The Delta independent., 1909-08-13

AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE coNsTRrc-
TON OF A CEMENT SIDEWALK tx cE-
MENT SIDEWALK DISTRICT no. rs, OF
THE CITY OF DELTA. COLORADO
kK 1T oRpAIsED BY THE CITY COUNCIL oY the
/ 1 IrY OF DELTA. COLORADO.
SECTION l. That, whereas, the City Conneil
oi the City OF Delta. olorndo. hereby finds
that there was presented To said Council n
legal and sufficient petition for the con-trne
ton OF cement sidewalks along both .ids. of
olumbia street, commencing af a point one
loot north of the south line of second Stnst.
AID i extending south to point one foot north
| council further finds that said f.tition wns
| signed By more than a majority Of the oxn.r r.
oi the lots and real e-tnt. fronting on said
proposed public improvement in each Of sai.l
blocks and throughout said distance. and TINT
said petition was in proper form and TINT
owners of property in said district. that an an
ordini nee ord ring said Improvement wouId H..
hnaiiy ma, c9nsidered , by the city ounc,i of the
August. A. ID. 1909 "' VI
SECTION ?. That there be. md thor. h,,.,hv
Is. established Cement Sidewalk District Nun.
ber ID of the City OF Delta. Comprising The
above territory, more particularly describ.-d ns
follows town; Lots seventeen lI7J 10 tbirtS-
two 81 in Block twenty six t25J Lots ii irteen.A
li1-Al To thirty-one l3l in Block twenty ty-s.y.,,
y. Lots one u to sixteen no. in Iiloch tbirty.
Hiocl' l''i an1 Lott one tl) 70 sixteen 40 in
SECTION 3. Re II further ordained that tho
constrnction of cement sidewalk il hen.L,
oruefen along both sides of Coiumbia Street
the south line Of second oss s.,., TOO, =, north Of
one loot north of the south line Of Fourth
plans and specifications, to wit: ' said wnis
shaii have transverse slope of one-fourtL
nl ~ Inch inch to the foot, and shall be laid TO
and grades given by the CITY.
n, The inner line OF said sidewalk shall be twelve
u Z, Z, inches from The sides Of said blocks.
below the surface of the finished wnik and
the surface OF the subgrade well and evenly
rnInmed and compactcd with n fw.nt,. ,.
pound hammer. On the subgrade sbnil Il. In,d
q foundation OF course, clean gravel nnd .and
,hr, nys 90 inches In thickness. which NUT be
thoroughly ramined when wet u secure n
compact and solid foundation
Upon this foundation a layer of concrc,.
shall be laid. composed by bulk OF one part
cement, three parts clean. shnrp sand, and
Tour parts hroken gravel or sand '
Upon this concrete base shall In, s,,..d .
coat oi cement mortar. one inch thick, com
po-ed by bulk Of one part Portland cement
wearing surface and spread ON the " concr,,a n1,
base as soon ns the same IL properly tnmurd
quickly and evenly spread aud trowelieI To N n
smooth suriace conforming to the proper
The surface Of the sidewalk, before mortar
sets, shall be cut evenly and regularly into
block. forty -four inches by forty -four Inches
o ,ch side. Tint at the outer edge OF thc ,snII
at the Intersection Of the strests shnlI be
prlnheu the hhihc anu number OF such streets.
bEcrioN 4. Any piece of real estate thnt
has has at the time this ordinance comes into
smect, s, cement sidewalk constructei In full
speciiicat. ons shall not bc assessed under hi.
oidinnnc or any subsequent ordinance passed
nsse,sing the costs of snid sidewalks awninst
the lots in said district
SECTION 5. Tao City. Engineer Is hereby
numorizeu 1il, hnu required to enter into n con-
Tor the construction Of said cement walk md
such contract shall bc lot after publishing
IN advertisement for bids for ten IoI dnys
In The De.ta County Tribune. a we,kiy news
pape published In said City Of Delta; nnd In
letting said contract, said City Engineer shall
f2r Its faithful performance, fake q bond. pay,
able 70 the City Of Delta. In tho penal sum
OF not less than one thousand dollars lsi ,OUOJ
with at least one surety, who, II other than 4
surety company, shall be the owner Of real
estate in tic Rtate Of Colorado, vaIuei in
bond. S W. '"'"
SECTION o. Upon the completion Of suid
public Improvement, the cost thereof shall In
ratabiy assessed against the property abuttinw