Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-05-16
,r,r.t unfinished in the Abilene Weekly
reflector, May 10, 1907
ORDINANCE NO. 2.

lFirst puhllghed IN Tue g,nog
Reflector, May 49, l9OI)
ORDINANCE NO. g.
An ordinance relating to the classification
construction, reconstruction, care an
maintenance Of sidewalks in tho City
Manchester. Kansas.
No II ordained BY the mayor and couucilmei
OF the city Of Manchester, Kansas
q Classes Section 1. All sidewalk
hereafter constructed or reconstructed OF
any street or avenue In the CITY q M hn
chester, shall be Of two classes, designatec
as hrst and second class class c,..s sect,on Q
First class sidewalks shall be hye lol Ieel
wide. including a 4-inch curb, constructed
OF brick, or concrete and cement, CON
forming to the following speclncati9ns
Brick sidewalks Shall 6e . GoRstE oIg n a
bed OF sand at least three (3) inches deep
ali Joints being filled with sand II CON
etructed Of concrete and cement, the ma
ferial so used shall be first approved ~
fhe street commissioner, and the sidewalk
shall be constructed under his supervision.
in accordance with specifications 70 9e inr-
nlshed by him or by the street ana aliey
committee. g..
Is.
four az feet wide, constructed OF prick,
or cement and concrete, CONFORMING ID al
other respects to the specifications pre-
scribed for first class sidewalks. NM.
s. Curbing--Grades Section 4; The
inside edge Of all first class sidewalks all
inside edge of all second class sidewalks
shall be one and one half Il I'D feet from
the lot line, except that where a section
OF second class walk abuts or Joins q Sec
"a. -. Nha AfakA nn n
the second class walk shall be placed on
D line with the outer edge Of the hrst class
walk, All sidewalks shall have q uniform
inclination from the lot line toward the
curb line Of one quarter OF an linen 70
each foot in width. The surface Of the
first and second class walks shall not be
less than one and one half Il I'D inches
above the surface Of the adjoining ground.
They shall be 30 constructed that, allow
ing for the proper. inclination, toward the
shall be on the official grade as estab-
iished by ordinance, unless the city coun-
ell shall order or consent that the walk
DO built higher than the, official grade
O. Curblng-speclhcations Section ?.
walks are required shall be constructed
Of good durable stone or concrete, not
less than four (4) inches thick, and shall
be located 40 that the outer edge OF the
curbing shall be fourteen. ti4l feet from
in designated, on which second class walks
are required shall be located so that the
outer edge Of the curblng shall be ten feet
from the lot line The streets to which
this second class walk and curbing applies
street, Ada street, Fiddock street and
Goddard street, and that part Of Main
street extending from Lima avenue to Lulu
avenue. All curbing In avenues. herein |
Designated, on which second class walks |
n ranu ra1 ha Al
the lot line The avenues to which this
walk and curbing applies are Bonebrake
avenue Robinson avenue, Lima avenue and
Lulu avenue; All stone curbing shall be
edge, and all curbing shall be set on
line from one block corner to the next
block corner, and on the official grade
Established by ordinance.
T. Petition for Sldewalk-0rder Sec
lion o. Upon the presentation to the city
han ten h0useholders Of the city. that q
,idewalk be built on any street or avenue
IN the city, the council may. order the
)wner or owners OF lots abutting on such !
front Of the lots. owned by them within
twenty-five (20) days after the order has -,
leen entered upon the journal Of the city i
md notice thereof served on such owner J,
= owners. ln. the manner hereinafter pro, u
pill to build such sidewalks within the
line specified, the street commissioner
hall, under the direction Of the city !,
0uncil, build the same and report the
ost thereof to the council at It's next /,
s Reconstruction. Section T. Where !,
ldcwalks have previously been built Y
Q petition shall be necessary for
heir reconsiructirn, but the city council
ak Is out Of repair, may order the owner y
+ owners OF the abutting lots to recon "
iruct such sidewalks In accordance with
lie provisions Of this ordinance, and II the
Rner or owners Of such lots shall fail to =,
mild such sidewalk within twenty-five (25) V
lys after such order is made aud notice
ereof served upon him or them. as here
after provided, the street commissioner. .
lder the direction Of the city council, te
NIL build OF. cause such sidewalk to be ~
Tilt. and shall report the cost thereof TO "
9 city council at Its next meeting A.
D. Notice to Buiid--Service Section ~
II shall be the duty Of the city ~
.fk to serve on each person owning lots sl'
ing which sidewalks have been ordered ~ ~
be constructed or reconstructed, no. ~,
Q directed to such person, containing tL
! order OF the city council for the build. 1h
: Of such sidewalks, and In addition wv
sretO the following: au
You are therefore notified that you ~
lat build or cause to be built a good and ~, ~,
bstantinl sidewalk Of the 1870. class cel
ing and In front Of lot No. ....,., on NV
so, street, ip Manchester, owned by ~
a. on or before the ;....... day, Of ~
III BY the city and the cost thereof. to- @. Al
her with the statutory penalty, will be ~
irged to you and assessed as tax upon t tls
{ personal service Of such notice cannot ?
made upon the lot owner or his author Sc
4 agent within the City of Manchester, exl
n copy Of such notice shall be posted ~
the lots Of the owners who cannot be ~ ~
sonally served Aha
d Gr1de-street Commissioner, Duties. \
~ commissioner. when sidewalks are m
cred TO BE- built or rebuilt, 10 furnish Nh'
owners the grade established By or 81
ance. and 70 80 that all sidewalks ein
eafler constructed or reconstructed nhe
Il conform 70 the Hpeclncntiona OF this not
kept clean Of dirt, snow and Ice and y
good repair, and Il be shall discover -
Sidewalk In need Of repaira or Of be- puu
cleared Of dirt snow or Ice be shall Llec
~ the owner o. owuera Of abutting ~
% fepair o. eiean the same imme- ~.
ely. and n the owner or owners shah va
70 % %, or n the necessity Be urgent ma
shall have such sidewalk repaired or -.
ned and rlpon the cost thereof 10 the AZ, q
cogneh y - next meetinr. So.
Ion 10 The report Of the street. I,
missioner heretofofe referred 70 IN thir Of
10 cost q nlisriii and labor faf, 1, i
"a y hin y ~ eolrtrpction. rscon- Nay
Elih he data thElcof. and ths iots o.
- q crowd nouttIn1 On TIE Sidewalk
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