The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-04-10
AN ORDINANCE

Providing for tho construction Of Ger
tain sidewalks.
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor AMI Conn
cilmen OF the city of Emporia:
SEC. l. That sidewalks shall, ard are
hereby ordered to be constructed on the
dimensions and material herein mention.
ed, namely: A sidewalk on the west side
of Cottonwood street from 9th Avenue Il
10th Avenue; sidewalk on the north
side of 9th Ave. from Cottonwood street
to L MON street; sidewalk on the south
side Of Ninth avenue from Merchant:
street to Constitution street; a sidewalk
on the north side of 9Th Avenue from
State street west TO the alley between
State and Neosho streets; a sidewalk on
the South side OF Fourth Avenue, from,
and connecting with, the walk on the
north side OF lot No. 115, Commercial
street, to the alley in the rear of said lot :
a sidewalk on the north side Of Tenth
Avenue from Cottonwood street, 20 SVI-
van street; a sidewalk on the west side
OF Sylvan street from Tenth Avenue to
Eleventh Avenue; sidewalk on the
north side Of sixth Avenue from Neosho
street to West street; a sidewalk on the
west side OF Market street from Third TO
Second Avenue; sidewalk on the east
side of Market street from Second Ave.
to South Avenue; sidewalk on the cast
side Of Union street from Third Avenue
to south line of lot IS Union street.
SEC 2. The sidewalks herin provided
for shall be constructed of sound pine or
oak lumber, as followss Joists or string
eEs 2X4, not less than ~ feet long, laid
one foot and nine inches apart from center
TO center, and supported every four feet
by fat rock not less than two inches thick:
the ends OF joists to be securely fastened
by board clamps nailed each side SO as to
hold the ends firmly together, which joists
shall be covered with inch pine boards,
square edged, four feet long, and, from
ten to twelve inches wide, laid closely to-
gether; the ends Of the boards project
ing not to exceed two inches beyond the
outside stringers or ioists, and nailed to
each joist with three ten penny nails.
Each walk TO be four feet wide and to be
constructed 30 as that the outer edge will
be nine feet from the line OF lots on streets
and Avenues eight feet wide, and, twelve
feet from the line Of lots on streets and
Avenues one hundred feet wide, making
such variation only as may be necessary
to AVOID interfering with growing shade
trees, said walks to be constructed under
the supervision OF the committee on
streets and alleys and the street commits
sioner, and, aubject TO their approval.
SIC. 3. II the occupying owners or
tenants Of the lots and pieces of ground
sbuting upon the sidewalks herln order
ed 70 be constructed, shall fail TO construct
the same, or any part thereof, within six
ty days from the publication OF this ordi-
nance, the city council shall proceed 10
build or complete said walks, and the ex-
pcnses thereof shall be assessed against
the lots and pieces OF ground abbuttin1
upon the same according TO the front
foot thereof. But, before the city council
shall make any contract for building any
or all the sidewalks mentioned IN the first
section of this ordinance, an estimate Of
the cost thereof shall be made by the eitg
engineer and submitted 10 The council.
SEC. !. This ordinance shall take ef-
feet and be in force from and after its pub
LEGATION. MOVES SPICER,
Mayor.
Approved April 9Th, 1874.