Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-08-01


!. 1907.
Ordinance No. 03.
An ordinance relating to the reconstruc'
ton, rebuilding and repairing Of side
walks.
Be II ordained by the Mayor and Coun.
cilmen Of the city Of Baxter Springs, Kan
sas:
SECTION I. That whenever the street
conf mi sioner or city marshal shall dis
cover. or be informed, that any OF the
sidewalks Of Baxter Springs, Kansas, re-
quire repairing. reconstruction or rebuild
ing, he shall report the same to the COM
mittee on streets. alleys and bridges. Said
committee. upon the reception OF such
report from the street commissioner or
city marshal, shall. within 4 reasonable
time, inspect such sidewalk, and after
such inspection. II they find such side
walk insufficient, they shall conden the
same and report their action to the street
comm issioner, who shall forthwith notify
the owner or owners of the lot or lots that
the sidewalk is in front of and adjacent to.
with ten-days' notice that such owner or
owners Of such lot or lots. that he or they
are required to reconstruct, repair or re-
build, as the order may be. such side
walk. And il such owner or owners shall,
after such notice, neglect or refuse to re-
construct, repair or rebuild such side
walk. the same shall be reconstructed, re-
paired or rebuilt under the supervision OF
the committee on streets. alleys and
bridges.
SIC. q. That whenever the street COM
missioner shall discover any Of the side
walks Of the city of Baxter Springs. Kan
sas, out of repair, or in such condition as
to endanger life or limb, he shall forth
with notify the owner or owners Of the lot
or lots, that such sidewalk may be in
front of and adjacent to, to Immediately
make the necessary repairs of such side
walk II such owner or owners OF such
lot or lots shall neglect or refuse for twen-
ty-four hours after receiving such notice
to repair such sidewalk. the same shall
be imme diately repaired under the super
vision OF the street commissioner.
SIC. 3. All sidewalks reconstructed,
repaired or rebuilt under the provisions Of
this ordinance shall be reconstructed, re-
paired or rebuilt to conform in all re-
spects to the requirements of the original
ordinance No. 90, entitled. IAN ordi-
nance defining the different classes Of
sidewalks, curbing and guttering and the
manner of constructing the same"
SIC 4. That whenever any sidewalk
is repaired. rebuilt or reconstructed by or
under the supervision Of the committee on
streets. alleys and bridges, or street COM
missioner. and the lot owner or owners
that the sidewalks are in front of and ad.
jacent to, shall fail to pay the cost and
expense of repairing, reconstructing and
rebuilding of such sidewalks, such costs
and expense so incurred shall be reported
to the city council by the committee on
streets, alleys and bridges, and IL found
correct shall be allowed and paid by the
city.
SEC. S. All notices required by this
ordinance shall be served by the street
commissioner by delivering copy OF such
notice to such lot owner or owners. or by
leaving the same at their residence or
place of business, or, il nonresident. by
mailing copy to their postoffice address
If known. il unknown by posting copy OF
such notice on such lot or lots.
SIC 6. That the costs and expenses
incurred and paid by the city in the re-
pairing. reconstructing or rebuilding any
sidewalk in front of and adjacent to any
lot or lots and not paid by the owner or
owners of such lots, shall be taxed to such
lots. with as per cent penalty for default
of such payment, and collected in the
same manner as other sidewalk taxes.
And it shall be the duty Of the city clerk
to certify all such taxes to the county
clerk as taxes against such lot or lots.
SEC. 2. This ordinance shall take ef-
feet and be in force from and after its
publication in the Baxter Springs News,
the official paper of the said city.
Approved and passed this a6th day ct
July, 1907.
CHAS. NJ. JONES, Mayor.
Attest: GEO. c. CoNNoR,
IsRAL.I City Clerk.
1, Geo. C. Conner, city clerk, hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is a
true and correct copy of Ordinance No.
%, as the same was passed by the Coun-
Gil at meeting held on the a6th day OF
July, 1907, and as the original now ap-
pears on file in my Office.
tsEAL GEO. c. COMMON
City Clerk.
Published In the Baxter Springs News
August I, 1907
Ordinance No. 90.