The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-08-09


the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the Town of Winfield in
regular session convened. That
Section 2 of Ordinance No. 76,
approved July 18th, 1907, be
amended and readopted so as to
read as follows: That the curb
ing aDd sidewalks shah be con-
structed of concrete. The con-
crete to be made of six parts of
clean gravel, broken stone or
hard brick bats, three parts of
coarse sharp sand and one part
of the best quality of Portland
cement thoroughly mixed dry and
after being wet to proper con-
sistency with water. No sand
shall be used which has over so
per cent of grains finer than will
pass a 80 mesh sieve. Provided
that hard brick may be used
in curbing when laid in cement.
The curling to be built after the
passage of this ordinance shall be
of uniform thickness of about
eight inches. All material before
it is used must be approved by
the Street Commissioner.
The curbing shall be laid exact
ly to line and grade and shall be
about eight inches wide and must
be made to conform to the ground
and must be at least eight inches
in the ground when sidewalk
made of concrete shall be sur
faced with not less than q of an
inch of mortar to be made of one
and one half parts of coarse,
sharp sand, 80 per cent of which
shall be retained in u sieve 80
mesh to the lineal inch, and one
part of Portland cement and
shall be foated down to "A smooth
surface and blocked off in
squares about four feet square.
All work must be done with the
approval of the street commis-
sioner.
Section 2. Be it further or
dained, etc., That this ordinance
take effect from and after its
adoption, and all ordinances, or
parts of ordinances, in conflict
herewith be and the same is
hereby repealed.
The ordinance was read in full
and on motion of Mr.. Fletcher
the ordinance was adopted. The
following members voting aye
when their names were called:
Messrs. Abel, Fletcher, Pye aud
Watts. Absent, Cooper; yeas.
no nays. The ordinance becomes
ordinance No. IS.
The street committee was in
structed to make arrangements
with the l.. & A. officials as to
the extension of Jones street over
the railroad property.
The clerk was instructed to
draw his warrant in favor of G..
S. Yost, out of the market house
funds, for the sum of eight
dollars.
/. Mr.. X. III. Fletcher rendered
his resignation as member of the
Board of Aldermen.
To the Hon. Mayor and Town
Council of the Town of VIM
field:
| herewith tender my resigpa-
ton as a member of the Town
Council, at once.
Respectfully submitted,
X. III. FLETCHER.
Mr.. Pye was appointed chair
man of the streets and market
committee and a member Of the
following committees: police and
lights and public buildings and
waterworks.
Mr.. c. III. Elliott was recon-
mended to the governor for the
appointment in place of Mr.. r.
II. Fletcher, resigned.
The market house committee
was instructed to see to getting
water In the market. There
being no further business the
board adjourned until next reg
ular meeting.
&. NJ. BEvILL,
WILL A. STRONG, Mayor.
Clerk.
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