North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-04-18
Borough Ordinance.

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An Ordinance directing the grad
ing andalaying of Side or Foot walks
on certain Streets 10 the Borough Of
Tunkhannock.
Section lst.
Be 1t Ordained by the Burgess and Town Council
of the Borough of Tunkhannock and it is hereby
| ordained by the authority of the same, tn at the
| owners of lots fronting on TIoGA STREET, i'm said
Borough-0n the north side thereof-from the ca
albridge the Aqueduct, to the conner at Put
man street, and on the south side thereof f:om the
premises of John Keating to the corner at Putnam
street and that the owners of lots fronting on
TURNPIKE BRIDGE SrREET-on the east side
thereof, from the cambridge embankment near
E. Wheelocks store-house, to the corner ut Second
| street and on the west side thereof from the en-
bankment aforesaid to the corner at Togar street;
| and that the owners SS lots fronting on WARREN
STREET on the east side thereot-from the canal
bridge embankment, near Gearhart Co.'S Foun
derry, to the corner of ths Public Court bouse)
square, at Marion Street and on the west side
thereof from the enbankment last aforesaid TO the
corner of the Public so uare at Marion street and
that the owners of lots fronting PUTNAM ST. REET
the east side thereof from the premises late the
estate Of Benson Jones decd, TO the corner of the
Public square at Marion street; and on the west
side thereof from the at Toga street, to the
corner at Clay street and that the owners oil lots
fronting MARION Street the tn side thereof
and that the owners of lots fronting on SECOND
Street, on the south side thereof be required; and
that the said lot owners are hereby required and
directed to grade the side foot-waks in front Of
their premises and lots respectively and lay down,
build and construct aIon the same, good and sub
stantial walks of tagging or plank except upon
Putnam, Marion and Second streets, where such
walks may be of tagging, plank or gravel, at the
election of the owners or builders.
Section I'd.
And it is further ordained by the authority atore
said, that the side or foot-waks the north side
of Tioga street from the east side of C. p. Mers
Brick store to the corner Warren street. ED On
the east side of Warren stI eet tTui the corner at
Tioga street to the north end of Brick block Of.
Perry Marcy and on the east side of Turnpike
street from Il. Wheelocks store to the corner ut
Toga street, be built of width not less than eight
feet--and that all other walks be built of width
not less than five (5) feet.
Section 3D..
And it is further ordained by the authority afore-
sad that all plank walks shall Re plank not less
than two inches in thickness the same to be laid
crosswse. The FIVE feet walk, upon two, and the
eight feet walk, upon three sleepers or sls-said
sills to be four by five inches tsze upon which the
planks are to be securely spiked.
Section 4h E I
And it is further ordained by the authority afore-
said that all the walks herein ordained and directed
to be made shall be made and done under the d.
rection and supervision of the Burgess and Town
Council, or a street commissioner by them appoint
ed--and that the said walks, any part thereof if
not made and finished before the lst day of
June 1866 be built by the Borough at the
cost and expense of the adjoining lot owner--.whch
cost and expense with 20 per cent added shall be
entered as lien npon such premises and collected
Is provided by the General Borough Laws of this
commonwealth.
JAMES YOUNG, Burgess
HARVEY SICKLER, Secty of Town Council.
March 90 1866