The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-04-08
An Ordinance Pertaining 10 the
Construction and Repair Of Side
walka

An Ordinance Pertaining 10 the
Construction and Repair Of Side.
Walks.
SEC. /. Re it Ordained, BY the Mayor
and Council Of the town OF Upton, Ce
dar county, Iowa, that whenever IL shall
be deemed expedient aud neces.
sary by the Council Ut the town OF
/ Upton to construct, repair or rebuild
sidewalks on any street in said town, or
to grade, plank, pave or flag sa.,. side
walks, or to change, alter, raise or low
or any such grade or sidewalk, the same
shall DC done by, or at the expense and
cost of the owner or owners Of any lot =,
or lots or lands adjoining such sidewalk
OH said street, and shall be charged to
and become lien upon said adjoining
lots and lands. And whenever the Coun-
Gil Of said town deem it eXpedient and
necessary they shall pass an order or
resolution directing such owners OF lots
or lands to construct, repair or rebuild,
grade, plank, pave or flag the sidewalks
adjoining his, her or their lots or lands,
and said order shall set forth the partic-
ular locality of sidewalks by number Of
lot and block, or by name Of street, and
the grading to be done.
SEC. ,. Any owner or owners of lots
or lands adjoining the sidewalks con-
templated by said order. who may de-
sire to construct plank walks along his,
her, or their lots or lands, shall within
twenty days from the publication Of
said order file with the Recorder of said
town, notice in writing Of Mis- her .or
their election to construct their respect
i've walks Of plank, and they shall with
in sixty days thereafter complete the
grading, construction, repair or rebuild.
ing Of said sidewalk as contemplated in
said order. and in all cases where no
notice Of election is served a. contem-
plated, owners oflots or lands shall he
and are hereby required to do the neces-
sary grading and construct sidewalks Of
tagging stone suitable for sidewalks
within ninety days from the publica-
ton of said order, provided the curbing
stone he set within thirty days from
publication, otherwise In sixty days
from the setting Of said curb stone, and
any necessary grading shall in each
case be done by the owners Of said ad-
joining lots or lands, and the grading to
be determined and grade established by
the Street Committee of said town.
SEC. 3. In case said owners Of lots or
lands should fail or neglect to build, re-
pair, grade, o. rebuild or complete said
sidewalk within the time required rs
aforesaid, then the said town Of Upton
may ut any time grade, furnish mate
rails and construct, repair or rebuild
said sidewalks, or complete the same,
and after the same shall have been com.
pIeted the Town Council shall by order
or resolution OF that body, taking into
consideration the cost Of such materials
furnished and labor in grading aud
bulldog, or repair of said side walks,
assess the OWNERS Of said lots aud lands
adjoining said walks their or :.s ,,;nst,
aud equitable proportion Of the expense
incurred by said town in the building
and completion Of said sidewalk, aud II
such owner or owners after having been
assessed as herein provided, shall for the
period Of ten days after the passage Of
which he or they shall take due notice,
neglect or refuse to pay the amount Of
such assessment to the Treasurer of said
town, then the same, together with inte-
rest thereon at ten per cent, and five
per cent additional to pay costs Of COL
lection, shall be collected from such own.
er or owners of lots or against said lots
or lands by all action at law or in equity
in tile name Of said town ~ Ti,,soss, a.
prescribed in the Revision of 1860, sec
lions 1868. 1869, which are hereby adopt
ed az part Of this ordinance.
SEC. 4. Any person having title or tie
agency for or control OF
any such lots or lands, shall, for the pur-
poses of this ordinance he considered tlh
owners thereof.
SEC. 5. All sidewalks to be built OF
stone shall be of large tagging stone of
suitable size and thick ness, such as COM
monty used for sidewalks in Upton, and
shall cover the ground As near as may
be and fill the space between the curb
ing stone and the line of lots adjoining.
SEC. 6. All walks to be built Of plank
shall be not less than two inches in
thickness and shall be nailed or spiked
on three slespers not less than four
inches square.
SEC. 7. All walks about the Court
House Square Oh both sides of the street
and OH Cedar street shall not be less
than eight" feet wide, and all other
walks not less than six feet wide unless
otherwise ordered by the Council.
SEC. s. All ordinances or parts Of
ordinances inconsistent with this ordi-
nance, are hereby repealed.
This ordinance shall take effect on
and after its publication in the Upton
Passed and approved April 9th 1869.
II. c. CARR, Mayor.
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