The Russellville Democrat., 1878-06-06
An Ordinance to establish tll

An Ordinance to establish the
 width of sidewalks on certain
 Streets in the Incorporated
 Town of Russellville, and to
 Compel real estate owners i thereon 10 pave or improve the
 Sidewalks fronting thereon on
 their real estate.
 Sec. l. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the town or Russellyiile. That the Side walks on Main and River Streets shall be and the same is hereby declared to be in width ten feet, and on all other streets eight feet. ~ Hs
 Sec g. Be it further ordained that the fol lowing sidewalks are required Cby the owner of the lot or lots fronting thereonl to be paved with stone, brick or plank the full width oi the sidewalk as declared in section one; sad paving is required to be done according to the grade of the street or sidewalk as fixed by the town council and under the direction or the Stroet Commissioner. as to the grade ana width of the pavement, to-wit: Main street, on the south side thereof, from and including the lot of T. O. smith, upon which the baek :. the lot of J. l.. Shinn on the corner of Man and River streets, and on the north side oI sai1 street from and including the lot of J. |. ohinn upon which the storehouse tformeriy occupieu by J. D. Rushpg) stands to and including the lot or lots of J. W. Tucker on the northeast corner of Main and Riverstrccts and on Jeiier- son street, formerly called Buchanan, both sides of the same from Main Street nortnWaru to the terminum Of said street at the railroad III ght- Of- Ways and on kiVer strcet On uotn sihcs thereof from Main Street north to the raiiroad ri gbt- of way. f4A E lgttsE 4s lg- -M {,
 Sec. B. Each owner of the lot or lots fro0ti' in any manner on the streets named in seeuon two and within the limits therein designated for sidewalks to be be paved shall within nlno- ty days from the publication of thtS ordtnance haze the same graded and the sidewalks paved eight or ten feet wide, according to the streets the samemay be on, and undcr the d1rection of the Street Commissioner as stated in section two and, if the sidewalks be not graded and paved by owners of the lots frontiug op the said streets as named in section two, within ninety days as above stated, then the street Commissioner will proceed to have the work dpne,. and the amounts pail out therefor py the oidor~ Of tho town cOnnrii sllall Dcl assesse'i a gains ur and charged tJ the owner or owners of each lot upon the front oi which the slue 7s walk has been graded and paved anu the lots So assessed or sufficient portion thereof with the amounts shall be sold under the provisions of the law governing incorporated townS anu cities and the amounts the said sidewalks cost the Treasury in n'discharse of amount Sec. q Be it further ordaiied that the street Commissioner is charged with the execution ot this ordinance as provided Therein, and within five days after the publication or the same ne shall notify in person each and every owner or real estate within the limits designated Tor sidewalks to be paved that the same is requir- ell to be done in the manner and within the time provided in section three and at the eX- pirition of the ninety days he shall report 70 the council In writing the names of all persons who ohavc graded aud pavet their sitie- -waihs and all who have not, and the manner m which the work has bcon done &A
 dliance be in force and take effect from and
 May si, ISIS J. H.BATTESFIELD, Mayor.
 B. IF. JoBE, Recorder pro tenn. e|