The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17
CITY ORDINANCE,

The City Council of the City of Lam
caster Kentucky. do ordain as fol-
lows:
SECTION l. Unle IS otherwise provid-
ed by ordinance, the grading, paving,
curbing, and the regarding. recurD-
ing and paving of any sidewalk, or
portion thereof, within the corporate
limits of Lancaster, which the City
Council may order to be SO improved
shall be executed as follows: The grad
ing shall agree with the pitch and
grade of the sidewalk, with a sutii-
cient depth below the curb to admit
the sand or fine gravel and brick pave
ment being properly placed. When
there is en- bankment the sides shall
be sloped as much as may be necesa
ry to sustain the pavement in position.
At the outer edge Of the pavement and
supporting it, shall be laid line OF
curb stones not less than three inches
in width, and each stone Shall be at
least two feet in length. Curb stones
shall in all cases, have a full square
Joint not less than fifteen inches deep.
The curb stones shall be fooled down
10 a uni .orm straight line for a depth
of two inches below the top on the in
ner side. so as to make a true and
neat joint with the brick paving here
matter specified Curb stones shall be
OF COOL, hard limestone, free from
flaws, dry seams or cracks. All curb
stones are to be laid true to line and
grade. The material eX.avatel for
placing curb stones shall, after the
S ones are set in position, be placed
IN layers and thoroughly rammed.
The brick pavement shall be formed
of good, sound hardturned well-fOrm-
ed. whole paving br.cSs, and laid on
bvd ofsharp sand or fine gravel, tho. =
olgh.y free from any id mixture OF
earth. and four inches in depth. The
pavement shall be laid with the usual
bind Gierring BoneE and truly and
neatly jointei to the line of the curb
stone. When lad and inspected the
pavement shall be covered with sharp
sand or fine gravel. No broken or ir-
regularly formed or soft brick shall be
used. he pitch of the sidewalk when
Fl lished shall be three inches from tie
inside ed re to the outer edge at the
clrbing. Around the public square no
sidewalk shall be less than twelve feet
wild ;; on Dinville, Richmond, Stanford
and Lexington Avenues, from the plb-
lie square to the see ond alley removed
therefrom all sidewalks shall be not
less than eight feet wide; all other
sidewalks shall be not less than six
feet wide.
SECTION 2. All sidewalks III front of
the property of any person or persons,
whose business necessitates the eros
sing thereof with wheeled vehicles,
shall have roadway either of brick
placed on edge, or of stone or tagging,
extending the entire width, of suit
able distance apart. Where tagging
is used, each stone composing the Il ig-
ging shall be not less than three feet
six inches long, fifteen inches wide and
eight and one-half inches deep, and
the space between the tagging shall
be paved with brick placed on edge:
and in all cases provided for in this
section, the work shall agree with the
pitch and grade of sidewalks adjacent.
SECTION 3 The expense incurred in
making and repairing sidewalks and
curbing shall be paid by the owners
of lands fronting and abutting there
on, each lot or portion of lot being
separately assessed for the full value
thereof, in proportion to the frontage
thereof to the entire length of the
whole Improvement, not exceeding a
square, sufficient to cover the total en-
pense of the work; but the owners of
such property shall have the right to
make such improvements. if they pre-
fer doing SO, instead of paying for
same. Whenever any expense or cost
of work shall have been assessed on
any lands as herein provided, the