Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31

OF taxpayers. about forty-five leading
citizens OF Norfolk met yesterday at
4:3o p. IN. at the rooms Of the Norfolk
Real Estate Exchange to discuss the
matter OF q satisfactory ordinance rel
alive TO the laying and repairing Of and
apportionment of expense for sidewalks
in the city of Norfolk.
The meeting was called TO order by
Mr. Thomas Townsend, who briefly sta
ted It's o jcct, to obtain an expression
of sentiment on the ordinance recently
passed by the Select Council and on
sidewalk legislation.
The ordinance relative to sidewalks,
passed by the Select Council at its
meeting of January 18th, was read by
Mr. G. Whittle Sans. Mr.. Sans then
SPOKE briefly on the subject OF this or
dinance and It's defects, and read the
following resolution on the new ordi-
nance wanted:
Resolved, That It is the sense of this
meeting that the ordinance passed re-
Gently by the Select Council of the
city of Norfolk with reference to the
paving and repair of the sidewalks of
this city. would, IL enacted into law.
not be to the best interests of the city,
that ordinance being as follows:
Here follows the ordinance relative
to paving and keeping In repair the
sidewalks of the city passed at the
meeting of the Select Council. as stat
ed, and which the Legislature is to be
asked to pass as charter amendment,
unless action on 1t Is reconsidered by
the Select Council
The resolution then offers the follow
Ing ordinance to be enacted on the sub
ject by the Councils of Norfolk
An ordinance regulating the paving Of
sidewalks In the city of Norfolk:
Be 1t ordained by the Common and
Select Councils of the city of Norfolk,
that section 80 of chapter XII of the
General Ordinance of the city OF Nor
folk be, and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
Be 1T further ordained, that whenever
any street shall have been graded and
so improved as to be In suitable con-
dition for being paved, and which the
city shall have paved or otherwise i'm
proved the roadway OF the said street,
1t shall be the duty of the owner of the
property adjacent to the same to put
down good and substantial sidewalk
In front of his said property, as repre-
senting the benefit he derives from such
improvement. except in the case of cor
ner lots, in which case he shall be re-
CURED only to pay one-half the cost of
paving around the same the city bear
ing the expense of the other half.
Such sidewalks may be put down by
the city either with good, hard paving
brick, stone slabs or artificial stone, the
material to be determined by the Board
OF Street. Sewer and Drain Commits
sioners., and the cost of the same shall
be a lien on the property adjacent
thereto belonging to the person whose
duty 1t was to put down such side
walks. and may be enforced by appro-
pirate proceedings in equity.
The sidewalks already put down
which cover the entire wallSway or are
made of artificial stone in a section
generally improved in that manner, are
hereby accepted by the city in dis
charge of the duty of the adjacent own
ers TO pave in front of their properties,
and all sidewalks SO accepted or here
after put down In conformity with
this ordinance, shall be kept in perpet-
ual repair by the city of Norfolk.
The resolution was seconded by Mr..