Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-15
CITY, ORDINANCE.
Bill for the Construction and Es-
Enlistment of Sidewalks.
Be 1t Ordained By the Mayor and City
Council Of Nashville:

Council Of NdShUltLe;
Section l. Tia. it shall be the duty Of every
owner OF a lot OF part of a lot within the city
OF Nashville, fronting upon any public street,
avenue, or square, in front OF which there l.
now no sidewalk or pavement, 70 cause to be
constructed and kept in repair good and sub
stantIal sidewalk OF foot pavement along the
whole front OF his, her or their lot or lots in c-
COrdanCe with the provisions Of the city laws.
Sec. ? That 1t shall be the duty OF every own
er Of q lot or lots within the city OF Nashville,
along or IN front OF which a sidewalk or pave
menI has heretofore been constructed, but
which is at any time out Of repair, either in the
bed OF said sidewalk CT pavement, or the curb
ing OF the same, or which does net conform to
the provisions Of the city Laws, TO cause said
pavement or sidewalk ID be put in good and per
feet repair, and made % conform TO such pro-
visions.
Secs. That if any such owner or owners OF
such lot or lots shall fail to construct or cause 70
be constructed, OF to repair and reform such
sidewalks and pavemI nts, as required by the
two preceding sections, Il shall be the duty OF
the officer or committee entrusted herewith to
cause the same 70 be done, at the expense Of
said owner or owners, as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 4. Said payemeHts or sidewalks shall be
OF the following widths, viz.
On Broad street, twelve feet wide
On the east side of the Public Square, fifteen
feet wide.
on the south side Of the Public Square, seven
teen and . half feet wide.
On the west side OF the Public Square, four
teen feet wide.
On the north side Of the Public Square, eigh-
teen feet wide.
on Cherry aud Spruce streets, from Broad
street TO the corporation line south, eight feet
wide.
On College street to the Howard school Build
ing, niue feet four inches wide.
On College street from the Howard School
Building south, eight feet WIDE.
On the streets from thirty-hye TO forty feet in
WIDTH, seven Ieet wide.
ON the streets, lanes and alleys less than
thiTty-five feet in width, the width OF said pave
menu shall be determined by the Street Com
mittee.
Provided, that in consideration that certain
persons, owners Of lots on Market street, have
given I'VE feet Of ground for the use OF said
Streets they shall be allowed 20 extend the pave
ments in mont Of the ground from which said
five feet were given, 80 a. 70 make the same ten
feet wide.
Sec. .. Pavements and sidewalks shall be laid
UnGer the direction OF the City Engineer, but
none inferior to an even, Well-laid, hard, brick
dsJiOu, wall be permitted, except by special per
mission OF the Street Committee. Guttering
shall be three feet in width, and shall have the
form indicated by the City Engineer.
Sec. 8. CURLING shall be constructed Of stone
blocks not less than six inches thick, eighteen
inches deep, and not less than three feet long.
The upper surface, the face, the joints, and the
back, TO depth OF four inches, shan be dressed
true aud even. and the stones shall be close Joint
ed, and in all cases shall be put down as directed
BY the City Engineer.
Sec. Z. II shall be the duty OF the City En-
gineer 10 furnish plans and specifications for the
COnstTuCt ton and repair Of sidewalks and curb
mgs along the sides Of such streets OF the CITY,
or parts thereof, as may in his opinion require
the same, and he shall report said plans and
specifications to the City Council, designating
the streets and parts OF streets upon which such
improvements are required, and naming the
owner OF owners Of each lot and the number Of
fec. front in each, for the approval OF the same
by ordinance. said plans and specifications
sh All remain in the Engineers Office, at all times
open to public inspection.
Sec. s. Upon the approval OF the Mayor Of any
such ordinance, the same shall be published for
ten days in two daily newspapers Of the city OF
Nashville, and accompanying said ordinance
shall also be published the names Of the owners
and the number Of front feet OF each lot, along
which sidewalks or payemeHts are 70 be made. |
Such publications shall operate as notice 20 all
parties interested therein, and it shall thereupOn
be the duty OF all said owners Of lots or parts OF
lots designated 70 proceed Immediately 70 con-
struct or repair the sidewalks pertaining 70 such
lots parts Of lots. according TO said plans and
specifications.
Sec. 9. After the expiration Of the ten DAYS |
notice above provided, the City Engineer shall |
advertise for five DAYS in one OF the daily papers
pair OF all such psvements and curbings, pro- |
yided for in such ordinance, as shall not have |
been undertaken by the property owners afOre |
said, and tor all such payements and cUrbings /
a said owners NAV have failed 20 construct /
within thirty days from the expiration OF said |
ten days publication OF the ordinance. Upon /
opening OF sucn nle Engineer ana Street
Committee shall award the contracts Hereunder |
to the lowest responsible bidder who shall com
ply with the conditions hereinafter prescribed, |
subject to the approval of the City Council.
Sec. 10. The person who shall DC selected as |
the lowest responsible bidder shall give bond in
such sum as the City Engineer and Street Com |
mIttee may require, payable 10 the Mayor and /
City Council Of Nashville, with coed and sut- |
ficient security, conditioned for the faithful |
performance OF said contract. and that he will, |
in the course of the eXecuu n thereof, provide |
accidents by anything pertaining TO said work, |
and to indemnify this corporation against all /
and any damage caused by the negligence OF Il
misconduct of himself or his sub-cOntract3rs, |
agents or servants, in any matter pertaining TO Il
the prosecution Of said work.
See. IL. All contracts for pavcments CT side
walks and curbing, shall be let out IN such i
manner that the cost Of the pavement and curb
ing pertaining TO each lot abutting Their ON, may Il
be ascertaIn=d, and when competed the City /
Engineer shall measure the work and return es-
Inmates in detail, showing the entire cost OF the
improvement in front of each lot, specifying the
name OF the owner Of the same. When said ac-
count is allowed by the CT Council the Re
corder shall charge the cost Of the pavements
and curbings so aScertained to the owners Of the /
lots respectively abutting thereon, and shall
send copies of said accounts to the City Attorney
whose duty 1t shall be 10 proceed forthwith to /
the enforcement of the lien declared by act of /
the General Assembly in favor of the city.
Sec. u. In all cases where curbiug and pave
ments shall have been laid under the provisions
d Lls ofolhahce, IL shall De the duty OF the cor
pOratl0n 70 cause suitable guttering to be laid |
Immediately.
Sec. l3. The work Of laying sidewalks, pave
nents, curbing and guttering, by whOmsOeyer
lone, shall be under the supervision and direc-
ion and subject TO the control Of the City En-
,ineer, as 10 the manner of executing the same, |
Ind the material 20 be used.
Sec Il. That chapters 81 and % Of LelIyett's
Digest be hereby repealed.
Approved Aug. ID, 1873.
MORTON b. HOWELL, GayOr.
S. a. DULING, Recorder. Rugl5 IT