Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-04
1873 MARKET STREET.
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNEk
AND THEIR AGENTS TO IL
AND REPAIR SIDEWALKS.

Whereas. The Board of Public Worff
has repeatedly notified certain proper
owners or their agents TO lay or fepaN
the sidewalks in front of their premises
and the notices have NOT been compile
with, now, therefore, take notice, ina.
after June !, 1898, this Board VIII procefd
to lay OF repair all sidewalks where IN"
owners or their agents have failed ~
comply with the notices served, ami
charge the cost of the repairing or pawn
to the persons owning the property, a0.
cording to the following sections of 40
ordinance of the city of Wheeling paSr-i
May s. 1881:
Section Is The owners of any lots o'
grounds fronting on any street or az
where the curbstoneS now are set. or So.
hereafter be set by the city, and whgf.
the sidewalks are not paved as proVio'l
in the preceding section tSec. l7, SI'd 4.
within twenty days from the passate Y.
Ills ordinance, If the curling is set nj me
date of its passage and within TWEEN
days from the date of the completion VI
the setting of such curbing In any t.r.
where the curbing shall be set after me
passage of this ordinance, properly pa.
the whole of the sidewalks in front o..
their property, where such curbing rNis'r
in such manner as to comply with tHr r.
quirements of said section fifteen ald nv
satisfactory to the Board Of i'uhU'
Works. But the Board of Public WorN
Of the city may, on account Of frechuH
weather, or for other good cause ~
resolution adopted by it and made a par
of its records, extend for a definite pPrlo.
nor exceedinsy thirty DAYS the time with
in which such paving shall be done
Section II Whenever the owner ar
owners of any lot or ground shall fail or
refuse 10 cause Sidewalks To be pANrd ,s
reuuired nv the preceding section (Sec ID
within the time therein mentioned or
within the time limited bv the Board ~
Public Works, if the said Board s1H
have granted an extension of time u
shah be The duty of the Board of Public
Works tn caree me said sidewalks iO ne
nronerlv naved in manner as required hr
Said See Il 1Ipou the most reasonable
terms obtainabie and ID deliver ~ th-
clerk Of the city a statement, aud ai-o t'
deliver to such owner or. owners or hi9
or their agents. a copy of such statement
Whenever in the opinion Of the Boar4 ~
Public Works Of the CITY. the uuN,m...
or any sidewalk In the city. whrttrr
heretofore or hereafter CONSTRUCTED. sNal
need any repairs they shall give H0tj W.
to the adjacent property. or in case t0.
owner has an agent for the manae.mHt
of the property to either the oWupr'u .
the agent. or if neither suCh oWutr u
agent be found in the citv then to- ..
tenant of the premises. requiring su,
pavement to be repaired in any utuHst
and TO any extent to be reasonable ,..
scribed in the notice. within "A timr On ~
specified in the notice. not being les. Naq
fifteen DAYS from the giving of slill aD-
tice and If such repairs be not mat'
within the time and in tho manuDt IT,
ouired nv the notice If shall be Tho ia.
Of the s,id Roard to caijse said r.u,1'r-
I'd be made. and to assess the actuHi .n
thereof upon such owner and IL Gp.'
a statement of such assessment uf t
actual cost to the clerk Of tho ciIf aaf
copy thereof to such owner his as.n d"
tn N eis Seetig IN S fasnr De of . n
against such owner The proyisiou ST..