The Lexington advertiser., 1909-05-14
Legal Notices
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An Ordinance

An Ordinance
For the Construction and Maintaining OF Side.
walks in the City OF Lexington, Mississippi
and Provision for Enforcement OF Same by
Special Assessment Notice to Build, and
Allowance.
Section |. Be II Ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen OF the City Of Lexington.
Mississippi, That notice Is hereby given to own.
ers or occupants of lots or parcels of land within
the corporate limits of the City of Lexington,
Mississippi abutting on the streets hereinafter
named to build sidewalks OF the dimensions and
material mentioned In Section OF this ordi-
nance.
Section q Be 1t further ordained that said
sidewalks shall be built along the following
streets, where sidewalks now exist or may be
determined to be necessary by the Mayor and
Board OF Aldermen namely. Boulevard Chest
nut, Pine, Race. Church, Tchula, Hillside Car
rollton, Clifton, North Vine, Cedar, Telegraph.
Andrews, Pickens, Jordan, Oak, Depot Gene
terry, South vine Yazoo, Wall, Mulberry, Col
ege, China, Spring, Williams and ---------------
street and on such parts OF said streets or other
streets within the said municipality where side
walks do not now exist but where they may
hereafter be ordered laid by the Mayor and
Board OF Aldermen at regular meeting upon
petition filed,
Section 3, BE 1t further ordained that all
sidewalks shall be constructed out OF concrete
OF the most approved pattern and standard ma
terial; to be at least four feet wide where practi
cable and properly laid in workmanlike manner.
Section 4. BE It further ordained, that II the
owner or occupant or agent fail to build said
sidewalk within thirty days after this ordinance
becomes operative. and In accordance with
Sections and 3 of this ordinance, the Street
Commissioner shall give ten days notice to the
owner OF each lot or parcel OF land abutting on
said street, to build said sidewalks within ten
days, or In case of unoccuped property by post
ing written notice to the owner for like period,
to build said sidewalk and II said sidewalk
shall not be built within said time the City of
Lexington shall cause the same to be built, and
the entire cost thereof with interest at the rate
OF eight per cent per annum shall be a lien In
favor of the City OF Lexington Mississippi. on
the lots or parcels of ground on, along and by
the side of which the said sidewalks are built,
Provided, however that II the said owners or
occupants, as Aforesaid, shall within ten days
after being notified as above provided In this
Section by the Street Commissioner have said
sidewalks laid as hereinbefore provided by this
ordinance, the said occupants and owners us
aforesaid shall not be required to bear the ex-
pense of said walk except AZ follows: The said
owners or occupants as aforesaid shall contrib.
ute and pay for and towards the laying and
construction OF the said walks the total amount
that would be required to pay for walk OF the
dimensions and material in the place
where the said concrete walks are laid and of
the same length as said walks, to-Wit:
A plank sidewalk out Of heart lumber not less
than four feet wide and not less than one and
one half inches thick laid upon stringers not
M
than siy feet To he fastened with %. nenny nails
When said concrete walks are laid the owners nr
occupants rs aforesaid shall present an estimate
of the amount due by them to be as
nents or nvners which shall he nresnnt
ed to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
at any regular meeting and by them examined
and approved; and thereupon the Mayor and
BOARD Of Aldermen nj n regular mgeting as |
aforesaid shall allow and n warrant shall issnp |
nnon a nroner fnnd fnr the amount dua ior the |
cnnstructinn and laving of the said sidewaIts
over and above and REMAINING after the amonnt |
maid Inv the owners and occnnants az a aforpeaId |
Proyided that no walk shall be maid for as here. |
In nrovidpd Inv tho goId Mayor and Road ~ |
Aldermen unless the said owners mr. nrrnnants
as aforesaid enter into a written contract With |
constructinp Of cnncTete Sidewalks and that the
said contract before Tho same shall be bndng
unon thn said City of Irxinpton shail be fngrLn5 |
in writing Approved" bv The Street Commls
A Aldermen -
Section r Re II further ordained that tbn
foregoing character OF walks do not annlv To
walks fronting the SQUARE around which walks
shall be constructed as follows. OF concrete 0f
tbe most improyed and standard material a.
east ton feet wide and I'm Congtr,nting tha came
he elevation shall corresp0nd and meet ali nd.
Joining and abutting sidewalks around thn
s0uare avoiding all stems in the Same
Section @, Be # further ordained that the cost
If all sidewalks buiIt nv the Mavor and Board of |
# Aldermen Of the Citv of Ieyington
Nissjssippi by reason of tho failure
n anV owner or occunant as aforesaid to tate |
advantage of and To come within SECTION 4 ~
his ordinance shall he aseertained as sneadiIv |
a. nossible and al regular meeting ar ,nnetings
hereafter held by the said Mayor and Board If
aldermen shall he sneciallv assessed as Inv hv
he Nayor and BOARD of Aldermen ri the fIity ~
10 yinpton Nississjnni against zach Int ar nar
,el OF ground abuttjng on said street en- bena-
itted by the building of said sidewaIk tberenn.
which Assessment shall hind each lot or MARCEL
If ground Aforesaid by a lien naramount To aIi
,tber liens, state and county taxes eYcented
or the cost of said sidewalk and said sneciai