The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-05-27
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
THE CONSTRUCTION OF
SIDEWALKS.

section /. That II Is hereby or
dered and made the duty OF ever,
person, corporation, firm or asso
ciation OF persons owning any lot OF
part OF lot OF block fronting abuttip
OF bordering on any of the street,
In the districts hereinafter men.
toned In said city, TO grade and
construct sidewalks In front and
alongside of such property where
the same borders on said streets, al
their own expense, such sidewalks
to be constructed OF the materia
aud in the manner aud within the
time hereinafter provided In this
ordinance.
Section 9. That the sidewalks
enumerated in this section be
built of what is commonly called
concrete or artificial stone, to con.
form in width to the provisions OF
section one of an ordinance on
sidewalks, passed January &c, 1892,
and to conform in grade and slope
to the provisions of sections 2 and
respectively, of said ordinance.
passed January 26, 1892, TO be
tronted or curbed with the same
material, or with good, hard nat.
ural stone. Said sidewalks to be
built in 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 in front of each lot on
Front street, from Pine street to
State Line avenue: and in front
aud 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 of0this ordinance
shall not be required to rebuild the
same.
Section 3. Sidewalks shall be
built, and maintained in good order
in width and grade as hereinbefore
provided IN section 2 of this ordin
ance, in front of 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 to Fifth street. Said side
walks to be of concrete, gravel,
brick, stone or heart plank, said
plank to be two inches in thickness,
and said sidewalks to be curbed or
fronted with stone, concrete, brick
or heart oak plank two inches in
thickness, sufficient 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
bordering 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 aud grade as hereinbefore
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,
walk four az feet wide, of concrete,
gravel, brisk, stone or heart plank,
said plank to be not less than (2)
two inches in thick. Said main side
walk to be curbed or fronted with
good substantial curbing of con-
crete, stone, brick or heart oak
plank, sufficient to hold said side
walk in place, provided that per-
sons who now have such sidewalks
as meet the requirements of this
ordinance shall not be required to
rebuild the same.
Section 5. In case the owner or
owners of the property fronting or
bordering on any of the streets, or
in the district 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 sidewalks.
Section 6. All of said sidewalks
herein provided for shall be built
as hereinbefore provided, under the
supervision of and to the satisfac-
tion of the Street and Alley Com
mittee of this city.
Section T. 1t shall be the duty
of each property owner or occu-
pant owning or occupying proper
ty fronting or abutting on the
streets upon which sidewalks are
ordered to be built. to commence