The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-08
SIDEWALK RESOLUTION.

" RESOLUTION.
A resolution requiring certain owners
Of property below described along
the west side Of the South Boule-
ward in the City Of Greenwood 10
construed sidewalk
Sec. l. Be it resolved by the Mayor
and Board OF Aldermen Of the City OF
Greenwood that it is deemed necessary
to construct . concrete sidewalk .alour
the west side Of South Boulevard. in the
City Of Greenwood, ON and alonea and in
front Of Lots 8. 8, and Il. il Block 81. in
the Henry Addition to the City Of
Green wood, and Lots l and 4, in Block
76, Of the Congress Heights part Of the
Henry Addition to the said CITY Of
Greenwood, Lefore County, Mississiopi.
and that said side walk or Improvement
will require an unusual outlay and cost
in excess Of the general Improvement
fund.
Sec 2. Be it therefore resolved that
the owners Of said property along the
front OF which it is necessary for said
side walks to be constructed, be reouir-
ed to construct good, substantial side
walks, six feet wide md Of good con-
crete. OF the grade, plans and specidca-
tons as those contained in the contract
heretofore entered into by the City Of
Greenwood with the Oxford Concrete
Company, to-wit:
Some standard brand Of Portland "a.
ment and clean, coarse sand, and gravel
free from loan and dirt. Prcportioned
one part cement. three parts sand, five
parts gravel; shall % thoroughly mix
ed dry on a platform, then water added
and mixed again until the whole is
thoroughly moistened, 80 that when
tamped free moisture will show under
the tamper. This concrete must be i'm
mediately placed in the forms and
struck of with a straight edge, thor
oughly compacted, cut into sections of
not to exceed thirty six square feet.
and shall be three inches thick, after
ramming. No concrete shall be used
that has beer wet for more thar half an
hour before placing in the forms. Top
coat proportional one part cement, two
parts sand, shall be thoroughly mixed
in a box dry until all of one color,
enough water added to make a stiff NOR
tar, mixed until uniform and applied to
the top of the concrete before the con
crete shall have become dry, struck Cd
with a straight edge even with the top
of the forms, loated and troweled to a
smooth and even surface, properly edg.
ed and grooved and protected from the
: elements and traffic until suitable fol
USE. This top coat shall be one inch
thick and no mortar shall be used tina,
r has been wet for more than half an hour
9 A subgrade must be prepared four inch
es below the finished grade of the walk
firmly ~comnacted, removing all spougy
earth or other spongy material, ani
| substituting firm earth, cinders or soms
suitable material, and where fills ar
I required the property owner shall fur
nish the material for same, on til,
ground, the contractor to place sam.
and prepare Qssaperly without extr,
charge. Ordinary IA timbers shall b.
staked and nailed, true to line an
grade, having a fall OF one-fourth incl
to the foot toward the street, outlining
the edges and top of the walks, ane
r shall not be removed until the work il
thoroughly hardened. A beveled piec,
OF we~atherbOard one-half inch in thick
ness shall be placed across the line o
! the walks, extending down through
concrete, so as to entirely separate tn
walks into sections, when removed
leaving an open joint as often as ever!
thirty feet. The walks shall be of tn,
width specified in the ordinance, bein,
generally six feet wide in the residence
sections and four feet wide in the add
\ tions east of che Y. & M. v. tracks.
Sec. 8. Be it further resolved tina
e said owners shall construct said sid
: walks in front of said above describe,
= property along said South Boulevard, b.
the January 1912 meeting of this Boari
. or appear at said meeting and sho,
cause why such sidewalks should no
! be constructed by the City at their ex
pense.
! Sec. 4. Be it further resolved tina
citations and notices shall be issued t.
4 the property owners owning said abov
: property, commanding them to ~construc
! said side walk or to appear at said jar
\ uary 1912 meeting of this Board to sho'
cause why said side walks should nc
: be constructed by the City at their e,
= pense.
Sec. S. For cause this day show
! this resolution shall take effect and b
\ in force from and after it's passage.
Approved this the 7th day of Decen
Der, 1911.
g. L. RAY, Mayor.
I Attest: r. II. HICKS, Clerk.