The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-12-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
AN ORDINANCE.
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70 staeicaik improvements and repairs, and pro-
ei!iag Jor he d3sd collection NJ costs anil
expenses y such improvements ard 5tpairs aud Jar
ne eolreyaHces Of real estate charged lcjh any po
t'o 81 such costs aitd expenses Passed Seyf Il, 1853.
SECTION 1. BE it ordained by che Common Couu
ell OF the City OF Evansville, that all Sidewalks
within the city shall le divided into two classes,
one OF which shall be designated Glass No. and
the other Class No. 2.
Sec. 2. All sidewalks of Glass No. I shall be con-
stTucted of good hard wed! burnt bricks laid in
bed of good sand not less than three inches il,
depth, and covered with a sufficient quantity OF
good sand to NIL all the spaces between the bricks
The cItrbing shall be Of either stone or plank as
the Council may. in the order requiring the i'm
Trevement TO be made, direct. If the curbfu. be
@ stone 1t shall b not less than four inches THICK
py at least eighteen inches deep with base equal
to three fourths of the top, dressed square to tie
depth Of at least six inches each end, firmly set
cIoseIy ADJOINING each other, with surface at
the top, and not less than twenty inches in length
and dressed four inches from the top on the side
next the gutter and , inches frn the ton on the
side next the pavement Ifhe curling be Of plank it
shall be of good sound white oak NOT less than two
and half inches thick nor less than twelve inches
wide, and shall be we'll secured to good sound
white oak posts, not less than four inches square,
We'll secured III the ground 10 the depth of least
two ieet, and not more than six feet apart. The
~lath OF all sidewalks OF Class No. shall be
follows, to-wit On Main and Water streets, twelve
feet; on Fulton Avenue and Franklin streets, fif-
teen feet all other streets which are eighty feet
wide, the width of such sidewalks shall lie twelve
feet, except streets less than sixty in width in
which cases the sidewalks shall be eight feet wide.
o. "a
structed of good sound two-iuch plank, square
edged, laid down upon and safely secured to cross
ties not less than four by inches in thickness
and not more than four feet apart, the portion of
- Or rs44rresss shalt aa
the same in width prescribed in the last preceding
Section, but when sidewalk of Glass No. 2 is d-
rected 10 be made, the space plahked shall be at
least four feet III width, and shall be placed in or
near the middle of the space set apart for side
walk purposes.
Sec. 3. Whenever the Common Council shall Iii.
rect the sidewalk in front Of adjoining, any lot
or part of lot, or other piece of ground to be
graded or paved or whichever the owner or owners
of such premises shall signify to the Mayor or CITY
Surveyor wish 10 grade aud pave the Sidewalk or
front thereof, il shah be the duty of the City Sur-
veyor and Mayor to fix the proper grade for such
sidewalk or Sidewalks, and all sidewalks shall be
according TO the grade thus furnished.
Sec. . Whenever the Common Council shall ia
pursuance II te charter of the city, order AMI re-
qUlre any sidewalk to be made repaired, an or
der shall be passed directing aud requiring such
sidewalk to b. made or repaired and if tho order
require new sidewalk TO be made, said order shall
state whether such sidewalk shall be Of Class No I
: or OF Class No. > aud if sai order ,nly require
-''h ida Is r. itta'f-j- -i41' *. i-..1 Il.