North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-05-23
Section lst.


Be 1t Ordained by the Burgess and Town Council
of the Borough of Tunkhannock, and 1t In 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 thereof-from the ca
nal bri igc near he Aqueduct, to the "oner at Put
man street, and on the south side tn, of ,f,op the
premises of John Keating TO the corner " Putnam
street and lat the owners of lots II ting on
TURNPIKE or BRIDGE STREET-on the side
thereof, fr.in the canalbridge embaukmen, near
Wbeelocks store house, to- the corner MT So I'd
street and on the ives side thereof from the em-
baukment aforesaid TO the corner at Tioga street;
and that the owners of lots fronting on. WARREN
STREET on the east sidr thereof-from ths canal
bridge embapkment, near Gearmrt & Co.'S Foun
dery to the corner of the Public (C0Irt-house)
SQUARE. at Marion Street. and on the west skis
thereof FIR IN the embankment last aforesaid TO the
corner of the Public 50 Uare ut Marion street ana
that the owners Of lots fronting on PUTNAM STREET,
on the last side thereof from the premises late the
tate Of Benson Jones decd, to the csrner OF the
Public square at Marion street and on the west
side thereof from the corner at Tioga street, to the
at Clay street and that the owners OF left
fronting on MARION Street the south side therof
and that the owners Of lots fronting on SECOND
Street. on the south side thereof be required; ana
that the said lot owners are hereby required and
directed 10 grade the side CT footwaiks in front OF
their premises and lots respectively and lay down.
build and eonstruc apon the same, good and sub
Stantlai Walks OF naggIng or piahk except upou
Putnam, Marion ard 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 foo-walks the north side
Of Tioga street from the east side of C p Millers
Brick store to the corner at Warren street, aud ON
the east side of Warren street from the corner at
TiOga street to The north end of Brick block OF
Perry Marcy and ON the east sid of Turnpike
street from IT, WheelGck's store to the corner ut
Tioga street. be built of "a width not less than eight
feei--and that all other walks be built of width
not less than five ~ feet.
Section Sd.
And it ia further ordained by the authority afofa-
said that all plank walks shall Re of plank not less
thar two inches in thickness the to be laid
crosswise. The five feet walk, upon two. AMI the
eight feet walk, upon three sccpers or sills-said
ss to be four by five inches in sze upon which the
planks are 10 be securely spiked.
Section 4th art.et ~ $ tAsE5ff
And it further ordained by tbs authority afore-
said that all The walks herein ordained and directed
TO be ma le shall be made and done under the di@
rection and supervision Of the Burgess AID Town
Council or a street commissioner by them appoint
ed--and that the said walks any part Thereof, il
not made and finished on or before the lst day OF
June 1866, shall be built by the Borough, at the
cost and expense of the adjoining lot owner-which
cost and EXPENSE with 20 per cent added, shall DO
entered as lien upon such premises and colleeted
as s provided by the General Borough LaNs Of this
| commonwealth.
JAMES YOUNG, Burgess.
| HARVEY SICKLER, Sect'y of Town Council.
| March 90 1866