The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-15
AN ORDINANCE


Repeal an Ordinance Passed and Approved
April S, 1885, and an Ordinances kmendatory
Thereof, Entitled An Ordinance Providing for
the Construction Of sidewalks Prescribing the
Material and Enforcing pa inent by Dsiinquenis
when Constructed ny the CITY"
BE It ordained by the City Council Of the
. city Of san Antonio:
SECTION l.--Thnt wherever the city
Council shall order sidewalks to be con-
structed. graded. curbed 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 &c" sidewalks, shall have
curb six inches wide aud 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 con-
solidatcd 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 &. Glass A
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. five parts clean broken stone, the
greatest dimension of any stone to be
not more than two inches. The sand
and cement to he thoroughly mixed with
water to the consistency of paste or stiil'
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 IA firm and solid bed made 50 by
rumming, II necessary. The surface
material shall be Of such material aud
laid In such manner MS may be ordered
by the city Council; provided, that
when the surface is ordered to he CON
siructed Of cut mesquite blocks, said
blocks shall be laid down on fuunda-
tiOn % 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 oi'sand.
Glass u sidewalks shall be laid upon Il
foundation four inches thick after being
thoroughly compacted by ramming, com
posed of broken stone, no stone to be
more than cd two and One-hnlf inches
ut 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 Ciiy
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 curbing 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. 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 un-
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 Il
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 an
provul by the City Council of the report
of the City Engineer, provided for in
Section of this ordnance, 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-
cordanGe with the notice served upon
him or his agent, and the cost of con
structiOn shall be n charge against the
| owner of and n lien upon the lot, part OF
lot, or block to he charged with the con
struGtion of that portion of the sidewalk
on which it 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 City Engineer. o correct
| ly 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 sa
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.-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. /
known, If any lot, part of lot or block II
front of which sidewalks have been con
structed in accordance with Section
| of this ordinance, to call at his Ollie,
within 80 days from and after the ilrs
publication of such notice, and pay tn,
cost of the construction of said sidewalk
and the cost of collection. which motto,
shall be published in any newspaper il
the city Of San Antonio for 30 DAYS, sale
notice shall be sufficient, If 1t contains
general description of the property, ant
he shall upon the application OF tn,
owner or agent furnish n statement dull
certified to, showing the amount due By
such owner or agent
SIC. lO.-lf the cCst of the construc
tion of said sidewalk and the cost of col
lection are not paid at the expiration o
the time provided for in Section of thi
ordinance, the same shall bear interes
at the rate of per cent per anumn IN