The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-17
AN ORDINANCE

] lhe construction OF St1eWalhst Prescribing the
Material and Eniore ng Payment by Delinquents
when Constructed by the City"
BE 1t ordained by the City Council Of the
/ CITY Of san Antonio:
/ SECTION 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 50 ordered to be constructed,
graded or filled up.
/ SIC. All the sidewalks constructed
| under the provisions Of this ordinance.
l except Class "C' sidewalks, shall have
n 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 he thoroughly COR
sOltdated by rammlng. The curbing to
be of such material as 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:
! Class A, Glass II and C.Hss e.. Glass
sidewalks shall be laid upon Il concrete
| foundation at least four inches thick,
| propOrliOned rs follows: One part best
| American cement, two parts clean sharp
| sand, five parts clean broken stone, the
| greatest dimension of any stone to be
and cement to be thoroughly mixed with
water to the consistency Of paste or sim
mortar. the broken stone to be wet and
then mixed thoroughly with the mortar.
and the whole deposited in piac, and
thoroughly ralnmed, the concrete toItst
upon n firm and solid bed made ~ b,
ramming, II necessary. The surface
material shall be of such material And
laid IN such manner as may be Ordrrtd
by The City Council; provided, that
when the surface Is ordered to be con-
siructed of cut mesquite blocks, ,nid
blocks shall be laid down ON fouudn-
ton ~ four inches thick after being
thoroughly cOmpacted by ramming. CONF
posed of gravel or broken stone. no ttuLr
to be more than (2l) two and On'-hnlf
inches at its greatest dimension. Ine
foundation to be covered with one ana
one-half inches thick OF sand.
Glass sidewalks shall be laid upon
foundation four inches thick ait'r being
thoroughly cOmpaCted by ramming. COM
posed Of broken stone, no stone to Ice
more than (2l) two and one-hulf inches
at its greatest dimension. lhr fouudu-
tion 10 be covered I'd one aud unr-half
inches thick Of sand. Surface mlttrluIs
shall be OF such materialhn l''id in suCh
manner AS may be ordered by ,Ar Cay
Council.
The surface of both the above glasses.
except the cement surface. to be covered
with one and one-half inches # snrd
after all joints have been swept fun nid
the surface material has been iumy
settled In the bed OF sand underneath.
SIC. 3.-All curbing nud Sidewalk.
constructed under the provisions OF ths
ordinance shall conform to the grade
established by the City Eurincer 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. ALI sidewalks shall br COM
pleted within (GO) sixty days from the
service of the notice herein provided for.
SEC. 5.-The notice 10 oW nrrs or agents
provided for in Section | shall be signed
by the Mayor and attCsted by the civ
Clerk, and 1t shall only be necessary In
said notice to describe the sidewalk or
dered to be constructed by the class as
defined in Section 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. G.-At 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.
SIC. Upon the acceptance and an
| proval by the CITY Council Of the report
of the City Engineer, provided for in
| Section of this ordinance. il shall be-
| the duty of the Mayor, I'M conjunction
| with the (huirnau pf tho ('nU,utftfna an
| 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
| Letting to construct such sidewalk in ac-
COrdanCe with the notice served upon
him or his agent, and the cost of con
structiOn shall be charge against the
owner of and lien upon the lot. part OF
lot, or block to be charged with the con
| struOtion OF that portion OF The sideWirk
on which it fronts.
SIC. S.-When such sidewalk shall
have been constructed, rs is provided
| for In Section Z, of this ordinance. IL
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 filling up of saiu sidewalk
fronting each lot part of lot or block
along the line OF said street, and he shall
enter into book, regularly kept for that
| purpose, opposite each lot, part OF lot or
| block the cost of the construction of sa d
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. 9.-The City Collector shall i'm
medlatelJ upon the receipt Of the list
| provided for IN Section OF this ordi-
nance, notify the owners or agents. II
| known, II 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 80 days from and after the first
| publication of such notice, and nav the
cost Of the construction of said sidewalk.
and the cost of collection, which notice
shall be published in any newspaper in
| the city Of San Antonio FOR 30 DAYS. said
notice shall be sufficient, If 1t contains a
general description of the property, and
he shall upon the application of the
| owner or agent furnish n statement duly
certified to, showing the amount due BY
such owner or agent.
SEC. l0.-lf the cost of the construc-
| ton of said sidewalk and the cost of col
lection are not paid at the expiration of
the time provided for in Section 0 of this
ordinance, the same shall bear interest
at the rate of per cent. per anumn nm
I'll paid, and the City Collector shall
seize such lots, part Of lots or blocks so
advertised and sell the same, OF SO much
tnereoi rs may De necessary, whether