The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-11-06

IN relation to cutters and crosswalks.
Be it Ordained by the Trustees of the
I0Wn of Emporia.
SEC. l. That stone cutters shall be
built on each side of Commercial street,
in the town of Emporia, from the south
side of 9th Avenue to the south side of
9TH Avenue, i'll the manner and at the
time hereinafter provided.
SEC. 2. Said cutters shall be built as
follows, tO-wit: a curbstone not less
than four inches thick shall be set ten
feet from the front line of lots, not less
than ten inches in the ground, inclining
, towards the sidewalk at an angle Of
thirty degrees, the top of which shall
be hammer dressed and shall CORES
pond with the grade established for
said street. Thirty-two inches from
the face of the curbstone, another stone
shall be set ten inches in the ground,
inclining towards the center of the
street at an angle of thirty degrees, the
top of which shall form a regular grade
corresponding with the grade Of the
curbstohe, but six inches lower. The
space between these stones shall be fill
ed with stone not less than six inches
wide and two inches thick, set on edge,
and inclining each way at the same an
gle, except the center stone which shall
act as a keystone to the whole. The
tops of all the stone to be broken as
smoothly as may be, the whole, when
completed, to form regular curve five
inches deep in the middle, and the crew
ices filled with coarse sand OR gravel.
SEC. 3. If any owner or owners of
lots within the limits aforesaid shall
fail to build or cause to be built such
cutters in front of their lots on or be-
fore the 9TH day of December 1868, then
the Board of Trustees shall proceed 10
let the contract for building the same, to
the lowest responsible bidder, provided
such bid shall, in the opinion of the
Board, be a reasonable one; and when
SO built by order of said Trustees, the
cost thereof shall become leiIf against
the lots, and shall be collected from the
owner or owners of such lot or lots, as
provided by law and an "Ordinance in
relation to sidewalks" passed June lst,
1868; provided. that nothing i'll this
Ordinance shall be construed to prevent
owners of lots from settling the cost
thereof with the contractors for the
work. in any manner they may mutual
Iy agree upon.
SEC. 4. Crosswalks shall also be built
across Commercial street on the north
side of 9th Avenue, on both sides of 9th
Avenue, the south side of 7th Avenue.
across 9th and 9th Avenues on both
sizes OF commercial, street across 7th
Avenue on the east side of Commercial
street, anu across Merchants street OH
the South side of 9th Avenue.
SEC. D. Such crosswalks shall be built
three feet wide of stone set OH edge at
least SIX inches in the ground, and shall
be slightly rounded from side to side !
the ends to correspond with the side OF
the cutters which they Join. The top
of such walks shall be broken off as
smoothly as may be, and the crevices
hilied with coarse sand or gravel.
SEC. D. The Board of Tras. ees shall |
advertise four weeks in TEss EMPoRIA
NEWS, for proposals for building the i
cutters and crosswalks provided for i'm /
this Ordinance.
SEC. Z. This Ordinance shall take |
effect and be in force from and after its !
once in The EMPoRIA News. /
e. P. BANCROFT,
Passed Nov. Cd 1868. Chairman.
Published Nov 9Th 1863