The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-07-19

100 f"N wy 20 A't- t'+"f r-' "
ansas.
Section I. That tits hereby or
dcred and made the duty of every
person, corporation, firm or ass0-
| citation of persons owning any lot or
part of lot or block fronting, abutt-
ing or bordering on any OF the
streets 10 the districts hereinafter
mentioned m said city to grade and
construct sidewalks in front aud
alongside of such property where
the same borders on said streets, at
their own expense, such sidewalks
10 be constructed of the material
and iu the manner aud within the
time hereinafter provided In this
ordinance,
Section .. That the sidewalks
enumerated i'm this section be built
] of what is commonly called concrete
or artificial stone, to conform In
width to the provisions of Section /
of an ordinance on sidewalks passed
January 2G, 1892, and TO conform I'm
grade and slope to the provisions
of sections . and 3 respectively, of
said ordinance, passed January
Goth, 1892, TO be fronted or
curbed with the same material, or
with good, hard natural stone.
Said sidewalks to be built I'M front
of each lot on Broad street from
State Line avenue TO Walnut street;
and alongside of each lot ON the
east side OF Pine street, from Broad
street to Front street; and i'm front
of each lot ON Front street from
! Pine street to State Line Avenue:
and in front and alongside of each
lot on State Line Avenue from
| Front to Clinton street, provided
| that persons who now have such
sidewalks as meet the requirements
of this ordinance shall not be re.
| quired to rebuild the same.
Section 3. Sidewalks shall be
built, and maintained i'm good order
in width and grade as hereinbefora
| provided in Section of this ordi-
nance, IN front and alongside of
each lot or block where the same is
fronting, abutting or bordering on
those parts of Vine. Elm and Wal
nut streets lying between Clinton
| and Front streets, and also on State
| Line avenue from Clinton street tC
| Fifth street, Said sidewalks to be
of concrete, gravel, brick, stone OF
heart plank, said plank to be two
inches in thickness and said side
walks to be Curbed or frOnted with
stone, concrete, brick or heart oak
plank two inches in thickness, suf.
| fclent to hold the same in place.
Section 4. Sidewalks shall be
built, and maintained in good or
| der, in front of or alongside of each
lot or block where the same is Dor
dering or fronting on any street
contained within the following lines
said boundary streets being in
| cluded in said district, tO-wit: On
| State Line avenue from Fifth 9th
street to and including the South
side of Ninth 9th street; on Sixth
9th street from State Line avenue
to and including Pecan street; on
| Pecan street from Sixth 9th
street to and including the north
side of Fifth 9th street; on the
north side of Fifth 9th street
from Pecan street to Beech street;
on Beech street from Fifth 9th
street to Broad street, and on the
north side of Broad street from
Laurel street to Walnut street;
on Walnut street to Clinton street,
and on Clinton street to State Line
avenue. Said sidewalks to be in
width and grade as hereinbetore
provided in section 2 of this ordin-
anCe. In the middle of each Of
| said sidewalks there shall be built,
and maintained in good order, a
walk four (4) feet wide, of concrete,
| gravel, brick, stone or heart plank,
said plank to be not less than (2)
two inches thick. SAID main side
walk to be curbed or fronted with
a good, substantial curbing of con
crete, stone, brick or heart oak
plank, sufficient to hold said side
walk in place, provided that persons
who now have such sidewalks as
meet the requirements of this ord
| nance shall not be required to
! rebuild the same,
| Section ). In case the owner or
owners of the property fronting or
| bordering on any of the streets or
| in the districts designated, shall re-
fuse or fail to construct the side
walks as herein provided, then the
occupant who holds the premises as
tenant or lessee, shall construct
the same and said tenant or lessee,
upon the completion OF said side
walk as herein provided, shall have
the right to deduct the reasonable
cost thereof from the rent that
may be due from him for said
premises, or to hold the possession
of said premises for such time as
the rental value thereof shall be
sufficient to reimburse him for
the cost of constructing said side
walks.
Section 6. All Of said side walks
herein provided for shall be built as
hereinbefore provided, under the
supervision of and to the satisfac-
| ton of the Street ard Alley Com
mittee of this city.
Section 7. 1t shall be the duty OF
each property owner or occupant
owning or occupying property
fronting or abutting on the streets
upon which sidewalks are ordered