Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-04-30
AN ORDINANCE

NdulD, dtte1l1S W1UtH cl MAIN SiIect
between Spring Alley and West street
fixing distances of side walk lines
from curb lines, providing for letting
by contract any borough improvement
and providing penalty for non con-
formance with this ordinance.
Section /. BE It enacted and or
daincd by the Town Council Of La
porte Borough in regular meeting as
senibled, and ii is hereby enacted and
ordained by the authority Of the same,
that grades for sidewalks be hereby
adopted upon the following streets:
On Cherry street from Maple street
to Spring Alley. On Meylert street
from Maple street to Spring Alley.
On Main street from Maple street to
Maple street TO west corner ofCathoiic
Church lot. On Maple street from
Park street to Cherry street, On
Court street from Park street TO Cherry
street. On Muncy street from Spruce
street 70 south corner of Stor;uofIt's
lots. On King street. from Park
street to Cherry street On Beech
street from Main street to Cherry
street On ThorIie street from Park
to Main street. Ob Spring Alley
! from Park street TO Meylect street.
Section >,
That the following levels are hereby
| fixed and determined as aud for the
levels and grades upon which all the
side walks now in use and hereafter
TO be built shall be constructed: {Here
follow the levels and grades IN detail
referred to in sections five and
seven Of this ordinance And
it is established that as basis foi
determining the grades hereinafter
set forth the Bench MARI: OF top
step northwest corner, north entrance
to the Cont House IS at an elevation
Of 1900 o9 feet datum mean tide at
Perth Auboy.
Section ). All side walks herein
after constructed OH any street in the
borough aforesaid shall conform 10
the grades established in this ordin-
ance; and If the owner or owners Of
any lots fronting thereon shall neglect
or refuse to construct said sidewalks,
upon the said grades. for fifteen days
after written notice, served ny order
Of the Borough Council, upon the
owner, owners. agent, tenants or at
torneys, it shall be the duty OF the
Borough Council to cause SAID walk.
TO be 90 built and the cost thereof,
with 10 per cert additional to be filed
as q lieu against the abu,ting prop
erty
Section T. Curb lines are hereby e7-
tahlishe1 as follows. On all streets eighty
feet wide, twenty teet on each side of cen
ter line oi street On All streets sixty feet
vide, fifteen ect on eac side of center
line. On ri! streets forty feet wide, ten
feet on each side oi center line. On all
streets eighty teei wide side walk iiaes
shall be fifteen !eet from curb line. On
Nj streets sixty feet wide, side walk lines
-hsii be ten iceg from the curb line. On
al. streets forty feet wide, sidewalk lines
shall be five feet from the curb line. On
On All thirty loot streets, side walk lines
.bali be three feet from the curb line on
al fityt feet streets, sidewalk liues
! shall be eleven feet from the curb line.
Provided, that onter lines on sidewalks
existing at tie time Of the adoption of
this ordinance shall nor be changed uuless
suc!. changes are made in conformity
Wlth resolutions adopted by the borough
council.
Provided further. that IN order 10 avoid
interference with buildings and walls,
Main street Is td be made four feet mar
rover from ceuteI on the south side sna
eight Ieet narrower on the north side.
leaving curb. from Spripg Alley TO West
eyeet.
Section 3. The sidewalk grades upon
the various streets and alleys shall be in
accordance with the plans, protiies, speci-
ticatlons aud map. made from original
surveys 10y w. c. Macon. Borough En-
gineer, which elevations, grades and dis
,ances are given IN detail in said ordin.
a:ce which is now on tile with the Sec
retary Of the Town Council and which is
entered IN iull in the Borough Ordinance
Book.
Section s. The Town Council shall
have full power and authority to let, by
contract, the furnishing OF materials for
and the construction OF, any street cross
ing. sidewalks or pavement, any street
curb OF other improvement Or building:
provided before such contract can be let
notices OF The work to be done shah be in
serted IL al least one newspaper, publish
ed ia the County OF Sullivan aui ia the
Borough Of Lapor,e if there he one, for at
least one weeks issue previous TO the let
ting oi such contract which notice shall
state where plans aud specifications Of the
work TO be done can be seen and shalt in
yite bids for its performance.
Section :. Profiles marked "Pfofiles
OF Street Grades in the Borough OF La.
porte. Pa, w. c, Mason, c. Z. and map
mark MAP Of the Borough OF Lapore
Pa, W C. Mason, c. f." are hereby ap.