Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-14

hereinafter set forth, which sidewalks
| shall he constructed of good Portland
cement. the mortar 10 be made OF not
| less than one part of cement 10 three
parts of sand, and the said sidewalks
shall be constructed 50 at 10 drain TO-
wards the curb, that is to say, the IN
ner nart of the sidewalk shall be two
inches higher than the curb, and all
sidewalks shall not be less than four IN
ches thick and shall be so constructed
as TO have a smooth, hard and durable
surface.
SECTION II
Sidewalks are hereby required TO be
constructed by the respective real es'
tate owners as follows: On the west
side of Pine street from the south end
of said street to Spruce street, said
side walk shall be four feet wide On
both sides of Palmetto avenue from
River street to the west end of said
avenue, said sidewalks shall be six feet
wide east of the railroad and i've feet
wide, west of the railroads on the west
side of Magnolia street from the canal
to Orange avenue said sidewalk 10 te
five feet wide: on both sides of Iropica
avenue from Magnolia steet to the
west end of said avenue, said
sidewalks shall be four feet wide: on
both sides of Orange avenue from Pine
street to the west end of said avenue
SAID sidewalks shall be six feet wide
east of railroad and four feet wide west
OF railroad,
SECTION III.
The above designated sidewalks shall
be put down and completed within nine
ty days from the passage and approval
of this ordinance, and in default there
of such sidewalks as shall be omitted TO
be put down, constructed and complet-
ed in accordance with this ordinance
shall be laid, constructed and built by
the City of Fort Pierce, and the cost
thereof shall be lien against the real
estate abutting on which said sidewalks
are constructed by the City, which lien
shall be enforced In the manner provld-
ed by the statute for the government
of cities and towns.
sECTIoNIv
Contracts shall be let by the City
for the building OF all sidewalks re-
ouired by this ordinance after ninety
days from the passage and approval OF
same, aud the cost OF constructing such
sidewalks shall be apportioned TO the
various real estate abutting on the
said sidewalks which shall be put down
and the cost of the sidewalk shall be a
lien upon the abuttng real estate.
SECTION V
Bills for such sidewalks shall be
made Out by the City Clerk and sent by
United States mail TO each real estate
owner upon which the same is lien,
at the last known address of such own
er, and if the address Of such owner
cannot be obtained, such bill shall be
mailed to him at Fort Pierce, Florida,
with a two-cent stamp thereon, so that
i, may be forwarded by the postoffice
authorities if better address can be
obtained.
SECTION VI
If such bill shall not be paid within
thirty days from the mailing thereof
it shall be the duty of the City Clerk
TO certify such fact to the Mayor of the
City, together with copy of the bill
and a description of the real estate
against which IL is lien, and there
upon, the Mayor shall proceed to have
such lien enforced for the collection of
said Indebtedness in the manner pro-
vided by Chapter five, Title seven of the
Second Division of the General Statutes
of the State of Florida,
SECTION VII
The Mayor is hereby authorized TO
| bid at the sale of any real estate Tor
the enforcement of such lien or liens
the amount of the judgemedt or de-
cree and costs,and if said property shal
be bid off to the City, the Mayor is
authorized to sell aud make conveyance
thereof to any purchaser, who will pay
the amount which said real estate has
cost the City, and the proceeds Of such
sale or sales or of all collections made
under this ordinance shall be turned
over TO the City Treasurer TO be applied
10 the proper fund.
| SECTION VIII
All ordinances and parts of ordinan-
ces in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance, are hereby repealed.
SECTION TX
This ordinance shall go into effect
upon it's passage and approval by the
Mayor and upon being published as re-
quired by law.
Passed by Council in open session, on
this the 9Th day OF April 1911.
Attest: F. NJ. Tyler. w. r. Jackson,
Clerk. President City Council.
To the Mayor Of Fort Pierce, Florida.
Sir
hereby certify that the above
and foregoing ordinance was duly pass
ed by the City Council of Fort Pierce
on che 5th day of April 1911.
l(SeaD F. NJ. Tyler,
Clerk OF Council.
The above and foregoing ordinance
is this day approved by me. This the
9TH day of April 1911
r. Whyte.
Mayor Of the City OF Fort Pierce. Fla