The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-04
ORDINANCE NO. 81
Establishing grades and specifications

Els tablishing grades and specifications for
sidewalks. -
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the MAYOR
and board of trustees of the town of
Welsh, La, that the grade as established
by Frank Cotton ON certain streets and
the grade to be hereafter esta blished bv
the Louisiana civil engineer be accepted
and is hereby adopted as the grade of said
streets.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. etc.
that after the adoption of this ordinance
all sidewalks shall be built to conform to
the grade adoption in Sec. l. of this ordi.
nance, as follows: Brick or cement walks
shall be built on grade lines and upon
solid foundation board walks of good,
sound lumber. Stringers to be in dimen-
sion not less than 2x4 inches and in walks
OF over five feet there shall be four string
ers; all walks five feet and less shall have
not less than three stringers In all cases
the outside stringers shall be not more
than one inch from the end of cover. All
board walks shall be decl1ed with sound
lumber not less that one inch thick and
not less than six inches wide firmly and
securely nailed to each strinQer. The
grade for board walks shall be 6-lO of I
foot inches above that for brick or cement
walks and all walks shall be built upon
the grade line as above provided
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc, that
the grade of all sidewalks built prior to
the adoption of this ordinance be allowed
to remain as they now are until such
time as they shall need repairing or re-
building at which time they shall be
changed to conform to the provisions of
Sec. 2. of this ordinance.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc, that
Sec 3. of this ordinance shall apply only
to sidewalks builtby authority of and in
conformity to the specifications of this
board
Sec. S. Be it further ordained, etc, that
all sidewalks in the town of Welsh that
have been built without authority of this
board or not according to the specifca-
tons as heretofore provided are hereby
declared a nuisance, and in cases where
walks have been built by authority of
this board and not according to specified
lions provided the owner of the property
along or in front of which said sidewalk
is located shall within ten days recon-
struct said walk so that it shall conform
to the grade and specifications provided
in this ordinance and in case when side
walks have been constructed without au-
thority of this board the owner of the
along or in front of which said
walk Is located shall Immediately remove
said walk. Provided the mayor may
grant permission to anyone to maintain
a sidewalk in front or along any of their
lands in the town of Welsh upon a writ
ten request provided said walk shall con-
form to the grade and specifications of
this board said permission shall be report
ed to the next meeting of the board of
trustees and approved by them.
Sec. 6. Be it further, ordained etc, that
anyone who shall maintain a nuisance pa
defined in this ordinance after ten days
from the adoption of this ordinance shall
be subject to fine of not less than five
dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars
or be imprisoned not less than five days
nor more than thirty days or both at the
of the mayor and said fine shall
be adjudged every ten days until said
nuisance is removed.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, etc, that
it shall be the duty of the street commits
sioner to see that the provisions of this
ordinance are carried out.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc, that
all ordinances or parts Of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this ordi
nance be and are hereby repealed. Passed
the council July /, 1902.
f. Nj. Powers, yea; c. P. Martin, yea;
j. H. Cooper, yea.
SAMUEL BLACKBOARD.
Approved July J. 1902.
L. E. ROBINSON, Mayor.