The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-06-27
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Ordinance No. 3.
New Series.


AN ORDINANCE, amending Ordi
nance No. 1, New Series, requiring the
construction and repair ofsidewalks and
banquettes on and along the beach side
of Front street or Road in the CITY of
Bay St. Louis so hs to strike out Sec
tion thereof and to REQUIRE a report of
the Street Commissioned in ten days.
Section l. That all owners of real es-
tate fronting upon the Bay Of st. Louis,
or seashore, within the corporate limits OF
said town and upon what is known as the
beach side OF the Front road, are hereby
required to erect and maintain suifi-
cient and suitable banquette or sidewalk
IN 'front.' OF their premises and adjacent
10 that portion of their lots which Adults
upon the said Front street or road lying
between the said street and the waters
edge. Said banquette shall not be less
that six feet wide, nor more than ten
feet wide and shall be constructed of
Garth, shells, lumber, or other such sub
stantial material as may be approved by
the Street Commissioner OF the city Of
Bay st. Louis, and the said banquette
shall be so constructed along the whole
width and front of the lots owned by the
several property owners fronting upon
bhc Stiu Ddy OF Dedcl.
Section 2. Be 1t further ordained, i,
That the said sidewalk or banquette so
required to be constructed by Section
One hereof shall be protected by proper
and suitable means to prevent the wash
ing or destruction thereof from storms
on washes, and the owner or owners shall
at all times preserve and keep the same
IN repair so as 10 prevent the washing
thereof and so as to prevent the washing
OF the front or beach road lying inside
and north and west Of the said beach or
waters edge.
Section 3. Be it ordained, That all
owners of front or beach lots within said
city abutting upon the Bay of st. Louis,
Gulf OF Mexico, or waters edge, and ly-
ing between the front or beach road and
the waters edge, on which proper, suit
able and sufficient sidewalks, banuuettes
and protection, as required by the
preceding sections of this ordinance
have not been erected and provided,
shall, within sixty days from the pass
age hereof put the same in repair and
erect such projections as are hereinbe.
fore required, and failing so TO do it is
hereby made the duty of the Street
Commissioner upon the direction, either
| by resolution or ordinance of the Board
OF Mayor and Aldermen of the city OF
| Bay st. Louis, as hereinafter provided
for, TO proceed to place the said side
walks, banquettes, and front in proper
condition as required by the terms here
of, the cost whereof shall be recovered
in any court Of competent jurisdiction OF
and from the owner thereof under and
by virtue OF the provisions OF Section
Forty-six or the Charter of the City oil
Bay st. Louis.
Section 4. Be it further ordained
That the Street Commissioner Is hereby
directed and required within ten (i0)
| from the passage OF this ordinance to re-
portin writing to this board the several
lots in said city with the names OF the
owners thereof, on which sidewalks and
banquettes as provided herein do not ex-
ist or are not constructed as we'll as those
on which the said sidewalks and ban
quettes are out of repair, and within said
time shall serve notice upon the own
ers OF said premises, which notice shall
be in the following form, to-wit:--
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