The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-10
j. b. HEREFORD. Secretary.

j. d. llEREToRD, Secretary,
A n ORDINANCE EsrA }IIsHING ANN
n providing for tho uildlpg, repairing and
Keeping clean OF all sidewalks and CUTTERS In
/ the city OF Dallas.
De itordained 10y the city council of tho city
/ Of Dallas.
| SECuoN /. Thst there shall be and is hereby
( established sidewalks on both sides of all the
/ streets In the city Ot Dallas SAID sidewalks Ia
/ be on each side OF tho street, One-tighth of tnr
! width OF street, aud built, repaired and kept
| clean MS hereinafter provided for and Accori-
| ing to the regulations herein contained.
Sec. 2. Along each OF said sidewalks, the full
| le 9Th OF same, there ehall be at the same
| Tune constructed and built suitable cuTblng
and gultering, all of said WORK to he done by or
fronting ON said sidewalk
tSeo, 3. II anyone fails, after ten days notice.
TO brgin, aud alter the lapse OF twenty days
to complete any sidewalk along his or her
property, then said work SHAH be done by the
city, and the cost of same taxed tip against the
property as provided by charter said tax to
DO entered on rolls and collected by the as
SCISSOR rs other taxes are collected.
Dec, 4. When the city council by resolution,
directs mo city teCretary to give notice 70
property owners along any street, he shall
proceed IN do so, as required by charter, and
they snail have the time herein before pro-
vided for In which to begin ana complete said
sidewalk, ahd the guttering and Curbing along
same; aud 1t shall be the duty of the city
engineer TO see tuGt they proceed in the pre-
sctibed time and properly construct said side
walks.
soc s. Said sidewalks shall bo constructed
ofgood hard gravel, laid at least five inches In
thickpStai provided, that In places whore
gravel cannot be laid, that the city engine r
may, la his discretion, allow sidewalks ia he
constructed of other matsl ial; and divided,
In oil instances, good hard, smooth stone may
be used; tbs curbisg and gathering TO be con.
Etruct0d out OF smooth stone, brick or oak
lumber not less than one and one.half inches
III thickness.
Sec. 6 Whenever q sidewalk Is constructed
by the city, no pt ron other than tho owner of
he ground fronting on same, the cost shall
the reported 10y the engineer to the
city council, and \ description OF the property
shall accompany It; wheieupOn the council
shall levy u tax on said properly for sal d
amount, and the aBsetsor aud collector Bha 1
enter II ON rolls, and COLLECT 1t as other taxes
are collected,
Sec. Z. II anyone fails to construct any SIDE
walk alter notice and according TO the tanner
herein prescribed, he shalt be deemed guilty
Of misdemeanOr, and upon conviction In the
mayors curt shall bo fined IN any sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars. Each day that
said sidewalk ahnll remain unit uilt shall be
considered a separate oilenso, and the party so
Offending shall be yrrested each day he fails to
comp V with tho ordimHnce WhcrS the owner
of property doesn live In Dallas county, the
agent for or occupant OF said property whero
there Is no agent shall he subject " fine for
failure, after notice TO comply with said
ordinance. II shall be the duty Of tho city
engineer, chief Of police and poi ce Gilicera tn
see that This ordinance Is complied with,
Sec. g. IL shall he and Ia hereby made the
duty of al owners Of property along any
sidewalk to keep tbs same, together with the
Curbing and guttrring, In good repair, and
free ot distractions Of all kinds, except such AZ
are permitted by ordinance. Any one failing
To comply with THIS section, after three uAya
| notice pitV TlrlOpIT NhHll he dean nI