Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-01-09
ORDINANCE NO. 1875.

An ordinance relating TO maintaiuance.
repairs and renewals OF sidewalks
within the City Of Aberdeen. and pro-
viding for payment therefor by the
owners OF abut:lns property.
The City Council OF the city OF AbeT-
deem do orjain a follows:
SECTION l. Tina. whenever any street,
lane. square. public place or alley within
the city OF Aberdeen. shall have been
improved bv the construction of side
walk or sidewalks along either or both
sides thereof. the duty, burden and ex-
pense OF maintenance, repairs and re-
newals OF sucn sidewalk or sidewalks
shall devolve upon the property directly
abuttiny upon that side OF any such street
or other public place along which such
sidewalk has been constructed. as herein
after provided.
SEC. .. That whenever, in the ludg-
ment OF the Street Commissioner OF the
CITY OF Aberdeen, the condition OF any
sidewalk in the city is such as TO render the
same unfit or unsafe for purpose: OF public
travel, such officer shall thereupon notify
the owner Of the property Immediately
abuttng upon said portion OF said side
walk OF the condition thereof. instructins
the said owner to clean, repair or renew
the said portion Of said stree: or side
walk.
SEC. 5. That the notice herein pro-
vided shall specify reasonable time,
not exceeding ten days, within which
such clearing, repairs or renewals shall
be executed BY the said owner, and in
case the said owner shall fail 10 comply
! with the instructions Of said notice within
the time specified, then the street Com.
missioner shall proceed to clean said
walk or to make such repairs or re-
newals forthwith, and shall charge the
| full cost thereof to the said owner OF
abutting property, which said charge
shall then and thenceforth be lien upon
said property and shall be collected by
due process OF law.
SEC. T. For the purpose. of this ordi-
nance. all property having q frontage
upon the sides o. margin OF any street or
other public place within the city shall be
deemed to be abuttng property, and such
property shall be chargeable, as provided
by this ordinance, for all costs Of main
(tainance, repairs or renewals OF any form
Of sidewalk improvement between the
said street margin and the roadway lying
in front Of and adjacent to said property,
and the term sidewalk. as intended for
the purposes Of this ordinance, shall be
taken to include any and all structures or
forms Of street improvement included in
the space between the street margin and
the roadway.
SEC. 5. That the service Of the notice
herein provided may be made upon the
owner Of the property to be affected, i
he bs found within the CITY Of Aberdeen
If the owner be unknown to the Stree
Commissioner or cannot be found withir
the city then such service may be made
upon any person attending to, managin:
, or occupying any such property; if M
owner, attendant, manager or occupant 0
any such property can be found within
the city, then any such service may b,
: made by depositing copy OF the notice
| enclosed and postage prepaid, in th'
, post Office in Aberdeen, addressed to tn,
last known address Of such owner, pro
vided, that il the address Of such owne
be not known to the Street Commissions
and cannot by reasonable inquiry b,
ascertained by him, then such motto,
shall be addressed to Aberdeen, Chehali
county, Washington.
SEC. 6. That the notices herein pro
vided shall be in writing; and service
. shall be made by delivering to and leav
ing with the person served, in the man
ner in the preceding section named,
copy OF such notice; the Street Com
t missioner shall make return Of any sucl
> service under oath endorsed on sal,
notice, and shall present such notice will
the return thereon to the city council a
regular meeting for approval and filing
. the city clerk shall note such presenta
3 ton and filing in the record OF the pro
ceedings OF the city council Of that date
and carefully preserve the original motto
and return on file in his office
5 SEC. Z. That nothing in this ordinance
shall be construed to limit or repeal an
Of the existing powers Of the city witt
reference to the improvement or main
tainance Of sidewalks, streets, lanes
Y places, squares or alleys, but the powe
8 and authority herein exercised are to b
deemed concurrent with or in extension
Of existing provisions, or such as ma
hereafter be provided.
, SEC. 8. This ordinance shall take effec
, and be in force from and after Eve day
after its passage and last publication.
!. Passed and approved Jan. 3, 1896.
j. a. HOOP, Mayor.
} Attest: A. W. Bush,
3 LIS City Clerk.
Date Of last publication Jan. 8, AID. l 9G