American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-15
CITY ORDINANCES.

DE IL eIldcUeu Dy Uuo Mayor anu DOtT u VI
Aldermen of the city of Canton.
That 1t shall be aittt is hereby made the
duty of each owner of a lot or parcel of
lard fronting OF abutting sny street
in said city, which front is within two
h,tndJed feet of the iron railing around the
court house square i'll safl city, to construct
anew along such street to the extent of he
full front of such land on suclT street, at his
or her own proper cost, and expense, a
pavement or sidewalk, of good fire burnt
brick, which pavement or side walk shall
be nine feet wide, and of a uniform grade
to be prescribed by the sire committee of
this board, and along srrch pavement or
sidewalk, shall also be constructed by said
owners at their own costs, severally, good
and sufficient gutter, of like material with
said pavement, all of which shall be con-
structed within twenty days after publica-
ton of this ordinance and, if any owner OF
any such land, shall not Within the time
aforesaid construct said pasemeitts on side
walks and cutters; as aforesaid, the said
Mayor and Aldermen shall proceed to have
constructed slid pavements or sidewalks,
and cutters at the expense of said city,
and will afterwards sell at public sale, at
ter Civ ing twenty days public notice i'll
some newspaper published in said city, all
lots along which they may so construct
any side walk, pavement or gutter, AS afOre-
said, upon default of the owner or owners
TO construct them, to defray or reimburse
to them the costs ;nrl expenses incurred by
them or so much of such lots as may be
necessary to pay snclr costs and expenses,
us provided by the 2Stlr section OF the char
ter of said city.
Adopted January 5th 1876. janLs-ot.
Be it enacted by the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen OF the city of Canton:
That it shall be and is hereby made the
duty of each owner of u lot or parcel of land
fronting or abuttipg OH Peace street HI said
city. to construct aI--w slong said Peace
street, to the extent of the fall front of sue
land on said street, at hisSor'her own pro-
per st and expense. ptYenienf, or side
walk of heart pine inches thick, laid on
siIls Axe or 6x6 inches. which pavelnent OF
ewi.li,. shall be nine feet wide, and of
uniform grade to he prescribed by the street
committee of this board and alog such
pavement or sidewalk shall also be COLI
structed by said owners at their OWN cost.
.severally, IA good and sufficient gutter, all
Of which shall be constructed within TWEEN
ity days from and after publication OF this
ordinance /; and. if any owner of any such
land, shall not, within the time aforesaid
construct said payements or sidewalks and
cutters as aforesaid, the said Mayor and
Aldermen shall proceed to have constructed
said pavements or sidewalks and cutters, at
the expense of the said city, and will. after
wards sell as public sale, after giving
twenty daysnotfce i'll some newspaper pub
ishetl in said city, all lots along which they
may so construct any pavement, sidewalk
or gutter, as aforesaid, upon defa lit Of the
owner OF owners to construct them. to de-
lray or reimburse to them the costs andeX-
penscs incurred by theil,- or so much of said
.ots as may he necessary to pay such costs
md expenses, us provided by the 18th Sec
ton of the charter of the said city; PrOrided
chat this ordinance shall apply only to
such lands abuttiIig ON said Peace street as
lie between the passenger depot of the New
Orleane, ST. Louis and Chicago Rail Road
COMPANY, and a point two hundred feet
west of the iron railing arounl the Court
House square in said city, the other lands
on said treet to be subject to the general
ordinances of said city, i'll relation to pave
II ents and sidewalks.
Adopted Jan. 5th 1875. janS-2t
Be it enacted by the May or and Board of
Aldermen of the eity of Canton
That it shall be and is hereby made the
duty of each owner of lot OF parcel of land
fronting or abutfing on any street in said
city, to construct anew along such street, to
the extent of the full front of such land OH
such street, at his or her own proper cost
and expense, good, safe, properly graded
sidewalk or pavement of EARTH Or other ma
teral nine feet in width, to be regulated by
str ct committee with good AMI su cient
gutter @lf of which shall be CONSTRUCTED
within twenty days from and after publ
cation Of this ordinance, and, if any owner
of any such land shall not, within the time
aforesaid, construct sal pavements or side
walks and cutters, aforesaid, the said
Mayor and l1hlermen, shall proceed to have
constructed said pavements or sidewalks
and guttors at the expense of sai,l ci-y, and
will, afterwards sell at srblic sale, after
giving twenty days public notice ffr some
newspaper published in said city, all lots
along which they may SO cons, ruct any
sidewalk, or pavement, or gntter;as irfore-
said, upon default of the owner or owners
to construct them, to defray or reimburse
to them the costs and expenses incurred by
them, or SO much of such lots as may be
necessary to pay such costs and expenses as
provided by the 25th section of the charter
of said city Prorided, that this ordinance
shall net APP ly to lands within two hundred
feet of the iron railing around the court
house square of said city, such lands be-
ing subject to the ordinance of said city,
requiring brick paveniants and CUTTERS
and prorided further, that this ordinance
shall not apply to lands lying along Peace
street IN said city, between the passenger
depot of the New Orleans, St Louis and
Chicago Railroad Company, and Il point
two hundred feet west IF the iron railing
the court house square in SAID city,
such lands being subject to special or
uiual ce