The Yale expositor., 1901-06-07
ORDINANCE MO. oe.
An ordinance relative to sidewalks, their co
stTuetion and repair, and the levy and c,
lection of assessments therefor.

or so-called artificial stone and shall be six feet
In width. Main street south from wood street
to Mill street shall be five feet i'm width and all
other streets or sides of streets not mentioned
shall be four feet IN width. III natural stone
three inches thick nor have an area of less than
six square feet. Such tagging shall be laid
upon foundation Cd 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-called artificial stone, may
be used and In such cases the following speci-
1catons shall be followed; EXcayate TO a
depth of not less than nine inches below the
surface, removing the soil, then fill to q 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 a 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 and coarse gravel from which the
sand has been screened, and the cement used
shall be imported English Portland, Germana,
Dyckerhoh, Portland Cement, or the American
Atlas, Alpha, or Buckeye Portland, or Bronson,
or any standard cement, but if 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
screened sand and one part cement using either
of the kinds of cement named. This mortar to
be used not less than one and a 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. X. r.; on
Kennifck street north from Mill street to Pine
street; on Wood street west of Kennfck
street; and on Pine street, and one inch thick
on all other streets. This mortar TO be uni
formly spread and brought to grade. and after
being lloated 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
il patties, then top to be foated dow, the block
cut, and the whole surface slightly roughened
by first pressing down and then quickly re-
moving steel float. For distance OF onelinch
each side OF the outlined blocks ne surface
may be troWled down smooth. 81 ne, Cement
and Tar ana Asphalt composition 'lks may be
| laid on any street or streets other than those
above mentioned. Any person who on his own
| 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
| be. allowed sum of money equal to one
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 i'm its construction
| the requirements of this ordinance having in
| all respects been compiled with by the person
| making the application and a sworn statement
/ of the person making such application showing
| the cost Of construction.
| Section 2. All sidewalks hereafter to be
built, except on the streets heretofore mention
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/ to be laid to the established or required grade
| and i'm their construction the following speciti-
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 q
| 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 and lamp down. On this foundation fill in
| to grade line with mixture of coal, dead oil"
so-called. made from water gas, and Trinidad
| asphalt, made up OF one part asphalt. two parts
| dead oil and seven parts coal tar, and prepare
| for use by heating first the oil, to which is
| added the asphalt, then the coal tar, stirring
and well mixing the same and in no instance is
! the mixture to be used If IL has been permitted
| 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 stone,
garden, or lawn roller. TO the surface which
| shall be one inch higher than the edges apply
| fine sand. after which it is again to be thorough
| ly rolled. Any person who on his own motion
| and at his own expense shall lay such a 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 statement 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-
viding that the owner of the premises con-
| structing such walk at the time thereof shall
have given notice In writing, describing the
premises abutting upon and the street where
such walk is laid that it is the purpose of such
| owner to surrender the care and maintenance
| of the same to the village, and promise on the
part of the owner to pay two-thirds of the cost
i Of q Reconstruction
he shall have been served with a verified &C
/ count thereof, and OF such notice and purpose
a record at length shall be made by the clerk OF
Section 4. 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 abutting thereon shall remove such
| walks and replace them with another and diff
erent walk permitted under sections one and
Section s. Should the street committee
deem it 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
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and necessary labor in connection with the
same by grading, filling and otherwise as will
place the street In a safe, ilt and proper con
diton 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 z. 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 I'm the same resolution describe the
lot or lots or premises abuttlng upon the walk
so required to be built, and shall require tho
owner or occupant of such lot, lots or premises
to construct or repair such walk. lt shall be
the duty of the street commissioner, as soon
thereafter as practicable, to serve a written OF
printed copy of such resolution certified by the
village clerk. upon the owner or owners of sucl
lots or premises, il 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 a notice, to be signed by him, requiring
such owner or occupant to rebuild, construct Oh
repair such walk as may be required by such
resolution, within twenty days from the time OF
service OF such resolution and notice upon sucl
owners or occupants. Such resolution shall he
served personally upon the owner or occupant
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