The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-10-12
AN ORDINANCE

Requiring all Property Owners Owning
Property Joining TO or Auditing on
the North Side of Marian Avenue to
Construct Sidewalks between Wood
Street and Adrienne Street on North
Side Of Marian Avenue Within the
Limits of the Town of Punta Gorda,
Florida.
Now be it ordained by the Council of
the Town of Punta Gorda. In regular
session assembled.
Sec /. That the owner or owners of
the corporate limits of the Town of Pun
ia Gorda. Florida. which shall front on
the North side of Marian avenue be-
tween Wood street and Adrienne street
n said Town of Punta Gorda, whether
the same be owned in fee simple or held
under any other title whatsoever shall
be bound to construct, and is hereby re-
CURED to construct within thirty days
after the passage and publication of this
ordinance a good and sufficient sidewalk
along. and around where same corners
on street or alley, the whole length and
depth of said lots, piece or parcel of
land so owned by him and fronting or
abutting on the North side of Marian
avenue, said sidewalks to be constructed
in the manner and to the width and out
of the material set forth and described
herein, and to conform to and with the
plans and specifications now on file in
the office of the Clerk of the Town of
Punta Gorda Florida, the said sidewalk
to be five feet wide and to run and ex-
tend on the North side of Marian avenue
from Wood street to Adrienne street
inclusive in said Town Of Punta Gorda.
Sec. 2. That said sidewalk or side
walks shall be constructed in the man.
ner and out of the following material:
The base shall be composed of one part
of cement to three parts of local sand
and FIVE parts of rock, the rock to be
crushed to a size of from one half to
one and one half inches, and said base
shall be three and one half inches in
thickness. the top coating shall be COM
posed of one part of cement to one and
one half parts of sand. equal to the sam
pie on file with the Town Clerk. or equal
~ as good, and shall be laid one half
inch thick. the cement to be Atlas Port
land cement or other kind equally as
good, suitable and adapted to the end
designed, the whole to be mixed and
laid in good suitable and workmanlike
manner to the satisfaction of the Street
Committee of the Council, or the In
spector In charge the owner or owners
to level and grade their sidewalks TO the
uniform grade established by the Town
of Punta Gorda.
Sec. 3. That the owner or owners of
the lots, parcels or pieces of land 'front.'
ing or abutting on the North side of
Marian avenue from Wood street to
Adrenne street.. referred to in Section l
of this ordinance, shall not be entitled
to receive any further notice to comply
with the provisions thereof, except the
publication of this ordinance in the man.
the Town of Punta Gorda, Florida. and
nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to extend the time for complying
with this ordinance beyond the time
provided herein.
Sec. 4. That the work to be- done by
virtue of this ordinance shall be done
under the direction of the Street Commit
tee of the Town of Punta Gorda, Florida,
which committee shall see that the prop
err grades are established. perfect uni
formity is had and the work done in
substantial manner and of substantial
kind and quality of material, and said
Street Committee may with the approval
of the Council appoint an Inspector to
oversee such work as 1t progresses and
report thereon to the Town Council as
often as may be required.
Sec. S. That in case the owner or
owners of the lots, pieces or parcels Of
land so fronting and abutting on the
North side of Marian avenue as mention
ed i'm Section / of this ordinance shall
fail to comply with any of the provis-
ions of this ordinance within the time