North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-05-09

An Ordinance directing the grad
ing and laying of Side or Foot walks
on certain Streets in the Borough Of
Tunkhannock.
Section fst. a
Be it Ordained by tie Bnrr6ss and Town CosnsN
Of the Borough of Tunkhannock, and it is hsrsb9y
ordained by the authority of the same, th at the
owners Of lots fronting ON TIoaA STREET. In said
Borough-on the north side there0f-from tho Co.
nal bridge near the Aqueduot to the eo!ner at Put
man street, and on the south side tn, of from the
premises of John Keating, to the corner 1t Putnam
street and that the owners of lots II ting on
TURNPIKE or BRIDGE STREET-on the side
thereof, from The cambridge embankmeni 1fAf
E. Wheeock' -store-house, TO the corner al So I'd
street and on the west side thereof from the en-
bankment aforesaid to the corner at Tioga street.
and that the owners of.glots fronting on WARRKE
STREET on the east side thereot-from the canal
bridge embankment, near Gearhart Co.'S foun
derry, to the corner of the Public (CoRrt-house)
square, at Marion Street and on the west side
thereof from tbe embankment last aforesaid TO the
corner of the Public so uare at Marion street and
that the of lots fronting on PUTSAM ST REET,
the side thereof from the premises, late the
tate Of Benson Jones decd, to the corner OF the
Public square at Marion street and on the west
side thereof from the at TiOga street. to the
corner at Clay street and that the owners OF left
fronting MARION Street the son tn side therof
and that the owners of lots fronting on SEcoxp
Street, on the south side thereof be required and
that the said lot owners are hereby required and
directed to er de the side or foot-wslks in front o.
their premises and lots respectively, and lay down
build and construc; apon the same, good and sub
stantial walks of tagging or plank except upo
Putnam, Marion and Second streets, where sue
walks may be of tagging, plank or gravel, ut tn
election of the owners or builders
Section I'd.
And it is further ordained by the authority afors-
said that the side or foot-walks the north side
of Tioga street from the east side of c. p Millsrs
Brick store TO the corner at Warren street, and on
the east side of Warren str eet from the corner at
Tioga street to the north end Of Brick block Of
Perry Marcy and on the casts side Of Turnpike
street from H. Wheelock's store to the corner Sc
Tioga street. be built of width not lessfthan eight
feet--ond that all other walks be built Of width
not less than FIVE (5 feet.
Section Sd.
And it IS further ordained blythe authority afors.
said, that all plank walks shall he Of plank not less
than two inches in thickness the same TO bs laid
crosswise. The five feet walk, upon two, and the
eight feet walk, upon three seepers or sills-ssid
ss to be four by five inches in size upon which the
planks are to be securely spiked.
Section 4h
And it is further ordained by the authority afors-
said that all the walks herein ordained and directed
to be made shall be made and done under the di-
rection and supervision of the Burgess aud Town
Council, or street commissioner by them appoint
ed--and that the said walks, or any part thereof
not made and finished before the LIST day OK
June 1866, shall be built by the Borough, ut the
cost and expense Of the adjoining lot owner---which
cost and expense, with 20 per cent added, shall DO
entered as lien npon such premises and collected
as ls provided by the General Borough Laws of this
commonwealth.
r...... JAMES YOUNG, Burgess.
HARVEY SICKLER, Sect'y Of Town Council.
March 20, 1866