Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-05-14
inches in depth, with top dressing of tar con.


constructed Of finch cut stone fiagging lot less
Than four inches 10 thtcSness aud land win L.
iinaiion do@nsard from tue Inner sid. OF ahy
nch sidewalk % thecurb, OF one Quarter ~ IN
nch 10 the foot specincat ons aud methods OF
cons ructton OF each sto e fiaR sidewalk ana the
hundait"n ana substructure nero shhil -
be submitted To The c, mnon council or said
rtS for its approval before the same shall 80
aid constructed repaired or such idrw lks
nay be constructed o. artificial stone. the Plaza
1r the construction OF whit ana the founut
ton ana sub tructure shall first have been sub
'ulttrd TO said common council ana oy III uuly
lpprov, or sui ape stdeHalk OF brlcklaid up
IN 4 foundation OF concrete not less than three
nches in Thickness; and such sidewalks shall
.Ot he constructed OF wood or anv otter mater
ial unless by a special o or per,niSslon OF
ne common council. and then. only IN such "A
manner H. the common council sht dt signats
and approve
Sec The aforesaid provisions shali IN 10
way effect the wood sidewalks orany other
ii alkS now nude and const ucted or he re-
pairing 81 same Provided. however. IN i II
after Investigation the common council OF sald
city shall d. EN- any wood sidewalk or other
sidewalk now mare or constructed To ne IN IN
un safe ondiiion and unfit for repair. may 10y
resolution order tn making, constru ing ana
rebuiidtoR ~ said sidewalk OF su' 4 Q IA mate
ria as in sal resolution specifically statel.
sec Z. Whenever the common counrl shall
'ermine by resolution TO orier tee IN king
constructing rebuilding or reprlrlny ui \
ldewnlk within said ", such resolution snhl
fer TO this ordinance aud shall be entered az
trye h the CIT cerH ~ th'. journal shch
,ity. such resolution, ordering the IN Ak ny,
constructing. rebuilding, maj tanning or re-
pairinv - any such side ralK shall further or.
Ter ard require the owners ana occupants OF
he lots and pr m ses adlhcent 70 or aniltni
4 on the line o. proposed SIDEWALK TO co
struct rebuild maintain or repa such side
walk in o. name prescnhed IN sectlon or
this Ord M nee and To the satls acuon OF the
committee OF sidewalks and wit ! such tine
a. shall be- prescribed by such resolution after
~ervice OF such notice OF such resolution In the
manner described in the next section.
Sec 8 Notice OF the resolut on or said com
mon council as nrescrihed in the last proceed
ing section OF this ordinance shall be pers onil-
" served by the marshal OF said CITY upo ~
owners or occupants oi such premises dulaceeh
walk And II said lot or premises SHAH be va
cant, and not occupied, and the own thereof
shall be nonresident OF said city. then. In
such case such notice shall be posted up in
some conspicuous place upon SUCH cant lot
or premises. and said marshall sha. make re
turn under his hand upon the said notice so
erved or posted ard the time ana manner Of
such service or posting and fife the Same with
the said city clerk TO be preserved by him In his
ONCE
Sec o And then, II the owner or occupant Of
any .ot or poemises shall fail TO make. pnstruc
rebuild, maintain or repair any particular side
walk. as mentioned and prescribed In section
FIVE, or shall fail to keep the same m repair, or
shall fail to perform any other duty re
quired by the common council in res pec' to such
sidewalks. within such time and in the manner
prescribed by the resolution and notice provid-
I'd in section four OF this ordinance the com
mon council shall by resolution ord rthe sire I
commissioner OF said city To make, construct
rebuild maintain or repair such sidewalk o r.
