Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-06
ordinance No. ses.
An ordinance providing for the construc-
ton and repair of sidewalks on eer-
tain streets in the City of Los Angeles.


The Mayor and Council OF the City OF
Los Angeles, do ordain as follows:
SECTION |. Whenever any portion OF
any street, lane or alley, court or place
in the City OF Los Angeles. improved, or
any sidewalk constructed thereon az
cording ts law, be out Of repair and in
Condition to endanger persons or prop.
erty passing thereon, or in condition to
in teffere with the public convenience In
the n se thereof, it shall be the duty OF
the Superintendent of Streets to require,
by notice in writing to be delivered to
them personally, or left on the premises,
the owners or occupants of lots, or por.
tions of lots, fronting on said portion
of said street, lane, alley, court or
place or Of said portion of said walk so
out of repair as aforesaid, to repair
70. tawith said portion OF said street,
lane, alley, court or place to the centre
thereof, or said sidewalk in trent of the
property of which he the owner, tenant
or occupant, and said Superintendent of
Streets shall specify in said notice what
repairs are required to be made. After
the expiration of three days from the
date Of the service of said notice the
said Sup rintendent of Streets shall be
deemed to have acquired jurisdiction to
contract for the making of repair re-
quired by said notice. 1t said repair
shall not be commenced within three
DAYS after notice given as aforesaid and
diligently and without interruption
prosecuted to completion, the said
SUPERINTENDENT of Streets may, under
authority from the City Council of the
City of Los Angeles, make such repair
or enter into a contract with any suit
able person, at the expense OF the own
or. tenant or occupant, at reasonable
price, to be determined by said Superln-
tendent of Streets, and such owner,
tenant and occupant shall be liable to
pay the same. Upon the completion of
said repair by said contractor as afore-
said to the satisfaction of the Superin-
tendent of Streets said Superintendent
of Streets shall make and deliver to
zach contr actor q certificate to the effect
that said repair has been properly made
by said contractor and that the charges
for the same are reasonable and Just,
and that he, said Superintendent, has
accepted the same.
SEC. 2 That hereafter all sidewalks
and the repair of all sidewalks of such
portion of the following named streets
of said city as are hereinafter described
shall be made and constructed of Hat,
smooth, even stone, either natural or
artificial, or asphaltam, and not other
wise than as above stated. The streets
and portions of streets are: Main street
on both sides thereof from Marchessault
street to the north line of Twelfth street.
On both sides Of Spring street from the
south line of Temple street to the north
line of Ninth street.
On both sides of Fort street from
Temple street 20 Tenth street.
On both sides of Los Angeles street
from Arcadia street to First street.
On the east side of San Fernando
street from Railroad street to Downey
avenue.
On both sides of First street from Fort
street to Alameda street.
On both sides of Second street from
Main street to Bunker Hill avenue.
On both sides of Temple street from
Spring street to Bunker Hill avenue.
On both sides of Third street from
Main street to Hill street.
On both sides of Fourth street from
Los Angeles street to Hill street.
On both sides of Fifth street from
Main street to Charity street.
On both sides of Sixth street from
Main street TO Pearl street.
On both sides of Hill street from Sec
ond street to Ninth street.
On both sides of Buena Vista street
from Bellevue avenue to northeast cor
nsr of Catholic Cemetery.
On both sides of Bellevue avenue from
Upper Main street to Buena Vista
street.
On both sides of Upper Main street
from Marchessault street to Railroad
street.
On both sides of Requena street from
Main street to Wilmington street.
On both sides of Commercial street
from Main street to Alameda street.
On both sides of Arcadia street from
Main street to Los Angeles street
On both sides of Also street from Los
Angeles street to Alameda street.
On both sides of Souora street from
Main street to New High street.
On both sides of Market street from
Main street to Spring street.
On both sides of Court street from
Main street to Spring street.
SECTIoN 3. All sidewalks upon streets
or parts of streets, other than those
mentioned in section two, of this ordi-
nance, shall be constructed and repaired
in the manner provided in said section,
or by being filled to the established
grade with fine sharp gravel, properly
lsveled, and no part of the gravel shall
in any case exceed one inch in diameter,
and all stones one inch in diameter, or
more, on said sidewalk, shall be removed
therefrom or broken into size not ex-
ceeding one inch in diameter before such
filling, and all brush and weeds shall be
removed before such filing.
SECTION 4. Anyone violating the pro.
visions of this ordinance, and anyone
failing, neglectipg or refusing, to re-
pair or construct sidewalks after
due notice given, within the
time and in the manner specified in the
notice therefor hereinbefore provided,
snail be guilty of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
not more than fifty dollars or be impris-
oned not more than fifty days or suffer
both such fine and Imprisonment, and
every additi onal day during which any
person shall fail to repair or construct
sidewalks after due motto therefor as
herein before provided shall constitute an
additional offense and shall be punish
able as hereinbefore specified.
SECTION 5. The Clerk of the Council
of the Civ of Los Angeles shall certify
to the pa sage of this ordinance, and
shall cause the same to be published
once ia the Los Angeles Daily HERALD,
and thereupon and thereafter it shall
take effect and be in force.
I hereby certify that the foregoing or.
dinance was adopted by the Council OF
the City of Los Angeles at its meeting
November %, A, d., 1886.