Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-07-17
ORDINANCE No. 9.

An ordinance providing Tor Jne COIL
struction Of Sidewalks within the
/ Village Of Gooding, and regulations
governing the same.
Be it ordained by the Chairman and
Board OF Trustees of the Village of
Gooding:
l. That the Board of Trustees Of the
Village of Gooding, may, at any time,
by an order entered upon their minutes,
direct the construction or repair of any
sidewalk within the limits of the Village
of Gooding.
2. The village clerk shall thereupon
cause notice in writing to be issued
and served upon the person or persons
owning the property fronting upon such
proposed improvements, or his agent.
notifying him or them to make such
improvements within the time and in
the manner hereinafter specified. Said
notice shall direct such owner or
owners to construct or repair said side
walk within thirty 800 days from the
date of the service of said notice. In
case personal service cannot be made
on such owner or his agent, then said
notice shall be served on such owner by
posting same in a concpicuous place on
said lot In case said owner or owners
fail or refuse to construct or repair
such sidewalk within the time specified,
then such improvements may be made
by the Village of Cooling under the d.
rection of the village marshal, who
shall keep an account of the costs of
the Improvements in front of each lot
or part of lot where parts of lots are
held in separate ownership, and such
costs shall be assessed against the own
er of such lots or part of lot and collect
ed as other taxes.
8. All sidewalks shall be constructed
so as to conform to the established I
street lines and the established grades /
thereof, as the said grades are, or may
DE established by authority of theVillage +
of Gooding.
f. All sidewalks hereinafter con-
structed within the limits of the Village
Of Gooding shall be made of cement,
composed of material, and laid and con-
structed according to the following
specifications, to-wit:
DIMENSIONS: Sidewalks must be con-
structed with open joints of i inch at
least every IL feet. They must be four
az inches deep except on crossings
where they shall be six 90 inches deep.
They shall be built 10 feet wide except
as otherwise ordered.
FOUNDATION: Excavations must be
by rolling or ramming.
CONCRETE: Concrete must contain
one part portland cement, 3 parts sand
and three parts broken stone or gravel,
he maximum size of the latter to be
such as will pass one and one-half
nch screen and viii be rejected by a
,ne-fourth inch screen.
MIXING: The sand shall be mixed
evenly with the cement before adding t
he rock, gravel or water.
LAYING CONCRETE: Concrete shall
,e laid expeditiously in the forms and
ahmed until free morter appear on c
he surface. No concrete shall be laid
When the tempreture is below 30 de- !
-rees Farenheit.
WEARING SURFACE: The wearing
urface shall be one inch in thickness
n walks and one and one-haf inch on :
rossings. 1t shall be composed of one
art portland cement and two parts of j
and mixed thoroughly before wetting.
t must be laid while the base is still
dhesive and must be uniform slate
dior. 1t shall be creased in 3-foot $
4uares, each third square to be direct i,
over the joint in the concrete and ex- I,
end through it. Forms TO be thor a
lghly set and not to be removed until
lrface is dry. a
PROTECTION: The finished walk must OF
E protected from the weather for at
asst As hours. n
5. All sidewalks constructed on :,
ain street shall be 10 feet in width. c,
This ordinance shall be in full force E
I'd effect from and after its passage
nd publication.
Passed by the Chairman and the e,
GARD of Trustees Of the Village of T
ooding this 18th day of June, 1908.
w. ]. GOoDING, -
w. SUTHERLAND, Chairman
Clerk.