The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-20
AN ORDINANCE

the Construction or sidewalks Prescribing the
Material and Enforcing Payment by Delinquenis
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-
stTucted, graded. CurDcd 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 he constructed,
graded or filled up.
SIC. All the sidewalks constructed
under the provisions Of this ordinance,
except Glass "C' sidewalks, shall have
curb ak inches wide and twenty inches
deep, to he set In n trench eighteen inch
es wide. on II bed OF gravel four Inches
thick, the gravel to be thoroughly COR
sOlidated by rumming. 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:
Glass A, Class Il and Class &. Class A
sidewalks shall be laid upon a concrete
foundation Mt 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
not more than two inches. The sand
and cement TO be 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 rnmmed, the concrete to rest
upon n firm and solid bed made so by
rHmminC, if necessary. The surface
material shall be of such material and
la "a
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 (l) 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-hall inches thick Of sand.
Glass 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 ca two and Ono-half inches
az its greatest dimension. The iounda-
ton to be covered (4 one and one-half
inches thick of sand. Surface materials
shall be of such material and laid in such
manner ms 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-haf inches of sand
after ali joints have been swept full and
tue 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. An sidewalks shall be COM
pleted within (GO) sixty days from the
service of the notice herein provided for
SEC. 5.-1he 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 n
charge against the property of such UNI
| known owner In front of which such
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.
SIC. Upon the acceptance and au-
| proyul 10y the city Council of the report
of the city Engineer, provided for in
| Section of this ordinance. ii 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 upon
him or his agent, and the cost of con
struction shall be Il charge against the
owner of and lien upon the lot, part OF
| lot, or block to be charged with the con-
struction OF that portion of the sidewalk
on which ii fronts.
SEC. S.-When such sidewalk shall
have been constructed. ms 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
| BIhulhS VI llllhB up VI bdlt slutWalh
fronting each lot, part of lot or BLOCK
along the line of said street, and he shal
enter into book, regularly kept for thai
purpose, opposite each lot, part of lot oil
block the cost of the construction of sale
sidewalk directly fronting each lot, par
of lot or block along the line OF sale
street, the correctness of which esti
mate, when approved by the Mayor
shall be attested by the City Clerk, VIII,
shall deliver the same to the City Col
lector for collection.
SEC. 9.-The City Collector shall i'm
medlately upon the receipt of the lis
provided for in Section of this ordi
nance, notify the owners or agents,
known, If any lot, part of lot or block il
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 frs
publication of such notice, and.pay tn
cost of the construction of said sidewalk
and the cost of collection, which netic
shall be published in any newspaper il
the city OF San Antonio for 30 DAYS. sal,
notice shall be sufficient, If 1t contains
general description of the property, an
he shall upon the application of tn
owner or agent furnish statement dull
certified to, showing the amount due b
such owner or agent.
SEC. lO.-lf the cost of the constru,
ton of said sidewalk and the cost OF co
lection are not paid at the expiration ,
the time provided for In Section o of thi
ordinance, the same shall bear interes
at the rate OF per cent. per anumn III
til paid, and the City Collector sha
| seize such lots. part of lots or blocks s