The Delta independent., 1912-02-23
Ordinance No. ~, 1911.


Cement Sidewalk District No. II, of
the City of Delta, Colorado.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the City
Council of the City of Delta, Colo
RADIO:
Section /. That whereas, the
City Council of the City of
Delta, Colorado, hereby finds
that there was presented to said
Council legal and sufficient
petition for the construction
of cement sidewalks ON both sides
OF Columbia street, from Fifth to
Seventh, commencing six feet north
of the south line of Fifth street and
extending to a point six feet south
OF the north line of Seventh street,
and on the south side of Fifth street,
commencing with Dodge street and
extending to the west side of Column
bia street. And said City Council
further finds that said petition was
signed by more than a majority of
the owners of lots and real estate
fronting on said proposed public i'm
III ovement in each of said blocks and
throughout said distance, and that
SAID petition was la proper form and
that notice was duly given by publ
cation to all the owners of property
IN said District, that an ordinance
ordering said improvements wuold
be finally passed by the City Coun-
ell of the City of Delta. Colorado.
SECION 2. That there be, and
here hereby is established Cement
Sidewalk District No. 81 of the
City of Delta, Colorado. comprising
tae territory described as follows,
toy wit: Lots II to 80 inclusive.
Block %, and Lot /. Block %;
Lots l to 16, Block 80; Lots l to
/ 6. Block 81; Lots II to 80. Block
30. all in Plat &C." City of Delta
Colorado.
SECTION 3. That said sidewalk
shall have a transverse slope Of one
fourth co inch to the foot. and
shall be laid to lines defined by or
dinance. and the lines and grades
given by the City.
The inner line OF said sidewalk
shall be twelve G2) inches from
the sides of said blocks.
The ground shall be eXcavated
ten t10) inches below the surface
OF the finished walk, and the sur
face of the sub grade well and even
ly rammed and compacted with
twenty-five pound hammer. On the
sub grade shall be laid foundation
of coarse. clean gravel and sand,
five CD inches in thickness, which
must be thoroughly rammed when
wet. to secure compact and solid
foundation.
Upon this foundation a layer of
concrete four ca inches in thick
ness after compression. shall be laid.
composed by bulk of one part ce-
mont. three parts clean. sharp sand,
and three parts broken gravel or
sand.
Upon this concrete base shall DC
spread a coat of cement mortar one
inch thick composed by bulk OF one
parts Portland cement to one ana on
fourth Il u } parts sand for wear-
ing surface. and spread on tho con
crete base as soon as the same is
properly tamped and before II has
begun to set 1t must be quickly ana
evenly spread and troweled to
smooth surface, conforming to the
proper grade and slope.
The surface of the sidewalk be
fora mortar sets, shall be cut regu-
'arly and evenly into blocks forty
four (44) inches by forty four t44)
inches, with an eight tS) inch out
err margin on each side. That at
the outer edge of the walk at the
intersection of streets, shall be
printed the name and number OF
such streets.
SECTION 4. Any piece of real
estate that has, at the time TINS or
dinance comes into effect, cement
sidewalk constructed in full accord
ance with the foregoing plans ana
specifications shall not be assessed
under this ordinance or any SUI
seauent ordinance passed assessing
the costs of said sidewalks against
the lots of said District.
SECTION 5. The City Engineer
is hereby authorized and required
TO enter into contract for and on
behalf of the City of Delta for the
construction of said cement walk
and such contract shall be let AFTER
ruh,ishinr an advertisement for bids