The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-04-18
Ordinance No. 80.

Ordinance No. 90.
An Ordinance entitled An Ordinance In Rela-
ton to the improvement OF streets anu
Roads
The City OF Hood River does ordain as fol
lows:
Section !. That from and after the passage
Of this ordinance 1t shall not be lawful for any
persons to break up, dig up, cut, excavate or
An in any street or construct any sidewalk,
plank gutter. or do any work IN
or upon any of the public streets OF roads
within the city limits except as in this ordi-
Sec. 4. Any person or persons wishing to
grade, lay sidewalks crosswalks, plank
cutters, or make any kind OF i'm
road in front of or abutting upon his
or their property, or property under their
control, shall, before commencing the same,
apply to the street commissioner for permit
therefor, which said application shall specify
the number of the lot and block in front OF
which the work is proposed to be performed,
the name of the streets or roads, particular
description of the proposed improvementand
the length of time needed for its completion.
Sec. 3. Permits shall be issued by the street
commissioner upon the approval OF the appli-
cation therefor by the committee on streets.
Sec. L. No permit shall be issued for work
upon any street or road when the grade there
OF has not been legally established while a
proposition to alter or amend the grade there
OF Is pending before the common council; af-
ter the notice has been ordered for the letting
OF the improvement under an ordinance pro-
vidng therefor; or for work OF any description
other than is authorized and described in
this ordinance, unless the common council by
ordinance or resolution expressly direct.
Sec 5. The street commissioner shall specify
in permits issued as follows; The kind ofwork
to be done; the time In which the same Is to
be completed, which time in no case should
exceed thirty days, unless the committee on
streets direct arenewal of the permit upon ap-
plication therefor Upon presentation OF
such permit to the city surveyor, he shall
make the necessary survey for the improve
ment therein described: provided, that II the
work is not done within the time specified In
the permit and second survey becomes nee
essary. such survey shall be AT the expense OF
the party applying therefor.
Sec. q. All work done under and in pursu
ance of the permit mentioned III section
3 of this ordinance shall be done under the
! supervision of the street commissioner, VINO
upon the completion thereof in satisfactory
manner shall give a certificate thereof TO thu
effect that the work and material are in con
| formity with the provlsonso OF THIS ordinance
and after testing the accuracy thereof Dy ACT
| ual survey, the city surveyor shall endorse
| upon such certificate thai the work rs upon {
| proper grade and such work so accepted Sc
| far as the same extends, and while the same
| remains in good order, shall be deemed
| completion of that part Of any improvement
ordered by the common council TO be mad'
| upon such street.
| Sec. Il A record shall be kept by the city
surveyor, showing the date of permits ana tol
| what description Of work, also the date OF I'M
| certificate, the number Of the lot and block
| the name of the street, to whom issued, ant
| the quality of excavation or embankment
and the lineal feet Of sidewalk or other Worf
| done, and when no certificate Is Issued, o,
| reason of failure to comply with the proVls
| ions OF this ordinance, the reasons thereto
shall be entered. and such work shall be re
newed whenever the common council shalls'
| direct
Sec. 8. Unless otherwise provided, the grad
of all streets parallel TO State street and run
| ming in the general direction east and west
| shall conform to a straight line between tn
| centers of adjacent cross streets,a ana tne graz
| of all cross streets running in the general al
| rection of north and south shall run from tn
center of the respective intersections; provld
ed, that in no case shall the grade from Tn
center TO the line of the street amount TO NOR
than one foot.
See. 8. All sidewalks hereafter laid shal
correspond to the provisions of this ordinance
unless otherwise ordered by the common
council.
Sec. TO- The height of all cuibs shall CORE
spond to the official grade of the street Q
| which such sidewalk shall form part-thal
Is, when the slope of a street across its widt
Is "a inches in 60 feet, the top OF the curb OF
| the south and west sides of the streets sha
be one-fifth of an inch per foot of distance
curb from block line LOWER than the grad
of the block line, and the top OF the curb OF
the north and east sides of the streets snail
one-fifth of an inch per foot OF distance
curb from block line HIGHER than the grad
OF the block line. Sidewalks shall rise fror
the curb to the line OF the block at the rate {
one-ffth of an inch to every foot OF wldtf
and when the covering planks do not cove
the whole width OF the sidewalk, the spac
not covered shall be filled TO the top OF tn
curb with clean earth free from perishaDl
material.
