The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-18
AN ORDINANCE

Material and Enforcing Payment by De'nquenis
when Constructed by the city"
BE it ordained by the City Council OF the
CITY Of san Antonio:
SECTION l.-That wherever the city
| Council shall order sidewalks 90 be con-
structed, graded. ourDed or filled mp
| 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 2.-All the sidewalks constructed
under the provisions OF this ordinance,
except Glass "C' sidewalks, shall have
curb six inches wide and twenty inches
deep, to be set In n trench eighteen inch
/ rs wide. on n bed Of gravel four inches
/ thick. the gravel to he thoroughly COR
solidated 10y ramming. The curbing to
be Of such material rs may he ordered by
the city Council. The sidewalks to he
constructed shall be, and the same are
| hereby. divided into three classes to-wit:
| Glass A, Glass II and Class e.. Glass
sidewalks shall be laid upon n concrete
foundation at least four inches thick.
! propOrtiOned rs follows; One part best
! American cement, two parts clean sharp
/ sand, live 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
water to the consistency OF paste or siil
mortar. the broken stone To be wet and
then mixed thoroughly with the mortar.
and the whole deposited In place ANA
thoroughly rammed, the concrete to rect
upon firm and solid bed matte ~ b.
fanming, IL necessary. the surface
material shall be of such material aud
laid In such manner As may be ordered
by the city Council; provided. that
when the surface Is ordered to be COM
structed OF cut mesquite blocks, said
blocks shall be laid down on iOundn-
tion % four inches thick after being
thoroughly cOmpacted by ramming, COM
posed OF gravel or broken stone, no siurr
to be more than (2l) two and onc-hnlf
Inches ut Its greatest dimension. The
foundation to he covered with one aud
one-half inches thick OF sand.
Glass Il sidewalks shall be laid upon %
foundation four inches thick after being
thoroughly oompacted by ramming. com
posed of broken stone, no stone to be-
more than (2l) two and one-hUlt inches
nj its greatest dimension. The fUuLtu-
tion to be covered q y one and uhc-hplt
inches thick of sand. Surface mptrriais
shall be Of such material and laid 90 such
manner as may be ordered by the Cly
Council
The surface of both the above cla,.c
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 um v
settled in the bed of sand underneath.
SIC. 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
La tah u Ice. O.
In three feet rising from the curb to the
property line.
SIC. ALI sidewalks shall be com
pleted within (GO) sixty days from the
service of the notice here m provided for.
SEC. j.-Ihe notice TO owners or agents
provided for in Section shall be signed
by the Mayor and attcstpd by the Lity
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 "A
charge against the property of such un-
known owner In front of which such
sidewalk is ordered to be constructed.
SIC. 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.
SIC. Upon the acceptance and an
proval by the City Council of the report
of the Guy 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
Letting to construct such sidewalk in ac-
cOrdanCe with the notice served uuon
him or his agent, and the cost of con
struction shall be charge against the
owner of and u lien upon The lut, part of
lot, or block to he charged with the con-
structlOn OF that portion of the sidewalk
on which it fronts.
SIC. S.-When such sidewalk shall
have been constructed. us is provided
for in Section I, of this ordinance. il
shall be the duty of the City Clerk upon
the report ofthe City Engineer. to correct
y estimate the cost OF the construction,
grading or filling up of saiG sidewalk
fronting each lot, part of lot or block
u,
enter into book, regularly kept for that
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 egti-
mate, when approved by the Mayor.
shall be attested by the City Clerk, who
shall deliver the same to the Civ Col
lectOr for collection,
SEC. J.-The city Collector shall I'M
medlately upon the receipt Of the list
provided for IN Section 5 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 30 days from and after the first
publication OF such notice, and pay the
cost of the construction of said side walk.
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 ii contains a
general description of the property, and
lie shall upon the application of the
owner or agent furnish n statement duly
certliled TO, showing the amount due by
such owner or agent
SIC. lO.-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 o of this
ordinance, the same shall bear interest
at the rate of per cent. per anumn un-
til paid, and the City Collector shall
seize such lots, part OF lots or blocks so
advertised and sell the same, or so much
thereOl MS may be necessary, whether
belonging to residents or non-residents.
for the payment of the cost of the con