Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-08-25
Sidewalk Resolution.

Whereas, it appears to the Mayor
aud Board of Aldermen of the City of
Macon, Mississippi, that sidewalks of
concrete, the details of which are here
matter set forth. are necessary on
Cline street, from intersection of Wash
inCton street on the east to Jefferson
street on the west that the improve
ments require an unusual outlay and
cost in excess of the general i'm
provement fund, and that said i'm
prOvemetns along the north and south
sides of Cline street, from where it
intersects Washington street on the
the east to jefferson 7strcet on the
west, being necessary, and said side
walks on Cline street being badly out
Of repair along and IN front of the pro-
pcrty fronting, abutting and laying
along side of said street.
Section |. Be it therefore ordained
by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the City of Macon, Mississippi, that
sidewalks in front IF, abutting and ly-
Ing along side of the following proper
ii $ on the north and south sides of
Cine street, to where said street is
intersected by on the east by Washing
ton street to jefferson street on the
west. be laid as required by law, towit:
Vacant lot Of l.. G.. Cline
Vacant lot of w. T. { onnOr or Mrs.
l. L. Conner, formerly owned by Mrs.
Cline and then bv S. w. Harkins and
formerly occupied by Mrs. Wood Cock
rell as A tenant.
That each Of the several lots of land
fronting, abutting and laying or the
north and south sides of said Cline
street as herein above described, be
and the same are hereby condemned;
and it is hereby required and ordered,
that the owners >of said properties
along said Cline street, at lis or her
expense shall construct and hereafter
keep in good repair, a sidewalk of con-
crete along the entire north and south
side of said Cline street, in front of,
ahutting or lying along side of said
street. from the intersection Of Wash
ingtOn street on the east to Jefferson
street on the west. within (30) thirty
days after this ordinance becomes
operative, said sidewalks to be laid as
hereinafter provided of uniform width
of four feet, and so graded as to con-
form to the lines established by said
city, tOsmake11 IAN even, smooth, footing;
and shall belcomposed of the best grade
of Portland cement and of clean. sharp
sand and gravel. in proportion of l part
of cement, 2 parts of SAND and 6 parts
of gravel. The same to be mixed thor
oughly to the constance commonly
known as dry mixture. This concrete
shall be laid on a firm foundation. ac-
%curately graded to a depth of 81
inches.
A top surface. composed of 1 part
hest grade of Portland cement and two
parts of sharp. clean sand shall be the
finishing course of the sidewalk to the
depth of one inch. This top finish sur
face must be smoothly and neatly trow-
eled and checked off in squares. as pre-
viously specified. at suitable intervals.
an expansion joint shall be provided in
said sidewalks
Section 2. Be it further ordained. if
any owner or owners of said lots lying
along side, fronting or abutting, said
street shall fail or refuse to contract
said walk as herein required within
said time, that the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen shall contract for the laying.
grading and curbing (if grading and
curling be necessary of said side
walks, after publication of this ordi.
nanos as provided by Gectian ALI AID
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