Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-05-07
AN ORDINANCE

IN tue Borough of A<dpn'te, fennSyi--
vania, altering width Of Main street
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-
fornlance with this ordinance.
Section Re II enacted and or
dained BY the Town Council Of la
porte Borough in regular meeting as
se1dbied. and it IS hereby enacted and
ordained bg the authority of the same,
that grades fof sidewalks he 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 trom Maple street TO
a, Rose & house; on Park street from
Maple street to west corner of Catholic
Church lot. On Maple street from
Park street to Cherry street, On
Court street from Park street TO Cherry
street, On Aiuncy street FROM Spruce
street to south corner Of Stornont's
lots. Gu King street, from Park
street to Chcrry street On Beech
street irom Main street 10 Cherry
street On Ihorne street from Park
to Slain street. On Spring Alley
from Park street to Meyleyt street
Section 2.
That the following levels are hereby
fixed and determined as and for the
levels and grades upon which all the
side walks now iii use and hereafter
to he built shall be constructed: Here
follow tbs levels and grades III detail
teierad 20 III sections five aud
seven OF this ordinauce.} And
it Is established that IS basis for
determining the grades hereinafter
set forth, the Bench Mark on top
step northwest corner, north entrance
to the Court House is it az elevation
Of g6699 feet datum mean tide at
Perth Amboy.
section !. All side walks herein-
after constructed on any street in the
borough aforesaid shall conform TO
the grades established in this ordiu-
anCe, and il The owner or owners Of
any lots fronting thereon shall neglect
or refuse 10 construct said sidewalks
upon tie said grades, for fifteen davs
after written notice. served by order
ot the Borough Gouucii, upon the
owner owners aren't tenants ~. at-
torr-vs :, sbalf he tbe d,,f,. or tba
Borough Council 10 cause said walk
% he SO built and the cost thereof.
WIN 70 per cent additional 10 be lied
as q hen against the abuttlng prop
erty-
Section !. Curb liues ere hereby es.
tsb.ished a. follows. On nh straers eicrty
tcet side 'waptv feet on each side Of cen.
Ter line oia.regt On all streets sixty feet
VIDE, t''tecn 'eet On eact side Of center
me. Vn au streets forty teet "ije, ten
feet on each side Of center line On All
streets eighty feet wide side walk lines
ha,lh he fineep ieet from curt line. on
al! streets gjxty feet vide. side walk lines
shall he ten icet from the curb line. On
all streets forty feet wide, sidewalk lines
shall be five feet from the curb line On
On al thirty loo, stroets, side walk lines
shf,i he three leet from the curb line vn
aii dily tour ieot streets. sidewalk lines
shall hc eleven feet from the curb line.
Provided. that olIter )ines on sidewalks
existing al fhe t.nle OF the alon;ioo Of
tni. ordinance snail not be changed ualess
such changes are made in conformity
with resolutions adopted by tue borough
council.
Provided further that in order 10 avoid
interference with lni]diprs erd walls