The Davenport gazette., 1852-12-09

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Mnfz, Sir. EDWIN C8oHEs to Mss ABE
LINE KNAPP,all NJ tbs city,
At flo s1na time an4 place by The SAM,
}Ir. ELIJAH y. REDMoN, OF Wlnsaestec, H.
TO Miss SARAH AM KNAPP Of tins ci ".
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SIDE WALKS
SEe. lst Be iii enacted by The CITY CYugcll
oi the City OF Davenport: That whenever II
shall become necessary and expedient To pave
and grade, plank or gravel lie side walks On any
street, avenne alley, any part thereof, With
in The limits Of said city, tie City Council! shall
pass an order 70 thar effect, which order shall
set forth the particular locality where snelt nav
\ n2 aud grading or grayeElng IL required ID be
done, and tie tine that is allowed Tor compile
Inng he same; ard the publication of such o.
tdeF III one OF the ewspapufs OF the city Tor OF Q
week, shall ae deemed a sufficient notice 10 the
owner or holders OF lots fronting HI any such
street, lane, ayfnne, or alley, where any such
lPas5ng end grading, plaahng or grase!iug is 10
/ be done as tagfsln specified.
/ SIC -. Be il further 9rdained: That alt
such paving ard grading, planking of eraycling
sha3l be N c2nprmill VIII the gsaae Of tHo
street, lane, aFtTug or aileY, under Iac d.recilan
lei lie MAYER; and all expenses oi paving, graz
ding, FlaEkingor grayeEnn aHd repaiFing ni afv
SIDE walk, shall 81 paid ue thc oN ners og hold.
/ cfs 0l los 'ToaluE where such paving, grading,
lgrsyehng OF repairing is 10 he done.
STE 81 BE- u further Ordained: TAati iflhe
owner Or leldtf oi amy tot or part III lct lila |
neglect % grade, gravel plank or 10 pave h s
Sidewalk, 10 conformity with tie order al the
IClty CouEc! published as aforesaid, ;he Mayor
shall contract uT the same TO be done at the eX-
ipense OF the cty and shat make his rapor OF Tile
Icxpense thereof 10 The Cly Council, ana tAe
City Co1ncl Shall levy a special tax on such Iot
or part toi lot respectively, in front OF which tie
Mayor MAJ have contracted for any such era.
1 ding, graya.!ng, PlaakiHg or paving, witch tax
SHAH oe pi sufficient amount 10 cover The expense
thereof, together with all costs ana expenses
connected herewith ami immediately afer such
IieVv, Inc City Jerk shall advertise and sell the
same, or 50 much thereof as may be necessary
\ 10 paF the expenses and costs 0i such grading,
gravellng, pianking or paving aud costs Of sale.
! The advertisements ant sale shall be conducted
according %, and governed hy the Ordinance oE
the CItt "a force III the time o such SALE relating
I 10 the Cry Revenue from taxes, aud the same
rights OF redemption shall exist as NAV b. prou-
dcd Tor by such ordinances: Provided, however,
that when amy such lot or pant Of lot, IL wholly
| lorin part owned BY d minor heir, ana Tile guar
dian ot such EinJr heir shall, by a petition 10
the Cry Council, establish The fact a such M
norttg aud Of his authority 10 act as guardian.
ana desire 10 make any special contract with
~hEA '.EfN IALHc4i ibF HaNl4g any saGH paving,
graFeltHg, ptaBkng or grading GoBe, the snd
City Cuuncll are hereby authorized 10 instruct
tho Mayor 20 enter into such contract; and a
memorandum oil the teriaa Of such contract, 30
authorized 10 be made, shall b. entered upon the
Journal OF tie Council, and The further stipu,a-
ton, tha; il the first payment OF any such con-
tract is not punctu5lly made, the CITY Council
sl.ali then proceed to lovya special tax as afore-
said, covering the amount of such contrac in
tefest and costs, and the same proceedings hail
be had as II no sueh contract had been made
SIC 4th. l}elt inEther Ordained: That wheH-
ever any repalrs may be necessary II he made
On any slde-w walk, the owner or holder Or The iot
fronting thereon, or his agent, shall be notified
by the Mayor IN writing thereof, which notice
shall set forth, as ne ayly as may be, the nature
and extent Of IN repairs required 70 be mad
ana ifany such owner holder or aren't shall fnil
to have such repairs made within ten days aiter
notice as aforesaid, or should tie Mayor be una
bic, by reason ot there being no such owner.
hoiaer, or agent, resident Of the citp, 10 give
such notice, he shall proceed as in cases o fail
nrc 10 pave and grade sidewalks, and the CITY
Council shall levy all necessary taxes, and cause
the same to be collected in the manner prescri-
bed 10 the prec, ding section.
Passed and approved Dec. ith. 1852.
JOHN JORDAN, Mayor
Attest, A. f. MAST, Clerk.