Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-08-31
ORDINANCE, No 80. :.

Rebealing seetions one, twO, M,se anu
fue and amending seetion nine Of Or
'dinanfe No 90. in relation to the con-
styuetion of sideayalks and grading
curling and repairing BY special kas'
alton tn avhOls or I'M part:
Be 1T ordained by the Council of the
town of Kirksvllle, as follows
SEC. l. That the owners and occu-
piers of lots, tracts or parcels OF land
fronting on any street, avenue or road,
within the town OF Kirksville, be. and
they are hereby required to grade. curb
and pave sidewalk along the front of
such lot, tract or parcel OF land, on such
street, avenue or road, IN the manner
hereinafter provided, whenever SAID
owner or owners shall be notified In
the manner hereinafter set out
SEC. 2. All sidewalks shall be grad
ed, curbed and paved in the following
manner
The grace at which any sidewalk
is to be made shall be established by
the street commissioner, before any
walk is made. All walks on Harrison
street, betw cen Marion and Main street,
and all walks on Washington street,
between Marion and Main streets, and
all walks on Elson street, between MIS-
souri, and Mcpherson streets, and all
walks on Franklin street between Mis-
souri, and Mcpherson streets, except
walks in front OF property fronting on
the public square. shall be eight feet
wide, and composed of good sound eak
or pine lumber: If oak not less than
1 IL inches in thickness; if made of
pine, not less than inches in thickness
and securely nailed crosswise to five
good, sound oak stringers, tour inches
by four inches in thickness. Those
along the front of lots fronting the
public square shall be at least ten feet
wide, and made of good, sound, oak or
pine lumber, not less than 2 inches in
thickness and ten feet in length, and
securely spiked to six good, sound, oak
stringers, at least four by four inches
in thickness, and all other walks shall
be six feet wide and shall be COM
posed of good, sound, oak, or pine lum-
Der If oak, not less than one inch
thick if pine, not less than one and
one half inches thick, and securely
nailed crossuise to four good, sound,
oak stringers, not less than two inches !
by four inches in thickness.
SEC. 3. If the owner or occupier Of
any lot, tract or parcel of land, fail to
grade. curb or pave the sidewalk, the
council may make an order that such
owner or occupIer be notified to grade,
curb and pave such sidewalk within
thirty day from the time OF such notice,
which notice shall be made out and
signed by the street commissioner, and
shall be served by the marshal and re-
turned by him to, and filed with the
clerk of the council. And If such own
er or occupier fail to grade, curb, and
pave such sidewalk within thirty days
from the time OF the service of such no.
lice, then the council may make an or
Ter requiring the street commissioner
70 grade, curb and pave such walk as
required by such notice. a duly cer-
lfied copy OF such order shall he made
,ut by the clerk and by him delivered
% the street commissioner. The no.
Ice required by this section may be
eryed in the following manner: If
erved within the limits of the town of
iirksville, by reading the same to the
,arty, or by delivering to him copy o.
he same, or by leaving copy OF the
anne at his usual place of abode in
aid town with a member of the fami-