The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-17


3 ordinances OF the city OF Detroit
for the year 1904 be. and they are
5 hereby amended so as TO read as
q follows:
section 10 All sidewalks shall
> be SO constructed that when COM
3 pleted the top surface SHAH coin
4 eide with the grade OF the space
8 between the curb line and the
8 street line, which grade shall be a
7 uniform incline from the curb line
y toward the street line with rise
Q OF one Cd inch I'm every three
D CD feet and on unpaved streets
shall conform 10 a line established
. by the City Engineer and TO uni
3 form grade satisfactory TO the De-
partment OF Public Works, ana
5 shall twhen deemed necessary by
8 the Department OF Public works.,
: be relaid 20 the proper grade when
: SO established when paving said
y streets. Whenever sidewalks are
o ordered on any street where none
/ have heretofore existed, IL shall be
2 the duty OF the City Engineer TO
3 Immediately establish sidewalk
4 line on said street for at least a
) distance that sidewalks have been
& or are about To be ordered by set
: ting stakes about 200 feet apart
8 cor as near as may bel. said stakes
y TO designate the outer edge OF the
q sidewalk from the lot line and the
record OF the same shall be enter
> ed In a book TO be kept Tor such
3 purpose I'm the Engineers once,
4 All private driveways crossing the
D sidewalk space must be construct
8 ed OF stone brick or concrete from
: the curb line TO the lot line, and
3 placed at a grade 10 be nNed by
9 the City Engineer. The material
0 10 be used i'm the construction or
1 the driveways and manner OF their
2 construction to be determined In
5 each case by the Department Of
Public Works.
See. IL. Whenever the Common
9 Council shall by resolution declare
3 the necessity for and direct the
4 construction or sidewalks. cross
g walks or .driveways in any street
8 in front OF or adjoining private
: property IL shall be the duty OF
s the Department OF Public Works
9 10 notify the owner. agent or oc-
D cupant where sidewalks. cross
I walks or drlxeMays are required
= in front OF any lot or parcel or
, land or adjacent thereto To give
4 notice by publication in the off,
s cial newspaper OF the city, which
s notice shall be published for nve
60 times TO construct or rebuild
3 such sidewalks, crosswalks or
3 driveways according TO specihca-
0 lions prepared by the Commission
/ er OF Public Works and approved
> by the Common Council, as fol-
, lows:
SIDEWALK NOTICE
5 Department OF Public Works,
. Detroit, ... 1871.
Z To All Whom Ii May Concern:
s Take notice that by order OF the
8 Common Council. you are required
I sidewalk crosswalk or driveway
. on the. ....s side of. ............
3 street Cor avenue) I'm front OF or
4 adjoining such lots or parts OF
tWaNt .aW.A
8 as are owned by you, within nfteen
: days from the date hereof;
y and IL shall be the duty OF every
. owner. agent or occupant OF any
o lot or parcel of land when notified
/ by the Department OF Public
2 Works, TO build or rebuild side
3 walks crosswalks or drtveways In
4 accordance with the ordinances OF
) the City OF Detroit TO promptly
8 comply with said notice and con-
! struct or reconstruct the side
8 walks. crosswalks or drtveways as
2 ordered And IL said owner, agent
o or occupant shall neglect TO refuse
l TO construct or reconstruct said
> sidewalks or driveways within the
3 time specified in said notice. IL
4 shall be the duty OF the Depart
, ment OF Public Works to construct
8 or reconstruct said sidewalks,
Z crosswalks or driveways as soon
8 as practicable and the cost there
9 OF. including advertising. shall be
0 assessed and be lien upon said
1 lot or parcel OF land where such
. sidewalks. crosswalks or driveways
) were constructed or reconstructed,
and III suit or other proceedings be
5 brought against the City OF De-
8 troll and said city is compelled TO
= pay damages for injuries TO any
: person or persons on account OF
= said neglect. such owner, agent or
0 occupant shall be liable TO the city
l for the amount OF damages so paid
= and the same may be collected. IL
8 necessary, by suit in the proper
I court, provided said street is legal
) ~ opened
Section 2. This ordinance shall
. take immediate effect.
nd unanimous consent being granted,
he ordinance was then placed on the
rider OF third reading.
Third Reading OF Ordinance.
The title to the ordinance was read
third time
The ordinance was then read.
The question being Shall this ordi-
ance now pass?" The ordinance was
'assed, majority OF the Aldermen
resent voting therefor as follows:
)eimel. Ellis. Field. Garyey, Gilman,
iutman, HARPER. Iiindle, Heating.
ieusch, Roenig. Knapp, LittlefieSi.
.odge, Lynch. McCarty. Mason, Mer-
L. IL,
hal. schultz. Skrzycki: Theisen,
thompson. Tossy. Vernon. Walsh. Wat
on, Zoeller. and the President-56.
Nays-None.
The title to the ordinance was con-
rmed.
N ORDINANCE to insure the quality
and guarantee the maintenance or
sidewalks. crosswalks or drtveways
hereafter laid within the City or De-
troit and to repeal an ordnance en-
titled AN ordinance TO insure the
quality and guarantee the mainten-
ance OF sidewalks hereafter laid
within the city OF Detroit" approved
April 9Th, 1903, as amended by ordi.
nance approved MAY 4th. 1909 and
May 18th, 1909. and an ordinance en-
titled AN ordinance to license and
regulate the construction and repair
ing OF acknowledgements March
3lst, 1908"
II is hereby ordained by the people
Z the City OF Detroit.
Section l. That in order to In
2 sure the quality and guarantee the
2 maintenance OF sidewalks here
4 after laid within the city OF De-
: troit. every person, firm or corpor-
q alton engaged In the busiyess OF
Z laying and constructing sidewalks
8 in the City of Detroit shall be re-
Q quired 10 execute good and suf-
o hcient bond to the city of Detroit
1 In the penal sum OF one Thousand
9 $1,000 Dollars. said bond TO be a
3 Surety Company Bond or per-
4 sonal bond with two CD suretics
8 owning property in Wayne County.
Sec. .. said bond shall be con-
2 ditloned upon the faithful OBJ
3 servance OF the terms and condi-
lions OF the ordinance or ordi-
+ nances now in effect or hereafter
6 enacted with reference to the con-
Z struction OF sidewalks within the
s City OF Detroit and further condi-
o toned that the person, hrm or corr
o poration executing said bond shall
/ keep and maintain the sidewalk or
2 sidewalks which. he, they or II
In, a pnnd nnn1iiIOn OF