Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-07
A N A OF
To EnEOrce the Building and Repair
ing Of Sidewalks and CsIrIings.

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| BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUN-
i. ell Of the city Of Nashville. That It ahall be
the duty of the Chairman of the Street Com
mittee, when directed by the Street Committee,
to give written or printed notice to the owners
OF lots in the city, to the agents Of the own
ors, to have the sidewalks and cprbings In front
of said lots repaired, or paVements and cuTblngs
on said sidewalks constructed and laid down un-
accordance with the established grades, within
twenty days after the reception Of such notice
by said owners Of said lots, or their agents.
2. Be it further enacted, That il shall be the
dnty Of the City Marshal TO serve, OF cause the
said notices 10 be served. and indOrBe thereon
the date Of service and on whom served, and
return the same without delay TO the Recorder.
who shall file and enter the same, or make list
thereof giving the name Of the person on whom
the same vas served, and the date OF the serVies
Of such notice,
3. Be It further enacted. That if any owner or
agent OF the owner Of lOts. in front Of which
pavement or cnrbing is required to be built or
repaired. as herein provided, shall fail TO build
or repair the same within the time required in
the notices served on such owner or agent, he,
she or they shall forfeit and pay to the city a
fine OF five dollars, to be assessed against the
party so in default. and collected a. other fines
are collected from parties In default. or yiO-
lating other ordinances Of the city and after
the first fine of five dollars is assessed against
any such delinquent owner or agent, If they
shall iail OF refuse to build Or repair sidewalks
az required, for the space Of ten days after such
fine is imposed, then such delinquent shall for
felt and pay to the city fine Of Eve dollars for
each day their said Davements and cuTbings re-
spectiVely shall remain unbuilt or unrepaired.
TO be assessed and collected as other zines against
delinquents viOlAtOTs Of the ordinances Of
the city are assessed and collected.
4. Be il further enacted. That il shall be the
duty Of tho City Marshal to give, or cause TO be
given 10 the Police Commissioner information Of
the violations Of this act, in order that proper
proceedings may be instituted under this act
for the recovery Of the fines aforesaid.
5. Be it further enacted, That in cases where
the notice cannot be served on .tbe owner Of
lot, the pavement or euTbing Of which is re-
quired 70 be built or repaired. or the agent Of
sach owner, it shall be the duty Of the Street
Committee % have such curbing, pavement. or
sidewalk constructed or repaired, under the di-
rectiOn and according TO the grades established
By the City Engineer, and the cost thereof shall
be assessed upon such lot Rnd collected a. the
taxes on such lot are collected. and shall eOnsti-
tute lien in favor Of the city on such lot, and
shall remain a charge on such lot until the |
amount 50 sxpenaed BY the city IN building or
repairing. as herein provided for. B fully pad, |
s. Be IT further enacted, That this act shall 4
take effect from and after its passage.
Approved. April 9th. ls6s.
jun4 lw A. E. ALDEN, Mayor.