The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-10-13
TOWN COUNCIL.
Regular meeting Of th6 Town Council
held this day. October 3rd. 100.

Regular meeting Of th6 Town Council
held this day. October srd. 1900.
SIDE WALK ORDINANCE.
An ordinance relstivs 10 the construc-
tioa and repairs Of side walks and curb
Ing dong ths 6tsubts'6f the TOWN of St.
NstSinyilis. st. HAftin Pkfi6h. La.
b Il ordained By the Town 7Coun6il Of
the Town Of st. Nartinville In regular
session assembled:
That Il shall be the duty Of each and
every property holder along the streets
Of st. Nartinvills to construct opposite
10 and along their properties plank side
wallis. consisting Of planks fur 'faet
long. one and . half'ineh thick and dix
inches wide. to b placed eroe.wiss on
three stringsrs three inches by'four In
che THICK, on ill streets, except Main
0tftet; on which Main street from Rail
Rood Avenue 10 Bsrird street, the side
wdlk shill b no Leu than ten feet wide
and 70 b made either Of brick. concrete
cement, or plshks not to bs'less than
b6e and hslf inch thick, 'six inches
wide and TN fbot long. and 70 b laid
erosswiss On four Stringersthrse By four,
and except 1ato Oh Bridge street from
Main street 70 the entrance stsps Of the
Cath6iie Graveyard. whore said sidewalk
shal1 b not lee than DIX feet wide built
Of plank one and . half inch thick DIX
Inches vide and stx feet long.
Belt further ordained; thtt the Asvor
BE- and IL hereby invested with the
power to order the construction Of rid
eide walks or the tide walks on 5deh
streets % the City coaneil 'msy
decide 70 'c06msnee st odee.
and hs shah at once proceed and give
to the owners Of the properly holders II.
such sefsets sf the Town Of st. Martin
VILE A'noties Of thirty DAYS. In writing
II hs b q resident of'Bt. Nsftin parish.
and forty Ave days II he b = non-rsst.
dent Of st. Martin Parish VrdAring sdid
property holders within said time to
build said side walks In front Of their
respective PROPERTIES. Ut their costs. In
oass Il fxllurs on the part Of the proper!
81 holders 10 build said side wilkb WITH
In the time required By thb ordinance.
that We same shall be done 1t the e.
psnse Of the owner Of cid property 10
oording to the charter IL ths Corpora
tioh. the east Of which shah b recover
ed = stated in the charter.
b it further otdAinsd &c. That Is h
| hereby declared % b. the duty W each
owner Of town property to kssp IN ~.
pair the side walks In front Of nd along
his property; and hs shall fsp&af said
Ode walk upon . notice n writing h
that s6sst. of three day. fron the Ne.
yor.
b Il further ordained stc. That II aty
property holder sftsr having been duffy
notified - aforesaid. fsil To comply With
this ordinance, II s6all- Do the Noty q
the Mayor to have aid eide wslb con.
struetsd 6r repaired. and TIE ecst IT tho
came shaIl b. asssssed against bic pro
psrty and collected according nla~.
b Il further ordained Ste. This when.
ever bridges jhail b bniit sctoD The
guttsss for ths purpose Of entering tAs
premises Of prtDsrty owners. mid bridge
shall not b more than ten lest louo
xhsn to BE- used for vehicles. and where.
ever On entrants to property b ID de-
sired, the side walk ct that ehsraucl
shall b double the tieknes Of the luYka
ber for The Sidewalks aeorsskAtsd,! otl
shall be 90 level with the balance u tn
side walk.
b Il further ordained. that III hsx
side wAiks shall b built Oh ieSel and
that al eotstruetion d new side walkl
| . we'll q The repairing Of those Nov a.
isting shall b. made under To ithwe
! dlsts supsrvisl6n Of the Mayof or Som'
! councilman appointed BY him.
1 b Il furthse ordained etc That In casst Il
which repairs are only 70 % made tha
! they must b Of the bet waterfall for tn
y parpoes and made 10 . manner satiAfae
|; | tory to majority Of the members o
1.-THE council. always under the superb
SION q the Mayor. In default thereof cell
repairs shall b. made u The rost 1t ID
i. | property owner - already above provi
:, ded.
Il Be n further ordained ste, fhill q