The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-16
ORDINANCE No.

w gA4N AN ~ M,
IN ordinance cutiled "An ordinance
fer tie construction and laying of con-
rete sidewalks on certain portions of
eel taiu prop rJy oil the Saint Louis
Iron Mountain q Southern Railway
Company in the City of Prescott, Ark
ausas.
BE it ordained by the City Council of
the City of Pres oft, Arkansas:
Section |. That a concrete sidewalk
be laid and constructed in the manner
hereinafter provided by the Saint Louis
Iron Mountain & Southern Railway
Company upon and across its right of
way and AUDITING upon the reefs of
the City OF Prescott, Arkansas as fol
lows:
Upon the South side of Elm street
extending from East 1st street to West
LIST street;
Upon the North side of Elm stree
extending from East 1st street to West
LIST street;
Upon the North side of Main street
extending from East LIST street to West
1st street;
Upon the South side of Main Street
extending from East LIST Street to
West 1st Street:
Upon the South side of Walnut street
extending from East LIST street to West
LIST street.
extending from East 1st street to West
| 1St street.
Section g That the concrete side
walks to be put down and constructed
on portions of the streets described in
| Section of this Ordinance shall be put
down, laid and constructed as to grade
according to the lay or natural rise and
fall of the abutting property, provided
| that this shall be uniform and gradual
| from the corner of street to street and
with not to exceed one rise and one fall
| betw cen streets.
Section 3. That the sidewalks as
herein directed to be laid, built and
constructed shall be laid and construct
ed of the following material to-wit:
That good and substantial founda
ton shall first be made and provided
! for said proposed sidewalks, by provid
ing a solid bed tor that purpose and to
that end; that upon and above said
bottom filling shall be a grouting to
consist of one part Portland cement,
two parts of coarse sand and three
parts of clean gravel or crushed stone
and the whole to be properly mixed
and we'll tamped; that next above and
upon said grouting there shall be con-
structed finish one inch in thickness
and said finish to consist of two parts
of Portland cement and three parts of
sharp coarse sand; that the top or sur
face of said proposed sidewalks shall
have uniform fall or downward slope
from the inside to the outside thereof
equal to one fourth of an inch to each
foot.
Section 4. That if the owner or
owners of any of the property facing,
adjoining or abutting on that portion
of the streets mentioned and described
in Section of this Ordinance shall fail
or refuse to comply with the provisions
hereof, in the manner and within the
time herein provided, the City of Pres
colt, Arkansas, shall, after giving
twenty days notice in writing to the
said owner or owners, or to the agent
in charge of said property, of its in
tention to do so, contract with some
suitable person for the construction of
said sidewalks on the best terms that
can be made. and in the manner here
matter prescribed by this ordnan e,
and that the said City of Prescott shall
paw said person on constructing said
sidewalk, the price of said work and
that the amount so paid by said City of
Prescott, together with six per cent
penalty added thereto and six per cent
interest, shall constitute a charge
against the owner or owners of said
property facing or adjoining on said
sidewalk, and shall be and constitute
| lien on said property from the date of
the commencement of said work and
said charge and lien shall be assignable
by the said City of Prescott. Provided
that said charges may be recovered by
an ordinary suit against the owner or
owners of said property by said City,
or its assigns, by suit in Equity, in
Courts having jurisdiction of suits for
the enforcement of liens upon real
property, for the payment of the. sum
so paid by the City for said work to-
gether with the interest penalty and
cost of said suit; said suit to be brought
in the manner and under the Courts
now provided by law for the foreclosure
OF property by an Improvement Dis
trict, so far as practicable. But moth
ing herein contained shall be so con-
strued as preventing said City of Pres
colt or its assigns from proceeding in
any manner provided by existing laws