The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1903-02-14
AN ORDINANCE y

Relative to Sidewalks, fixing the width there
of, defining the mode of construction, the
! material to be used. and dlStrlctng th'
| town into sidewalk districts.
Section /. BE it ordained by the Mayor and
| Board OF Aldermen, that the sidewalks or ban
quets in the town OF OpelOusas shall be not
forty feet wide, and not less than five feet wide
Oh streets forty feet wide. The word sidewalk
| or banquet shall include the curbing thereof.
Section 2. Be it ordained, etc, that the side
walks Of the town of Opel0usas shall be divided
into four classes. The first class sidewalks shall
be built Of ShiIlinger asphalt, cement. or of a
material equally as good. The cErbIng OF Grst
class sidewalks shall be OF brick.
The second class sidewalks shall be Of gravel
or pounded SHELL OF material equally I3 good,
laid not less than four inches deep The curb
ing OF second class sidewalks shall be the same
as the first class.
The third class sidewalks sha consist of
wood curhinS filled III anG leyeled with dir.
The fourth class sidewalk alialt be of dirt,
filled and levelled without curhMg.
Provided, that when the Board ot Aldermen
designate thar certain sidewalk he built. the
owners Of the property ahuttinS the sidewalk
may petition the Board of Aldermen to have
said sidewalk built of material of a higher class
than is provided for that portion OF town in
which petitioners reside, and the Board may
grant the petition.
Section g. Be it further ordained, etc. that
nothing less than first class sidew alks shall be
built on the following streets: On ian street
from North street 10 Vine street, on Landry
street from Union street to Bayou lesson; on
Bellevue street, from Union street to Market
street; or Market street. from Bellevue street
to Landry street, and that nothing less than
second class sidewalks shall lie bnIt on he
following streets: On Main street, from Vine
street to Madison street; on Main street, from
North street to Cheney street; on Court street.
from Vine street to jefferson street; on Court
street. from North street t" Cheney street; on
Union street from Cbene! street TO Cherry
street; Market street, from i4inttry street TO
Cherry street; on Market street. from Bellevue
street. to Cheney street; on Bellevue street,
from Market street to Snr rthern Pacific Rail.
road track; on Landry stree from Bayou Tes-
son to Southern Pacific 'oad track; on
Bellevue street. from Union rlfeet to Lombard
street; On Landry street, FROM Union street to
Lombard street; on North street, from Union
street to Southern Pacific Railroad track; on
GrolHC street, from GrOlee av. nue. to Southern
Pacific Railroad track; on Vine street, from
Union street to Market street; on South street,
f ON Walnut street TO Market street; on Cherry
street, from Union street to Market street; or
Liberty street. from Vine street to GrOlee
street; on Railroad avenue. from Vine street to
Grolee street. and that nothing less than third
class sidewalks shall be built on the following
streets: On Main street, from Madison street
to corporation line; on Court street, from
Cheney etreet to Convent street; on Main
street, from Cheney street to Convent street;
on Union street, from Cherry street to Madison
street; on Union street, from Cheney street to
Convent street; on North street. from Union
street to Lombard street; on Walnut street,
from Landry street to Grolee street, and that
nothing less than fourth class sidewalks shall
be built on the following streets: On Main
street, from Convent street to corporation line;
On Court street, from Convent street to Gorpor-
alton line; On Union street, from Madison street
to corporation line; on Union street, from Con
vent street to corporation line; on Market
street, from Cherry street to corporation line;
cn Market street, from Cheney street to cor
poratiOn line; on Bellevue street, from Lom-
bard street to corporation line; OH Landry
street, from Lombard street to corporation
line; on North street, from Lombard street to
corporation line; on South street, from Walnut
street to corporation line, and on both sides of
the said streets included IN all Of the said
classes.
Section 4. Bo it further ordained. etc, that
all levels and grades for the sidewalks shall be
furnished by the city surveyor, and cost OF
same shall be added TO cost of construction
Section 5. BE 1t further ordained, etc, that
all ordinances Or resolutions, or parts thereof,
II conflict with this ordinance he and are here
BY repealed. ii. D. LARCADE,
W. X, COCHRAN, Clerk. Mayor pro tenn.
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