The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-07-24
An Ordinance.

To provide for the construction, widening,
narrowing and repair of sidewalks, curbs
and cutters.
Be it ordained by the council of the viii
lage of Hillsboro, state of Ohio:
Section /. That 1t is necessary to construct
sidewalks, curbs and cutters within the said
village, and to widen, narrow and repair the
same in the manner provided as follows;
Section 2. That upon the passage of a
Resolution by council declaring that certain
specified sidewalks, curbs and cutters shall
be constructed, widened, narrowed or re-
paired, the owner of any lot or land within
provement, who has been notified in the
manner provided by law of the passage and
requirements of such Resolution, shall con-
struct, widen, narrow or repair such side
walks curbs or cutters In the manner re-
quired by such Resolution within the time
specified in such notice and in accordance
with the Statutes in such case made and
provided. and according to the following
specifications:
Section g. Every sidewalk, curb and gut
ter shall correspond with the line and grade
tablished. by Resolution or Ordinance for
such purpose. The material for sidewalks,
curbs and cutters shall be concrete. The
excavation for such sidewalks shall be made
not less than twelve inches below the grade
line, and the foundation shall be thoroughly
tamped so as to get firm surface; the ex-
cavation shall be filled and we'll tamped with
cinders broken stone or brickbats to within
four inches of the grade line, and broken
stone when used shall be broken so that its
greatest diameter shall not exceed three
and one half inches; then three inches of
concrete Che three inches being the depth
after being thoroughly tamped.) Said three
inches of concrete to be a l.2-5 mixture, Wis:
part of the best paving cement, parts
clean, sharp sand, and parts of coarse,
clean gravel or fine broken stone. On top of
this mixture the top course or layer shall
consist of neat work one inch thick with a
one to two mixture, to-wit part best paw
ing cement and parts clean, sharp sand.
toward the street of one-tourth inch to each
foot in the width thereof, and the widto
thereof shall be fixed by Resolution of
council
Secton4 Unless otherwise fixed by Re-
solution of council, all curbs and cutters
shall be excavated not less than eighteen
inches below the grade line for top curb and
for a width of twenty-five inches and the
excavation shall be dlled and well tamped
with cinders. broken stone or brickbats for
a depth of six inches; upon this shall be laid
concrete mixture. n, as specified for
depth of eleven inches and wi tn of five
inches for curb and four inches in depth at
inner inner & edge - Of H. gutter i,n and hve inches at
toned concrete there shall be laid one inch
of neat cement with to mixture as speci'
| fed for sidewalks. in Section 3. o be put on
| top and face of curb and top of gutter.
| Section s. When dlls are to be made in
the construction of sidewalks, curbs or gut
ters, they shall be made as follows: AL
WOOD or other material Wnlcn VIII decom
pose shall be removed and replaced with
earth or other filling like the rest of the
! foundation; 1lls of clay or other material
which will settle after heavy rains or deeI
frosts shall be tamped and laid in strata moi
more than four inches in thickness, eacf
stratum to be thoroughly tamped.
When porous materials are used. under
drains of tile should be laid TO the curl
drain or gutter so as to prevent water &C
cumulating and freezing under such side
walk
Section 8. All Ordinances or parts of Or
dinances of said village, in conflict here
with, are hereby repealed.
This Ordinance shall be in full force ant
effect from and after the date of its lega
publication,
Passed this Sist day of July, A. D.. 1918.
| Attest.
E. @. WIsKCUP. JAMES A. WILKINS.
village Clerk. Mayor
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