The Columbus journal., 1881-06-15
Ordinance No. II6.

An ordinance to provide for the build
ing and repair of sidewalks within the
| city Of Columbus.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and
| Council of the City of Columbus:
SECTIoNl. That wherever a majority
| of resident owners of lots in any block
or blocks fronting upon an, street with
in the city of Columbus shall sign and
| present to the City Council a petition
| asking for the construction of . side
walk along that portion of any street
| upon which the lots Of the signers of
| such petition shall abut, the Council
| may, by resolution, order such sidewalk
TO be constructed.
SEC. =. Whenever three -fOurths of all
| the members of the Council shall. by
vote assent thereto, & sidewalk may, by
resolution, be ordered to be built along
any street or streets or part of a street
within the corporate limits of the city.
SEC. 3. Every such resolution shall
specify the width of the walk required,
and the thickness and kind of material
| to be used in the construction thereof,
and shall be published, for one week, in
some newspaper published and of gen.
eral circulation in the said city: Pro-
Uided, that no such sidewalk shall be
less than four feet i'm width and he made
| of material not less than two inches in
thickness, unless otherwise ordered, to
he laid upon good and sufficient sup
ports and shall be placed upon the grade
that may be established therefor by the
city engineer.
SIC. I. Whenever any sidewalk with
in the city of Columbus shall be out of
repair, the Council may, by resolution,
order the same To be repaired, and every
such resolution shall be published a.
provided in the prece ding section.
SEC. D. The Council shall enter into
no contract to construct or repair any
sidewalk for the space of twenty days
from the publication of the resolution
ordering the construction or reparatiOn
of the same.
SEC. 6. A special tax or assessment
to defray the expenses of building or
repairing every sidewalk built or re-
paired under the provisions of this
ordinance may be levied by the Council
on the lots or parcels of land abutting
that portion of any street upon which
any such sidew alk shall be built or re-
paired. Such assessments shall be
made by the Council in the manner now
provided by law and shall be known as
especial assessments for improvements
and shall be levied and collected as
separate tax in addition to the taxes for
general revenue purposes, to be placed
upon lut laA-IOll lOT COlltCIlOi.
to the same penalties, and collected in
like manner a. other city taxes: Pro-
vided. that if the owner of any lot or
parcel of land, in front of which the
Council shall order 4 sidewalk to be
built, shall, within twenty days from
the publication of the resolution order
ing the same to be done, build or cause
to be built. a sidewalk of the material
and in the manner prescribed in such
resolution, such lot or parcel of land
shall be exempt from the special tax or
assessment herein provided for; and
every lot and parcel of land in front of
which the Council shall, by resolution.
order any sidewalk to be repaired, shall
be exempt from the special tax or as
sessment provided for in this section,
when the the owner thereof shall repair
or cause such sidewalk to be repaired
within twenty days from the publication
of the resolution ordering such repairs.
SEC. :. Every ordinance and part Of
an ordinance in conflict with the prOvi-
siOns hereof is hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its
passage, approval and publication.
Passsd and approved June 9Th, ISL.
J. II. MEAGHER, Mayor.
Attest. ii. j. HUDSON, Clerk.