Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-04-23
AN ORDINANCE.

! III the Borough OF Lapofle, FennSyf-
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-
iorInance with this ordinance.
Section 1. Be it enacted and or
dained by the Town Council of La.
porte Borough in regular meeting as
sembled, and it 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
A. Roses 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 Muncy street from Spruce
street to south corner of Stormont's
lots. On King street, from, Park
street to Cherry street On Beech
street from Main street to Cherry
street On Thorne street from Park
to Main street. On Spring Alley
from Park street to MeyleIt 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 in use and hereafter
to be built shall be constructed: (Here
follow the levels and grades in detail
referred to III sections five and
seven of this ordinarce.) And
it is established that as basis for
determining the grades hereinafter
set forth, the Bench Mark on top
step northwest corner, north entrance
to the Court House is at an elevation
Of 1906. 90 feet datum mean tide at
Perth Amboy.
Section 2. All side walks herein
after constructed on any street in the
borough aforesaid shall conform to
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 by order
OF the Borough Council, upon the
owner. owners, agent, tenants or at
tcrileys, it shall be the duty of the
Borough Council TO cause said walk
to be SO built and the cost thereof.
with 10 per cent additional to be filed
as lien against the abutting prop
erty.
Section / Curb lines are hereby es
tablished as follows: On all streets eighty
ieet wide, twenty feet on each side OF CEN
ter line OF street. On all streets sixty feet
wide, fifteen feet on each side OF center
line. On all streets forty feet wide, ten
feet on each side Of center line. On all
streets eighty feet wide eide walk lines
shai! he fourteen feet from curb line. Ga
ali streets sixty feet wide, eide walk lines
shall be nine feet from the curb line. On
all streets forty feet wide, sidewalk lines
shall be four feet from the curb line. On
On all thirty foot streets, side walk lines
shall be two feet from the curb line. On
all fifty four .eet streets, sidewalk lines
shall lie eleven feet from the curb line.
Provided, that outer lines on sidewalks
existing ut the time of the adoption OF
this ordinance shall not be changed unless
such changes are made in conformity
with resolutions adopted by the borough
council.
Provided further, that in order to avoid
interference with buildings and walls,
Main street is to be made four feet mar.
rover from center on the south side and
eight fee. narrower on the north side,
leaving curb, from Spring Alley TO West
street.
Section s. The sidewalk grades upon
the various streets and alleys shall be in
accordance with the plans, pro!ilss, speci-
iications and map made from original
surveys by w, G, Mason. Borough En-
gineer, which elevations, grades aud dis
tanoes are given in detail in said ordin
ance which is now on file with the Sec
retary OF the Town Council and which is
entered in full in the Borough Ordinance
. Book.
Section 6. 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 or other improvement or building;
provided before such contract can be let
notices OF the work TO be done shall be in.
serted in at least one newspaper, publish
ed in the County Of Sullivan and in the
Borough OF Laporte ifthere be one, for at
least one weeks issue previous to the let
ting OF such contract which notice shall
state where plans and specifications OF the
work to be done can be seen and shall in
wife bids for its performance.
Section Z. Profles marked "Profles
OF Stree, Grades in the Borough OF La
porte, Pa, w. c, Mason, G. E." and map
marked MAP of the Borough Of Laporte
Pa, w. c. Mason, c. f." are hereby ap.