San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-06-12
AN ORDINANCE
In Relation to Sidewalks on Fort and
Other Streets.

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SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the City
Council of the City of San Marcos, That oil
of the property owners on each side of Fort
street, from the Public Square, going west.
be and are hereby required to construct
sidewalks of the width heretofore pre-
scribed by ordinance In front of their lots.
In the construction of said sidewalks the
ground shall be graded in accordance with
the grade established by the City Engineer,
or as may be required by the Committee on
Streets and Alleys. A good curb of stone
or wood shall then be put in. If of wood, 1t
shall be of heart pine and In dimensions two
inches by six; and whether of wood or
stone, shall be well put in the ground and
the earth rammed and packed around it SO
that it shall be solid and firm. The side
walk shall then, inside of the curb, he OK
cavated or filed as the case may be, 80 that
when sand, gravel or adobe dirt shall DO put
in and we'll rammed aud packed to thick
ness of at least three inches, and the paving
material is put on top of the sand, gravel or
adobe dirt, the top of the pavement shall
bc on a level of the top of the curb. Said
sand, gravel or adobe dirt shall be wet, or
dampened, before it is rammed, sufficiently
30 to make it pack we'll and become firm.
Tl,e sidewalk material is divided into three
classes. called A, B and G. Class con-
sists of cut stone, or concrete made of sand
and cement Glass B consists of what IL
known a. asphalt pavement. Glass con-
sists of hard burnt, smooth and straight
Hearne brick; and tho lot owners on said
Fort street may construct their pavement
out of the materials named in either OF the
aforesaid classes. The property owner can
cover the entire width of the sidewalk,
seven and one-half feet, including width OF
curb, or he may only pave five feet in the
center of the sidewalk, leaving space of
one foot three inches on either side, which
he shall fill up to a level of the pavement
with Blanco sand, adobe dirt, or any other
suitable material in which bermuda grass
will grow and said spaces on each side OF
the paved center shall be, by such lot owner,
set out in bermuda grass. II the pavement
IL made of brick or stone, when completed,
il shall be covered with fine sand or adobe
dirt and swept, 30 rs to completely fill all
of the spaces between the material. And
in case the pavement Is made five feet in
the center, the sand or adobe dirt in the
spaces on each side, or other material there
put, shall be rammed and packed solid and
dampened before being rammed. II on
said Fort street there should be any pave
mepts already constructed that the Com
mittee on Streets and Alleys deem to be
safe, comfortable and sufficient. they can
permit them to remain, or they can require
such alterations and repairs to them as they
may deem necessary, notifying the lot
owner of the alterations and repairs deemed
necessary. Any person whose duty it is to
construct sidewalk may, in writing. apply
TO the Committee on Streets and Alleys TO
use materials in the construction OF the
same other than those specified in classes
A, b or @. In such case he shall specify
the materials he desires to use. and the
manner of the construction OF the side
walk; which application, when presented
TO the committee, shall be Endorsed in
writing, granted or rejected, and signed
by a majority of the committee. If &C
cepted, il shall authorize the lot holder to
construct his sidewalk out of the materials
and in the manner specified In his applica-
ton. No sidewalk shall be considered COM
plete till accepted by the Street Committee. |
Each lot owner on said Fort street, his |
agent, attorney or guardian shall, within |
sixty days after being served with printed |
COPY of this ordinance, by the City Mar |
shal or any member of the Street Commit
tee. or any one by them authorized, shall
his sidewalk in front of his lot |
with the materials specified in one of the |
three classes, A, b or @, and in all other
respects as provided for in this ordinance,
and required by tho Street and Alley Com
mittee. otherwise the city will proceed to
construct same in front Of his lot, In &C.
cordance with some of the modes specified
herein. at the cost of said lot owner, and
the cost of constructing said sidewalk by
the city shall be lien on said lot. and due
and coIlectable by the city when said side
walk is completed by the city. The com
mittee, for a good cause shown, by writ
ing signed by them. may extend the time
for the completion OF such sidewalk beyond
the period Of sixty days after notification.
This ordinance shall apply TO San Antonio
street, Guadalupe, Austin, Cedar, Colorado,
Mountain, Hopkins, Union and that portion
of Fort east Of the Public Square, provided
that the width Of tho sidewalks on each OF
the streets herein named shall be the same |
a. heretofore prescribed by ordinance oil
the Council; and, provided further, that
the Street and Alley Committee may au-
tborize sidewalks 10 be constructed out OF
such materials as they may see proper, on |
Cedar street. Union street. Colorado street |
and 1lOuntain alreet, anu run sHSSt 49, VI
the Public Square.
SIC p This ordinance shall take effect |
from add after its passage, and shall apply |
20 The Public Square; provided materials
for aderaIks on the Public Square shall be
ubat was prescribed By a former ordinance
for sideraIks on the Public Square, and
The whole width % srch Sidewalk shall Be I
covered. AID stone shall only BE- used for
curb on the Pubiic square.
ApprOFed JuDe 3. 1890.
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