The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-19
ORDIN ANCE

An ordinance entitled An Ordinance for the Construction and Laying of Concrete Side Walks on Certain Portions of Certain Streets in the City of Prescott ArkanSas
 Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Prescott, Arkansas;
 Section l. That all sidewalks in the business part of the city along the streets as herelnafter provided, be of uniform material, width and grade, and that they be constructed of con crete, eight feet in width, and of height anu grade as established by the city.
 Section 9 That the owner or owners of such property as abuts upon West Main Street from West Third to West First Street, and on West First Street from Walnut to Elm Street, and on East First Street from Walnut to Elm Street and on Elm Street from East1st to East Second Street, and on the west side of West Second Street from Walnut to Elm Street. be required to construct and maintain concrete walks eight feet in width, the finish to be of not less than one inch in thickness and to con- sist of two parts of portland cement and three parts clean sharp sand.
 Section B. That if the owner or owners of any property facing, adjoining, or abutting on that portion of the streets named in Section Two of this Ordinance shall fail or refuse to comply with the provisions hereof, in the man. her and within the time herein provided, the City of Prescott shall after giving twenty days notice in writing to the said owner or owners, or to the agent in charge of said prop erty. of its intentions to so do, contract with some suitable person for the construction of said side walk on the best terms that can be made, and in the manner hereinafter prescrib- ed by this Ordinance; and that the said City of Prescott shall pay said persons on construct ing said side walk, the price of said work, and that the amount so paid by said City of Prescott together with six per cent penalty added thereto and six per cent interest shall constitute charge against the owner or own CTS of said property facing adj oining on said side walk, and shall be and constitute a lien on said property from the date of the commencement of said work, and said charge and lien shall be assignable by said City. Pro- vlded that said charges may be recovered by an ordinary suit against the owner or owners of said property, by said city, or its assigns, by a suit in equity, in courts having jurisdiction of suits for the enforcement of liens upon real property, for the payment of the sum so paid by the City for said work, together with the interest penalty and cost of said suit said suit Courts now provided by law for the fore closure of property by an improvement dis trict, so far as practible. But nothing herein contained shall be so construed as preventing said City of Prescott or it's aSsignees from pro- ceeding in any manner provided by existing laws.
 Section l. That the said sidewalks shall be constructed upon the portion of streets de- scribed in Section Two of this Ordinance and in the manner specified herein, within six months from and after the passage and pubh- cation of this Ordinance.
 Section !, That should the owner or owners of any of said property abutting on the streets as hereinbefore described, fail or refuse to construct said side walk in the manner and within the time as hereinbefore provided, the City of Prescott shall, after giving the notice prescribed by Section Three of this Ordinance contract through the Street Committee, in writing with some suitable person, for the con- struction of said side walk. on the best terms that can be had; provided that said contract made by said Committee shall be approved by the City Council,
 Section 6. That all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby re- pealed, and this Ordinance to take effect from and after it's passage and legal publication.