The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-21
A NEW
CEMENT
DISTRICT
Council Amends City's Side
walk Ordinance
Provision Made for Uniform
CurbS Also

South Of the north line of Cente
street; west Of the east line OF Churc
street; east Of the west line of Fror
street; north OF the south line G.
State street; east OF the east line q
Church street on State, Court an
Chemeketa streets, To- the east line q
Fourteenth street; south of the souu
line OF State street on Commercial
sreet, to the south line Of Trade street
and upon Church, Cottage and wnte
streets TO the north line Of Ferr,
street"
The walks in the other sections O
the city are to be Of substantial wood
The district is bounded and the man
ner OF construction Of such walks (,
provided for In section / OF the ordl
nance, which is as follows:
IAN new sidewalks built within the
city Of Salem, Oregon. within the fol
lowing described limits. namely:
North OF the north line Of Center
street; east OF the east line OF Church
street (saye and except upon State.
Court and Chemoketa streets, between
the west line OF Front street and the
east line Of Fourteenth street,.
South Of the south line Of state
street Csaye and except upon CONNER
clal street 10 the north line Of Trade
street, and upon Church, Cottage and
Winter streets to the north line of
Ferry street,.
South Of the south line OF Trade.
street on Commercial street. shall bel
Of wood. and shall not be less than six
feet IN width, or wider II the Common
council Of said city shall so direct. and
shall be built upon not less than three
CD stringers. each OF said stringers
to be not less than three by four
inches In size, the two outer strngors
to be laid not more than four inches
from the outer edge OF the planklng
covering the same; and said planking
shall not be less than two inches IN
thickness. Provided That nothing IN
this section shall be construed as pro
hibltlng the laying of cement side |
walks within the foregoing district |
II the owner Of the property 10 be- I'm
proved shall 80 select
The establishing Of curbs and the
materials 10 be- used in constructing
the same rs governed by other sections
Of the same act, as follows:
IAN curbs within the city Of salem.
Oregon. shall conform strictly to the
Official street grades. and shall be uni
form as To material. dimensions and
distance from the property lines along
which they are built An cement curb.
ing shall be four inches In thickness
and fourteen inches In depth. and all
wooden curbing shall be three inches
In thickness and fourteen inches lnI
depth. And all curbing, OF Whatsoever
nature, shall be constructed upon the
following lines of distance from the
property lines along the front of which
they shal lie; On an streets OF the
'ity Of Salem ninety feet and inward
lt width, the outer edge OF the curb
ng shall De twenty feet from the
property line (saye in the cement con
'roto district specified in section p
hereof whore the curb lines shall be
ourteen feet distant from the property
inesl. and ON All streets of the civ
Il Salem, Oregon. seventy Ave teet and
oss IN width, the outer edge of the
urbing shall be twelve feet from he
roperty lines
Every person. hrm company ar
orporation, desiring 20 construct a
ldewalk or curb, or both. shall. be
lre enterng upon said work and Inn.
rovement apply for a permit 10 So
uild and improve to the street com.
missioner 0f the city OF Salem. and
lall state to said commissioner. n
Splicit terms the character OF the
dewalk or curb or both Intended 10
built the locatlon hy hot and block
lmhers and by streets the materials
be used and the dimensions 10 he
aployed Ia said work. and A. In the I
Union OF the said street commission.
the intended improvement does
4 oonHict with the terms OF this or p
aance, then Il shall be the duty Of G.
ID street commissioner 70 furnish "
ID applicant without charge or y
it written permit 20 SO build and n
prove, In accordance with the ,oca. d
A. material distance ana dlmen.
ms asked for In case OF the refusal
the said street commissioner 10 mr. IN
h said applicant with a permit as th
eln provided for the said applicant C,
n have the right 70 appeal 10 the D..
anon council for relief and the a.
neil shall hear aud decide the mat az
az issue and make ana order rati. va
s the act of said street commits. pc
er OF enforcing the Issuance OF in.
permit aud cause tbs ordsr 50 hi.