North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-03-21
Borough Ordinance.

4 n Ordinance directing the graliug AMI laying
IA Of Side or Foot walks ON certain Streets in the
Borough of Tunkhanrock
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 in said
Borough-On the north side th.reof-from the ca
nal briigc near The Aqueduct to the at Put
man street, and on the south side thereof from the
premises of John Heating, to the corner at Putnam
street and that the owners of lots fronting on
TURNPIKE BRIDGE STREEr-on the east side
thereof, frcm the cana bridge embankment near
Wheelock's store-house, to the corner az Second
street and on the west side thereof from the en-
bankment aforesaid to the corner at Tioga street
and that the owners of lots fronting WARREN
STREET on the east side thereot--from the canal
bridge embankment, near Gearhart d Co.'S Foun
derry, to the corner of the Public (COprt-house)
square, at Marion Street and on the west side
thereof from the embankment last aforesaid to the
corner of the Public 50 al Marion street and
that the of lots fronting PUTNAM ST Rect,
the east side thereof from the premises, late the
e,tate Of Benson Jones decd, to the corner of the
Public square at Marion street and the west
side thereof from the at Tioga street, to the
corner at Clay street and that the owners Of lots
fronting MARION Street the th side thereof
and that the owners of lots fronting on SECOND
Street, on the south side thereof bs required; and
directed to grade the side footwalks in front Of
their premises and lots respectively, and lay down.
build and construci apon the same, good and sub
stantial walks of tagging plank except upon
Putnam, Marion and Second streets, where sue h
walks may be of tagging, plank or gravel, at the
election of ths owners or builders.
Section I'd.
And it is further ordained by the authority aiore-
said, that the side foot-walks the north side
of Tioga street from the east side of c. p. MleTs
Brick store to the corner Warren street. and on
the east side of Warren eet from the corner az
Tioga street to the north end of Brick block OF
Perry Marcy +; and on the east side of Turnpike
street from Il. WheelCck's store to the corner at
Tioga street. be built of width not less than eight
feet--and that all other walks be built of width
not less than five ~ feet.
Sect ion Sd.
And it is further ordained by the authority sfore-
said that all plank walks shall he Of plank not less
than two inches in thickness the same to be laid
crOsswise. The FIVE feet walk, upon two, and the
eight feet walk, upon three slccpers or sils-said
ss to be four by FIVE inches in sze upon which The
planks to be securely spiked.
Section 4th
And it is further ordained by tho authority afore-
said that all the walks her ordained and directed
to be made shall be ma de and done under the di-
rection and supervision of the Burgess aqd Town
Council or a street commissioner by them appoint
ed--aDd that the said walks any part thereof if
not made and finished before the lst day of
June 1866, shall be built by the Borough, at the
cost and expense ofthe adjoining lot owner--which
cost and exp-nse with 20 per cent added, shall be
entered a lien npon such premises and collected
as Is provided by the General Borough Laws of this
commonwealth.
JAMES YOUNG, Burgess
HARVEY SICKLER, Secty of Town Council.
March 20. 1866.