Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1859-06-25
BoRoUgH ORDINANCES.

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enacted By the authority Of The same,
on and after this date, it shall not BIO
for any Railroad Company, to allow tb
comotivcs or trains Of cars TO run with
limits Of the borough, at a greater spec,
at the rate Of five miles an hour, undt
penalty Of $25 for each offence. to be
cred as debts of the same amount are
recoverable,-one half Of said penalty
paid to the prosecutor and the other b
be paid to the Boroogh Treasurer for q
o, the borough, and any ordinance reat
the running of locomotives and traius c
through the borough, heretofore spac
hereby repealed.
June 18th 1859.
An ORDINAScE to provide for the ,
Of the side. walks and crossings Of Faw
Blackberry streets, in the borough Of
bury.
Be il enacted aud ordained by the b.
and Common Council Of the Borough ot
burg, in Common Council assembled:
SECTION lst. That the owner or own
lots lying on the Eastern and Western
Of Fawn streets, and on the NortheT
Southern sides Of Blackberry street,
mencing at the grave yard and extendi
Fswn street to the extreme Norther
and on Blackberry street, between Bro
and what is called Short or Markets
10 said said borough. shall, before Il
day Of September, 1859, lay down an
struct. opposite their lot or lots front
said streets. called Fawn and Blactb,
good and substantial pavement, lait
workmaulike manner. Of brick, stt
plank, in the manner hereinafter pres
Section I'd. That the width OF the
ments shall be ten feet from the line
OF the lot, except where there is no b
erected, the width shall be FIVE feet,
| ing from the outside line OF othe. paw
inwards, and if hereafter buildings are
on said excepted part the pavement
Of full width.
SECTION Sd. The grade Of the paw
! shall be fixed by the regulators or son
petent engineer or person employed
| Chief Burgess for that purpose, q
person or persons who shall lay down
ment without having the grade and
sions fixed by the regulators or other
employed for that purpose as a!ores
after having the grade so Fixed as af,
shall depart from tho came, shall b,
to penalty Of twenty dollars, to be S
and recovered as debts of like amoun
law recoverable, to be paid to the L
| Treasurer. And if the same shall
taken up and relaid by the owner or
thereof within twenty days after motto
of (said notice to be given by the lIig
stable) i! shall be the duty of the Ch
CESS to cause the same to be taken
re-laid according to the grade and din
so fixed as aforesaid, and tho costs
together with twenty per centum
thereon, shall be recovered from th,
or owners, occupier or occupers the
claims are by law recoverable nader
visions Of the law relative to Ne
Liens.
SEorroN 4th. That il the owner or
Of the aforesaid lots or any Of them
to comply With the requirements af
nance, it shall be.the duty Of the Oh
CESS, and he is hereby authorised aud
to make or cause to be made the sa
ments in tho manner aforesaid, TO
accurate account OF the work dope
terials furnished, and after adding tv
centum advance on the actual cost
same, to file o bill Of particulars ors,
OF said claim, as claims are by law |
ble under the provisions Of the law
to Mechanics Liens, in the name Of
gesses and inhabitants Of the boz
Sunbury, against said lot or lots,
owner or owners or repnted owuer
respectively.
SECTION 5th. That the Street Con
ers Of said borough are hereby 6,
|, and directed Ht the points where
walks on each side Of Fawn street
!, iutersect -- street, Wbortlobcr
berry, Blackberry and Cranberry
!, and also at the intersection of
walks with alleys, 10 raise the cross
pave the same with stone not less
foot in thickness aud six inches in Il
said crossings to be four feet wide
aud OF sufficient slope on each sid
easy passage OF vehicles, and the S,
Commissioners are hereby authorist
rocted to pave in the manner abov,
the crossing on Fawu, ut the Gouthi
, said street, the crossing on Wh,
, street, the crossing on Pokeberry
crossing on Blackberry street, and
ing on Cranberry street, also all the .
.. that may be Iecessary 10 be laid as
Blackberry street.
All to be completed by the fir
September next. 1859.
June 20, 1859.