The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-12
ORDINANCE No. l22.

4 ORDINANCE In regulate and establish the
"A grade VI Pacific street, and provide for i'm
proving the same.
The Common connect! OfNe ctr Of PLIc<rrilIe
dOOrddin us tokIoWt:
Section l. The grade Of Pacific street shall be
and 10 hereby established az follows: Commencing
At the south West corner Of the hre ciSeTn At the
intersection Of Pacific and BenhAm streets on the
top plank, thence along sAld street to Cedar Ra
vine, NtatIOnS are established and made for the
purpose Of said grade, Of sixtyNx feet each, NUN
esIsd from n To-; running Eastward Tine hr:t
station No. at station No. 4. the cutting will
be ~ IW feet; at No. 5. ~ IOJ feet at No. 8,
bj-lOO feet from station No. to No. 10, the
street to he filled at No. and No. the Gil to be
3 feet cutting again commencing at No. 10 and
extends to station No. H. The Ditch Of the Sout h
Fork Canal Co, which crosses the street between
No. ~ and IL must be set few feet back into the
hill The cutting at No. u 10 , feet, and the ma
terial to he taken into the Oil below Al station
No u filling again CONNIE noes and extcnds To sta
tlOn NJ. Is the depth Of the I'LL at No. 10 10 A.
100 feet 81 ~ 10 IS 100 feet. On the summit OF
the street . cutting 10 TO he made commencing az
station No. le, extending to statisn No. u the
cut at stations No. 10 and 20 will be feet each
the material taken from this cutting 10 TO be part
ly used IN the I'LL 1T station No. ~ which will be
| foot in depth. and the remainder at NIL between
stations IL aud IA. Cutting again begins at eta
tiOn No. ~ and runs to station No. 36. The south
Fork Ditch which crosses the s:Teet between theOe
stations will require TO be set few feet back into
the hill. The cutting At station No. - will be }
taken from this cut will be required to make out
the street III width and the FemHihdeT to be used
in the I'LL between stations No. q and " the !
at station No. 70 being g. 100 feet The foreRo-
going TO be the grade established and extent Of
| improvement made on said street.
| Section 2. The cost Of grading and improving
said street shall be charge upon each lot part
Of lot fronting on the same, upOa the line Of the
proposed improvement, pro ruth 70 the number OF
feet front, Of any such lot parts Of OlS upon SAID
street. 1t shall hsShs duty Ofthe City Marshal
! Nrhf him tam nN fF,tfn he ~ ia nnAs
nance, TO make or cause to be made by some com
petent person, an estimate Of the probable aggrs-
gate cost OF grading and Improving said street AG
| the PVInts aud apOn the plan designated 10 sec-
tiOn Que Of this Ord nance, and the rate per foot
which will be charyeabs upon the lots fronting
upon said street, upc" each eide thereof, respect
| lively, which estimate the CITY MaEshal shall re-
port to the Common Council within ten days after
the passage Of thA Ordinance, and II the came
be approved BY he Common Council, then the
amount per foot named in suid report Shall be and
IL hereby declared a charge and assessment upon
each lot and part Of lot fronting said erect,
upon each side thereof, upon the line Of the pro-
posed Improvement according TO the number u
feet which Sush lot or part Of lot Ghal have 'front.'
ing said street. II said report be not approved
by the Common Council they shall make sueh
| chunyeS therein a. they shall deem expedsnt,
and the amount Of the assessment email have the
came force aud effect - upon the approval Of the
report Of said Marshal.
Sc .tiUnS II shall be the duty Of the City Mar
Shal within six dnye after the amount Of such az
sessment shAll have been fixed BY the Board, 70
ascertain by actual measurement Of each lot, the
amount Of assessment chargeable against such lot
for the proposed improvement. and within ten
days thereafter he shall notify the or OwHeEs
Of such lot s0me Of them, " the amount charge
able agSinst the same; Provided such owner or
owners reside within the city otherwise, he shall
serve such notice upon the occupant or occupants
Of such lot or person or persons having control VI
the same.
Section I. The owner, occupant or person hAv-
ing control and charge Of any city lot lots liable
to assessment for the proposed improvement shall
have the right and privilege to pay Such assess
ment1n work upon said street-the same to be
done under the supervision and direction Of the
City Marshal-and to be allowed therefor ct the
rates usually allowed lah0FeEs for ONoh labor: Pro-
vided, that such person SIeeting to perform labor
shall commence the came within ten days AFTER
the notice Of assessment shal have been served
upon him by the City Marshal, and shall oomplsts
the same within thirty days thereafter. But II
mence or complete the labor for the payment Of
such asseasmOnt e. herein provided, then such
psrSon shall Be liable to pay the amount Of suoh
assessment in money. All work done In the gva-
ding or Improvement Of eaid street, Shall be under
the direction and supervision Of the City AAFsAAl.
Section 5. The aSSeasmsnts named IL the fore
going sections are hereby made and declared y be
lien upon each Ofths lOls liable 70 sueh assess
ment upon said street, f0g the amount which AhAll
be found due from each respectively, and IN eaA0
the assessment uPon any lot sAal not BE- paid vn |
sixty days amer the 9alc0 described and mension-
cd in section three ofvAi0 Ordnance, it shall BE-
the duty Of the City Collector 70 proceed at
to advertise such lot for Oals for the payment Of
sueh assessment. which advertisement shAll Be for
the space Of twenty days, 81 lsaSt once week, In
come newsPaper published in said city. AZ the /
time msntionod In said adVeFtissmsut, the Coso- |
tor shall proceed 10 cell any such lot upon which /
sueh assessment remains unpaid, for such Assess.
msnt and costs, and shAll eel In the came manner,
aud with the came eject, - IL provided for The |
sals Of real property, for other ta1ss.
Section g. In cNstNny peTeOa liable TO pay any
sueh assessmsnt e hsreinbsS0Fs provided shall /
neglect 81 Tsfuas u pay the sADe for ths spaes Of
sixty days sfter the service upon hin Of the Hssieo
mentioned in sseIion three Of this Ordiuanse, b.
the City Marshal, sueh aassssment ohAn BE- ashe
existing IN favor o. The city sB4 against snah PR.
cen OF poTsens. Whish eu1 sAAn b EooossTAbls ~
Suie IN The Dans e the Mayer aa1 cs4wsG CsaE- 1
ell against such ~ psEsenss - any eeaEe oG
eoaPseeuA iaE1adtseiou.
Section I. This OFdinaAss chan take eject iFom /
aud amer lie passage.
Approved October oth, 1851.
TAOo. D. WADE, Meyer.
hereby certify that At . assling of III Cen
mon Council Of The City of PiAoaFViIlaI JAsA o.
Monday, Oct. It'll, 1851, the ahi1O- 0EaiknaneO VA
passed. 9. J. CHUBBUCk,
CLERK Of Commsn Council. |