North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-05-30

my &uu IdJAuS VI 1ANS - Wv f"eSAnS
on certain Streets In the Borough of
Tunkhannock.
Section LIST. s- Ns =
De 1t Ordained by the Burgess and Town Council
of the Borough of Tunkhannock, and it 10 hereby
ordained by the authority Of the same, tn at the
owners Of lots fronting TIoGA STREET, in said
Borough-on the north side thereof Afrom the ca
nal bridge near the Aqueduct to theso!ner at tFut-
man street, and on the south side tn. of from the
premises of John Keating TO the corner 1T Putnam
street and that the of lots II ting on
TURNPIKE BRIDGE STREET--on the side
thereof from the cana bridge embankmenl near
f. Whcelocks store house, to the corner at Sc nd
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 on WARREN.
STREET on the east side thereof-from the canal
bridge embankment, near Gearhart Co.'S Foun
derry, to the corner of the Public (oovrt-houset
square, at Marion Street and on the west side.
thereof from the enbankment last aforesaid to the
corner Of the Public square at Marion street /; and
that the owners OF lots fronting on PUTNAM ST Rect,
on the esst side thereof from the premises, late the
e, 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 Pega street, to the
corner at Clay street and that the owners OF left
fronting MARION Streetcn the sou tn side therof
and that the owners of lots fronting on SECOND
Street. the south side thereof be required; ana
that the said lot owners are hereby required and
directed grade the side or foot-walks in front Of
their premises and lots respectively, and lay down,
build and construci apon the same, good and sub
stantial walks of tagging or plank; except upon
Putnam Marion and Second Streets where such
walks may be of tagging, plank or gravel, at tho
election Of the owners or builders.
Section Cd.
And it is further ordained by the authority atore
said that the side or foot-walks on the north side
of Tioga street from the east side OF c. p. Mlers
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 east side of Turnpike
street from II. Whee0cks store to the corner ut
Tioga street, be built of width not less than eight
feet--ond that all other walks be built Of width
not less than five (5) feet.
Section Sd.
And it is further ordained by the authority afore-
said that all plank walks shall he of plank not less
Ihap two inches in thickness the same to be laid
crosswise. The five feet walk, upon two and the
eight feet walk upon three slccpers sills-said
slls to be four by five inches in size upon which the
| planks to be securely spiked.
| Section 4th.
And it is further ordained by tho authority afore
said that all the walks herein ordained and directed
| to be made, shall be made and done under the d.
| rectiou and supervision of thes Burgess aad Town
| Council or a street commissioner by them appoint
ed--and that the said walks, or any part thereof II
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 be
entered as lien npon such premises and collected
as Is provided by the General Borough Laws OF this
| commonwealth.
| JAMES YOUNG, Burgess.
| HARVEY SICKLER, sect'y of Town Council.
March 20, 1866.