The Delta independent., 1910-04-22
ORDINANCE NO. 7, 1909.

AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A CEMENT
SIDEWALK IN CEMENT SIDEWALK
DISTRICT NO. Is. OF THE CITY OF
DELTA. COLORADO.
BE II Ordained by the City Council
of the City of Delta. Colorado:
Section l. Tint. whereas. the City
Council of the City OF Delta, Colorado,
hereby finds that there was presented
/ ic said Council a legal and sufficient
petition for the construction of cement
sidewalks along both sides of Columbia
Street. commencing at a point one foot
north OF the south line OF Second street
and extending south to point one foot
north of the south line of Fourth street
And said Council further finds that
said petition was signed by more than
a majority of the owners of the lots and
real estate fronting on said proposed
lublic Improvement in each OF said
blocks and throughout said distance, and
that said petition was in proper form
and that notice was duly given by pab-
lication to all the owners OF property
In said district, that an ordinance
dering said Improvement would be final
y considered by the City Council of the
city of Delta, Colorado. on the fiith day
Of August. 4. u. 1909.
Section ?. That there be. and there
hereby is established Cement Sidewalk
District No. Is of the City of Delta.
comprising the above territory more par
ticularly described as follows. to-wit;
IN Block twenty six t2sl. Lots sixteen
y 16-A) TO thirty one t3N in block
twenty seven tsFf. Lots one Cd to xix
teen us) in Block thirty-four tSl,. and
Lots one % to sixteen G6) in Block
thirty five os5). of the City OF Delta
Section Z, he It further ordained that
is hereby ordered along both sides OF
Columbia street. extending from a point
one foot north OF the south line OF sec
ond street to point one foot north
OF the south line OF Fourth street. In
accordance with the following plans and
specifications. o-wit. said walk shall
of nf,.a- faNtr= D.
t%) inch to the foot and shall be laid
tn the lines defined bv ordinance. and I
the lines and grades given bv the City. |
The inner line of said sidewalk stall /
be twelve r2) inches from the sides /
OF said blocks.
The ground shall be excavated ten |
to) inches below the surface OF the fin l
ished walk and the surface of the sub |
grade well and evenly rammed and com
pscted with TWENTY-FIVE pound ham ]
mer. On the suhgrade shall be laid a |
foundation Of coarse. clean gravel and |
must be thoroughly rammed when wet
70 secure compact and solid folnda-
r'no- this foundation ,aver % .,~r-
crete four az inches in thickness after |
compression shall be laid. composed by /
bulk. OF one part cement. three parts
ken gravel or sand
u~on this concrete base shall be
thick. composed by hulk of one part
Portland cement to one and one fourth
th) parts sand. for n wearing surface.
and spread on the concrete base as
soon as the same is properly tamped
nnd before II has begun to set. 1t must
be quickly and evenly spread and trow-
eilcd to smooth surface. conforming
to the proper grade and slope
The surface OF the sidewalk before
mortar snts, shall be cut regularly and
evenly into blocks forty four (t4 Inches
nv forty-four tttl inches. with an eight
inch outer margin on each side That
al the outer edge of the walk ct the in
section OF the streets, shall he printed
the name and number of such streets.
that has Mt the time this ordinance
comes into effect. n cement sidewalk
constructed In fuii accordance with the
foregoing plans and specifications shall
not be assessed under this ordinance |
or any subsequent ordinance passed
assessing the costs OF said sidewalks
against the lots in said district. L
Section 8. The City Engineer is here
bN authorized and required to enter into
y contract sor and on behalf OF the
CITY of Delta for the construction OF
snid cement walk. and such contract
shall be let after publishing an adver-
ttaement for bids for ten tiol days in
The Delta Independent, n weekly news
paper published In said City OF Delta:
nnd In letting said contract, said City
shall. for Its faithful perfor-
nance, take u bond payable to the City
~ Delta. In the penal sum OF not less
than one thousand dollars tsl ,0o0). with
NJ least one surety. who. II other than |