The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-02-18
ORDINANCE NO. 81

An Ordinance providing for and regulating
the building of Sidewalks within the cor
porate limits of crown of LeaVenworth,
Chelan County, Washington.
Be it Ordained by the Council of the Town
of LeaVenwOrth:
SECTION /. All sidewalks of wood shall be
built with stringers not less than 4X4inches,
and placed not more than two (2) feet apart,
with firm bearings not more than six (6)
feet apart said stringers to be butted to-
gether end to end and spliced on both sides
with 2Xi Scantling OF not less than three N3l
feet in length, well nailed with ltd nails !;
the planxing to be of 2X6 or ks surfaced on
one side, and laid at right angles with the
said stringers and surfaced side up, ana
nailed with at least two BOD nails at each
stringer. All walks to he built of good sound
material.
Section >. Cement walks shall be built of
Concrete, not less than three (3l inches in
thickness on a solid bed, said concrete to be
made of Portland Cement and clean sand
and gravel or sand and crushed rock of the
following proportions: one lll part cement
to seven "a parts sand gravel or crushed
rock thoroughly mixed dry, then wet to the
proper consistency, thoroughly mixed and
put in place and well tamped with sand
hammer and finished with n coat of clean,
sharp sand and Portland cement proper
toned one Cd part cement to one and one
half (l12) parts sand, thoroughly mixed dry,
then wet to soft mortar and applied to
concrete before the same has set, and then
struck off level and finished with II float
said top coat of sand and cement to be not
less than one-half "a inch in thickness.
Section 3. Any person, company or cor
poration, property owner or agent having
charge of the same. desiring to build side
walks or sidewalk within the corporate
limits of the Town of Leavenworth, shall
apply to the Mayor or Marshal for permit
to build such walk or walks, and on the
same being granted the applicant shall
agree to comply with the regulations and
provisions of this ordinance, and the Coun-
ell shall cause a grade to be established for
such walks or walks. The applicant shall
state the number of lineal feet of walk he
wishes to put in place and the street or
streets on which he or she desires to build
such walk or walks and said application
shall be in writing.
1t is further ordained that, when the
Town Council shall deem it necessary to
build any sidewalk in any part of the Town
of LeaVenworth, they are hereby authorized
and empowered to issue an order to the
owner or agent of AUDITING property of pro-
posed sidewalk to build the same within
limited time to be specified in the order,
and in case of failure on the part of any such
owner or agent to comply with said order,
the Town Council is hereby authorized and
empowered, and 1T shall cause said sidewalk
or walks TO be built and assess the cost of
same to the AUDITING property. together
with all incidental expense that may be in
Cured in the building OF such walk or walks
and collecting the same.
Section L. The building of all sidewalks
authorized by this Ordinance shall be under
the supervision of the Town Marshal or
person otherwise appointed by the mayor
or Council.
Where sidewalks are built in line to either
side of n street or alley the town shall put in
suitable crosswalks connecting said side
walk. All sidewalks shall be of such width
as specified In aforesaid order. or as shall be
accepted by the Town Council.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force when passed by the Town Council,
signed and approved by the Mayor, attested
by the Clerk, and seven days after its
publication once In the Ieayenworth Echo
a newspaper printed. published and of gen