The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-12

I InpTOVement
special assessment as above stated, Is file
| in his office for public inspection and that
the Commission will meet at the time therein
set forth and at least two weeks after the
filing of said roll to review said assessment
| roll. at which time and place opportunity will
be given all persons interested to be heard re-
sarding the Improvement and assessment.
| The following Ordinance was presented and
read, and Mr.. Rosevear moved the adoption of
tne ordnance. which motion prevailed ayes.
HGnscom, Rosevear. Wright.
SIDEWALK ORDINANCE
An Ordinance to provide for the building
| construction and repair of sidewalks in the
City OF Owosso:
The City of Owosso Ordains:
Section l. That all sidewalks hereafter
| built OF constructed in the City of Owosso
shall be built and constructed of stone or
| artificial stone. commonly called cement. and
| no sidewalks or sidewalk shall be repaired by
material.
Sec. 2. All sidewalks hereafter built shall
be built at the expense of the owner of the
adjacent property under the supervision OF
when such sidewalks built aforesaid
they shall be thereafter maintained and re-
paired by the Iity for a period of five years
| the cost and expense thereof To be paid from
the general sidewalk fund. After such period
of five years, the cost thereof shall be paid
by the owner of the adjacent property. Prop
/ erty owners may contract Tor the building
of their own sidewalks OF the material afore-
sad but the same shall be built according to
| the grade furnished said property owner by
and under the supervision OF the Commission
| or of Public Improvements of said City. Any
sidewalk built or constructed by the owner
of the property adjacent thereto shall there
efter be maintained by the owner of the said
property. Before any sidewalk or sidewalks
shall be built constructed by the City of
Owosso to be thereafter charged to the owner
Of said adjacent property, the Commissioner
/ e DIX. DO glan l.,
served a notice upon the owner of said ada
cent property upon the occupant of said
property in the owner is non-resi-
dent of the City of Owosso and said adjacent
property is vacant and not occupied. by post
ing such notice upon said adjacent property
or to said property as may be, and
mailing a copy thereof to the owner at his
last known place of residence. that the City
intends to build construct said sidewalk at
the expense of the owner of said adjacent
property as mentioned in this section; said
notice shall be served or posted and mailed at
least ten days before the commencement of
the work of building the construction of
said sidewalk by the City. The cost and ex-
pense OF the construction OF any sidewalk as
aforesaid by the City of Owosso, or the neces-
sary repairing of any such sidewalk by the
City of Owosso, after the expiration of said
five years, shall be chargeable to the adjacent
property aforesaid, the same to be made
a special assessment upon the adjacent prop
erty or the same may be collected by an ac-
ton of assumpsit against the owner OF said
adjacent property. Provided however. that
the City of Owosso, in the construction of any
sidewalk in tho business district OF said
City which extends from the curb or street line
to the property line. or any sidewalk built
over an areaway. does not guarantee such
walk agree to do the repairing mainten-
ance upon the same for any length of time.
Section 8. Whenever a sidewalk which
shall have been built or constructed by the
owner of the adjacent property, or any side
walk after the expiration OF the five year
period, as provided in Section 2. or any. side
business district Of the City of Owosso. ex-
tending from the curb or street line to the
property line. or any sidewalk built over an
areaway, shall be in need Of repair and shall
mission of the City of, Owosso, the Commits
sioner of Public improvements shall serve or
cause to be served, notice in the manner
ing said sidewalk to be repaired. Upon the
failure of the owner or occupant of the afore-
said property to repair said sidewalk within
ten days following the service of the notice as
aforesaid. the Commissioner Of Public I'M
provements shall the same to be done,
and the expense thereof to be made a SPECIAL
tax or assessment upon said aforesaid prop
erty, the same may be collected in an ac-
ton Of assumpsit against the owner of said
property.
Section 4. All sidewalks built or construct
ed area excavated between the prop
erty line and the curb line shall be supported
by beams so-called, resting at both ends on
good substantial walls, built of brick, or stone
same such l beams shall be eight inch steel
beams, Is pounds to the running foot, or
other size of equal sustaining power, as speci-
fled in Carnegies catalogue pocket book to
properly support load of 200 pounds to the
square foot over an area of not over 20 feet
in width they shall not be more than four
iron rods not less than three-quarters of an
inch in diameter with suitable and sufficient
heads and nuts to securely hold the same.
the said rods to be not more than six feet
Mt leas twO nor
arches NUT be built between such beams in
proper form and not less than ring prop
and above such beam shall be filled with sand |
o that the surface shall be level and at least |
four inches above the top of the arch. All |
such work to be done in such manner that |
wnen the walk is laid 1t will conform |
to the proper grade.
And provided further that the Commission |
may, by majority vote, permit the construct |
between the property line and the curb line |
by the substitution of such method other than |
that herein provided for the supporting Of |
such walks as will in their Judgment be safe /
and substantial and properly protect the inter-
est and rights of said City.
Section 8. All sidewalks shall be of the
width determined from time to time by the
Commission. No sidewalk shall have therein
mission of the City of Owosso. nor unless
such openings are properly covered with glass
)r steel doors. same TO be OF kind and in |
stalled in a manner approved by the Commits
ioner of Public Improvements. The placing |
If CRATES in sidewalks is prohibited. Every |
sidewalk, when constructed. shall have an
joint across such sidewalk of not
ess than one expansion joint for every Sc
.unning feet, and when a sidewalk is to be
constructed adjacent to the curb, an expan-
ion joint shall be placed between such side
walk and such curb. All such expansion
oints shall consist of asphalt in either pre-
JARED joint or poured hot and be not less
han one-half inch more than three-fourths
nch in thickness.
Section s. The foundation for cement or
concrete walks shall consist of not less thar
tx inches of clean hard cinders or fine
travel or their equivalent thoroughly rammed
md brought to a uniform surface four inches
'elow grade or top of finished walk. Upon
his shall be laid bed of concrete not less
han 31a inches thick, composed of one part
PORTLAND Cement two parts clean sharp sand
nd four parts of small broken stone or
oarse gravel and thoroughly. rammed until
he interstices are filled and free mortar APP
ears the surface. Upon this shall be laid
top finishing course one-half inch thick
of one part Portland cement, two
arts of fine clean screened gravel mixed with
he least portion of water. and even and
moothly spread joints shell be made SO that