La Junta tribune., 1914-02-07
ORDINANCES no. sss

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BE 1T oRDAlNEp by THIS CITY
GnSTslLr ,1iS!T, ru oT an. THE citi Oh l.,
sESiNi sEslfSN 'hNt; = The city council of La
Junta is hereby authorized and em-
lowered TO construct and MAINTAIN
Sidewalks, eurbs and CUTTERS or amy
one or NOR. OF saad improvements and
to provide for the payment Of the cx-
upon tine adjacent or abutting proper-
~ in the manner designated ana pro-
yided In this ordnance.
SECTION . neHs a- inc owners
OF ono-hHlf Of the t.oL.AEe upon any
sidewalk, curb OF gutter Of any street
or specified portion OF amy street,
within the corporate limits OF the city
of Ia JuUta, shall petition the city
council Tor III. construction OF such
sidewalk. carr or gutter or whenever
a two thirds majority OF the members
such inproN Nements are necessary. the
city council may At any regular meet
ing by resolution uuly spread upon the
minutes by two thirds majority vote
OF all the members OF the city council
order tn. construction OF such side
walk. curb or gutter and the cost OF
toned between tn. oM u.rS OF the ahut-
ting property and the CITY Of l-a Iunta
as follows: The city OF La Junta shall
pay the cost OF construction OF said
sidewalks. curbs and CUTTERS across all
streets ant alleys and the owners OF
the abuttiuE property SHAH pay All
other cost OF construction IN proper
ton to the number OF feet each owner
has OF property fronting or abutting
upon said side walk. curb or gutter.
Provided. however. that the city
council shall not order tn. construc-
tion OF said improvements or any OF
them upon such petition unless ia its
opinion the same VIII De tol the best
Interests OF the city.
SECTION g. Within three days from
the time the city council orders the
construction OF any Sidewalk, eufh OF
gutter as above provided the city
clerk shall mail notice to- or other
wise actually notify the owners OF the
the action taken by the city council
concerning said improvements ana
shall call for sealed bids Tor the con
struction OF said improvements TO nr
presented to the city council at ITS
next regular meeting. ana the motto.
to said property owners shall stat" the
time and place OF the opening OF said
SECTION All sidewalks. curbs or
CUTTERS built within tn. corporate nm
It's OF the city of La Junta shan hr
constructed according To this ordi-
nance and under the direction ana su-
peryision OF the city Enslneer
All sidewalks, except as hereinafter
provided. shall bc five feet IN width on
all east and west streets and six tcet
In width on All north aud south streets
and shall b. constructed OF concr"te.
except iu cases wher. soil conditions
viii not. In tn. opinion OF the city
council, permit the practical use OF
concrete. In which case they SHAH be
constructed of Nttrificd brick, ana
shall be located. the inside line there
OF. two feet from the propetv nme
rat.ly upon and In accordanc. with
the grades and levels fixed by the city
ordinances establishing said grades anu
levels
Provided however, that whenever
any store building, opera house, motel
or other business house OF an, KIM
fronts upon any street In said city. IN"
sidewalk abuttinv said property. IN
stead OF being only five feet IN width.
shall cover th~ whole OF said street
from the property line to the curb,
Sidewalks. curbs and CUTTERS shall
b.. repaired with the same KIND OF ma
terial used in TIA. construction there
of
All curbs shall be constructed either
of sandstone. cement or concrete. ana
shall he located With r~fereace 10 ths
property lin. as follows. towf: ON
Colorado avenue from seventh str-et
to Tenth street, twenty -Nvc feet from
from No TO loo feet IN width. u J..
feet from the property line. on an
streets from 20 TO 10 feet In width. J..
feet from tn. property line. on all
streets from SO to 30 feet in width. IL
street. .ifs ,'Gi from % 60 70 ss Zee, 10 width is
Zee, from The r proPssTr,y p ras, NM Gs 10
streets from 60 to 80 feet In width.
Zee, from 'hs paoPsr,y ,y., linz, xia,h Sh az
feet from the property line
Their. shall be no curbs on streets
less than 2; feet In width. prey &pros'd,a;
south Ia tn. business part oil the city
wh.r. tn. property IL used .Nclusl.rly
for business purposes. IN, 'utb ~.
shall b. fifteen feet from tn. property
line. and all streets running east ana
west. thirteen feet from the property
All cutters shall be fly. feet IN width
ON the north and south streets and
thrc. and on.-half feet ~ width on
east and west streets aid shaii pe CON
structcd OF concrete Of proportion, one
part Portland cement. two pafts clean.
sharp sand and four parts crushed rock
or gravel ana all cutters shall be 10
cate.I Ia reference to the property line
as follows. pu Colorado aN"nu" from
eth TO 10Th streets, - feet from IN.
property line; on all other streets rom
40 to loo feet In width. ~ l-z i.ct from
the property line; on all streets IRON
10 to su feet In width. 10 feet from the
property line. on all streets from So 10
20 feet In width, IL feet from ~. prop.
~rty line. on all streets from 60 to sh
feet In width. feet from IN. proper
~ line: on all streets from .. 70 ~
4. line. ON all streets from 20 TO 20
feet In width. feet from the property
line. and ON all streets from j: TO ~
feet In width. feet from th. property
lirs
Provided tina, upon all streets run.
ming north ANA south IN the business
uart of The city. where the property u
used exclusively for business. pur-
poses. tn. gutter lin" shall u" htt"rn
zee, from III. property nn.. ani on
streets running east and west thir.
teen feet from the property line. ana
In all cases the gutter shan u. )o'n"a
to the curb.
SECTION 5 After tn. completion OF
any sidewalk. curb or guit.r 40 here.
In sp.cifi.d and to the satisfaction OF
IN. city engineer. the city engineer
shaii prepare and fii- with thr cl,y
clerk - schedule showing th' ~hcIr
.osi of construction. raclurlN. OF tne
street aud alley crossings. toe"th"r
With a ,.h.iui. show lng tn" number OF
feet abuttinr on said improvements and
the maine or names Of ~" owner OF
o~n.rs Of each lot frontins or nbut-