The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-14
AN ORDINANCE


the Construction Of sidewalks. Prescribing the
Material and Enforcing Payment by Dsnnquenis
when Constructed by the city"
BE It 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
oSners 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 trench eighteen inch
es wide, on bed of gravel four inches
thick, the gravel to be thoroughly COR
solidated By ramming. 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 II and Class T.. 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
water to the consistency Of paste or stin
mortar. the broken stone to be wet and
then mixed thoroughly with the mortar.
and the whole deposited In place and
thoroughly ralnmed, the concrete to rest
upon firm and solid bed made 50 by
rammlng, II necessary. The surface
material shall be of such material and
laid in such manner as 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 founda-
tion G) four inches thick after being
thoroughly compucted by ramming, com
posed Of gravel or broken stone, no stone
to be more than CD two and One-half
inches at its greatest dimension. The
foundation to be covered with one and
one half inches thick OF sand.
Glass Il sidewalks shall be laid upon
foundation four inches thick after being
thoroughly compacted by ramming, com
posed of broken stone, no stone to be
more than (2Il two and one-half inches
Mt its greatest dimension. The founda-
ton to be covered (ll) one aud 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.
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
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 (GO) sixty days from the
service of the notice herein provided for.
SEC. 5.-The notice to owners or agents
provided for in Section | shall be signed
by the Mayor and attested by the City
Clerk, and 1t shall only be necessary In
said notice to describe the sidewalk or
dered to be constructed by the class us
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 I'M
| 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 aD-
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, falling, refusing or neg
Letting to construct such sidewalk in ac-
cordunGe with the notice served upon
| him or his agent, and the cost of con-
| struCtiOn shall be charge against the
owner of and a lien upon the lot. part of
lot, or block to be charged with the con-
struction OF that portion of the sidewalk
on which it fronts.
SEC. 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 CityEngineer.t to correct
| ly estimate the cost of the construction
grading or iilling up of said 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.
SIC. 0.-Tho 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 Z
| OF this ordinance, to call at his office
within 80 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 notice
shall be published in any newspaper in
the city of San Antonio for 80 days, said
notice shall be sufficient, If it contains n
general description of the property, and
lie shall upon the application of the
| owner or agent furnish statement duly
certified to, showing the amount due by
| such owner or agent.
SIC. lO.-lf the cost of the construc-
tion of said sidewalk and the cost of col
lection are not paid ut 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 I'M
| til paid, and the City Collector shall
| seize such lots, part of lots or blocks so
advertised and sell the same, or so much