The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-13

OF THE TOWN OF DELTA, COLORADO.
Be IT ORDAINED BY THE Board OF TRUSTEES OF
THE TowS OF DsLr,, COLORADO.
SECTION /. That. Whereas the Board Of
Trustees of th.. Town of Delta. Colorado. hereby
tnds that there wa presented to said Boar'i of
Trustees legal and sufficient ,Tetition for the
of block II, and lots Il to g.. both inclusive of
blocks Il and Is al! in Garnet Mesa Subdivision
both inclusive. of blocks > and 3 and all of
block T. all in the original plat of the town of
Delta. Colorado and said 6"ard further hnd-
that said PETITION was signed by the owners of
majority of the lots fronting on said PROPOSED
public improvement in each of said blocks and
that the said petition was in proper form and
that notice was duly given by publication TO all
owners of property in said district that or,ti
nance ordering said Improvement would H.
Town of Delta, Colorado. on THURSDAY. the 5th
day of September, 1907 at o clock P. NJ. Now
SECr1nx There is hereby established Cement
Sidewalk District No. of the town of Delta.
Colorado. which shall Comprise all of block 10,
and lots l. to S2 both Inclusive, of blocks Il and
i, all in Garne. Mesa Subdivision of the town of
Delta, Colorado and lots to ID. both inclusive,
of blocks and }. and all of block 1. all in the
original plat OF the town of Delta, Colorado.
SECTION ). Be it further or,iainei that the
construction of cement sidewalk is hereby
ordered in front of said lots in accordance with
the following plans and Specifications, to-wit:
Said walk shall have transverse slope of one
fourth inch to the foot, and shall h. laid to the
hnes detiae-t by the ordinance and the lines and
grades given by the town. In ali blocks the
( line of said sidewalks shall tsa twelve
inches from the front of said lots. The ground
shall b- cScavattd ten inches below the finished
walk, and the surface of the subcrade well and
evenly conpacted with nifty POUND hammer
On the subcrade shall b. laid foundation of
cOarse. clean gravel and sand six inches in thick
ness, which must h, thoroughly rlrnmed when
wet to secure a compact and solid foundation.
Upon this foundation layer of concrete. thr,.
inches in thickness after compression shall he
laid composed by bull Of one part cement, three
parts clean. sharp sand. and i've parts broken
stone gravel. Upon thi, concrete base shall
thick, composed by bulk of one part cement and
one and one-fourth parts sand. for a wearing
surface and spread on the concrete base soon
as the same i properly tamrti and before it has
begun to set 1t must he quickly and evenly
spread and trowellei 10 smooth surface
forming to the proper grade and slope.
The surface of the walk before mortar sets
shall le cut evenly and regularly into blocks
threp feet aud eight inches by thre. feet and
eight inches, with an eight inch outer margin.
SECrICN !. Any piece of real estate that has,
at the time this ordinance comes into effect,
with the torec"inS plans and specifications, shall
not h. assessed under this ordinance or any sub
~eQpent ordinance p2s,sd. as-e>sinG the costs of
said sidewalks AGAINST the lots in said District.
SECTION ). The Mayor of said town is hereby
authorized and nluir"i to enter into contract
for the construction of said cement sidewalks,
with the approval of said Boarvl of Trustees, and
such contract shall bc let after publishing an
advertisement for bids for ten days in the Delta
independent, weekly newspaper pubishe-i in
said town: and in letting said contract, said
Mayor shall. for its faithful performance. take
bNni IN tIlr sum or >luS' with AT least one
surety who. il other than surety company.
shall II, the owner of real estate in this state in
double the amount of his liability such bond.
SECTION Is. Upon the completion Of said pub
lie improvement. the cost thereof shall b, rat
ably assessed against the property abutting
thereon; provided however that the cost of
street crossings shall n, borne by the town
Passed. approved, and ordered publlshcd this
Sth day of September, 1877.
+. Y. HUNT,
ATTEST: Mayor.
LILLE L. WILSON
Town Clerk and Recorder
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