The daily tribune., 1905-09-23

Proposed Ordinance-No. $50.
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION 10 SIDE
B. il ordained BY the city council Of the city Of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Section I. Sidewalks shall Be ccnstructsd by
the owners Of property sbutting upon sane, q
& e. s u % pes.
In the manner hereinafter provided
BuILr-REBuILr-REPAIR
Dec Q. That the city council may. Whenever
II shall deem the same necessary, order that .
street in tho city OF Florence for the distance
and within such limits as shall be specified IN
such order: or that any existing sidewalk pe
repaired or removed and a new one built In the
the place thereof Such order may specify the
manner In which such sidewalk shall bc built
repaired or re%oved and tbs material Mn Titn
walk shall be ordered built, rebuilt Or repaired
as Aforesaid, and the owner shall fail to build,
Sons Sy shs order Of sbe city eoune the
expense Of the owner Of the abuttinR property.
WIDTH AND aRADE-MArKRIAL.
Sec. 8. Unless otherwise specified in such
order, every sidewalk shall be constructed as
First, the curb shall be sot 20 that the outside
edge thereof shall be from the lot line dis.
tance equal to one-ffth Of tho whole width OF
Second, that a | sidewalks shall be built OF
cement or suit BILE paving stone in accordance
with the plans and specifications & on aie in tho
Third, all sidewalks shall have curb OF not
less than si1 t6l inches in thickness, and eight
same san viii have a slope to tho bottom OF not less
than two ~ inches in eighteen us) inches III
depth.
city shall be built the entire width from the lot
line to the curb, and all sidewalks in the resi-
dence portions of the city shall BIO fve feet in
eighteen tls) inches from the line OF the lot
All sidewalks shall have slope from the lot line
toward the curb OF % & q. PEI per ioot. Provided i,
the lot line to the curb as provided herein, the
spaces not covered by the walk shall be filed
with gravel or sown to grass, and Kept clean
and free from weeds by the abutting property
owner.
FAILURE TO CONSTRUCT.
Soc. 4. The city clerk shall, upon the passage
OF any further order resolution Of the city
council directing the construction or repair OF
any sidewalk, cause written notice to DO
served on the owner owners Of the property
adjacent to and abutting upon the sidewalk,
to construct the same in accordance with the
provisions OF the ordinance, or said order or
resolution, within the time specified in said
notice., which may be served by delivering
their agent, or by leaving copy thereof at the
usual place OF abode Of. the owner, with any
member OF the owners family over the age OF
fifteen years In case any owner is on-resi-
dent, or his place of abode cannot be found,
then the city clerk shall cause said notice to be
published for four weeks in some weekly news
paper in general circulation in this city.
sAME-CIrY COUNCIL ORDER BUILT
Sec. 5. II at the expiration OF the time for
which said notice is given. the said sidewalks
shall not be built by the owners of the adjacent
or sbuttinx property, then the city council
struct the proper sidewalk as provided by this
iii ordinance, where the same Is directed 70 be
owner OF the abutting property.
sAME-rIME.
When any sidewaiK shall need repairing or
rebuilding to conform to the Requirements of
this ordinance, the city council shall cause
abutting such sidewalk requiring the repair to
be made the rebuilding to be done within
the time specified in said notice. The service
provided In section four; and II the same be
not repaired or rebuilt within the time speci-
ned it shall be repaired or rebuilt in the same
manner and upon the same terms a. herein
provided for the first construction.
oRADE-cIrY ENGINEER.
Sec. !. All sidewalks must be laid to the
established grade of the city which may be
shown y or designated by the city engineer; and
30 designated the city council may direct them
TO BE- rebuilt or repaired as provided in section
ssd. upon nes nss .a...f bou
built. and issue p~rmit and Instructions there
for whensysI, sspplic..ion is made IL due form
setting forth specifically tho locstion and
nature OF the walk to be constructed. All
openinss In sidewalks for the admission Of fuel
iron and glass covers The owner or occupant
of any building used for business purpu SEES In
this city may construct aud maintain, 10 long
poses. upon the sidewalk In front Of said build.
Ing or upon any public alley At the side thereof,
an openins not protectipg more than three fest
pose OF anording ingress to and cgress from the
basement or collar Of such building for BUSH
rs.. purposes; provided, that svsry sush open;
permanent cover or grating Of Iron, or In case .
stairway shall be maintaiued In said opening
81; alley to shs r
ing OF iron. to bo approved by the city engineer
And In case any opening shall bo constructed,
m.intainsd Or Psrmtsitsd 70 sai;s In Az sids
foregoing requirements, the owner OF agent Of
the premises adjoining the same shall Be liable
Of s.oS Tor each day 10 nsslsc,s or % rsisses ito to
epsninS after notice from tho city council 20 to
nxronr-cITI Knornxna.
Bee: 3; Upon the completion Of all such work
directed TO be pcrformed In any one order, the
city engineer ahall forthwith MAKE = report
thereof In writing 70 tbs council Ssid report
sachlot OF parcel Of land or Of each ,, Il OF any
such lot or parcel! Of land, ~ tho case may BE-,
contiguous To which any such sidewalk shall
have bsen constructs Isbuil. or repaired, aud
a clear and accurate description 0f the loea-
tion. character. dimensions and material Of any
such sidewalk SO constructed contiguous 70
each lot or parcel Of land or part thereof, aud
an accurate itemizod account OF all expenses
and outlayr required and incurred In construct
Ing, rebuilding or rcp .irinG, NJ the case may
he, Of each Of said paris OF said sidewalk, and
the name OF zach delinquent to whom such
expenses and outlays are chHrgcablc for tho
rebuilding or repairing OF such
part OF sidewalk
COUNCIL sBALL ACT THEREON.
Sec. 10. Thercupon the council shall proceed
70 assoss and detormine tho amount chargoabls
agsinst each OF said owners and against each
OF said lots parcels Of land or any part there
OF, as the case may be, according to the fact on
accou OF tho construction, rstuiiding or
repair Of any such sidewalk as aforesaid. Said
resolution shall state tho nams OF the owner or
owners, a. tho case may 10, at the time OF said
assessment Of each lot or parcel Of land or part
thereof a. aforesaid, contiguous to which lot or
parcel of land or part thereof a sidewalk shall
have becp constructed, rebuilt or repaired ns
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