Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-06-30
Regulating the Laying of Pavements and
Other Purposes.


SEC. / BE it ordained By the Board of lTay-
or and Aldermen Of the city Of KnorriiLc That
whenever there are curbstones laid down in
front of any lot or any parts of q lot within the
corporate limits of said city, the owner or own
agents of said lot or lots shall cause to be
laid down within twenty days thereafter
pavement in q good and substantial manner. of
whole, hard brick of first quality, or of smooth,
square, cut or sawed rock, not exceeding two
feet square, nor less than six inches square, nor
less than two inches thick. Said pavements
shall be we'll bedded in sand of sufficient guam
tity to level the same in a workman-like man.
ner. All,pavements shall be laid with slope
or pitch to the curbstOne of one-half an inch to
the foet excepting when they shall be laid with
pitch not exceeding three-quarters of an inch
to the foot Of the slope to the curbstone and all
pavements shall be laid one inch higher than
the top of the curbstOne to allow for settling
and the gradual wear.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all pave
mentS within said city, not in accordance with
this ordinance, shall be repaired or replaced as
the above ordinance directs, and specifies.
SEC. 3. Be 1T further ordained, That when
any pavement is out of repair or not in good
condition, the Marshal or other officers of said
city shall give the owner, or owners or agents,
or representatives, a notice if in said city, and
If said pavement Is not put in proper condition
as this ordinance directs, within ten days, fine
upon conviction shall then be assessed by the
Recorder of Five Dollars and the cost for each
and every day until said pavement is laid, and
also on conviction fine of Five Dollars and
the costs shall be assessed on each and every
person for each day they fail or refuse to lay
down new pavements, whenever curbstone is
laid in front Of any lot lots or parts of lots in
said city, after the said twenty days has expir-
ed as provided in the first section of the ordi-
nance.
SEC. f. Be 1t further ordained, That where
parties are owners of any lot or lots or part of
lots thprnNf
or minors, or Others labOring under disabilities
or other causes or whenever any resident
ers IN said city or otherwise, or cannot be found
in said city, or the agents or Representatives of
any owners, refuse or fail to lay down or re.
pair or replace within the specified time, as
these ordinances direct, the said marshals or
other officers of said city, or the Street Commit
tee of said city, shall cause said pavement to
be laid down or repaired or replaced, as this
ordinance directs and the marshals shall as
sess the same and the costs and charges and
interest thereon against the lot or lots or parts
of lots and proceed to collect the same from
the owner or owners, agents or other persons
having personal property in their hOnds, and if
no funds are to be found then to proceed to
have said property sold to pay for said pave
ment and the interest and costs and charges,
and that said expenses shall be and remain a
lein on said property until paid.
SEC. D. Be 1t further ordained, That no per-
son or persons shall put any obstruction or
or cause any opening or any other impediment
to the free and uninterrupted travel of the
citizens under penalty of five dollars for each
otfense.
SEC G. Be it further ordained, That no per
son or persons shall hereafter erect or cause to be
made, any doors or openings in any pavement
in said city, unless by special permission from
the corporate authorities of said city, excepting
an opening in front of the main wall of the
building not exceeding three feet under the
pavement in width from the house, which shall
be covered over with stout, smooth CRATE net
over three-fourths or an inch apart, and which
shall be set on Il substantial wall of brick or
rock, and said CRATE shall be set to correspond
with the pitch of the pavement and be level
with the same under a penalty of five dollars
for each and every day such obstruction is
created or permitted to remain in, and said
parties shall be subject to the damages resulting
from any accident resulting from not comply
ing with this ordinance,
SEC. !. Be 1T further ordained, That all Gel
lar doors or CRATES or other distractions IN the
present pavements of said city shall be re-made
and put on level with the present Curbstone of
the street, allowing for the necessary pitch Of
the pavement as provided in this ordinance or
rs near IS present buildings will permit, un-
der penalty of five dollars for each offence.
SEC 8. Be 1t further ordained, That hereafter
no sign shall be placed or erected across any pave
ment exceeding fifteen inches in width, which
shall be securely fastened with iron rods to the
building without any posts to the pavement
and said sign shall be at least twelve feet above
the pavement, under penalty Of five dollars
for each offence.
SEC. 9. Be It further ordained, That whenev-
or it shall be found necessary for any person to
have access to their stable or other houses in
the rear of their lot they shall before driving or
crossing the pavement construct and lay down
for the space of eight feet wide good and sub
stantial solid pavement with brick, solid and
hard edgewise, or of solid smooth-cut rock
square and not less than six inches deep, and
lay the same level with the top of the curbstune,
and with the regular grade of the pavement,
and bridge the gutter with solid bridge even
With the top of the curbstone, and so construct
the gutter under the same so as not to interfere
with the free passage of water or OF the street.
Any person violating this section, on convlc-
ton thereof shall be fined the sum OF i've dol
lars for each day said obstruction Is permitted
to remain.
son or persons shall be permitted to ride or
drive anv wagon or horse or otE er vehicle nor
navement in the city, physicians excepted), un-
der penalty Of three dollars for each offence.
SEC IL. Be IT further ordained, That no per-
son shall be permitted to place or throw any
filth or trash on any pavement, nor put in the
cutter or street anything that will cause the gut
tors or culverts to block up, or blockade the
streets or alleys in said city, under penalty of
Eve dollars for each offence
SEC u. Be 1t further ordained, That all
laws and ordinances heretofore passed by the
city in reference to pavements are hereby re-
pealed, and that this ordinance take effect on
and after its passage.
j. S. VANGILDER, Mayor,
GEORGE. NJ. WHITE, Recorder.