The Arizona sentinel., 1907-05-22
Ordinance No. Of.

ORDERING X SIDEWALK ALONG p 3RTS OF SECOND STREET AND SECOND AVENUE.
 The Common Council of the Town of Yuma do hereby ordain as follows:
 Section l. It is hereby ordered that there shall be constructed cement sidewalk to ex- tend on the south side oi Second street from Main street to Madison avenue, and on both sides of Second avenue from it's intersection with Orange avenue, south to the town limits; except that cross walks at intersections Of streets are not hereby required to be construct ed. Said sidewalks shall be constructeI acc0rJi- ing to grade lines heretofore adopted by the Common Council for the said parts of said street and avenue, and entered upon the min utcS of said Common Council.
 Sec ?. Said sidewalks shall 5e constructed according to the following specifications towit> The base Of said sidewalk shall be composed of coarse gravel Ave parts; sharp sand, two partSf and the best quality of Portland cement, one part. The same shall be laid not le$s than three and one-half (Sgzl inches thick, and shall be well tampcd down. The surface of said side walk shall be composed of best Portland ce~ ment and sharp sand equal parts, and said sur face shall be one-half (19J inch and not less in thickness. The jointed lines in the surface of said sidewalk shall include not so exceed three feet square of area, All Of said work shall be done in good and gorlmanlike nanlilse manner and to the satisfaction of The Common Council SPECIFICATIONS FOR SECOND AVENUE Upon Second avenue the curb line shall be sixteen (iGl feet from the property line; the g1ade of top of curb shall be the same as the grade in the center of the street; the grade at the property line shall be four (4l inches above the top of curb; the sidewalk shall be six (6l feet wide placed in the center of the sixteen foot strip.
 SPECIFICATIONS FOR SECOND STREET. Upon Second street the curb line shalf be six (6) feet from the property line; the grade Of top of curb shall be six (6 inches above thegrade or center of street, the grade at the property line shall be one and one-half (11O inches above tho top of curb; the walk shall be six (6l feet wide.
 CURB.
 Upon Second street the curb shall be at least six (6) inches thick. and shall extend at least two (2) inches under the surface of the ground; the core of the curb shall be constructed of the same material as the base of the walk, and the curb shall be faced on the street side, in the same manner as the surface of the walk.
 Section 3. Upon the 3Oth day of September, A. D 1907, the Town of Yuma shall begin the construction of such parts of said sidewalk herein described as shall not by the said date huvc been constructed by private parties, pre- viously, according to the specifications and up~ on the grade lines by this ordinance requireds and the cost of the construction of the said sidewalk, or parts thereof, by the Town Of Yuma shall be assessed against the owners of the real proI ty before which said sidewalk shall be so constructed, according to the pro- visions Of No. 24, passed by the ComnoB COun- eil of the Town of Yuma the 7th day of Ju1uarys IpO5 and none of said costs shall be assessed against the property fronting upon the opposite side of said street and avenue, from which said sidewalk is constructed. Provided: That the commissioners mentioned in Section of said Ordinance No. 24 may be appointed by the Com mon Council at any time the said Common i Council may deem advisable; and provided. further. that the Common Council may by Teso- lution extend from to time, and postpone at their discretion, the time when the Town OF Yuma shall begin the construction of the side walks herein ordered to be constructed, and which shall not have been constructed by pri- vate owners except that said time shall not be extended and postponed for more than six months.
 Passed by the Common Council of the Town of Yuma, Arizona, this 18th day of April. 1907.
 [SEALl A. l.. DEMUND Mayor.
 Attest:
 J. L. REDONDO, Town Clerk.
 First published May 1. 1907.