The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-11-03
TOWN COUNCIL.
Regular meeting OF the Town Council
held this day. October Bird. 1900.

held this day. October 3rd. 1900.
SIDE WALK ORDINANCE.
An ordinance relative 10 the constEuc-
ton and repairs Of side walks and curb
ing along the streets Of the Town Of st.
Martinvilie. st. Martin Parish, Ii.
Be it ordained BY the Town Council Of
the Town Of st. Martinville In regular
session assembled;
That it shall be the ddty Of each and
every property holder slong the streets
of st. Msrtinville to construct opposite
to and along their properties. plank side
walks. consisting Of planks four fact
long. one and . hail inch thick and six
inches wide. to b placed cVesswiss on
three striBgers three inches BY four in
ches thick, on ali streets. except Aaan
Street; on which Main street from Rail
Road Avenue TO BePard street. the side
walk shall be no less than ten test vide
and to be made either 81 brick. concrete
or cement. or plsnka not to b les than
one and q half inch shick. six inches
wide and ten foot long, and - Do laid
crosswise on four strineers tAree1g four,
and except also on Bridge street from
Main street TO the entrance steps q the
Catholic graveyard, where said sidewalk
shall be not less than SIX feet wide built
Of plank one and . half inch thick six
inches wide and six fest long.
Be it further ordained that the Naxor
be and is hereby invested with the
power to order the construction Of said
side walks or the side walks on such
streets az the City Council may
decide to commence st once,
and be shall at once proceed and give
to the owners Of the property holders Of
such streets Of the Town u st. Martin
vile notice Of thirty dsys. In writing.
II he be resident Of St Martin pxrish,
and forty Eve DAYS II be b . non-resi-
dent Of st. Martin Parish. ordering said
property holders within said time to-
build said side walks 10 ffont Of their
respective properties, at their eeSts. In
case OF failure on the part Of the proper
~ holders to build said side wallD With
in the time required BY this ordnance,
that the same shall be done 1t the OF.
pense Of the owner Of said property &C.
cording to the charter Of the Corpora
ton, the cost Of which shall DO recover
ed as stated In the charter.
Be 1t further ordained etc, TINT Il h
hereby declared to be the duty Of ssch
owner Of town property to keep n re-
pair the side walks In front Of and along
his property; aud be shall repair said
side walk upon q notice In writing TO
that effect. Of three days. from The Ns-
yor.
Belt further ordained 60, That II any
property holder after having been duiy
notified as aforesaid. fail to comply With
this ordinance. 1t shall be the duty u
the Mayor to have said side walks con.
structed or repaired. and the ecst Of the
same shall be assessed against his pro-
perty and collected sccording to Law. :
Be 1t further ordained etc. That when.
ever bridges shall be built across the
cutters for the purpose of entering the
premises of property owners. said bridge
shall not be more than ten feet long
when to be used for vehicles. and where
ever an entrance 10 property b % do
sired, the side walk ct that entrance
shall be double the tickness Of the lum-
Der for the sidewalks afOreststsd, but
shall be on level with the balsuoeof the
side walk.
Be 1t further ordained. That IN now
side walks shall BE- built on . lsv5l and
that all construction Of now side walks
a. we'll rs the repairing Of those ncwex-
listing shall be made under Che imme-
diate supervision Of the Mayor 0r some
councilman appointed BY him.
Be 1t further ordained 10. fhst in casesi In
which repairs are only to b made that
they must be Of the best material for che
porpoee and made In . manner sgtiafac-
tory to majority Of the members Ol
the council, always under the supssti-
sion Of the Mayor. IA default Thereof said
repairs shall, BE- made ut the cost of the
property owner - already abcvs provi.
ded.
Be 1t further ordained ete. Thalh Ill
ordinances or part ordinances In oon1it
herewith be and the pane ars hereby 70