The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-07-26
ORDINANCE NO. rs

providing lot tue DuliulHS vi
curbing and sidewalks on both
sides of Main street from Pine
vile street to ST. John street,
on west side of Jones street,
from Louisiana and Arkansas
depot to Main street, on Abe
street west side from Main to
North Boundary street and
on Bevill street west side from
Nam to Court street, and fixing
standard specifications tor mat
erial etc, to be used in the
construction of same.
Section l. BE it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the town of Winfield in regular
session convened: That the prop
erty holders of the town of WiDn
field owning property on Main
street from Pineville street to ST.
John street, on the west side of
Jones street from the l.. & A.
depot to Main street and ON Bevill
street west side from Main street
to Court street. shall begin
work within thirty days and have
same completed within ninety
days from notification by the
city commissioner. curb and pave
the side walk in front of his re-
spective property, to the grade
line to be gwen by the street
commissioner.
Sec. 2. Be it furthur ordain-
ed etc. that the curbing and side
walk shall be constructed of con-
crete, surfaced with cement NOR
tor in accor1anc with the fol-
lowing specifications:
All concrete to be made of six
parts of clear gravel or broken
stone, three parts of coarse sharp
sand and one part of best quality
portland cement, thourghly mixed
dry and after being wet to proper
consistency with water. No sand
shall be used which has over so
per cent of grains finer than will
pass a 80 mesh seive. All ma
terial before it is used must be
approved by the street COM
missioner.
The concrete shall be laid ex-
actly to grade and shall be not
less than four inchs thick.
All walks between the Court
House square and the Rock Is
land tracks on Main street shall
be eight feet wide. All other
walks specified here shall be five
feet wide.
CURLING shall be laid exactly to
line and grade and shall he six
inches wide at top and eight in
ches wide at bottom aud must be
two feet deep.
Side walks and curb shall, as
soon as laid and before has hard
ened, be surfaced with not less
than three quarters of an inch of
to be made of one and
one half parts coarse sharp sand,
so per cent of which shall be re-
tanned on a seive 80 mesh to the
lineal inch and one part portland
cement. and shall be floated
down to 4 smooth surface and
blocked off in squares about four
feet square.
All work must meet with the
of the street commits
sIoner.
p Sec. 3. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc. That it shall he the duty
OF the street commissioner to no
tify at once. the property holders
to do the work provided for in
this ordinance, and i'm case the
said property holders refuse or
neglect to do the work within
thirty days after the service of
the notice, then the street COM
shall be authorized to
have the said work done Gard
assess the cost to the property
and collect the same in the man.
ner provided by law for collecting
such indebtedness to the town,
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained,
stc; That this ordinance take
effect from and after its adoption
md all ordinances in conflict
De and the same are hereby
Approved July Is, 1907.
c. M. BEvILL, Mayor.