The Tupelo journal., 1905-08-11
CITY ORDINANCES

CITY ORDINANCES.
An ordinance to require the owners
of lots abutting on certain streets in
the city of Tupelo to have Granitoid
walks laid on the side walks of the
street on which their lots abut, on or
by the 18th day of October, 1905.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen, of the
city of Tupelo, that improvements
which require unusual outlay, and cost
in excess of the general improvement
funds of the city, are necessary in the
building of side walks on the west side
Spring street south of Jefferson street
and north of the right of way of the
X. C. M & B. r. r. Co., and also on
the east side of Spring street south of
Jefferson street and north of Troy
street; and also on the east side of
Broadway street south of Jefferson
and north of Magazine and on west side
of Broadway south of Court street
and north Of Troy street; and on both
sides of Court street west of Spring
street, and east of Broadway, and on
both sides of Main street west of
the Mobile and Ohio r. r. line and cas-
of Broadway, and on both sides of
Troy street west of the Mobile & Ohio
railroad line and east of Broadway.
Section 2. The owners of the several
lots lying alongside, fronting, abutting
on the footways, or sidewalks on the
several streets described in the first
section of this ordinance is hereby or
expense on or before the 18th day of
nat 1anE ~ ~ral1 oapcfr1rot ond hnrn.
expense to grade, construct and here
after keep in good redalr a sidewalk
along the entire side or front of his her
lot or lots, SO fronting, lying along or
abutting said streets, within twenty
days after this ordinance becomes oper-
alive, provided, that if the owner of
any lot shall have heretofore construct
ed a granitoid sidewalk along his Lot in
substantial compliance with the re-
quireraeuts herein, and keeps the same
in repair, it shall be deemed a COM
pliance herewith. Said side walks
shall be of uniform width along said
streets, and so graded as to make
an even, smooth footing, and shall con-
form in grade, width and appearance,
as near as practicable to adjoining
granitoid sidewalks heretofore laid.
The sidewalks on Main street and
Troy and Spring street shall be of
equal width with the widest granitoid
sidewalk now laid on each of the said
streets, except those on the west side
of Spring Street north of Court street,
which shall be of the width hereinafter
provided.
Section 3. The sidewalks hereinbe-
fore provided for on Court street and
those on the east side of Broadway and
those on Spring street nnrth OF Court
street, shall be at least six feet wide
and shall be built in all other respects
as required by section Two of this
ordinance.
Section a. Those on Troy street shall
be of equal width with the walks on
north side of the Read Hotel, acd shall
be otherwise built as required in sec
ton s'Two'' of this ordinanbe.
Section 5. If any owner or owners of
any lot or lots, lying along, fronting or
abutting said streets or side walks shall
fail or refuse to construct such side
walks as is herein required. within said
time, the street commissio e shall after
the expiration of said time after this
ordinance becomes operative, that is
after October fifteenth 1905, and
after giving five days notice to the
owners or occupants of the lot or lots,
in front of, or along which 10 side
walks have been constructed as above
required, proceed at the expense OF the
city to have. said sidewalks constructed
as above required, under the cheapest
and best contract possible and he shall
keep account of the actual cost of max
ing such improvements along or IN front
of each lot and shall make an accurate
report of said cost to the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen at the next regular
meeting after the completion of the
work for their approval, and a special
assessment of the said cost, with ten
per cent interest additional and such
attorneys fee as the law may allow,
shall be made against the lot or lots so
improved, each lot to be assessed &C
cording to the number of feet along
side or in front of which the walk is laid.
Section 6. That where said streets
are intersected by public alleys or pass
in front of property which belongs to
the city of Tupelo the expense of such
work shall be borne by the city; but IN
all other cases by the owners of the lots.
Sec. 7.That this ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its
passage and proper publication thereof.
The above ordinance was adopted at
a regular adjourned meeting OF the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen, held
August, 7th' 1905, the same having
been read wei and considered section
at a time before being voted on and the
vote taken on one section at a time by
a yea and nay vote, there being a quo
rum present, and all voting yea on each
and every section of SAID ordinance.
w. D. ANDERSON, Mayor.
R. d. PORTER, City Clerk.
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