The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-27
An ORDINANCE

when Constructed by the City"
BE II ordained by the City Council Of the
City of San Antonio
SECTION l.-That wherever the City
Council shall order sidewalks to be con-
structed. graded, curDed or filled up
along any of the streets OF the City, the
owners of the property along the line Of
such street shall be notified Of the class
Of sidewalk so ordered to be constructed,
graded or filed up.
SIC. ALI the sidewalks constructed
under the provisions of this ordinance,
except Glass sc" sidewalks, shall have
a curb six inches wide and twenty inches
deep, to be set in n trench eighteen inch
es wide, on bed Of gravel four inches
thick, the gravel to be thoroughly COR
solldated by rammlng. The curbing to
be of such material rs may be ordered by
the City Council. The sidewalks to be
constructed shall be, and the same are
hereby, divided into three classes, to-wit:
Glass A, Glass Il and Class G. Glass A
sidewalks shall be laid upon concrete
foundation at least four inches thick,
proportional as follows: One part best
American cement, two parts clean sharp
sand, five parts clean broken stone, the
greatest dimension of any stone to be
not more than two inches. The sand
and cement to be thoroughly mixed with
mortar, the broken stone to be wet and
then mixed thoroughly with the mortar,
and the whole deposited in place and
thoroughly rammed, the concrete to rest
upon firm and solid bed made so by
ramming, II necessary. The surface
material shall be of such material and
laid In such manner rs may be ordered
by the City Council; provided, that
when the surface Is ordered to be CON
structed of cut mesquite blocks, said
blocks shall be laid down on n founda-
ton az four Inches thick after being
thoroughly compacted by ramming, COM
posed OF gravel or broken stone, no stone
to be more than (2l) two and one-half
inches ut its greatest dimension. The
foundation to be covered with one and
one-half inches thick OF sand.
Glass Il sidewalks shall be laid upon n
foundation four inches thick after being
thoroughly compacted by ramming, com
posed of broken stone, no stone to be
more than (24) two and one-half inches
at Its greatest dimension. The founda-
ton to be covered (ll) one and one-half
inches thick of sand. Surface materials
shall be of such material and laid In such
manner as may be ordered by the City
Council.
The surface of both the above classes,
except the cement surface, to be covered
with one and one-half inches of sand
after all joints have been swept full and
the surface material has been firmly
settled in the bed of sand underneath.
Class &c" shall be filled up or raised
TO the grade established by the City En-
gneer and constructed of the following
materials: The curbing 2xl2 inches
lumber fastened to cedar posts Ike inch
es, set on the inside of the sidewalk,
fastened tn said pngtg with fyn hollis IN
each post. The sidewalk TO be filed up
with rough gravel ut the bottom and
fine sifted gravel Mt the top.
SEC. 3.-All Ourbing and sidewalks
constructed under the provisions of this
ordinance shall conform to the grade
established by the City Engineer and
approved by the City Council, the side
walks to have an inclination of one inch
In three feet rising from the curb to the
property line.
SIC. AN sidewalks shall be COM
pleted within (G0) sixty days from the
service OF the notice herein provided for.
SIC. 5.-The notice to owners or agents
provided for In Section | shall be signed
by the Mayor and attested by the City
Clerk, and IL shall only be necessary in
said notice to describe the sidewalk Or
dered to be constructed by the class as
defined in Section 2 of this ordinance.
When the owners or agents are I'M
known, such notice shall be served by
publication In some newspaper published
In the City Of San Antonio for one week.
the cost of such publication to be n
charge against the property of such un-
known owner In front of which such
sidewalk is ordered to be constructed.
SEC. Cat the expiration of the time
when such sidewalk is to be completed,
the City Engineer shall inspect the same
and make his report in writing to the
City Council, showing what portions OF
said sidewalk have not been constructed.
SEC. Upon the acceptance and APP
proval by the City Council of the report
of the City Engineer, provided for in
Section of this ordinance, it shall be
the duty of the Mayor, in conjunction
with the Chairman of the Committee on
Public improvements and Streets and
Bridges, to contract for the construction
of such sidewalk along the line of said
street, and fronting the property of the
owner or agent. failing, refusing or neg
leoting to construct such sidewalk in ac-
cordance with the notice served upon
him or his agent, and the cost of con-
struotion shall be charge against the
owner of and u lien upon the lot, part of
lot, or block to be charged with the con-
struotion of that portion of the sidewalk
On WHICH IL ITOnIs.
SIC. S.-When such sidewalk shall
have been constructed, as is provided
for in Section Z, of this ordinance, II
shall be the duty of the City Clerk upon
the report ofthe City Engineer. to correct
ly estimate the cost OF the construction,
grading or tlling up of said sidewalk
fronting each lot, part of lot or block
along the line OF said street, and he shall
enter into a book, regularly kept for chat
purpose, opposite each lot, part of lot or
block the cost of the construction of said
sidewalk directly fronting each lot, part
of lot or block along the line OF said
street, the correctness of which esti-
mate, when approved by the Mayor,
shall be attested by the City Clerk, who
shall deliver the same to the City Col
lector for collection.
SEC. 0.-The City Collector shall i'm
medlately upon the receipt of the list
| provided for in Section OF this ordi-
nance, notify the owners or agents, II
known, If any lot, part of lot or block in
front of which sidewalks have been con-
structed in accordance with Section
of this ordinance, to call at his office
within 30 days from and after the first
publication of such notice, and pay the
cost of the construction of said sidewalk
and the cost of collection. which notioe
shall be published in any newspaper in
the city of San Antonio for 30 DAYS, saiC
notice shall be sufficient, If 1t contains
general description of the property, ant
he shall upon the application of tn,
owner or agent furnish u statement duly
certified to, showing the amount due by
such owner or agent.
SIC. lO.-lf the cost of the construc