Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-12-31
CITY ORDINANCES.
Nicholson Pavement.

DE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
| ID Mayor and Aldermen of the city OF Mem
phis. That the following named streets, to-
1 wit: Main, from Auction 70 South (; Second,
| from Auction TO Bcale; Poplar, from Front TO
Town Reserve Adams, from Front to Town
Reserve: Jefferson, from Front to Charleston
| avenue: Charleston avenue, from Adams Z,
| Madison; Madison, from Front 10 tho railroad
| bridge Pigeon koost road, from Madison
street to Town Reserve; Union, from Front nd, 70
from Front to intersection with Pigeon koost
| road; Front from Unien To- South; Third,
| from Market to Union, shall be paved with
what is known as the Nicn9lson Pa J,
tise, for twenty days, in the city papers, Tor
proposals for grading, rounding and paving the
whole or part thereof, according to Ihe plans
and specifications in the Engineers once; ana
the Mayor and Finance Committee oi Inc
Board OF Aldermen are hereby authorized to
make and enter into such contract or contracts
with the lowest responsible bidder, and upon
such terms rs 10 payments, time OF completion,
and under such restrictions us they may think
best.
Soc. 2. Immediately after the passage Of this
ordinance, the City Civil Engineer shall forth
with proceed to make plat OF said streets as
described in section LIST, and u plat OF the lots
bounding and abutting the same; and shall by
actual measurement ascertain the number OF
| feet front On each lot bounding and AUDITING
| tho said streets, and shall mark upon MS piat
number of feet belonging to each, and make
| such proper explanatory marginal notes and
remarks as will designate each lot, its size,
shape, number and ownership. And II the
name Of the owncr0r owners cannot be ascer-
tanned by him, he shall mark upon such lot the
| words, " Owners name unknown" which said
| plat the City Engineer shall complete without
! delay. and retain the same in his Office Tor the
| inspection of all concerned. He shall also pre- :
| pare and lay before the Board of Mayor and
| Aldermen, at their first meeting after con-
| tract shall have been made by them for the
| grading, constructing and paving of the street,
| gutter or alloy upon which such lots front or
abut, an estimate of the entire cost and ex-
! pense of said improvement, under the contract
| aforesaid, as shall be opposite the respective
| lot OF lots from the sidewalk, including the
| cutters, to the centre of the stceet and shall
| mark upon said lot the amount thereof. And
| such amounts are hereby declared to be a spe-
| cial tax upon such lots, respectively, and a
| debt due by the owners thereof, in such INSTALL
| ments rs the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
| may determine: and he shall make out, and
| deliver to the Attorney for the city, list OF
| the owners and the amounts due respectively,
with the number of the lot and time of pay
ment, and the Attorney shall proceed to collect
the same; and in case the owners shalt fail to
pay on demand. to enforce the lien against the
lots, given by the charter of the city.
See. 3. That all the iniersections, or crossings
of streets and alleys shall be paved by the city,
according TO the plat of the City Engineer.
See. 4. The City Civil Engineer shall notify
the street railroad companies operating on any
OF the streets requiring to be paved, to have
theirportion OF the street paved simultaneously
with the progress of the worA on either side of
their road bed an !, in case of their failure so
to do, he shall require the contractor with the
city to complete the same at the same rate paid
by the city.
See. .. There shall be a standing committee
appointed. as other committees, consisting of
three members of the Board of Aldermen, called
Committee on street Paving, and two citi-
zons owning property upon the street to be
paved, all of whom shall conststutc said COM
mittee, whose duty shall be to give assistance
to the City Engineer in the execution OF the
contract for paving said street or alley, and who
shall, ut stated times during the progress Of
said paving, make reports to the Board Of
Mayor and Aldermen of the progress of said
work, and the condition of the same.
See, 4. al ordinances in conflict herewith
are repealed
Approved Dee. q, 1865.
W. U. L0FLAND, Mayor.
Attnst. l., r RTCUARDs Civ Kepister III