The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-09-14
Notice to Construct Sidewalks.

To The several owners and occupants of the
lots and pare Is of land hereinafter described:
lom ~, ana each OF You are hereby notified that
a. a. meeting OF the City council of the City of
slsseton, South Dakota. held August 81 1906 it
was proposed to construct new cement side
walk along the following described lots and
parcels OF land in the City of Sisseton South
Dakota to witt on the east end of lots thirteen
I'D fourteen en- "a fifteen U5,. sixteen as,
twenty ,20) twenty one t2D and TWEEN ~ two (22)
of block twenty tive (25) such walk to be eight
(s) feet IN With and of cement as hereinafter
stated also on the south side of lot twenty
Tour '2I OF block nine (9) such walk to be ~
feet In width and of cement as hereirlafter
stated. and
Whereas. Or September 8. 1905, /; resolution
was passed pursuant to notice thereof duly
given and posted, ordering the construction of
sidewalks along the lots hereinbefore men
lloned, and such walks to be constructed of
and at the expense of the owners of the sever.
al described tracts of land along said lots and
parcels OF land herein5efore described and
according to the following specifications: the
earth shall first be levelled Off and brought to
q true and even grade six 10y inches below the
finished grade 60, OF the proposed sidewalk; this
enrth snail then be thoroughly ramed and
then covered with a bed of sand or gravel of
from to two and onehalf inches III thick
ness after TINS foundation has been thoroughly
compressed by ramming; there shall be spread
thereon bed of concrete three inches In thick
ness his concrete shall be throughly tamped
posed of the following proportions of cement
sand and gravel: one par by measure of the
best Portland cement. equal in quality 10
Alpha. Vulcanite or Whitehall brands TO five
parts by measureof good. clean sharp sand
and gravel, this material shall be first mixed
dry In thorough manner by turning nj least
two times: 1t shall then be wetted to the con
sstency of thick mortar; after being nut in
place this concrete shall be struck off With a
straight edge to an even surface and top coat
placed thereon consisting of one part Of said
cement to two parts of good, clean lake sand.
at least one inch in thickness; this top coat
shall then be travelled into the con, rete thor
oughly and smoothed off to an even surface
with q trowel and cat into squares of rectan-
gular blocks, not exceeding four feet the largest
way; this top coat shall be given a rough finish
with what Is commonly known as a float; at
least one barrel of cement shall be used in
constructing each sixty (6O) feet of sidewalk.
shall be SO constructed and complet d on or
before September 30, 1905.
You are further notified. that iii pursuance
to said resolution you are hereby required to
construct and complete said sidewalks IN
accordance with said specifications and along
the above described lots and parcels of land at
your own expense not later than September
80, 1903. and that unless the same are so CON
structed within said time the same will be
built and constructed by the City of Sisseton
and the cost thereof assessed against said lots
and PARCELS pa Of Land and according e Law.
Street Commissioner of said City