The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-10-19
AN ORDINANCE

| Requiring all Property Owners Owning
| Properly Joining to or Auditing on
| the North Side Of Marian Avenue to
| Construct Sidewalks between Wood
| Side of Marian Avenue Within the
Limits Of the Town Of Punta Gorda,
] Florida.
| the Town of Punta Gorda, IN regular
| session assembled.
Sec. 1. That the owner or owners of
every lot, piece or parcel OF land Wlthln
the corporate limits Of the Town OF Pun
ia Gffda, Florida, which shall front on
the North side of Marian avenue be-
| tween Wood street and Adrienne street
in 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-
quired to construct within thirty days
after the passage and publication OF thls
ordinance good and sufficient sidewalk
along, and around where same corners
on a street or alley. the whole length and
depth of said lots, piece or parcel or
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 ME 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
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 shail. 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
iy 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 a good suitable and workmaniike
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
Adrienne street, referred to in Section ]
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. |
ner prescribed by the special Charter OF
the Town of Punta Gorda, FLORIDA, ana |
nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to extend the time for complying |
with this ordinance beyond the time |
provided herein. |
Sec. A. 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 |
er grades are established perfect uni |
formity is had and the work done in
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 it progresses and
report thereon to the Town Council as
often as may be required.
Sec. 5. That in case the owner or
owners of the lots, pieces or parcels OF
and so fronting and AUDITING on the
North side of Marian avenue as mention,
id i'm Section ] of this ordinance shall
'ail to comply with any of the proVis-
ons of this ordinance within the time