Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-05
Ordinance No. "a.
An ordinance providing for the. construction
and repair of sidewalks within the city OF
Montpelier, Idaho.

and repair of sidewalks within the city or
Montpelier, Idaho.
Be 1t ordained by the mayor and council of
OF the city Of Montpelier, Idaho.
Section. l.. The city council may, at any
regular meeting or at any special meeting
called for that purpose, by q vote Of
three-fourths of the members elected to
said council, or by q vote Of q majority Of the
council upon the petition of three -fourths of the
property owners of not less than one side Of q
block, by an order entered upon the minutes of
such meeting, direct the construction of side
walks on any street, block or part OF o block
within the corporate limits OF the city OF Mont
pelier, directing the owner thereof to construct
the same at his expense and upon his failure to
do SO assess the cost OF the construction thereto
on the property in front Of which the same
shall be laid.
Sec. 2. Whenever the city council shall order
any sidewalk constructed as provided in Section
! of this ordinance, It shall be the duty Of the
chief of police Of said city, within five days
after the passage of such order, to serve O writ.
ten or printed notice upon the owner or his
agent OF all properly In front OF which such side.
walk has been ordered laid: II the owner resides
out of the city and his address is known, such
notice shall be sent to him by registered mail
and II he cannot be found and his address is
unknown, such notice shall be published once.a
week for two weeks in some newspaper in said
city, to construct the said side walk In front Of
such property owned by him within thirty days,
Sec. 3. II within thirty days after giving no.
tice, or after the last publication, in case the
owner cannot be found, the owner neglects and
fails to Construct such side walk In front of his
property as ordered. such sidewalk may be
constructed by the city of Montpelier, under the
direction of the chief of police accord, ng 10
plans therefor submitted TO him from the City
Engineer. He shall keep an account Of the cost
of such Sidewalk so constructed in front OF each
lot or part of lot, and after the same has been
completed he shall present to the city council a
detailed statement Of the cost thereof and the
amount assessed against the property owned by
each person in front of whose property such
idewalk shall have been constructed by the
city, and after such account has been approved
by the city council, IL not paid by the owner
thereof within thirty dars thereafter, said city
council shall assess such cost against the prop.
erty owned by each person In front of which
such sidewalks have been constructed by the
city. and the same shall be dnd become q lien
against said property, and such lien shall be en-
forced and foreelosed in manner provided by
law.
Sec. 4. All sidewalks hereafter constructed
on Washington street in said city shall be eight
feet wide, and all sidewalks hereafter con-
strucled on all ether streets in said city shall
be not less than four feet WIDE, and all such
walks shall be placed on a rising incline OF one.
fourth of ali inch to the foot from the curb line
to the lot line.
Sec. 5. AllAsidewalks constructed within the
limits of said city shall conform to the estab
lished street and alley line, and the established
grade thereof, as the said grades now are OF
may hereafter established by the authority OF
said city. All specifications for sidewalks OF
pavements hereafter constructed shall be filed
with the City Engineer, and no sidewalk shall
; be constructed unless the specifications therefor
shall be approved by said City Engineer.
Sec. 6. That there shall be constructed with.
{ In ten months from and after the first day O
october, 1906, concrete sidewalks on both sidel
of Washington street extending from 9th stree
to the Oregon Short Line railroad right Of wa,
q within the city of Montpelier. and that all planl
or wooden sidewalks now In existence on boil
sides of said Washington street from said 81
: street TO the said Oregon Short Line railroa,
{ right of way shall be replaced with c0ncret
sidewalks within the said ten months from tn
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!, the property abutting on said both sides OF sal
= street at their expense. Such sidewalks shal
be eight feet wide Of concrete, built in q goo
% workmanlike manner under the supervision @
the City Engineer and direction OF the Mayo
and city council and In accordance with tn
plans and specifications furni shed therefor b
said City Engineer, and on the grade furnishe
n by said Engineer, and 1t is hereby made the dut
of said CITY Engineer to furnish said MANS an
, specifications and grade under the direction q
the said mayor and city council. All the pre-
visions OF the proceeding sections Of this ord
dinance applicable hereto shall be followed
n the construction of such sidewalks.
Sec. z. That all of the provisions OF section
. l. 2 and 3of this ordinance shall be compile
with in the construction OF the sidewalks herei
provided for, excepting that the owner of an
property abutting on said Washington sire.
q within said limits may construct sidewalks G
that part AUDITING his saia property without