAINED AND GRANTED-REGISTRATION OF-SIGN FOR VENDOR.] Rev. Ord. 1866; amend., Dec. 9, 1867. All applica

tions for permits shall be made to the mayor. Not exceeding four permits shall be granted in any block; when the number of applications in any block shall at any time exceed the number to be granted, the requisite number shall be chosen by ballot by the common council. When issued, the clerk shall make an entry thereof in a register to be provided for the purpose, which entry shall state the name and place of business and date of permit. No person shall sell or weigh any gunpowder or gun-cotton after the lighting of lamps in the evening, unless in sealed canisters or cases. It shall be the duty of every person, to whom a permit shall be given, to keep a sign at the front door of his place of business with the word " Gunpow der" painted or printed thereon in large letters.

3. STORAGE IN CITY-LIMITS OF AMOUNT AND MANNER OF.] Ord. Sep. 9, 1867. No persons, firm or corporation shall have or keep at his, their or its place of business, or elsewhere within the city, or within one mile of the limits thereof, a greater quantity of gunpowder or gun-cotton than fifty pounds at one time, and the same shall only be kept in tin canisters or cases, containing, not to exceed thirty pounds each, and in a situation remote from fires, lighted lamps, candles, gas or other inflammable matter, from which the same may be easily removed in case of fire, and then only by obtaining a permit as required by section two, of this chapter, except as otherwise herein provided.

4. MAGAZINES PROHIBITED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS-PROVISO.] All powder magazines or places for storing or keeping gunpowder or guncotton within the city or within one mile of the limits thereof, shall be vacated, and no such magazine or place for storing powder shall be kept or maintained within the limits aforesaid: Provided, however, the provisions of this section shall not be held or construed to apply to any powder magazine or place now used or that may be hereafter erected and used, for storing gunpowder or gun-cotton within the city, or within one mile of the limits thereof, which is now, or may hereafter be, located on any lot, piece or parcel of land, the size or area of which is such that the boundaries thereof are not less than fifty rods distant from the walls of any such magazine or place, and the title to which said lot, piece or parcel of land, together with all the improvements thereon, by purchase or lease, is vested in the person, firm or corporation, owning any such magazine or place now, or that may be hereafter used for the storage of gunpowder or gun-cotton, as aforesaid.

5. CARRIAGE OF MANNER PRESCRIBED.] It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to carry or convey any gunpowder or gun-cotton (exceeding fifty pounds in quantity) through any street, alley, highway or road in the city, or within one mile of the limits thereof, in any cart, carriage, wagon, dray, wheelbarrow or otherwise, unless the said gunpowder or gun-cotton be secured in tight cases or kegs well headed and hooped, and put into and entirely covered with a good, tight and substantial leather bag sufficient to prevent the same from being spilled or scattered, or unless the same is put into a well covered and perfectly water tight box, the bottom and sides of which shall be completely covered with zinc; or unless such gunpowder or gun-cotton be secured in water tight patent metalic cases or kegs.

6. POWDER RECEIVED AND SHIPPED-DISPOSITION OF.] All gunpowder