Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-08-07
An Ordinance

Requiring Liberty Street between William and
Rail Road or South Bomford Streets to be
paved, guttered and gravelied-and requir-
iEg plank walk on the East side of Liberty
Street from Third Street to Rail Road
Street.
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the Council of
the Incorporated Village of Delaware, that the
owners OF lots or lands bounding and abutt
ing on Liberty Street between William and
Rail Road Streets be and are hereby requir-
ed on or before the first day of September A.
D. 1864 to pave-gravel and gutter said street
between William and Rail Road Streets in
the manner herein after provided, and also if
said street, or any part thereof be not already
graded and prepared for the gravel, to prepare
the same according to the grade of said street.
Sec. 2. That the owners Of lots or Ian Is
bounding and abutting on the West side of
Liberty Street between William and Rail
Road Streets be and are hereby required to
pave the side walk, on said portion of said
street with good hard burnt brick-laid her
| ring-bone style and to be well embedded in
sand not less than four inches an thickness, said
pavement to be laid to the grade, and not less
than eight feet wide measuring from the curb
stone, and the remaining four feet next TO
the lot line to be graded and gravelled.
Sec. 8. The gravelling for said street, shall
be one foot thick in the center of the street,
and six inches thick at the outer edge Of the
gutter, the coarse gravel and stone to be put
in the bottom, and the top, or finishing coat
to be of good fine gravel and all the large
stones taken off, leaving the streets smooth,
and of proper roll.
| Sec. 4. The cutters shall be laid with good
cobble-stone well imbedded in sand and gravel
and to be five feet wide from William Street
to Hill Street, and four feet wide from Hill
Street to Rail Road Street.
Sec. 5. That the owners of lots or lands
bounding and abutting on the East side of
Liberty Street between Third and Rail Road
Streets be and are hereby required to lay down
good plank walk as follows, commencing on
Third Street-tbence south to Rail Road Street,
said plank 10 be not less than 10 inches in
width and inches in thickness-la laid on good
cross ties, and 10 be laid l8 inches apart
Said walk to be finished by the first day Of 0c-
iober A. d. 1868, and in default thereof, the
marshal is hereby authorized TO cause the same
to be done, and the expenses thereof to be as
sessed and collected as in case of other special
assessments.
Sec. G. Said paving, gravelling and gutter
ing to be done under the superinteudence and
direction of the Marshal and Village Engineer,
and to be approved by the Mayor and Coun-
Gil.
Sec. Z. In case said paving, guttering and
gravelling be not completed by the first day of
September, A. D. 1864, as above provided,
then the Mayor shall let by contract to the
lowest responsible bidder the balance of said
work uncOmpleted according to specifications
to be exhibited to contractors.
Sec. 8. This Ordinance to take effect aud be
in force from and after its publication.
Passed, August 3, 1868.
Attest: j. NIPPLE, Mayor.
GEO, G. EATON, Recorder.
Aug. Z, l863-lt