Arizona republican., 1913-10-06
ORDINANCE NO. 565

AN ORDINANCE MAKING IT UN- 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 lACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFICA- TIONS FOR SUCH WORK AP- PROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL.
 THE COMMON COUNCIL OF tPHOENIX DO ORDAIN AS FOL- LOWS:
 Section I It shall he. 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 and 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- qpest 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- nix. subject to the following provi- sions:
 When the said sidewalk is to be ! less than one hundred and thirty-fiv feet G35D in length, the City Engin- cer is hereby authorized and directed to make a charge of Five Dollars ($5.00) and collect the said sum. for setting the stakes for the said work. When the said sidewalk equals or exceeds one hundred and thirty-fivc feet G25D in length, no charge for setting the stakes shall be made For the purpose of providing the necessary inspection for said work the City Engineer is hereby author ized and directed to make charge. and to collect one-half cent Gac) per square foot of sidewalk to be laid as above provided
 The City Engineer shall not furnish ! the lines and grades for the laying
 of any sidewalk after the passage Of 1 a resolution of intention to improve 1 any street by laying a sidewalk, when ! such sidewalk is to be laid under the provisions of the Improvement Act Iof 1912"
 | It shall be. and it is hereby made i the duty of the said City Engineer
 at once upon receiving instructions from the Common Council authOriz- 1 ing the preparation of plans and d resolution of intention providing that | 2 sidewalk be laid in front of. or Iahutting on their property, to notify | ali property owners in writing that after the expiration of thirty days,
 i the said Common Council intends to, and will improve the street abuttinS
 their said property. describing same,
 by laying, or causing to be laid, a
 cement concrete sidewalk. specifying
 ! the width thereof. and if within the
 sid period Of thirty (30) days any
 property owner shall desire to con
 suuct his sidewalk by private con
 tract, it shall be the duty of the said
 ' City Engineer to furnish such proper
 ty owner with the proper lines and
 grades for such sidewalk, as estab-
 lished 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