Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-30
ORDINANCE.

An ordinance 10 provide tor laying down
sidewalks. cutters q curbs.
sScrIoE !. re Il ordained BY the Generai
cost OF grading, paving and repairing side
walks, including the Curbing and the CUTTERS
alongside, snail be borne BY the owners OF
the adjoining property, ana such cost shall
be apporttoned and charged with ahutting
lots In proportion to their respective fronts.
and shall Pc paid by tbs owners OF such IOts
Sec. 2. And he 1t further ordained That II
the o ~ ner or owners of property who are re-
CURED by the General Council 70 COZ struct
Sidewalks, curbs or cutters IN front OF the
Aame fall or refuse to construct the sams in
accordance with the requirements, then. in
II, chapter XII, pages s29 AMI $50 OF Bridges
Digest, the city engineer shall proceed 10 adj
vertiEe for bids for the construction Of SUCH
sidewalk, gutter or curb, in accordance with
/, chapter Il, age 81 Bridges Digest, when
Is hereby adopted, and ID declared to apply
to the construction OF sidewalks, CUTTERS
and eurbs, as well az 10 the paving Of strssts,
alleys and aver ues.
Sec. 3. N De 1t further ordaintd. That
sections 2, 2, g. 8 and J OF srue 3 ,. chapter
are hereby adopted, and are declared to ap
ply a. fully 70 the construction Of sidewalks,
cutters ard eurbs as TO the paving OF the
streets. alleys and avenues Of the city, and
the duties imposed by the said sections upon
tbs General Council, and upon the several
officers OF the city, in reference TO the paw.
ing Of streets, alleys and avenues, are hereby
imposed upon tn m In reference to the con-
sfructfOn OF sidewalks, CUTTERS and curbs, a.
fully ASH herein speeided.
Sec. 4. And Ee It further ordaiUed That
every contract for the construction Of any
such sidewalk, 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 De lone, or Upon th5
Len given by the city charter upon the prop
erty, for p yment for the work to be done,
and that the city Is in no event to be held
liable for any part of cost Of such work
Sec .. And be It further ordained. That
nothing herein contained shall impair or At.
feet any remedy now existing by ordinance
to compel the construction CT stdswalks, gut
tiers and curbs, ut such remedy thaQ be and
remain in null f0Tcs and effect,
sec. O.. And De IL fuTtner ordained That
this take suect and be in force
nom and alter It's passage
Passed first residing by Council, and re-
ferred to their COMMITTEES, No
vemberS 3, ISL, and referred by Board Of Al
vsmbsr ., 1871.
Upon an ordinance, the better to regulate
the laying DOWN OF sidewalks, cutters n
curbs: passed at first reading BY Council, q
referred &c their ordinance committee, No
Vember 3. 1871; same action by Board Of AL
Aldermen's COMMITTEES report
that we lave examined the above ordln-
a1cs, md, therefore. its adoD-
ton. Report received ana concurred In,
when the passed a nrst reading,
PROVISIONS of the fourteenth section OF the
city charter, . the passed a sec
Ond and nnal reading by the Board OF Alder
men, December 6, lS7l; passed second read
ing by Council, December u, 1871.
Approved Decem Der 10. 1871.
JOHN JOHNSON. Mayor.
AtteG. L z. City Regts-3-. dJ