The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-16

An ORDINANCE ESTA LISTING AM
n pr1v.uing for the uild ns, repairing and
Keeping clean ~ all sidewalks and CUTTERS in
the city OF al as
BE ii ordained by the city council of the city
Of alias.
SECTION THAT there shah be and is her by
established sidewa ks on both sides OF all the
streets In the city " Dallas, said sidewalks to
b ON each side Ut the street, One-t ighth of 4
width of street, and built, repaired and kept
clean ms heretnatttr provided for, and accord
Ing to the regulations haroA contained.
sec, ,, Along each OF said sidewalks, The fall
| length of same, there shall be at the same
tim constructed and built suitable curbing
and gultefing, all of ssid wOck to he done by OF
at the expense of party owning the property
| fronting ON said sidewalk
| SC. .. II anyone fails, after ten days Hot &C.
! to b. gin, and alter TIVE lapse of twenty days
to complete any sidewalk long his or her
| property, then said wOrh sha he done by the
city, aud The cost of same taA Cd up against the
| property as provided by charter, said tax 30
be entered o. rolls ana collected by the as
SCISSOR rs other taxes are collected.
| sec 1. When the city C-uncil, by resolution,
| directs the city secretary to give notice ~
| property along any street., he shall
| procet d to do so, ns required by cha ter, and
they shall have the time erein before pro-
ylded for In which to begin and complete said
sidewalk, nj" the gutiering and curhing along
| samC; and Il shall b. the duty of the city
engineer 10 see tiHt they proceed In the pre-
sc ihei time and properly construct said side
walks
sec, g. said sidewalks shall be constructed
OF good hard gravel lad at least five inches I'm
thickness; provide, d, hYi In places where
gravel cannot be laid, tina the city engine I
mny, in his dlscI etiou, nj nw sidewalks to I've
constructed of other mate ial; and PROV idpd,
tn all instances, good hR Il, smooth stone may
he used: the curbirg and suttering to be con-
slruct0d out of smooth Stone, brick or oak
lumber not less than one and one.hclf inches
In thickness
Sec. o Whenever sidew ak is constru ted
by the city, no pr ron othor than the owner Of
he ground fronting on same, the cost shall
the reported by the engineer to the
city council, and description OF the property
Shall accompany II; whereupoa the council
shall levy tax on said properly for sal d
amount, and the ass sSOr and collector sha |
enter 10 ON rolls, and coll IL as other taxes
are collected.
Sec. !. II anyone {, lis to cons .ruct any side
walk after notice and according to the manner
herein prescribed, he shall be deemed guilty
OF u 1nisdemeanOr, and upon conviction in the
may r's urt shall be iiued In any sum not
exceed Ing ne 'undred dollars. Each day that
said sideW lF ".ll remain ant uilt shall be
considered a seiA. ain ofIense, and the party so
Offending shall be .rres. ed each day he fails TO
comply with the ordinance. Wherf the owner
OF property does not live In Dallas county, the
agent for or occupant Of said property whore
there Is no agent, shall be subject tn lne for
failure, after notice TO comply with 5, Ill
ord nance, 1t shall be the duty Of the G "
engineer chief OF police and police officers to
see that this ordinance is compiled with,
Sec. (, IL shall be and Is hereby made the
duty or all owners of property along any
sidewalk to keep the same, together with the
curblng and guJteriug, In good repair, aud
free oil distinctions Of all kinds, except such as
are permitted by ordinance. ANY ole failing
TO comply with this section, after thee days
notice from city engineer, she'll be deemed
guilty ora misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be fined in shy sum not less tina
twenty five ormore than enc hund red dollars g,
otiense.
&c. o, If the occupant of any bulldingshall
allow any trash, dirt or filth TO remain In toe
gutter or on the sldewalkin front of his premi-
SEES for longer time than six hours ne shall
Do deemed guilty of mtsdemeanor, and upon
conviction In the mayors court hall be ln ID
In any su II not less than five nor more than
fifty dollars.
Sec, 10. II shall be the duty of every person.
owning properly fronting on any sidewalk ,
street or alley where they havi a gate or ate,
To- haNA tue same swung to ogen ON the inside
OF their premises, and 1t shall b. unlawful for
anyone TO maintain q gate ope llny so as TO
occupy any part of sidewalk, aud upon con.
victlon they shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars. Each day
after notice or arrest shall constitute sepu-
rate o1snse. This section is TO spply only to
gates hereafter constructed or hung.
rec. IL, Whenev the owner OF property
lives in the city o. county, the sidewalk
notices sha be served on him. Whenever n
notice is served a copy of the same shall b..
returned, showing date of service and I erson
on whom served and shall be signed by OH.
Ger serving same then shall be- returned n
ofiicer Issuing same.
Fec. r. Whenever the city secretary Is ,ues
n tlce as provided by charter the city an.
glneer shall immed ately issue a similar
notice givirg nombey of lot or lots owned by
party, in froat of which he Is to bull side
walk, and giving the specifications: aaid
notices 10 be servedand returned, as above
provided for, by some police officer, at the re
quest of officer issuing same.
SEQ, 10. The assessor and collector shall
provide a book in which the special sidewalk
taxes are entered, and shall collect and pay TO
treasurer as other taxes. The city secretary
shall keep DO showing 10 whom al along
whist str ct he issued sidewalk notices, am
shall preserve the originals. The city engineer
shall do likewise, and shall imme iist ly after
Issuing his notices drive stakes and give
the grade, etc, md see that they are CON
uuctei according 10 law and uniform grsde,
Sec. II. Whenever called upon by any ide-
walk builder or contractor or any other per.
son, the engineer shall furnh h him with the
names rf parties notified to build sid wslks
Sec. 10. This ordinance takes effect from
passage ard publication.
Approved Novem Der 0, 1880.
JOHN ]. GOOD. Mayor.
j. b. HEREFoRD, City Secretary.
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