The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-05-11
Ordinance No. Is.

An Ordinance Relating to the Construction and
Repair of Sidewalks, How and of What Ma
terials the Same Shall be Built, and Prescribe
ing the Dimensions Thereof. !.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the
City of Hope, North Dakota:
SECTION +. That whenever the City Council
Of the said City of Hope, North Dakota, shall
work shall be done under the supervision and
direction of the Street Commissioners, and shall
conform to a uniform and established grade.
SECTION 2. (Inconbustible Sidewalks, Where
and How Constructed). All sidewalks and
street crossings hereafter constructed within the
fire limits of the said City OF Hope, shall be of
brick, stone, cement or other inco1nbustible ma
terial imbedded upon a proper, solid and pernla-
nent foundation Of incombustible material. No
wooden sidewalk within the fire limits of said
City of Hope, shall be hereafter renewed, altered
or repaired, except to protect the public from i'm
mediate danger and accidents; and when any
such sidewalk shall have been damaged by fire,
decay or otherwise to the extent of terls(10) per
cent. of the value thereof. it shall be Immediately
removed and replaced and rebuilt with an incom-
bustible walk of the materials hereinbefore in
| this section specified. Such damage shall be
ascertained in the same manner as damage to
wooden buildings in the said fire limits.
SECTION 3. Any person, firm or corporation
desiring to utilize the space under any of said
sidewalks, In front of or alongside any building
owned by him or them, shall construct a brick,
stone or cement wall, not less than eighteen
inches thick, to retain the roadway of the street.
and shall support said walk with iron, brick or
stone walls of sufficient strength to Safely carry
a load of one Thousand pounds to the square foot,
exclusive of the weight Of the materials used in
the construction of such walk; and any openings
in such walks, shall be covered with prismatic
lights in iron frames, or with iron covers having
Il rough service.
SECTION 4. Ali sidewalks hereafter built or
rebuilt in any part of the said Citvo of Hope, outside
the said fire limits, may be constructed in the
manner hereinbcsore specified, or the same may
by constructed OF planks two inches thick, laid
upon and well and securely spiked to s%tringers
two by six inches, placed On edge and substan-
TALLY supported by blocking Of wood, stone, or
brick. The openings between the p!anks shall
not exceed one-half inch in width.
All W within the fire limits of said City
of hope, shall be of a uniform width of ten (1O)
feet; and all sidewalks outside of the said fire
limits of said City shall be of a uniform
width of four feet six inches; and shall be laid SO
as to leave a space of twelve inches between the
inner border of said walk and the adjacent prop
erty.
SEcr1oN S. Any person who shall violate any
of the provisions Of this Ordinance shall, upon
conviction thereof, be subject to a fine Of not less
than Five dollars $500 nor more than Twenty
five dollars 1925 00) for each offense, and each
days maintenance of any sidewalk built, re-
built or repaired In violation of any Of the pro
visions of Section Two of this Ordinance shall be
deemed a separate offense.
Read the first time, May LIST, 1905.
Read the second lime, May 9Th, 1905.
Passed May Sth, zoos.
Approved May 8th, 1905.
GEO. A. WARNER,
Attest: Mayer.
GEO. a. FEAp,
Seal. City Auditor.
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