Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-05-20
Ordinance No. 40.
An Ordinance Requiring The
Paving of Certain Streets in
The Town Of Snow Hill,
Maryland.


Mayor and Council of Snow Hill, That
all owners of real estate abutting on
any of the following streets be and
they are hereby ordered and directed,
within six months after the passage of
this ordinance, to pave the sidewalks
in front of such real estate as may here
matter be directed. said paving to be
done under the direction of the Mayor
and Council: all owners of real estate
abutting on Federal Street between
Ross's Alley and Bay Street are re-
quired to pave, at their own cost and
expense, all sidewalks in front of said
real estate with hard paving brick or
cement blocks or cement concrete, the
outside of which pavement shall be
sixty inches from the building line of
such real estate, which said building
line shall be established by the Mayor
and Council, and the height and fall of
all pavementS to conform to the street
or gutter curbs as set by said Mayor
and Council; which pavements if of
hard brick or cement blocks shall be
sixty inches wide and if of cement
concrete may be forty-eight inches
wide.
All owners of real estate abutting on
Washington Street between Federal
Street and Market Street are required
to pave, at their own cost and expense,
the sidewalks in front of their property
in the same manner and of the same
material as are herein specified for
Federal Street, except that the outside
OF such. pavements must be sixty-six
inches from the building line, which
pavements, if of hard brick or cement
blocks, must be sixty-six inches wide,
but if of cement concrete may be fifty
four inches wide.
All owners of real estate abutting on
Washington Street between Market
Street and the River Switch of the ID.
M. & v. Railroad, and on Market Street
between Washington Street and Bank
Street and on Bank Street from Market
Street to Green Street and on Green
Street from Bank Street to Washing
ton Street and on Pearl Street from
Green Street to Market Street are re-
quired to pave, at their own cost and
expense, all sidewalks in front of said
real estate solidly from the building
line to the outside of street curb to be
established and set by the Mayor and
Council, the height and fall of said
pavements to conform to said curb to
be established and set as aforesaid. The
material to be used as specified for
Federal Street.
All owners of real estate abutting on
Market Street between Bank Street
and Morris Street are required to pave,
at their own cost and expense, the side
walks in front of their property in the
same manner and of the same material
as are hereinbefore specified for Federal
Street.
All owners of real estate abutting on
between Market Street and Martin
Street and on Washington Street be-
tween Federal Street and Powell Street
and on Bay Street between Martin
Street and Market Street and on Court
Street between Franklin and Washing
ton Streets are required to pave, at
their own cost and expense, within
eighteen months after the passage of
this ordinance, all sidewalks in front of
said real estate of the same material
and the same width as specified for
Federal Street, the height of all pave
ments to conform to the crown of the
street or as may be directed by said
Mayor and Council.
Section 2. And be it further enacted.
That when any of the pavements here
inbefore provided for shall need repairs,
the owners thereof are required. upon
notice given by the Mayor and Council,
to make the necessary repairs within a
reasonable time, and if said owner or
owners neglect or refuse to make said
repairs, the same may be made by the
Mayor and Council and the cost thereof
collected as hereinafter provided for.
Section 3. And be it further enacted,
That if any such owner or owners as
aforesaid shall refuse or neglect to
comply with the provisions of this
ordinance and shall not pave or repair
as directed in front of his, her or their
property within the time specified. pro-
posals for the performance of the said
work will be requested and the same
will be done by contract under the di-
rection of the Mayor and Council and
said contract price shall become lien
against said property, collectible by
action at law.
Passed at a special meeting of the
Mayor and Council held Nav 18th. 1905.
b. T. TRUITT,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Approved May 18th.
w. ID. CoRDDRY, JR.:
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