The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-13

A y ORDINANCE ESrA JLISHING AND
"A providing for the uildns, repairing and
ke ping clean OF all sidewalks and guttt rs in
the city OF ual as.
BE it ordained by the city council of the city
Of alias,
Suction |. That there shall be and is here by
established sidewa Ks on both sides of all the
streets In the city 0t Dallas, said side walks to
be- on each side OF tho street, onr-t ighlh of L. G
width of stree, and built, tpaireu and kent
clean rs hereinafter provided for, and accord
.ng to the rngul n Ons hsren contained.
SEC. :, A'u'"'f h of said sidewalks, the full
length ui I.. at re shall be At the same
TIM CONSTRUCTED aul built suitable curbing
at the eNpens" of patty 'ownias the property
fronting TN said Sidewalk
sec, 5. II anyone fairs after ten days not Ce,
to gin, and after lapse of tw, nty days
to complete any sidewalk along his or her
pro perty, then said WORK sha he done by the
lty, and The 1st of came tay Ell Lp against the
property as provided by charter, said tax to
bs entered o rolls ana collected by the as
SCISSOR S other taxes are collected
sec 4. When the city uncil, ny resolution
directs the city secretary to give notice t.
property-owners along any stle {, he shall
proce. d to do so, rs required hy cha ter and
they shall have the time ter2in before pro-
Vided for In which TO begin anO complete said
sidewalk, sId The gutterlng and CURLING along
same; and II shall b. tn duty of the city
engineer to see mt they proceed in the pre-
SC ibei time and properly construct said side
walks.
sec 5. Said sidewalks shall ba constructed
Ofgooi hard gravel, laid at least five inches In
thickness; pro ,ided, that in places where
gravel cannot be laid, that the CITY engine r
may, in his DISC elton, al ow sidewalks to he
constructed of other mate ial aud pro ided,
in all instances, good hard, smooth stone may
be used! the curbiDg and gutering to be con-
structed out of smooth stone, brick or oak
lumber not less than one and oue.half inches
Sc. u Whenever sidev ak is corstru ted
~ le city, no y ron othe THAI the owner Of
he ground frontlt o. same, the cost shall
the reportel by the engineer to the
city council, and desc iptlOn OF the property
shall accompany 1t; whereupun the council
shNu levy a tax on said properly for sat d
amount and the ass sSor aud collector sha /
enter u ON rolls, aud co | ct it as other taxes
are co eCted,
Sec, Z, II q yOue t ills to cons rue, any side
walk, after notice and according TO the manner
herein prescribed, he shall be deemed guilty
ii misdemeanOr, and upon conviction In the
IN y r urt shall he fined In any sum not
exec Ing ne undred dollars. Each lay tina .
said sidewalk shall remain pnlullt sh m be
cnnsid red a separate oilense, and the purity so
oil ding shall be arrested each day he tails to
comply with the ordinance. Wheri the owner
Of pr lnerty does not live In Dallas county, the
agent for or occupant Of said property wnere
there is no agent shall be subject hne for
failure, after notice to comply with id
ord nance 1t shall be the duty Ct tue city
eng neer, chief of police and poi Ce officers to
see that this ordinance Is o1iu piled with,
Sec. Z. 1t shall be aod Is hereby mate the
duty or all owners of property aloI ans
sidewalk to keep III same, together vi the
eur0ing and guttrriug, in good repaic. aud
flee OF distractions of llkinds, except such as
are permit by ordinance. Anyone failing
to comply with tn section, after tN'ce day.
notice from city engineer, she'll be dee ned
guilty o q M sd4meanor, and upon convi' tion
shall be fined In sny sum not less tina
tive lty five OF 20 taan one hun ired dol rs a,
and each day shall constitute q ssi.a, = te
offense.
secs tthe occupant of build ny In |
allow any trash, dirt or filth - rema'n H. g. =.
gu ter or on tue side walk In front of nis preni.
Sc, for n longer time than six hours ne shall
b d emed guilty of a mtsdemes nor, and upun
conviction In the mayors court hall be fn ii
in any su not less than five nor mora than
titty 10 lars.
SEC 10. | shall Ia the duty of every perso.
own ng property iontiDg on any sidewalk