Sec. IL. The width Of all sidewalks hereaftt
constructed or relaid upon streets east OF u
east line of Fourth street and north OF u
north line of State street shall be 10 feet wild
upon streets west of the center of Fourt
street and south of the center of state stree
shall be l5 feet wide, measuring nom the III
of the block to the outside OF the curD.
Sec. l2. Curbs shall be Of wood, IL inch'
wide, inches thick and IN lengths of not le'
than feet; their ends shall be cut square S
as TO make good square joints Round eornel
in the form of q quadrant, with radius OF
feet, shall be constructed ut the corner OF eac
sidewalk; they shall be made of a stick {
timber 81 inches long, 10 inches wide ana
Inches deep; their ends shall be cut square
as to make good joints with the curb in eac
direction.
Sec. l3. Sills other than curbs shall be 4x
resting upon a firm foundation at each int
section and at not more than each feet
their length, and shall be placed parallel
the curb and not more than feet apart und
covering plank.
Sec IA. The covering plank shall be inch
J thick and in length as hereinafter specific
viz: Upon all streets east of Fourth street al
north of State street, the plank shall be n
less than feet long, except at the street &C
ners they shall extend TO the outer edge of q
2 curb, and at every 10 feet of the length of Il
curb plank shall extend TO and be spiked
the curb.
Upon all other streets the covering plaT
shall not be less than feet in length q
{ inner edge thereof shall be not more than Of
foot outside of the block line; provided, tn
Ill ssfs flan 1 4
J provement of any street, may provide for
5 greater length of plank than is herein spe'
fed.
The planlxs shall be securely fastened to d
I sills by spikes driven at least Il inch belC
| the surface of the panks; provided, that not
: ing in this ordinance shall prevent the COZ
, mon council, by resolution, permitting al
! person TO construct some more permane
form of sidewalk.
Sec. Is. All crossWalks which may be hel
after laid down shall be laid so that the top
the sills shall correspond to grade, shall
not less than feet wide, constructed of 3 in
S plank, and shall be laid in a line with t
middle of the planked sidewalk, or at or ne
| the side line of the street, as the city survey
! or street commissioner shall designate. IN
shall rest upon sills not less than feet loI
8 inches wide and inches thick, well el
!, bedded in the earth; the outer foot of each S
shall be beveled so as to give the plank COW
ing 1t inches slope. There shall be not Il
than sills in each crosswalk, placed at equ
e distances apart. The covering plank shi
extend TO within feet of the curb. The GRO
walks shall be connected with the sidewal
by aprons feet long, of 2 inch plank; the CO
ering plank and aprons shall be secure
y spiked to the sills and curb.
Sec. ID. Where required, plank cutters sh
I be constructed along the blocks, as follow
The bottom plank shall be 3 inches thick a.
S IL inches wide, and shall be laid alongside
curb, and imbedded in the solid earth, and
}. mud silis 3Xl2 inches and "A inches 10
Nln NJ a Il
, plank shall be inches thick and II incl
, wide. The side plank shall be spiked TO
+" bottom plank and the bottom plank TO
, curb by inch spikes driven every feet.
Z, Sec. IL. Upon the intersections box gutt
u shall be made the same as open cutters, {
cept that the top plank shall be z tncf
e: thick and Is inches long, and to be splk
Il erosswise to the side plank. That portion
the gutter extending round the sidewalk c
r ner shall be similar TO the block gutter.
II Sec. IL. The street commissioner and C
surveyor may designate at what intefsectiC
box cutters shall be laid across the streets.
<, Sec. 10. The provisions of this ordinance
0, latlng TO permits shall not be construed
N apply TO local repairs ordered or done un6
the supervision of the street commission
y unless the same shall require a survey;
such repairs shall otherwise conform TO
- provisions hereof so far as the same relates
e the kind of material and manner OF work.
Sec. 20. The street commissioner and C
~ surveyor are hereby empowered TO establ
the grade of and TO improve and repair S
"a and crosswalks, including cutters, whene
" the common council, by resolution or OF
nance, direct the same to be done, and
costs Of such Improvements, construction,
teration or repair shall become a lien M
the property liable therefor, and shall be
n lected as provided in sections So to % incl
i've Of the charter of the city Of Hood RiN
xt provided, that when the common couI
has, by resolution or ordinance, directed a
q, of the Improvements mentioned in this
Of tion TO be made, the street commission
shall notify the owners or agents of the pr
erty affected, who shall have "a hours
which TO applV for the hermit prOyided fol