Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-11-02
New Town Ordinances.
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be the duty of the street commissioner
OF said town to repair or cause to be
repaired without notice to the proper
ty owners all broken or defective side
walks within the town limits, and shall
return an itemized statement of the
costs of such repair, such statement to
contain the name of the owner, if
known, the description of the property
and the costs of such repair; and the
said costs shall be assessed against
the property in front of which such
sidewalk has been repaired, and shall
be certified to the County Auditor to
be collected as other taxes.
SECTION 8. All sidewalks shall be
made uniform as to material, width
and grade as far as practica BILE and I'M
less different width shall be specified
in the resolution passed by the coun-
Gil ordering the construction of the
sidewalks, all SIDEWALKS throughout
the residence portion of the town shall
be constructed at least four feet in
width and twelve inches from the lot
line. The curb line shall be thirteen
feet from the lot line. Throughout the
business portion of the town the same
shall be constructed as follows:
South side block two to be 8 ft.wide
west side block two to be 6 #. wide,
south side block three to be 10 #.
wide, north side block six to be #.
wide, east side block to be fit. wide,
north half, east side block to be 6 #.
wide, the east forty-nine feet of north
side block to be 8 it. wide. The west
40 IT. on south side block to be it.
wide, curb line on business block to
be out side edge of walk unless other
wise specified by the resolution of the
town council ordering the construc-
ton of such sidewalk.
SECTION 8. In all cases where the
construction of the sidewalks on the
esta bllshed grade would result in the
obstruction of valuable shade trees,
such sidewalks may be placed at such
helght above the grade, and in such
position as the town council NAV by
resolution determine.
SECTION 10. All walks shall be
constructed of cement or flint brick.
Cement walks shall be constructed of
inches of gravel and Portland cement
one part cement and four parts gravel,
top coat to be one inch thick one part
cement and two parts sand, upon solid
dirt foundation. Brick walks to be
constructed with whole flint brick
upon foundation of four inches of
solid cinder or gravel and two inches
of sand on top, on solid dirt founda-
ton. All walks shall be made level
as to width, throughout the resident
portion town
| SECTION IL. Ordinance No. Is of
this town passed August 10, 1881,
published August %. 1881, entitled:
can ordinance providing for the
construction of sidewalks and for
the levymg and collecting of
special assessments therefor" and all
ordinances, or parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Passed and approved Oct. 80, 1905.
Published Nov. 2, 1905.
GEORGE e. NICHOLS,
Mayor.
V. b. HELLYEp,
Town Clerk.
Ordinance No 40.
An ordinance esta blishing side
walk grade in the town of Extra,
Iowa, on the streets thereof.
Be it ordained by the Common
Council of the town of Extra, Iowa:
SECTION l. That the grades of
streets in said town between the
curb lines and the lot lines, to be
known as the sidewalk grades, be
esta blished as follows:
BLOCK1 1.
From the southwest corner of
block at top of cement walk to the
north end of the K. of P. Hall, the
cement walk to be considered on
/ n 10
northwest corner of block to a
stake at surface of ground, then
plane to the northeast corner of
block, at surface of ground, then
plane to center of alley, then plane
to the southeast corner of block to
connect with brick walk. The ce-
ment and brick walk on south side
of said block to be considered on
grade.
From the top of stake at the
northeast corner of block, plane
south to connect with cement walk,
said cement walk now on grade 10
he southeast corner OF block, then
plane to the southwest corner of
block as the cement walk is now
laid, the part of walk yet to be made
| to be made uniform with present
walk, then plane to point 1873 feet
north to surface of ground then plane
to point Is inches below the top
of wall OF Lumber shed at the north
west corner of block. then plane TO
northeast corner of block.
BLOCK 3.
From top of cement walk at
northeast corner, plane south to
south end of said cement walk, tn. n
plane south to point to connect
with brick walk, then plane on said
brick walk to the southeast corner
of block. The walk on the south
side of block being on grade then
plane north on brick walk to north
end, thereof, then plane to the
northwest corner of block to
point IL inches above surface of
ground, then plane to the north.
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