Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-21
ORDINANCE.
An ordinance to provide for laying dovr
side WRlks. Rutterh and ouTha.

An to provide for laying down
sidewalks. cutters and ouTbs.
SECTION l. BE 1t ordained by the General
cost Of grading, paving and repairing side
walks, including the curbiDg and the cutters
slongstde, shall be borne by the owners OF
be sppoTtkr-d and chSrged with admitting
lots IN Pre- triton TO their respective fronts.
and shalt be paid by the owners Of such lots
Sec. 2. And Re It further ordained That IL
the O6ner or owners OF property VINO are re-
qulred by the Gensrsl Council 70 construct
Sidewalks, curhs or cutters 10 front of the
same fail or refuse 70 construct the same in
aecordancs with the reQuiremnnts then. in
II, chapter XII, pages SO AMI $50 OF Bridges
Digest, the oliy engineer shall proceed TO adj
We tise Tor bids for the construction Of such
sidewalk, gutter or curb, in accordance with
tae terms and provisions Of section 8, article
I, NAPIER II, page sN, Bridges Digest, when
IL hereby adopted, and ID declared 10 apply
TO The construction OF sidewalks, cutters
aud curbs, as well as 20 the paving Of streets,
alleys q avenues.
Sec * And be IL further ORDAINED. That
seclons z ?, . 9 and 2 OF artle . D.. chapter
XII, pages $40. SH snd S28, Bridges Digest,
are hereby adopted, and are declared to ap
ply "a fully TO toe construction OF sidewa ks.
suffers ara cuTbS as to the paving OF the
streets, alleys and avenues of the city, and
the duties imposed by the said sections upon
the General Council, and upon the several
officers OF he city. in reference Co the paw
ing OF streets, slltys and avenues, are hereby
imuCssd upon tn m in reference to the con.
siruction OF sidewalk, cutters and curbs, rs
fully ash herein spscihsd.
Sec. 4. And re IL further ordai~ ed, That
every contract for the construction of any
SUCH E1deHalk gutter or curb shall distinctly
state that the contractor relies exclusively
upon the owner of the property in front OF
which the work is to be DONE, or upon the
lien given by the city charter upon the prop
efty, Tor p ynent for the work 10 be done.
u that tbs oIty is IN no event to be held
liable for any part of cost Of such work.
Sec. D. And be 1t further ordained, That
nothing herein contained shalt impair or AZ
tect any remedy now existing by ordinance
TO compel the construction of sidewalks, gut.
eers and curOs, ut such remedy fhell be and
remain In full force aud eject.
Sec. Q, And De 1T further ordained, That
this fd1naiscS take eneck and be in force
from and alter its passage.
Passed nrzt reaoing by Counoil. and re-
ferred TO their ordinance committee, No
vember 3, 1871, and referred by Board OF Al
deJmen by their ordinance committee, No
vemDe 3, 1871.
Upon an ordinance, the bsfter TO regulate
the laying down Of sideWa ks, CUTTERS and
curbs: passed at drst reading by Oouncil. and
referred 70 their ordinance committee. No
yember 3. 1871; same action by Board Of AL
dermsn, November g, 1871. Your Bqard OF
Aldermen's ordinance c0mmtttee0 report
that We nav m the above ordin-
Rnoe, and, therefore, its RdOp-
ton. Report received and ~oanourred In,
when the ordinance passed a nrst reading,
and on motion the rules were suspended. per
provisions of the fourteenth section of the
city charter, and the ordinance passed q sec
oHd and nnsl reading by the Board OF Alder
men, lecemner s. ISL passed second read
ing by ounci DECEMBER II, ISL
Approved December 10. 1911.
JOHN JOHNSON. Mayor.
Attest. u. R, CITY Register, d0