Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-28

street being badly out OF repair along
and in front of the property fronting,
AUDITING and lying alongside of said
street,
Section /. Be it therefore ordained,
by the Mayor ana Board of Aldermen
OF the City of Macon, Mississippi, That
sidewalks in front of, and abutting,
and lying alongside of the following
properties on the north and south side
of Royal street, TO where said street is
intersected on the north by Eighth
street and on the south by North
street, be laid as required by law, to-
wit:
The residence and lot of Mrs. Sue
Holberg, and occupied by her as such.
The residence and lot owned by Mrs.
S. A. Holberg and occupied by Mr.. T.
w. Crigler as tenant.
The residence and lot owned by
Finis Woodland and occupied by him
as such.
The residence and lot owned by Mrs.
NJ. A. Holt and occupied by d. Patty
and wife as tenants.
The residence and lot of Tom Smoot
and occupied by him as such.
The residence and lot of Y. T. Dor
rob. and occupied by him as such.
That each Of the several lots of land
fronting, abutting and lying on the
east n west sides of said Royal
s rect, as herein above described be
and the same are hereby condemned;
and it is hereby required and ordered
that the owner or Owners of said prop
critics along said Royal street, at his
or her exepnse, shall construct, and
hereafter keep in good repair, a side
walk in front of their respective lots,
along the entire east and west sides
Of said Royal street, from the inter
section of Eighth street on the north
20 the intersection of North street on
the south, in front of, abutting or lying
alongside of said street, within twenty
900 days after this ordinance be-
comes operative, said sidewalks to be
laid as hereinafter provided, of uni
form width, of four feet, and so grad
ed as to conform to the lines estab-
lished by said city, to make an ven
smooth footing.
And shall be composed of the best
grade of Portland cement, and of
clean, sharp sand and gravel, in pro-
portion of 1-part of cement, 3-parts of
sand and G-parts of gravel. The same
to be mixed thoroughly to the consist
ency commonly known as dry-mixture.
This concrete shall be laid on a firm
foundation, accurately graded to a
depth of 3Ea inches.
A top surface, composed of 1-part
best grade of Portland cement, and 2
parts of sharp, clean sand, shall be the
finishing course of the sidewalk, to
the depth of one inch. This top finish
surface must be smoothly and neatly
troweled, and checked off in squares,
as previously specified, at suitable in
t~ervals; an expansion joint shall be
provided in said sidewalk.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, If
any owner or owners Of said lots lying
alongside, fronting or abutting, said
street shall fail or refuse to construct
said sidewalk as herein required, with
in said time, that the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen shall contract for the lay
ing, grading and curbing tf grading
and curbing be necessary of said side
walks after publication of this ordi
nance as provided by Sections 3411
and 341I of the Annotated Code of
Mississippi, of 1906, after the eXpira-
ton OF twenty days, and after having
given five days further notice to the
owner or owners, or occupants of said
lot or lots, Or by posting a notice as
provided by law, in front or abutting
or lying alongside, as above required,
shall proceed, at the expense of said
city, to nave said sidewalks construct
ed under the cheapest and best posi-
BILE contract, and said city shall keep
an accurate account of cost of making
such improvements in front OF such
lot or lots, and after the completion of
such work and approval by the Mayor
and Board Of Aldermen, a special as
Sessment against said properties, for
said cost of construction of said walks,
shall be made, as provided by the laws
of said city, and such cost against said
lot or lots SO improved or constructed,
and each lot or lots shall be assessed
in proportion to the number of feet
alongside, in front Of, or abutting the
said walk SO laid, together with the
cost Of grading or curbing said walks,
and that the lien of the city for the
payment of said walks shall be para
mount to all other liens, except State
and county taxes, upon the lots abut
ting and living alongside said street in
front of which said walks are con-
structed, as provided by the ordinance
Of said city and by law, each lot bear
ing its prOpOrtionate cost.
This resolution to be in every re-
spect as provided by Sections 3411 and
3412 Of the Annotated Code of Missis-
sippi, of 1906.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, That
the occasion being urgent hat this
resolution 90 into effect and he in