Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-09-30
North street-sidewaIk Resolution.

49, ~ 80 RCSOIuIIOns
Whereas, it appears to the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the Cit yof
Macon, Miss, That sidewalks of con
crete, the details of which are herein
after set forth, are necessary on NOrtn
street, from jefferson street on the
west to Wayne street on the east;
that the improvements require an I'M
usua. outlay and cost in excess of the
general Improvement fund, and that
SAID improvements along the nOrti
and south sides of North street to
where it intersects Wayne street on
the east, to jefferson street on the
west, being necessary, said sidewalks
on North street being badly out OF
repair along and in front of the prop
erty fronting, abutting and laying
alongside of said street:
Section l.. Be it therefore ordaino
by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the City Of Macon, Miss, That said
sidewalks in front Of. abutting and "
ing alongside of the following proper
ties on North street from the intersec-
ton Of jefferson street on the west to
the Intersection of Wayne street on
The east, on the east and west sides
thereof, be laid as required by law,
tO-wit:
Property owned by the Masonic
Lodge No. 40, A. F.. & A. NJ, in the
city of Macon, Miss.
Vacant lot OF G.. NJ. billiard.
The residence and lot of w. L.
~Featherston, and now occupied by
him as such.
Vacant lot of J. c. FAINT on corner
OF North and Washington streets.
The residence and lot of j. H. Buck.
now occupied by J.. r. Westmorelanu
as tenant.
The vacant lot of G. NJ. billiard on
the southwest corner of North an>.
Washington streets.
The vacant lot of n. Scales and va
cant lot OF y. d. Windham.
The lot occupied as a s~torehouse
b. }. f. shelton, owned by n. Scales.
That each of the several lots of land,
fronting, aDutting and lying on the
north and south sides OF said NOrIL
street, as herein above described. be
and the same are hereby condemned;
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that the owner or owner OF SAID
properties along said North street, at
his or her expense, shall construct and
hereafter keep in goOd repair a side
walk OF concrete in front of their re-
spectiVe lots along the entire north
and south sides of said North street
from the intersection of Wayne street
on h east to the intersection of JEFF
ferson street on the west. in front OF,
abutting or lying alongside OF said
street. within twenty 600 days after
this ordinance becomes operative. the
said sidewalks TO be laid as herein
after provided, of uniform width, O. !
four feet, and so graded as to con-
form to the ines established by sal,
city, to make an wen, smooth, foot
inS.
And shall be composed of the best
grade OF Portland cement. and c
clean. sharp sand and gravel, in pro- !
portion of one part Of cement, three
parts of sand and six parts of gravel:
the same to be mixed thoroughly to
the consistency commonly known as
dry mixture. This concrete shall he
laid or a firm foundation, accurately
graded TO a depth of three and one
half inches.
a top surface. composed of one part
best grade of Portland cement and
two parts of sharp. clean sand. shall
be the finishing course of the side
walk to the depth of one inch. This
top finish surface must be smoothly /
and neatly troweled and checked Of
In squares, as previously specified, at