Arizona republican., 1913-10-07
ORDINANCE NO. 565

ORDINANCE NO. 565 AN ORDNANCE MAKING TT JN- LAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO LAY. OR CAUSE TO BE LAID, ANY SIDEWALK UNLESS THE SAME BE LAID ACCORDING TO THE LINES AND OFFICIAL GRADES FOR SUCH WORK AS FURNISHED BY THE CITY ENGINEER, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFICA- TIONS FOR SUCH WORK AP- PROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL.
 THE COMMON COUNCIL OF PHOENIN DO ORDAIN AS Fol- LOWS:
 Section l. It shall be, and it is hereby made unlawful for any per son. whether owner, contractor or otherwise, to lay or cause to be laid. any sidewalk on any public street or alley. unless the same be laid ac- cording to the lines and official grades for such work as furnished by the City Engineer of the City of Phoenix. and in accordance with specifications for such work approved ard adopted by the Common Council of the City of Phoenix.
 Section ? It shall be. and it is hereby made the duty of the said City Engineer to furnish, upon re quest of any owner whose property abuts upon. or is contiguous to any street that is to be improved by the laying of a sidewalk or to the con tractor who is to lay said sidewalk the lines and grades established for such sidewalk by the City of Phoe- n.x, subject to the following provi- sions:
 When the said sidewalk is to he ] less than one hundred and thirty-five feet G35D in length, the City EnEin- eer is hereby authorized and directed t. make a charge of Five Dollars ! ($5.0Ol and collect the said sum. for setting the stakes for the said work
 When the said sidewalk equals or l exceeds one hundred and thirty-five : feet G&5D in length, no charge for setting the stakes shall be made. ! For the purpose of providing the i necessary inspection for said work the City Engineer is hereby author 1 ized and directed to make a charge and to collect one half cent C12c) per square foot of sidewalk to be laid aS above provided
 The City Engineer shall not furnish
 the lines and grades for the laying l of any sidewalk after the passage CT q resolution of intention to improve any street hy laying a sidewalk. when i such sidewalk is to be laid under the provisions of the Improvement Act Of 1912"
 It shall be and it is hereby made ] the duty of the said City Engineer it once upon receiving instructions 1 from the Common Council authoriz-
 ing the preparation of plans and q resolution of intention providing that ! 2 sidewalk he laid in front of OF ahutting on their property. to notify 1 ar property owners in writing that I after the expiration of thirty days. 1 the said Common Council intends to. and will improve the street abuttinG their said property describing Same. i by laying, or causing to be laid, cement concrete sidewalk. specifying
 the width thereof and if within the | said period of thirty (30) days any i property owner shall desire to con struct his sidewalk by private con i tract. it shall be the duty of the said | City Engineer to furnish such proper I ty owner with the proper lines and
 grades for such sidewalk. IS estab- l llshed by the City of Phoenix. pro
 vided that a charge as above pro
 vided shall be made for setting the
 stakes for the said work and for the ] inspection of the said work.
 Section 3. Any person. whether l owner or contractor. who shall lay or l cause to be laid any sidewalk on
 any public street CT alley in the City | cf Phoenix in violation of the provi-
 sons of this Ordinance. shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. and upon conviction thereof shall be fined
 in a sum of not less than Ten ! Dollars CS1OOO and not more than
 Fifty Dollars C$5O.00), or imprison- ment in the City Jail for period of not less than ten GO) days. nor
 more than fifty C50) days. or by beth such fine and imprisonment
 Section f All ordinances and
 parts of ordinances in conflict With
 the provisions of this Ordinance are ! hereby repealed
 Section 5 This Ordinance shall i take effect and be in force from and after it's passage and publication as ! by law required.
 PASSED by the Common Council
 cf the City of Phoenix this 2nd day
 of october, 1913.
 l LLOYD B. CHRISTY, Attest: Mayor i FRANK THOMAS,
 City Recorder.