New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-04-12

New Iberia and fronting on any of the
streets outside of the fire limits to build
and repair the curbings and sidewalks in
front of their property at their own ex-
pense.
Be it further ordained That the Street
and Bridge committee is hereby gwen the
right to determine when it shall be neces
sary to cause the building of a new side
walk or curbing, or the reapairing of a
new sidewalk or curbing in front of the
property of any person who ownes pro
perty fronting on any of the streets out
side of the fire limits of New Iberia. And
in case the Street and Bridge Committee
or majority of them should determine
that it is necessary that a new sidewalk or
curbing should be built or repaired it shall
be their duty to instruct the Mayor to
notify the property holder or owner to
build or repair his or her sidewalk or curb
ing, or both at his or here expense, with
in twenty days of the date of said notice,
which must be given in writing, and in
case the property holder or owner should
neglect or refuse to make or repair his or
her sidewalk or curbIng as above
provided, then it shall be the duty
of the Mayor to have said sidewalk or curb
ing built or repai red at the expense of the
owner or owners of the property along
which it will stretch. Be it further ord
aimed: That the dimensions of all side
walks on Main Street shall not be less
than eight feet in width, and on the other
streets not less than six feet, and if the
sidewalks on any of the streets are wider
the banquette shall be made the full
width of the sidewalk.
Be it further ordained: all
bridges built across the cutters and enter
ing the premises OF property owners shall
be not more than ten feet long, when to
be used for vehicles, and so constructed
as to be in two sections, and hinged to the
sidewalk or curbing so that they can be
easily removed when the cutters are to he
cleaned.
Be it further ordained: That each pro
perty owner constructing sidewalk under
the foregoing provisions, outside of the
fire limits, shall have the option of using
for the purpose, brick, stone cement, wood
or any other material recognized to be
suitable for the purpose and not objected
to by the Street and Bridge Committee.
Be it further ordained when
lumber shall be used, the banquette shall
be made of plank L IA inches in thickness
and six inches in width, nailed with
twelve penny males driven straight, not
slanting, on stringers placed two feet a
part from center to center, said stringers
to be not less than by 4 of good sound
lumber, the boards not to project ever the
outside stringer or curbing more than ! =
inches and shall be built so that the side
walk will have slope or one-eighth
inches to the feet, and the curbing to be
built Of plank not less than two inches in
thickness. Be it further ordained:-That
all construction of new banquettes as well
as the repairing of these now existing,
outside of the fire limits, shall be made
under the immediate supervision of the
Street and Bridge Committee and must be
made confo,mably to this ordinance.
Be it further ordained: That in eases
where repairs only are to be made, that
they must be of the best material for the
purpose, and if not made, either in case OF
new banquettes or the repair of old ones
in a manner satisfactory to the street and
bridge committee under the provisions OF
this ordinance, then said construction re-
pairs will be made by the town at the ex
pense of the property owner after having
given him the required notice as above
provided.
Be it further ordained: That in case i
shall be necessary for the town of New
Iberia to cause to be constructed side
walk along any of the streets of the town
of New Iberia outside of the fire limits a
| its expense then and in that case there i!
hereby levied and assessed special as
sessment of forty cents for each front fee
that shall be built and this amount shall
operate as first lien and privilege agains
the property of the property owner alonl
whose property said sidewalk is built tt
secure the payment of the cost price fol
the erection of said sidewalk and in cas'
the town does not have to erect new
sidewalk, but only has to repair the SAM
or cause curbing to be built, then ant
in that case q special assessment is here
by levied against each property owner &C
cording to the amount it shall cost th'
town to build the curbing or repair tn
sidewalk and first lien and privilege i
hereby granted in favor of the tow
against the property of the propert.
holder which abuts on said sidewalk to sc
cure the town of New Iberia in the REIN
bursement of all monies expended by
in said works.
Be it further ordained: That shoul
the property owner or owners, delinquen
as above, refuse or neglect to pay tn
special assessment or tax which is hereb
, levied against him for the building of sal
sidewalk, curbings or for the repairing Q
his sidewalk, as above provided, With
ten days, to be counted from presentatio
of bill to said delinquent property owne
either in person OF by mail, the amour
of costs and expenses and levee OF sal
special tax or assessment against eac
, property owner within the town OF Ne'
iberia out side of the fire limits shall b
recovered before any court Of competer
!, jurisdiction. Be it further ordained ths
all laws and ordinances in conflict wit
this ordinance be and the same are here
by repealed.
Thus done read and signed and seal a
fixed in open session at New Iberia, La
this 7th day of April A. d. 1902.
JOHN FISHER MayOr