The Harrison times., 1911-10-21
Ordinance No. l20.

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property owners in the city of Harri-
son to build and maintain sidewalks,
and t. provide for the construction
and maintenance thereof, if such own
ers fail or refuse so to build and main
tain the came, and to provide a PEN
atty for such failure and refusal.
In order better to provide for the
public welfare, safety, comfort and
convenience of the inha bitants of the
city of Harrison, Arkansas, be it or
daned by the council of said city:
Sec. That section of said ordi
nance No. III be amended so as TO
include he construction of sidewalks,
as therein provided, upon and along
the following streets and avenues:
Along the north side of Stephenson
Avenue from the public square to
lot twelve, in block oil, along the
east side of Spring Street, begin
ing at Stephenson Avenue and run
ming thence due north to the north
side of Gordon's ware room, along the
south side Central Ave, from Spring
Street to Pine Street, along the north
side Of block %, 3l5 feet, along the
west side OF Spring Street from Cen
trail Avenue to Cedar Avenue, along
the South side of Cedar Avenue from
Spring Street to Pine Street. along
the east side Of Pine Street, from
Cedar Avenue to city limits.
Along north side Central Avenue
from Pine Street to Oak Street, along
north side Of Erie Avenue from Vine
Street to Spring, along the south side
of College Avenue from Pine Street
to the southwest corner Of block , in
Clifford's Addition, thence south on
the west side of Clifford Street to
Spring Avenue,
Sec ?. That Section of said ordi-
nance be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
"Sec, 3 That the sidewalks herein
provided for shall be constructed sub
stantially as follows; Excavations
for sidewalks shall be made six inches
below the proper grade for said walk,
and the material to be used therein
for the lower part Of the first five
inches shall be cinders, gravel or
crushed stone, wet and well tamped,
and while wet there shall be placed
thereon a layer Of concrete three
inches thick after being well tamped,
which concrete shall be composed Of
one part Portland cement of the best
grade manufactured by reliable ce-
ment manufacturer, and five parts OF
chat or gravel and well mixed twice
dry and twice wet, using no more
water than the mixture will carry
without running off, SAID concrete
shall be cut off when placed and we'll
tamped with straight edge so that
the top will be perfectly even, On
this top shall be spread one half inch
of top finish, consisting of one part
Of Portland cement Of the best grade
manufactured by a reliable cement
manufacturer and one part good clean
sand, spread in good stifi mortar
and rubbed in with wood float, and
and troweled TO smooth finish dur
ing the initial set, and proper joints
shall be provided four feet apart"
Section 3. That section Of said
ordinance he amended so as to provide
that the sidewalks enumerated in Sec
ton of this Amendment shall be
completed, ready for and opened to
use on or before January |, 1912 and
shall thereafter be maintained and
kept in good repair by the owner or
owners Of the property abutting,
Section 4, That the following sec.
ton be inserted In said ordinance
after Section o thereof
n" Section a, That should any own.
er of any Of the said real estate so
abutting refuse or fail TO build said
sidewalks ~ the manner and within
the time herein specified, he shall,
upon conviction thereof in the may
or's court, be liable to a fine Of not
less than one dollar nor more than
twenty dollars, TO be imposed IN like
manner and with like consequences
aud effect, as for violation OF any
ordinance of Harrison, and each DAY
that such failure or refusal Is eontlns
ued shall constitute separate otlensej
but nothing contained In this section
shall prevent said city from proceed
ing by civil action as provided IN
Section . hereof or In any other
manner provided by existing laws"
Section s, This ordinance being
deemed neeessasy for the preservation
of the public peace, health and COM
fort shall be deemed an emergency
act aud shall be In full force and
effect from passage and publication,
Adopted this End day Of October,
1911,
n, NJ FELLOWS, GEO, G, FREw,
Recorder Pro TEN Acting Mayor,