The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-21
AN ORDINANCE

Material and Enforcing Payment by DelinqreniS
when Constructed by the CITY"
BE II ordained by the City Council Of the
City Of San Antonio:
SKcrfoN 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 filled up.
SIC. An the sidewalks constructed
under the provisions of f1is ordinance,
except Glass "C' sidewalks, shall have
curb six inches wide and twenty Inches
deep, to be set in a trench eighteen inch
es wide. on bed Of gravel four inches
thick, the gravel to be thoroughly COR
sOlidated by rammlng. The curblng 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 Class &. Glass A
sidewalks shall be laid upon n concrete
foundation at least four inches thick,
propOrtiOned 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
and cement TO be thoroughly mixed with
water to the consistency Of paste or still
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 u 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 a fOunda-
ton ~ 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 at lis greatest dimension. The
foundation to be covered with one and
One-half inches thick OF sand.
Glass Il sidewalks shall he laid upon n
foundation four inches thick after being
thoroughly compacted by ramming, COM
posed Of broken stone, no stone to be
more than (2l) two and one-half inches
ut it, greatest dimension. The fOunda-
tion to be covered (l4) one and one-half
inches thick of sand. Surface materials
shall be of such material aud laid In such
manner as may be ordered by the City
Council.
The surface of both the above classes.
except the cement surface. to he 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
htH l,s. 81. a..
walks to have an inclination of one inch
in three feet rising from the curb to the
property line.
SIC. l.-All sidewalks shall be COM
pleted within (GO) sixty days from the
service of the notice herein provided for.
SEC. j.-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 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 ne wspuper published
In the City OF san Antonio for one week.
the cost of such publication to be II
charge against the property of such UNI
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 an
proval by the City Council of the report
of the CITY Engineer, provided for in
Section q of this ordinance, ID shall be
ha httt Of no L..
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 i'm ac-
cOrdance with the notice served upon
him or his agent, and the cost of con-
structon 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 sidewalk
on which 1t fronts.
SIC. S.-When such sidewalk shall
have been constructed, as Is provided
for in Section Z, of this ordinance, il
shall be the duty of the City Clerk upon
the report ofthe ityEngineer,to correct
y estimate the cost of the construction,
grading or filling up of salt 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 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.
medlately upon the receipt of the list
provided for In Section s of this ordi-
nance, notify the owners or agents. If
known, If any lot, part of lot or block in
front of which sidewalks have been con-
structed In accordance with Section 7
of this ordinance, to call at his office
within 30 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 netice
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.
SIC. l0.-lf the cost of the construc.
tlon of said sidewalk and the cost of col
lection are not paid at the expiration OF
the time provided for in Section of this
ordinance, the same shall bear interest
at the rate of per cent. per anumn nm.
til paid, and the City Collector shall
seize such lots, part of lots or blocks SO
advertised and sell the same, or SO much
| thereof as NAV be necessary whatha1