The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15
CITY

AN ORDINANCE to require the own
ers of lots or land abutting on Spring
street south of Troy street in the city
of Tupelo, to have granitoid walks
laid on the side of walks of the street
on which their lots or land abut, on
or by the 1st day of Jan 1906.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the city of
Tupelo that improvements which re-
quire unusual outlay and cost in excess
of the general improvement funds of
the city, are necessary in the building
of side walks on the east side of Spring
street commencing on the south side of
Troy street where it intersects Spring
street and running south to the main
line of the Kansas City, Memphis and
Birmingham Railroad Company and on
the west side Of Spring street COM
mencing at the north side of the main
line of said railroad company and run
ming north to a point where it will join
the side walk in front of Clark Grocery
Co.'S store, laid in obedience to an order
of this board made August 7th, 1905.
Sec. 2. The owners of eachof the sew
eral lots and tracts of land lying along
side, fronting or abutting on the foot
ways or sidewalks on that part of
Spring street described in the first Sec
ton Of this ordinance, is hereby requir-
ed, at his, her or it's own expense, on
or by the 1st day Of Jan. 1906, to grade,
construct and hereafter keep in good
repair, a sidewalk along the entire side
or front of his, her or its lot or land SO
fronting, lying along or abutting said
street, provided, that if the owner of
any lot or land shall have heretofore
constlu ted a granitoid sidewalk along
his lot in substantial compliance with
the requirements herein. and keeps the
same in repair it shall be deemed a CON
p'iance herewith. Said sidewalks shall
he of uniform width along said street
and so graded as to make an even,
smooth footing and shall conform in
grade, width and appearance, as near
as practicable - adjoining gran;toid
sidewalks heretofore laid.
Sec. 8. If any wner or owners of
any lot or lands lying along, fronting
or AUDITING said street or sidewalk shall
| fail or refuse to construct such sidewalk
as is herein required, within said time,
the street commissioner shall, after the
expiration of said time after this ordi-
nance becomes operative, that is after
| the 1st day of Jan 1905, and after Civ
ing five days notice to the wne or
occupant Of the lot or land in front of,
or along which no side walks have been
constructed as above required, under
the cheapest and best contract possible
and he shall keep ar account of the
actual cost of making such improve
ments along or in front of each lot and
shall make an accurate report of said
cost to the Mayor and Beard of Alder
men at the next regular meeting after
the completion of the work for their
a prevail and a special assessment OF
the said cost with ten per cent. inter-
est add tional and such attorneys fee
as the law may allow shall be made
against the lot or lands so improved.
(, each lot or piece of land to be assessed
according to the number of feet along
side or in front OF which the walk is
laid.
Sec. a. That this ordinance shall take
| effect and be in force from and after
it's passage and proper publication
| thereof.
The above ordinance was adopted at
a regular meeting of the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen held Dec. 5, 1905,
the same having been reduced to writ
ing prior to it's passage and read over
andssconsidered section at a time and so
voted on by a yea and nay vote, there
being four members present, all voting
yea on each and every section.
This December 9Th, 1905.
! w. D. ANDERSON, Mayor.
r D. PORTER, City Clerk.