The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-06-14
ORDINANCE MO. pc.
An ordinance relative to sidewalks, their con-
struction and repair, and the levy and col
lection of assessments therefor.


street west from Main street to school grounds,
shall be constructed Of stone, tagging or cement
IN wiSth Main street south from S Wood street
to Mill street shall be five feet in width and all
other streets or sides of streets not mentioned
shall be four feet In width. III natural stone
tagging be used, no flag stone shall be less than
three inches thick nor have an area of less than
six square feet. Such tagging shall be laid
upon foundation OF not less than six inches
of clear sand which has been thoroughly rolled
and rammed down, the stones to be evenly
dressed on the sides and edges, the joints laid
close and the surface even and uniform. Ce-
ment walks, or so-caed artificial stone, may
be used and In such cases the following specl-
depth of not less than nine inches below the
surface, removing the soil, then fill to a depth
of six inches below the grade line with bank
sand, which shall be thoroughly wetted down
and while wet thoroughly tamped down. On
this fill In to height of four inches below the
grade line with coal ashes or screened gravel, to
be well wet down, also thoroughly rammed.
On this add four inches of grout made from
mixed fine ana coarse gravel from which the
sand has been screened, and the cement used
shall be imported English Portland Germania,
Dyckerhon, Portland Cement or the American
Atlas, Alpha, or Buckeye Portland, or Bronson,
or any standard cement, but In no case shall
more than one kind of cement be allowed in the
same walk. The grout to be thoroughly mixed
using gravel and cement In the proportion of
six parts gravel to one part cement, the grout
to be uniformly spread and thoroughly rammed.
Fill in on top of grout to the grade line with a
mortar made of two parts of clean, sharp
of the kinds of cement named. This mortar to
be used not less than one and half inches
thick on Main street; on Mechanic street; on
west side of Jones street north from Wood
street; on North street east to i. NJ. r. r.; on
Kenniick street north from Mill street TO Pine
street; on Wood street west of Kennihck
street; and on Pine street, and one inch thick
OH all other streets. This mortar to be uni
formly spread and brought to grade, and after
being 1oated TO be busted over with dry cement
using as little as may be. After being allowed
to stand not less than twenty minutes. or until
it pattes, then top to be oated down, the block
cut. and the whole surface slightly roughened
by first pressing down and then quickly re-
moving a steel float. For a distance OF Onesinch
each side of the outlined blocks the surface
may be trowled down smooth. Stone, Cement
and Tar and Asphalt composition v"lks may be
laid on any street or streets other than those
motion and at his own expense shall lay down "A
stone tagging or artificial stone sidewalk in ac-
cordance with specifications herewith contain
| ed, on application TO the common council, will
| third the cost thereof, but not to exceed three
and one-third cents per square foot, on south
side of Mechanic street from Main street to
school grounds, the council Will allow a sum
equal to one-half the cost thereof but not to
exceed cents per square foot, to be allowed on
the certificate of the street commissioner as to
| the area thereof, and that in its construction
| the requirements of this ordinance having in
| all respects been complied with by the person
making the application and a sworn statement
| OF the person making such application showing
| the cost of construction.
|
built, except on the streets heretofore mention
| ed. may be laid OF tar and asphalt composition,
| to be laid to the established or required grade
| and in their construction the following specif-
| cations shall be strictly followed: EXcavate to
| a depth not less than six inches and remove the
| surface soil. On each side OF the walk set
| straight edge extending to the grade line. Fill
| in for two inches with coal ashes, leached wood
| ashes or fine screened gravel, then thoroughly
ram ana lamp dSwn On TINS 81 ioGndat3a ad a n
| so-caled made from water gas, and Trinidad
asphalt, made up of one part asphalt. two parts
dead oil and seven parts coal tar and prepare
added the asphalt, then the coal tar stirring
and well mixing the same and in no instance is
\ the mixture to be used If 1t has been permitted
Il to burn. This composition to be mixed with
fine screened gravel, equal parts of each, then
heated and uniformly spread and afterwards
compressed by thoroughly rolling with a stone,
garden, or lawn roller To the surface which
shall be one inch higher than the edges apply
fine sand after which ii is again to be thorough
| ~ rolled. Any person who on his own motion
and at his own expense shall lay such tar and
asphalt composition walk. on the certificate OF
the street commissioner that the same has been
laid as required by the provisions OF this
ordinance, shall, upon application, be allowed
and paid by the common council one-third of
the cost of such walk but not to. exceed two
cents per square foot OF the surface Of such
walk as determined by measurement by the
street commissioner. Such application TO be
accompanied by sworn stateineht OF the per-
son making the same. showing the cost OF such
walks.
Section 3. Any stone or artificial stone or
tar and asphalt composition walk constructed
under and in accordance with the terms and
requirements of this ordinance shall at all times
| thereafter be maintained, rebuilt and repaired
by the common council out of any proper funds
on hand belonging to the village of Yale, pro-
yiding that the owner OF the premises con-
structing such walk at the time thereof shall
have given notice in writing, describing the
premises abuttlng upon and the street where
such walk is laid that it is the purpose of such
owner to surrender the care and maintenance
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part of the owner to pay two-thrds of the cost
of such repairing or such reconstruction when
he shall have been served with a verified ac-
count thereof. and of such notice and purpose
record at length shall be made by the clerk of
the village.
Section t. Plank walks which have been
heretofore built may be kept in repair and
| maintained by the owner of the premises abut-
ting thereon. But such repairs shall be limited
to the surface of such walks. whenever the
stringers of such plank walk shall have become
unfit for use, the owner or occupant OF the
premises abuttlng thereon shall remove su .a
erent walk permitted under sections one and
two of this ordinance.
Section g. Should the street committee
deem 1t expedient to vary from the foregoing
specifications, to meet certain conditions, they
may submit any proposition in writing to the
common council for consideration and action.
If by resolution the council shall approve of the
changes, work shall be done accordingly.
Section g. Whenever any sidewalk shall be
out of repair or Is deemed by the common
council to be dangerous to the passers thereon,
the common council by resolution may direct
| the removal of the same and do such other
, and necessary labor in connection with the
same by grading, filling and otherwise as will
| place the street I'm a safe, fit and proper con-
dtion for the use of pedestrians, which removal
|. and other work If necessary to be done, shall
| be done by or under the direction of the street
commissioner and within such time as such
resolution may direct.
Section T. Whenever the common council
shall deem that the construction or repair of
any sidewalk is necessary they shall so declare
by resolution and shall in the same resolution
require such walk to be constructed or repaired
according to the provisions of this ordinance.
and shall In the same resolution describe the
lot or lots or premises abutting upon the walk
so required to be built, and shan require the
owner or occupant of such lot. lots or premises
to construct or repair such walk. 1t shall be
the duty of the street commissioner, as soon
thereafter as practicable, to serve a written or
printed copy Of such resolution, certified by the
Village clerk. upon the owner or owners of such
lots or premises. II he or they be known; If not
, so known, then upon the occupant or occupants
of such lots or premises, to which copy shall be
annexed notice, to be signed by him, requiring
such owner or occupant to rebuild, construct or
; repair such walk as may be required by such
resolution. within twenty days from the time Of
| service of such resolution and notice upon such
owners or occupants. Such resolution shall be
i. served personally upon the owner or occupant,
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