The weekly Corinthian., 1905-06-21
AN ORDINANCE.


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Section l. Be 1t ordained by the
Board of Mayor aud Aldermen, IN Spe-
cisl call meeting asse oled, the End
day Of May, 100, that improvements
are necessary in grading. laying, build
ing and constructing certain sidewalks,
Eve feet wide, in the City OF Corlnth,
along the following streets, to-wit:
Along the North side OF Tate Street,
from the right-ot-way OF the M q o,
R. r. to its intersection with Fillmore
Street.
Along both sides OF flllmore Street,
from Tate Street to Main Street, ex-
eept 100 feet on both sides of said
street, tue same being the right-of-way
OF the Southern Railway, walks abut'
ting Blocks 26 Il ~ feet on South side
Of Block 20, Blocks 81, 50, q %, and
the South Half of Block 81.
Section 2 That said side walks
shall be graded, laid, built and con-
structed as follows:
The grade of said walks shall con-
form as near as is practical to the gem
eral lay of the abutting property,
where either excavating or filling shall
be necessary, the same to the depth of
six inches shall be done by the con
tractor, and subgrade of earth or
cinders established four inches below
the top line of the finished walk,
which said subgrade shall be thor
oughly rolled, or tamped, until solid.
Upon this foundation shall be placed
concrete to consist of three ami one.
quarter inches of gravel, sand and ce-
ment, mixed in the proportion of one
part cement three parts clean, sharp
sand and four parts clean gravel, with
sufficient amount of water SO that
when properly placed forms and tamp-
ed. the surface shall show a hight film
of water under tamper. The finish
coat three-uuarters of an inch in thick
ness to consist of one part cement and
two parts clean, sharp sand to be plac-
ad on concrete after dnstinor snrfaca ~
concrete with pure drv cement and he
fore concrete has beoun tn set. The
surface of the finish coat to he dusted
with drv cement and Heated and trovvI-
ed TO a trne and even surface. All con-
crete and finish COAT 10 he cut into
blocks moi larger than six feet souare,
with orooved irints and rounded ad-
ges. Said walks 10 be laid buiit and
constructed so as TO he five feet in
width. An vorl. N he done IN a neat
ana vorlxmanlilxo manner and tn the
entire satifaction of the snecial com
mittee To he hereafter apnointed NV
the Roard of Ma.vor and Aldermen
Section . That a snecial committee
of three of the members Of the Roard
of Mavor and Aldermen shall ba am
pointea bv the mavor The dnties of
this com nSittee shall he to insnect All
work and materials. to ascertain If
thew come up to the specifications as
provided in Section 2 of this ordinance
and 10 accent said walk from the CON
tractor as thew are COMPLETED. And to
nerform all other duties prescribed in
fhis ordinance
Section q. That the owners OF the
lots or parcels of land lying along and
a abuttinp on the streets mentioned in
Abe first section of this ordinance, where
aid improvements are declared oy the
board of mayor and aldermen to be
necessary, that they, and each of the m,
be, and they are hereby directed and
reqrired, at their own sole cost and
expense, within fiftv days of the date
OF the last publication of this ordin-
ance, to grade, lay, build and construct
and hereafter keep in repair, side
walk of the dimensions and material
specified in the second section of this
ordinance. Provided, that if, within
twenty days from the date of the last
publication OF this ordinance, major
ity of all of the resident owners OF
land along said streets men toned in
the first section of this ordinance abut-
ting which the said improvements are
ordered to be made, shall file with the
city clerk their protest in writing
against such improvements, then said
owners shall not be required to make
the improvements declared to be nee
essary in this ordinance.
Section .. That, If no protest be
fled as provided in Section 4 of this
ordinance, and the owner or owners of
lots or parcels of land lying along and
abutting on the streets mentioned in
the first section of this ordinance, where
Improvements are declared to be nee
essary, have not, within fifty davs
from the date of the last publication
ofthis ordinance, made such improve
ments as are declared to be necessary
in the first section OF this ordinance in
the manner and zaa0rdino fo thu