Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-01-20
AN ORDINANCES


ONE BLOCK IN EACH DIRECTION.
BE 1t ordfi,aed 6y the city Council
Of the GUY Of Kn0rriite:
SECTION l. That there be. and bv
this ordinance is hereby established.
on all streets around the public
square in the City of Knoxville.
Iowa, and also on all streets connect.
ing with or leading to and from said
square, for the distance of one block
in each direction, on said streets re.
spectively, the grades for sidewalks
or pavements following, to-wit:
From the southwest corner of
block one ~ along the south side of
said block to the southeast corner
thereof, the grade shall be seventeen
and One-half inches fall to each one
hundred feet.
From the northwest corner of
block one ~ along the west side of
said block to the southwest corner
thereof, the walk shall be level.
From the northwest corner of
block one ~ along the north side of
said block to the northeast corner
thereof, the grade shall be seventeen
and one-half inches fall to each one
hundred feet.
From the southwest corner of
block two ~ along the south side
of said block to the southeast corner
thereof, the grade shall be seventeen
and one-half inches fall to each one
hundred feet.
From the southwest corner of
block two ~ along the west side of
said block to the northwest corner
thereof, the grade shall be twelve
inches fall to each one hundred feet.
From the southeast corner Of
block three ~ along the east side Of
said block to the northeast corner
thereof, the grade shall be twelve.
inches fall to each one hundred feet.
From the southeast corner of
block three 81 along the south side
Of said block to the southwest corner
thereof, the grade shall be six inches
raise to each one hundred feet.
From the Southwest corner OF
block three (3) along the west side of
said block to the northwest corner
thereof, the walk shall be level.
From the southeast corner of
block four (4) along the east side of
said block to the northeast corner
thereof, the grade shall be three and
one-half inches fall to each one
hundred feet.
From the southeast corner of
block four A along the south side of
said block to the southwest corner
thereof, the walk shall be level.
From the northeast corner of
block five ~ along the east side of
said block to the southeast corner
thereof, the grade shall be five inches
fall to each one hundred feet.
From the northeast corner of block
five 10 along the north side of said
block to the northwest corner there
of, the walk shall be level.
From the southeast corner of block
five (5) along the south side of said
block to the southwest corner there.
of, the grade shall be eleven inches
raise to each one hundred feet.
From the northeast corner of block
six (6) along the north side of said
block to the northwest corner thero-
of, the grade shall be eleven inches
raise to each one hundred feet.
From the northeast corner of block
six (6) along the east side of said
block to the southeast corner there
of, the grade shall be twelve inches
fall to each one hundred feet.
From the northwest corner of
block seven ~ along the west sido
of said block to the southwest COR
ner thereof, the grade shall be seven
teen and one-half inches fall to each
one hundred feet.
From the northwest corner Of
block seven ~ along the north side
of said block to the northeast corner
thereof, the grade shall be five and
three-fOurths inches raise to each ono
hundred feet.
From the northeast corner of
block seven ~ along the east side of
said block to the southeast corner
thereof, the walk shall he level.
From the northwest corner OF
block eight ~ along the west side OF
said block to the southwest corner
thereof, the grade shall be four
inches fall to each one hundred feet.
From the northwest corner of
block eight (8) along the north side
of said block to the northeast corner
thereof, the grade shall be seventeen
and One-half inches fall to each one
hundred feet.
SEC. 2. That all sidewalks hereaf-
ter made on the streets in this ordi.
nance enumerated, and within the
distance of the grades herein estab-
lished, shall be made to conform to
said grades respectively; and if any
person shall construct walks, where
they are by this ordinance required
to be graded, which do not conform
to said established grades, such per-
son shall! be treated as though he had
failed and neglected and refused to
construct any sidewalk whatever,
and shall be proceeded against as is
provided by an ordinance of said
city entitled can Ordinance con-
corning the Construction and Repair
ing of Sidewalks and providing for
the enforcement thereof" approved
and adopted August 2, 1869, and
with like effect as though he had
not constructed any walk whatever.
SEC. 8. This ordinance to take eff
feet and be in force from and after
its publication according to law.
Approved and adopted January 3,
A. d. 1870.
w. B. CARRUTHERS,
Attest, Mayor.
w. r. RIGG, Recorder.