North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-04-25

An ordinance directing Inc SIdu-
ing and laying of Side or Foot walks
on certain Streets in the Borough of
Tunkhannock.
Section lst
Be it Ordained by the Burgess and Town Council
Of the Borough Of Tunkhannock, and Vt Is hereby
ordained by the authority Of the same. that tho
owners of lots fronting TIoGA STRgEF in said
Borough-on the north side thereof-from the ca
nal bridge near he Aqueduct to the at Put
man street. and on the south side thereof fson tho
premises of John keatiqg, to the corner IT Putnam
street ; and that the owners Cf lots fronting ou
TURNPIKE or BRIDGE STREET-on the east 81 10
thereof from the canal bridge embank,ncrt near
Z. WheelOcks store-house, to the corner n 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 fonting on WARREv
STREET-o on the east side theleo from tn. canal
bridge embanknIent, near GeSfhut IL Co.'S Eoun
derry, to the corner Of the Pujllc (Cprrt hoUse)
square, at Marion Street ard on the west sile
thereof from the embank ment last aforesaid to the
corner Of the Public square at Marion street; AMI
that the owners of lots fronting On PUTNAM SrEEET,
on the east side thereof from the premises late the
es tate Of Benson Jones decd to the Vf the
Public square at Marion street and Ou. tdc west
side thereof from the at Tioga street to th2
corner at Clay street and thu the owns Of fo,s
fronting on MAR1ox Street On the sou tn sa thereof
and that the owners Of lois fronting oa SEcoyp
Street, on the south side thereof he required; aal
that the said lot owners are hereby required and
directed to grade the side fOotwaiks In mt Jt
their premises ani lots respectively, and 7IaT 4gwn
build and construc npon the same, gool AMI SUB
stantii walks of tagging plank exceIt rPon
Putnam, Marion and Second streets, where such
walks may be Of tagging, plank gtafcl, at the
election of the owners or builders. .--- .-.
Section I'd. .
And it further ordained by the authority atorc-
said, that the side foot-waks the north Ire
of 1ioga street from the east side Of C MiIcl's
Brick store to the corner at Warren street, aul on
the east side Of Warren street from the corner tt
Tioga street to The north end of BIlcic block OF
Perry Marcy and on the east side OF Turnpike
street from H. WheeiCck's store to the corner a.
Tioga street, be built of width not less than eight
feet--and that all other walks be built Of With
not less than five ~ feet.
Section 3d.
And it is further orlainel by the authority aGore-
said that all plank walks shall he ofpaI& not lcss
than two inches in thickness the same to be 'qid
crosswise. The five feet walk, upon two. and the
eight feet walk, upon three socpers OF si,s--aait
sills to be four by five inches in ssize, upon Wl e
plaLks are to be securely spiked
Section 4th
And it is further ordained by the authority afro-
said that all the walks herein ordained aud direct
| to be made shall be made and done Uaier ytu d.
| rection and supervision Of the Burgess a u ID7a
Council, or street comnissiJneF by them apr1inr-
ed--and that the said walks, or any pan" there2f #
not made and finished on or before the Isl d'y of
! June 1866 shall be built by the Borough, at t.
cost and expense the adjoining lot o.,ncr--hi,it
cost and expense, with 20 per cent adiei Shan u
entered as lien upon such premises aut collected
as s provided by the General Borough Laws Of this
commonwealth.
JAMES YOUNG, Burgess
| HARVEY SICKLER, Sect'y of Town Council.
Masch 90 1866.