The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-18
G. NJ. swINK, City Secretary.

A N ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS
"A and $. 3 and of IN ordinance, entitled:
An ordinance establishing and providing for
the building, .repai ing and keeping clean all
sidewalks snd cutters IN the city of Dallas, ap-
proved November O., 1880. Be it ordained
by the City Council of the city of
Dallas Section THAT section of
an ordinance, entitled: An ordinance
establishing and providing for the building re-
pairing and keeping clean all sidewalks and gut
ters in the city of Dallas approved November
., 1850, be amended SO as TO read as follows:
Section III any one fails to construct or build
any sidewalk, curbing or gutterng along his
property alter notice, and according 10 the man
ner herein prescribed, such person shall be
deemed guilty of misdemesnor. and upon con-
Victlon in the Mayors court shall be fined in
any sum not xceeding 100 Each day that said
sidewalk shall remain unbuilt shall be consid-
cred separate oilense, and the party SO offend.
ing may be arrested each day he fails to comply
with the ordinance When the owner of prop
arty does not live in Dallas the agent for or oc-
cupant OF said property where there is no agent
shall be subject TO fine for failure after legal no
tice, to comply with said ordinance. 1t shall be
the duty of the city engineer, city marshal and
pnblic officers TO see that this ordinance is com
Piled with. Section THAT section s OF said
ordinance be amended, so rs TO read hereafter
as follows Section Sit shall be and is hereby
made the duty of all owners of property along
any sidewalk TO keep the same, together with
the curbng and guttering,. in good repair and
ice VI oUs'ruClOnS OF Ill xmas except such as
are permitted by ordinance. ANY one failing
TO comply with this section, after three days
notice from the city engineer, shall be deemed
guilty ola mlsdemeanor, aud upon conviction
in the Mayors Court, shall be fined In any sum
not exceeding $50. Section Shat section of
said ordinance be amended, so as to read here.
after MS follows: If any one fails, after ten DAYS
notice, to begin and after the lapse of twenty
days to complete the building or repairing Of
any sidewalk. curbing or guttering along his or
her property, then said work shall be done by
the city, and cost of same taxed up against the
property according 10 cost of coustric ton. as
provided by charter said tax to DO entered on
| roll and colltc by the assessor and collector
as other taxes are collected, Section l-That
section of chapter IS Of the Revised Code o..
Ordinances of the City Of Dallas, approved and
adopted December 10, $780, he and the same is
hereby amended, so us to read as follows: Said
sidewalks shall be constructed Of good, hard
| gravel laid at least five inches In thickness
provided that In places where gravel cannot he
laid that the city engineer may In his discretion
allow sidewalks not In the fire limits to be con.
| structed Of other MATERIAL and provided, In nil
instances, good, hard, smooth stone NAV be
used; and provided, further ordinance
take effect from and after Its passage and publ.
cation. Approved November IL, 1882
| Attest j. W CROWDUS Mayor
g. NJ. swlSK, City Secretary