Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-06-03
Ordinance No. hD.

be il ,Dactr0 and md,tintd dy the President
ant H0aIHcf CvmmsSsiours # Coipor1!ion q
NechonGYtorn, Nd.
SEC. t. That all pHvcmrns or sidewalks
and cutters On any street that Is now or may
hereafter be graded, shah be paved under
the direction of the Board Of Street Commits
sioncrs or President OF the Board.
SEC = Whenever the Grade Of such side
walk aud gutter shall be fixed by tie Street
Commissioners, it shall be the duty of the
proprietor or proprictors of lots fronting on
said street to pave such sidewalks with brick
or tagstonc in conformity to the grade fixed
by said commissioners, within thirty days
after being required so to do by said COM
missioncrs by notice in writing; and in case
any proprietor or proprltiors shall neglect
or refuse to have such sidewalks fronting on
his, her or their lot or lots paved within the
time limited by said notice, then the Pre- 81.
dent of Board of Commissioners Shall pro
cure the materials AMI cause the said side
walks to be graded and paved under the di-
rcc,iOn of the Commissioners aforesaid, who
shall ascertain the proportion Of costs to he
raid by each proprietor of lots fronting on
such streets in McchaniCstOWn, for grading
and paving such sidcW allis, each proprietor
to be charged in proportion TO his, her or
| their front on said street, and i'll any case
any proprietor shall neglect or refuse to pay
his, her or their proportion of the costs OF
making such grade and paving OF said side
| walks, as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of
| the President in the name of the President
and Board of Commissioners of Corporation
of Mcchanics,Own, to institute suit against
such pr' prctor or propriclors so nrglrciln@
or refusing, in the Circuit Court for Frcdcr
| ick County, or bctorca Justice ofthc 'cac" OF
said County, according to the amount award
cd, or to distrain the property of such pro,
prictor or prOpriei0rs SO negltcting or rcius-
inc, at any time within six months from the
time when the ascertainment OF the proper
ton of such proprietor or proprlctors shall
he made by the Commissioners aforesaid
provided. that not less than ten days notice
he giycnby the President of Board Of Com
misSioncrs to such proprietor or proprlcto"S
OF the amount'Of his, her or their assessment
prior to such suit or distress.
SEC 3 When sidewalks situate on any
street that has been paved or graded re-
quirc filing up, cutting down orin any man
ncr bringing To the proper grade, the street
Commissioners shall give notice in Writing
TO each of the owners of the property There
ON, to fill up, cut down and bring their foot,
Way W Il proper Slt'l', a. wv '''F' Iii's ~
'uuirc, within thirty days from the date OF
the notice; and if any of the sand owners
shall not, in conformity with said notice. fill
up, cut down and bring to the proper grade"
as the case may require, his, her or th' II
sidewalk or pavcm, mt, the President OF
! Board of Commissioners shall have the Saul;
done, under the direction of the said Sire
Commission, rs, who shall, n hcrcinbcfOr" III
this ordinance provided, ascertain the G. SIS
to he paid hv each owner and the sal T. costs
shall he recovered from the said owner in the
manner hrrcinbctorc provided, unless VIC
sad owner be II non sidrnt in which cast
the notice required by this section to hr Wv
en- shall he published in some newspaper
published in said town for four successive
weeks to have said sidewalk and backing oi
curb made and paved and repaired, Is the
case may be ON or before tie expiration
Of sixty days fiom the date of the notice e
as aforesaid published, and if said SIC, Walk
and curbing are rot made and paved or re-
paired within the time limited, the lEr>hl"M'
of Board of Commissioners shall proceed l.
have them constructed in the same manner
he is authorized when the uWntr"r rrUi' I'll
tails or nrglcciS 10 pave or repair sa't S@ir'
walks and curb and notice given As ht!' M
before directed, and the costs and rApch1's
of such paIin or repairing shall be r"r"i''-
cl from 81 Il nonresident oWucr Ivy pro 'to'
Of attachment OF dlSianl.
SEC 4. 1t shall he unlawful foe aMy H'|
SON 10 make any open gutter ton r"o'r} in-
water across any tootWay or pa'rmrn more
than four inches deep or more ilHn tWo.T'
inches wide, and amy person h":"i. of''"|
rg, shall, on conviction. forfeit and FAY n
fine not exceeding twenty dollars, Nor t>>
than one dollar.
AND he Nj"ytt,r enHr'ed ""d "'8t'"e' p
tie PnMirM aud H~trd of Comm~>"HcjN :.
C0rloyution Of Mr1nnjcS",rn, th", this ot|i
name" shall take effect from the date Of IT.
passage, and that amy ,r all existing GEdl
nnncrs inconsistent herewith are hereby
repealed,
May - Si ct.