The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-10-28
An Ordinance Regulating the Building
aud Maintaining of Sidewalks.

OF PERSONS, lTm OF corporation,
owning real estate in this city
fronting upon or lying along any
street or avenue, to build side
walks and construct curbing in
front of and along such real estate
at their own expense, as hereinaf-
ter provided.
Art 2. The curbing for side
walks shall be constructed upon
and along the curb line and IN
conformity with the proper grade,
as such curb line and grade is es-
tablished by the City Engineer;
and also that all sidewalks shall |
be constructed and built in con-
formity with such grade.
Art. 3. The curb line shall be
established as follows, to-wit:
thirty-fve feet from the establish
ed center of all streets one hum
dred feet wide; twenty-eight feet
from the established center of all
streets eighty feet wide; and twen-
ty feet from the established CEN
ter of all streets sixty feet wide;
and all sidewalks shall be built to
within three feet of the curbing
on all sixty and eighty feet
streets, and to within five feet of
the curbing on all streets one
hundred feet wide; provided, that
the walk in front of business |
houses shall be at least twelve feet
wide, and the walk in front of all
business houses shall be built out |
to the CURLING, the space between
The outer edge of the walk and the
curbing being for trees and grass .
Art. 4. The sidewalks included |
within the fire limits of the city
shall be built and constructed of
stone, cement. asphalt or con-
crete, and the curbing to be made |
of stone or concrete. 1t is. how
ever, provided that the City Coun-
Gil may, by special resolution. at
meeting where two-thirds of the
Council are present, allow side \
walks to be built of other material
within the fire limits. when so Pc
titioned by property owners. The
sidewalks along all the remaining
streets shall be made of stone, ce-
ment, asphalt, artificial stone or
gravel, the curbng to he made Of
stone. concrete or wood; provid-
ed, that if any sidewalk is made
under the provisions of this Ordi-
nance, of any material ex-
c-pt gravel. then the curbing along
such sidewalk shall be made of
stone or concrete.
Art. 5. All sidewalks that are
now made of any material except
wood shall rot be rebuilt simply
to comply with the provisions of
this Ordinance, unless by a reso-
luton to that effect passed by a
full board of the City Council, or
unless such sidewalks become Oh
lapidated and in need of snbstan-
tial repairs, which facts are to he
determined by the City Council
and resolution to that effect
passed by majority of the City
Council.
Art. 6. Upon the passage of
resolutions referred to in the pre-
cedng article, such notices shall
be issued and served as provided
for IN article s of this Ordinance.
and such sidewalks shall be re-
moved subject to the penalties
prescribed in said article s.
Art Z. All wooden sidewalks
now constructed within the fire
limits shall he permitted to re-
main until they become in need
of substantial repairs and dilapi-
dated, which facts are to he de-
termined by the City Council and
II resolution to that effect passed
when and after which said wooden
sidewalks shall be removed and
such sidewalks constructed as will
I've in compliance with this Ordl-
aance in case of first building.
Art. s. Upon the passage of the
! resolution mentioned in the pre-
vious Eticle. Number 3. of this
Ordinance. II notice thereof sign
ed by the Mayor and attested by
the City Secretary shall be served
personally upon the owner of
the real estate referred to in said
resolution, if he can lie found in
this city; if not, then upon
the agent Of said property;
and if the owner or
agent OF said property shall fail
TO remove said dilapidated side
walk within ten days after service
Of ,ald no. &c. he shall be fined in
any sum not less than ten Ior
more than one hundred dollars
upon conviction before the May
or's or Recorders Court, and each
day said sidewalk shall be per-
mitted to remain shall be u sepa-
rate otfense, and the City Council
shall by resolution declare said