Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-16

visions of this ordinance, then it shall
be the duty of the street cemmis sion
er or any authorized person who may
act in his capacity and stead, to imme-
diately cause the same to be repaired
or constructed and built us the case
may be, and the expense of such re-
pairs and construction shall be charg-
cd by the city clerk against said lot,
piece or parcel of ground abutting
thereon, or fronting upon streets up
on which sidewalks are required to be
constructed and built, and collect it us
other taxes are collected. And the
street commissioner or any authoriz-
cd person who may actin his capacity
and stead, shall OIL or before the first
day Of each and every month file with
the city clerk an itemized statement of
sidewalks repaired and constructed,
the lots pieces or parcels Of ground
along which they extend, the expense
of said repairs and construction and
the amount which should be charged
to each lot or piece of ground abuttine
thereon or fronting upon streets upon
which sidewalks are required to be
built. which statement shall be duly
and properly preserved by the clerk.
SEC. q. If no owner, agent or Occu-
pant of any lot or piece of ground
abutting on any such sidewalk or
fronting upon any street upon which
a sidewalk may be required to be built
and which is now or may be hereafter
out of repair or need to be construct
ed can be found in the city Of Colby
then it shall be the duty Of the street
commi' sioner or any authorized per-
son who may act in his capacity and
stead to repair and bald and con-
struct, US the case may require, said
sidewalk the sameas upon notice Civ
en-, and the expense of such repairs
and construction shall be charged
against said lot or piece of ground
abutting thereon or fronting upon
streets upon which sidewalks may be
required to be built and collected in
the same manner as sprovided in sec
ton five of this ordinance.
Sec. Z. Such of said sidewalks so
out of repair or not in good condition |
as aforesaid, as are constructed of
lumber shall be repaired with pine
lumber. and when boards are broken
or decayed, such broken or decayed
boards shall be taken out of said side
walk and replaced with new ones, and
when stringers or piles are decayed
or broken the same shall be replaced
with new ones and properly placed
and secured in the same manner as the
old ones were originally placed and
secured, and the boards shall be prop
erly and securely nailed to such
stringers, the boards not to be more
than six inches in width, and not less
than one inch in thickness, the string
ers to rest on a good and firm founda-
ton, and when piles are used to be
securely spiked to such piles, and all
loose planks and boards to he nailed
down in the manner herein specified.
All of such sidewalks as are composed
IF stone, brick, or similar material,
shall be repaired with good stone,
prick or such material of 4 quality ,
equal to that originally used in the
Of said sidewalk, and ,
we'll laid SO as to correspond with the
est of the sidewalk in front of the
OF, and such of the sidewalks, or
PARTS of sidewalks rs have settled SO
$ to make depressions, or raised ,
bove the grade of the sidewalk shall s
'e replaced either with the same or
imilar material, on the same grade
With the rest of the sidewalk adjacent I
hereto. {
SEC. 8. The city council may at any
ime by resolution condemn any por-
ion of sidewalk whenever in its judg- ,
nent it shall be deemed necessary,
nd provide for the construction of
new sidewalk of such material and
haracter as the counci. may deter !
zine and the cost of the same shall be
harged to the lots or pieces of ground /,
butting thereon, as provided in this j
rdinance.
SEC. 9. That any person who rides !.
r drives upon and across any side 7
Talk in the city of Colby shall upon
thereof be fined in a sum =
ct to exceed fifty dollars. v
SEC. 10. This ordinance shall take
feet and be in full force from and =
fter its publication once in the Thom- Il
) county Car
Passed by the city council Aug. 6,
386.
Approved by the mayor Aug. 6, y
sS6. y. DoNELAN, Mayor.
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