Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-08-14

Section III. All elections snail De held according to the
provisions Of chapter seventy-three Of the Revisal of one
thousand nine hundred and five of North Carolina and the
amendments thereto whenever made.
N STREETS.
Section II. The.city shall have complete power and con-
troll over its public streets, sidewalks, alleys and avenues,
and may improve, open, alter and ornament the same and
may pass appropriate ordinances regulating the same and
the traffic theron and the use thereof by individuals or cor
porations.
Section122. The commissioners shall have power by ordi-
nance or resolution to order sidewalks to be paved in the d-
mension, manner and material prescribed by such ordinance.
or resolution, and the expense thereof to be paid by the
persons whose property abuts on such proposed sidewalks
after the city at its own expense has already graded and
curbed the said sidewalk; and no such sidewalk shall be
ordered to be paid for by such property owners except where
the said sidewalk is to be in continuation of or adjoining
some permanently paved sidewalk already in use and opera
ton. The costs of said sidewalk shall be paid for by the
said property owners in proportion to the amount of side
walk laid along their several premises; and if the said pro-
perty owners shall fail, neglect or refuse when so ordered,
after due notice, that in that case the city may proceed to
lay the same and charge the costs thereof to the said pro-
perry owners in the proportion above mentioned, and said
costs shall constitute a lien upon said property abutting on
said sidewalk until the same shall be paid, and shall also
constitute a personal debt to the city; and the commissioners
are authorized to prescribe In such ordinances or resolutions
or orders such times and in what installments the cost of said
sidewalks shall be paid.
Section Is. Whenever a majority of the property owners
in any section or block of the city shall petition the commits
sioners in writing to pave the street along and abutt1ng on
their property, it shall be the duty of the Commissioners to
grant such petition and to order such paving to be made,
and to charge the costs thereof according to the proportion
laid along their respective properties as In the case OF side
walks above mentioned in the preceding section, one-third to
be paid for by the property owners on one side OF the street
one third by the property owners on the other side OF the
street and one-third by the city. And the amount to be paid
by each property owner shall constitute a lien On his said
property and also a personal obligation until paid as in the
case of sidewalks; and the city may by proper ordinance or
resolution prescribe at what times and in what installments
such amounts shall be paid. Provided, that no such petition
shall be granted except where the proposed paving-is Isl to be
in continuation of or adjoining permanent paving already
made and in use and operation, and provided, that in case
the city shall issue bonds or other obligations In order to
meet the expense of such paving, such bonds or obligations
shall not be considered to be within the limitation of or af-
fected by the provisions of number two thousand nine hun
dred and seventyseven of the Revsal of one thousand nine
hundred and five of North Carolina and nothing in this sec
ton shall prevent the city from paving any street at its own
expense altogether under the general authority OF law.
Section "A. Whenever the city shall order any improve
ment by way of filling, grading, paving or otherwise lmproV-
ing, any street, avenue, o ralley on which there are railway
or street railway tracks it shall upon due notice to the own
ers or operators or their agents qualified to be served with a
summons to his principal, require them to fill, grade or pave
chat portion of the street, avenue or alley lying between the
said tracks and one foot Immediately outside OF each rail-
with such material and in such manner as may have been
provided for the improvement of the portion of said street
avenue or alley adjacent and contiguous to said tracks, and
if the owners or operators of said tracks shall fall neglect or
refuse to make such improvement, the city may make the
same and charge the costs thereof to the said owners or OPP
traitors, and such costs shall constitute a debt to the city and
. lien on the roadbed and franchise of the said owner and
NAV be enforced and collected by appropriate action. The
commissioners shall have power by ordinance to regulate the
speed of all engines, trains or cars running or operating
within or through the city limits; and to require under SUIT
able pains and penalties and punishments, all corporations
or persons owning or operating the same to keep all cross
ings in a good state of repair from curb to curb, where It's
tracks cross any street, avenue or alley, and to keep Inc
same in conformity with the grade Of such street, avenue or
aI1ev and shall make and maintain an adequate system OF
Idainage at all such crossings.
SCHOOLS, LIBRARY AND HOSPITAL.
Section Is. Chapter two hundred and sixty-slx Puohc
Laws of one thousand eight hundred and n~inety-hye entitled
can act tn nrovido for q graded school in the Town OF Hen
jacksonville, North Carolina and all amendments thereto as
now in force and effect are hereby Incorporated IN and. made
a part Of this charter, except as the same may nereaIter
changed or modified. The commissioners are authorized TO
mako animal annronriations for the support OF free pubic