The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-10-27
TOWN COUNCIL.

TOWN COUNCIL.
Regular meeting Of the Town Council
held this day. October srd. 1900.
SIDE WALK ORDINANCE.
An ordinance relative 10 the construc-
tion and repairs Of side walks and curb
ing along the streets Of the Town Of st.
Martinville. St. Martin Parish, La
Be 1t ordained BY the Town Council OF
the Town Of st. Martinvllle In regular
session assembleds
That 1t shall be the dutyof each and
every property holder alsng the streets
of st. Martinville 10 construct opposite
to and along their properties. plank side
walks, consisting Of planks four faet
long. one and Q half inch thick and ak
inches wide. TO be placed erusswiss on
three strineers three inches BY four in
ches thick, on oil strssts, except Main
Street; on which Main street from Rail
Road Avenue 10 Bsrard street. tho side
walk shall be no lees than ton feet wide
and to be made either Of brick. concrete
or cement, or planks moi 10 b less than
one and half inch thick. NIX inches
wide and ten foot long, and t. b laid
crosswise on four stringers three BY four,
and except also on Bridge street from
Main street to the entrance steps Of the
Catholic graveyard. where said sidewalk
shall be not lees than elk feet wide built
Of plank one and half inch thick six
inches wide and six feet long.
Be 1t further ordained; that the Mavor
be and lie hereby invested with the
power to order the construction Of said
side walks or the side wallis ON such
streets a. the City Council may
decide to commence ct once,
and he shall at once proceed and give
to the owners OF the property holders Of
such streets Of the Town Of st. Martin
vile q notice Of thirty days. In writing.
IL he be q resident Of st. Martin parish.
and forty Ave DAYS II he b . non-resi.
dent Of st. Martin Parish. ordering said
property holders within said time 10
build said side walks In front Of their
respective properties. at their costs. In
case Of failure on the part Of the proper
ty holders to build said aide walks with
in the time required BY this ordinance.
that the Same shall b done 1t the e.
pense Of the owner Of said property 90
cording to the charter Of the Corpora
ton, the cost Of which shall b recover
cd as stated In the charter.
Be 1t further ordained etc. That II is
hereby declared to be the DUTY Of each
owner Of town property to keep in 70.
pair the side walks in front Of and along
his property; and be shall repair said
side walk upon Q notice In writing to
that effect. Of three days, from the Ma
yor.
Be 1t further ordained ste. That II any
property holder after having been duly
notified as Aforesaid, fail to comply with
this ordinance. It shall BE- the duty Of
the Mayor to have said side walh con-
structed or repaired. and the ccst Of the
same shall be assessed against his pro-
psrty and collected according 10 Law.
Be it further ordained etc, That when
ever bridges shall b built ACROSS the
cutters for thu purpose Of entering the
premises Of property owners, said bridge
shall not be more than ten fest long
when to be used for vehicles. and where
ever an entrance TO property ID % do
sired. the side walk ct that entrance
shall be double the tlcknss Of the lum.
Der for the sidewalks sforsstatsd. but
shall be on level with the balance Of the
side walk.
Be 1t further ordained. That oil new
side walks shall b built on . level and
that all construction Of new side walks
as we'll a. the repairing Of those nov e.
isting shall be made under the imme
diate supervision Of the Mayor or some
councilman appointed By him.
Be 1t further ordained etc. That In cases In
which repairs are only 10 b made that
they must b Of the best material Tor the
porpoee and made in . manner satisfae-
tory to majority Of the members Of
the council, always under the supefvi-
sion Of the Mayor. in default thereof said
repairs shall be made Ut the cost Of the
property owner 10 already above provi-