naming unmade, unconstructed, not rebuilt, o
unrepared as aforesaid without delay; nd
said street commissioners shall immediately
proceed to make, construct rebuild, maintain
or repair such sidewalk. and shall report n
writing the cost and expense OF such di tnct
piece OF Sidewalk so made. CONSTRUCTED, re
built. maintained or repaired to the common
council, which report shall be filed W tn the
clerk OF said city and carefully preserved In his
ONCE Whenever the common council shall de
termine TO construct sidewalk in front of ad
Joining to o. about any premises in the streets
OF the city of Bedding, such sidewalk shall ur
less otherwise specially ordered by the common
council be constructed OF tar concrete as men
toned in section five OF this ordinance. Pro
ded always. that in case OF anv dangerOu,
place being discovered in any said W TX within
said city. II shall be the duty OF the street com
missioner TO i'm edately notify the owner or
owners Of the premises ar1acent % the lice Of
such dangerous sidewalks To repair The same
Immediately. and In case such owner or owners
refuses or neglects for period OF twenty four
hours TO repair same the id street commits
Sioner shall Immediately proce d TO repair CHI
dangerous sidewalk. reporting the cost and ex.
pense in the same manner as in case Of making
const -ucting. rebuild ng maintaining or rep ir-
ing OF sidewalks after written notice rs herein
tofore plo' ided.
Sec. 10. Upon fling the report of said
street commissioner as provided for i'm the
proceeding section, the common council shall
by resolution order the said clerk to notify
wards in said city wherein such sidewalks
have been made. constructed rebuilt mair =
tanned or repaired, by said street street com
missioner with the description thereof To
assess the several amounts reported by said
street commissioner and the amount of all
expenses incurred 10y the common council
thereby upon the lot or promises adjacent TO
or dbntting upon such sidewalk as provided
in section four of lapter tw, nty-eight uf
the Charter of the city of Bedding.
Sec IL. In the construction Or laying. or
~ ~ u
and material deposited i'm any such street or
avenue of such city shall be well guarded.
both by night and day against accident of
persons or property. during the entire pro-
greSs of any such construction. LAYING or re e
building And every person or persons C 7
poratiOn, association. officer or individual
construction or laying or rebuilding any such
walk on any street or avenue in said city.
whether by contract or otherwise shall be
held liable To the city OF Belding for any or
all damages or costs recovered against il on
account of any carelessneSS or negligence i'm
that re gard on their part And in addition to
the barriers necessary in such cases to be
erected for the protection of persons and
property against accident. a sufficient num-
Der of red lights must be maintained at night
from shutdown to sunrise, as shall be suffc-
ent to warn pedestrians of the dangerous
condition OF the locality. ANY violation of
the provisions of this section shall subject
the person or persons violating the same "a
the penalties imposed In Suct eeding section
of this ord nance.
Sec. -. All entrances. cellarways anu
openings LOT the purpose OF access or the al.
mission OF light To the easements of the eel
lars of buildings on the streets and avenues
or portions thereof all be so constructed
and maintained that said entrances. stair
ways and other openings shall not encroach
or occupy more than three feet of said side
walk adjoining the front building line of the
buildings on such streets. All manhole GOV %
erS and all rings on sidewalks shall be GOV
cred and uniform to the surface of the side
walk, and the manhole plates shah be coun
tersunk In the said sidewalks SO that - CHI
covers, plates or rings shall not project above
the sidewalk
Sec. Is Any person or persons who shall
violote any provision or the requirements OF
this ordinance. on conviction thereof, shall
be punished by fine of not less than ten dol
lars and not more than one hundred dollars.
and cost OF prosecution, or by Imprisonment
In the county Jail of ionia, In the discretion
of the court or magistrate before whom the
conviction may be had, for period of not
less than ave days andnot more than min ETY.
days.
Sec. Ia. Ordinance number 10 of the city
of Beldlng entitled, AN ordinance regulat-
ing the construction of sidewalks and the re
pairing of same 10 be known as ordinance
number IL of the city of Belding authorized
by chapter twenty eight of charter" passed
August "a, A. d. 1894; and ordinance number
forty six of the city of Belding entitled. IAN
ordinance prohibiting building or construc-
ton OF wood sidewalks ia and upon the
streets of the city of Belding except by the
permission os the common council" and
n aSSad the 9Th of nd oil