Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-10-28
Pc, terSYilIe BOrO. Ordinances.

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"a repairing sidewalks and defining
the kinds of materials to be used; pro
| viding for serving notices. filing liens
for material and work and collecting
| paw for same within the boro. of
! Portersville, Butler Co Pennsylvania
SEC. l, Be it enacted and ordained
! by the Town Council OF PorterSville.
Butler Co. Penn a., and it is hereby en-
! acted by the authority of the same, that
| the width OF pavements hereafter con
structed by the order of Council on all
! sidewalks on the streets Of said borough
/ shall be not less than four % feet wide
/ Temporary sidewalks may, however,
I be constructed by permission Of Coun-
/ ell. of less width than above stipulated.
SEC. ,. That the grades of the sever
nj side walks of said borough shall con
! form with the street unless otherwise
directed by Council
SEC. 3, That no sidewalk or any
part thereof. on any street in said
| borough shall be graded, paved or curb
ed until such street shall be duly locat-
| ed, named and grade established there
on.
SEC 4, That all the sidewalks in
| the streets of said borough shall be paw
ed with hard burned brick, asphalt,
cement; smooth flag stone or wood,
which shall present smooth surface
and be neatly fitted or adjusted to each
other, and said pavement shall be gut
tered with brick or stone so as to carry
| the water from all water-spouts of
buildings TO the cutters of the street.
Wood side walks shall be constructed
of good, sound oak, pine or hemlock,
one and one-half q y inches thick, by six
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| less than four (4) feet long; the same to
be laid on three stringers not less than
| two-by four (2x4) inches and the ends
| of the planks not to extend out more
than two inches over the stringers
Brick pavement shall be constructed
of sound, hard brick, laid on a bed of
| coal-ashes or gravel, not less than eight
| (S) inches thick with q coating of sand
between the brick; stone curbing shall
| be constructed on the outer edge of
| brick side walk.
SEC. ). 1t shall not be lawful for
| any person or persons to skate, coast or
play at ball. throw snow balls, stones
| or other missiles on any pavement or
side walk in the Borough Of POrtersyille
and violation OF this section shall
subject any or each offender to a penal
ty of one dollar (St) to be collected -
like amounts are now collected by law
for the use of said borough.
SEC 6, Any person or persons who
shall willfully or maliciOusly tear up
any crossing or side-W walk or place
any obstruction whatever upon any
pavement in the Borough of Porters-
vile shall be subject to a penalty of
ten 90 dollars TO be collected as debts
of like amount are now collected by
law for use of said borough.
SEC Z, That the owner or owners of
any lot fronting on any street in said
borough, shall grade, pave and gutter
the sidewalk or foot-walk in front of
said lot in accordance with the ordin
ance regulating sidewalks in said
borough within thirty 800 days after
due notice given by Street Commission
er or his Deputy, which notice shall be
served by leaving copy thereof with
the owner or owners of said lot, If resi-
dent in said borough and if said owner
or owners be not residents as aforesaid,
then said notices shall be served by
leaving a copy thereof with the occu-
pant of said lot and if the same be not
occupied, said notice shall be served by
posting a copy thereof upon the most
conspicuous place on said lot, and by
leaving Il copy with the agent for such
owner or owners, if there be such agent
in said borough and the Street Com
missioner shall make return under
oath or affirmation of the time and
manner of service of said notice, endorS-
ed on the back thereof within FIVE %
days after the service thereof, to the
Borough Secretary such notice shall DE
fled by MIN, appropriately marked,
among the papers OF said borough.
SEC. s, That where any owner or
owners of said lot or lots fronting on
any street in said borough shall neglect
or refuse to grade, curb or pave and
gutter such side walks as here
in directed in front of such lot
or lots by them owned as
aforesaid, then, in such case. the same
shall be-done by the direction of the
Borough Council or a Committee there
of; and the cost of such grading, curb
ing, paving and guttering and mater
ials thereof as aforesaid shall be collect
ed by the said borough from said
owners as claims by law are recover
able under the provisions of the law re
lative to Mechanics Liens and for said
purpose; and particular items of such
labor and materials and the value there
of the name or names of the actual or
reputed owners and the description of
the respective properties to be charged,
also the occupant of the premises for
the time being, shall be set forth in a
statement to be filed in the Prothono-
tarys office of said County of Butler
within thirty go days after such ex
pense shall have been incurred or the
work completed, and such claim shall
be proceeded in and collected as Me
chanics Liens are recoverable, together
with costs and twenty per centum ad-
vance thereon.
SEC 8, All ordinances or parts of
ordinances inconsistent with the provis
ions of this ordinance are hereby re |
pealed.
Adopted and enacted by the Town |
Council of Portersville Borough, oct. |
4th, 1891.
JOHN NETPER. President. |
A ) MARSHALL, CleIh
WILLIAM II. DAMN, Burgess.