The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-11
BEYOND THE JAMES.
a DAYS RECORD OF LOCAL
EVENTS IN MANCHESTER.

Ecpaving Hull street.-The city ordi-
nance Under which the Work j. Bcine
Done Republican Meeting Church
Ncws-Bricf> and Personal Mention.
Hull street has been repaved up to
/ Eighth 81. eet. beginning at the lower
end Of the street, at the head Of Mayo {
bridge. The ordinance under which
this paving IS done Is a. fellows:
Section l. Be 1t ordained by the City
/ Council of The city Of Manchester, That
chapter 81 Of the Revised Ordinances Of
SAID city. as found contained in title IA
Of the Revised Ordinances Of said city
IN the edition of 1888. concerning the
/ PAVING Of sidewalks. curbiDg and gut
tenng the streets. be and the same is
/ hereby repealed
S cuon 2. That Gin lieu thereof
whenever any street in the city which
now already is. or shall hereafter be
graded. guttered. and curbed. IN whole
or in part, including the sidewalks, u
shall be Incumbent upon the owner or
owners of the property along SAID street
% pave the sidewalk the full width
across their parts with brick or such
other material as the Committee on
Streets may approve. Where the pro-
perty corners on two streets. the pro-
pcrty-owner shall pave the sidewalks
along his depth one half the distance
at Inns own cost. including the
paraliel0gram at the corner formed
by the lines Of the two curbiDg-
aud the TWO lines drawn thorefrOm TO
e ltuI ff arfa "a
pave The other half at its cost. An re-
pairs 20 sidewalks. from and after the
passage of this ordinance. shall be done
BY the city contractor, under the direc-
ton and authority Of the engineer, at
the cost of the owners Of the property
fronting upon the same. the bills for
which shall be certified by the engi-
uctr 10 the city auditor, who shall
proceed as is hereinafter provided for
lhe collection of bill for paving
sidewalks. Whenever any street which
now already Is. or shall hereafter be
graded. guttered. and curbed, the en-
giuccr shall notify the owner or owners
AZ the property fronting or cOTnerng
thereon. to pave at once the sidewalks
in front thereof: and should the owner
or owners thereof fail to comply with
the SAID H0iice within fifteen days.
lnen the engineer is hereby required 20
cause the same % be done by the city
contractor and certify tue amount ln
the case of each owner of property
10 the city auditor, VINO shall make
proper entry thereof on his book 10 be
kept for that purpose. ana shall make .
out bills for nhe same and place them
iu the hands of the city treasurer to be f.
collected and accounted for in the .
manner provided for the collection Of +
city taxes. Whenever any sidewalks .
now In use on that may hereafter be .
laid. shall be i'm such "A condition that .
ON the oWuiOn of the engineer 10 should .
be repayed an whole or IN part. the en-
gineer shall notify the owner on owners .
of the property fronting or cOrneriDg
thereon 90 repave the same at once: and +
should the owner or owners thereof
fail To- comply with SAID notice within
fifteen days, then the engineer is here
by required 20 cause the same TO be
done by the city contractor and certify
the amount Of the cost thereof ID the
city auditor. who shall make proper
entry thereof on ms books. and make
out bills therefor and place the same in
the hands of the city treasury TO be coll
lectcd and accounted for i'm the man
uer prescribed for the collection
of ci;y taxes. I'm the case of
INDECENT persons or under other satsfac-
Tory circumstances, the committee on
streets may cause any Of the work
above required 10 be done and charged
against The property as lien thereon.
10 be collected as hereiubef0rc provided
Tor collecting paving bills. save that the
bills shall be divided into four annual
payments. with legal interest thereon
rom the date of the performance of the
work.
Section 3. The engineer shall annu-
Ally. on the - day of - Of each
,ear, call ior bids for doing the paving
Of th" sidewalks Of the city. and all
persons who shall be required to doany
IF the paving above required of them
hall employ the person or persons who
NAY be the city contractors for that
year To- do the work winch Is required
IF them. as aforesaid and all such work
hall be done under the supervision of ,
he engineer, aud ia accordance with
lians provided by him under the direC-
ion Of the committee on streets
Section !. That owners OF lots abut-
ing ON sidewalks when paved as af0re-
aid. shall PIT and keep their respective
OTIS 10 such condition that said side
walk. shall not be injured deiaced or
,bsimctCd by any earth or other de- :
'gsit Of any kind whatsoever falling or +
--uing from said lots on said sidewalks. =
md for violation Of the provision of p
Inns ordinance. the offender shall be
med not less than one nor more than =
Ife dollars. and each day upon which o.
aid violation continues shall be a sepa- Re-
ate Oifense
Section 3 This ordinance shall be in u
lrce from i!, adoption. IL
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