Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-01

An ordinance 70 provfds for laying down
side walks. cutters znd curos.
SECTION J. Be II OrdalDed BY the General
Council OF the city O. Hemphis. Tina the
cost Of grading, paving and repairing side
walks lnciudtrg the curling and the cutters
alongside, shall be borne ~ the owners OF
tbs adjoining property, ana inch cost shall
be apPortiOned and charged WIKI -abafting
lots IN proportion TO their respective fronts,
and shall be paid By the owners Of such lots
sec. 2. And ts it further ordained That If
the owner or owners OF property who are re-
qutred by the General Council to cor struct
SIDEWALKS curtis or cutters in front Of the
same fail or refuse TO construct the same IN
accordance with the requirements, hen. in
addition 70 the remedy provided By srtfcie
II. chapter XII, pages SO AMI $50 Of Bridges
Digest, the city engineer b proceed 70 ad-
VeTtise for bids for tbs construction Of such
sidewalk, gutter OF curb, in accordance with
the terms and provisions OF section 3, article
l, chapter Il, psg ~, Bridges Digest, which
Is hereby adopted, and Is declared 70 appIy
to the construction OF sidewalks, cutters
curos, a. ven "a 70 the paving OF strssts,
Sec. g. And Dc it further ordained, That
sections Z, 8 50 and 7 OF srtIc g 2. chapter
All, pages 326- 80 end s23, Bridges Digest,
are hereby adopted, and are declared TO sp
ply 81 fully 70 the construction OF sidewalks.
cutters ard euTbs 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, n upon the several
Officers OF the city, in reference to the paw
LIZ u shL=1tel AAAEyb anu z are l6ESDY
imposed upon In min references TO the con-
struction o. sidewalk, cutters and curbs, as
fully as Il herein specified.
Sec. 4 And -e Il further ordain Ina
every contract for the construction OF any
such Sidewalk gutter or curb shall distinctly
state that the contractor relies exclusfvely
apo the owner OF the property in front OF
which the work is TO be DONE, or upon the
Len given d. the city charter upon the prop
sTtys for y yD6nt for the work 10 be lone,
and that ths city is n no event to be held
liable for any part OF cost Of such work.
Sec. D. And be IL urtber orGRiusd, That
nothing herein contained shalt impair or az
feet any remedy now existing by ordinance
70 compel the construction Of sidewalks, gut
ters Il CuEhs, ut SUCH remedy shzu be and
remain In ru0 force and effect
Sec. g. And De II further ordained b
this ordinances taE eject and be in force
hOm and after its passage.
EasEed nfs1 reautng By COuncil. and re-
feTfsd 10 their ordinance committee, No
vembsr 8, - /, and referred By Board OF Al
GeI men ~ JhsIr COMMITTEES, No
vsmber 5, 1871.
Upon an ordinance, the better to reguIata
the aging down OF sidewalks, cutters and
curos: passed at first reading By ouncil and
referred 70 their ordinance COMMITTEES, Mo-
vembsr 3. ISL; same action by BOARD Of Al
Aldermen's ordinance committee report
that We lave examined the above Ordin-
encs, anu, therefore, It's adop-
ton. Report received and cOncuTred in,
when the ordinance passed a nrEt reading,
a on motion ths rules were suspended. per
provisions Of the fourteenth section Of the
city charter, and the ordinance passed q sec %
ouG ana mai residing BY the Board Of Alder
men, December 8, ls7l; passed secOnd read
ing By Council. December II, 1877.
Approved Decem beE l9. 1874.
JOHN JOHNSON. Mayor.
Attest. u. X Civ Register. go