Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
SIDEWALK ORDINANCE NO. 92

SIDEWALK ORDINANCE NO. 92
An ordinance declaring 1t to be
necessary that certain special i'm
p~rOVements be made on Pearl street
and certain sidewalks be laid thereon,
and providing for grading, construct
ing and paving said sidewalks by
special assessment against said abut"
ting lots.
SECTION 1.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of the City of
Macon, Mississippi, that improve
ments which require unusual outlay
and costs in excess of the general
Improvement furd of the city are
necessary in the building Of side
walks on the North and South sides
Of Pearl street from where said street
intersects Main street. running east
to a point on Pearl street just east
of the north post Of the B. G.. Rich
mond big gate and being a distance
of - feet from Washington street,
and upon which said street on the
north side thereof is the property
owned by F.. A. Bush estate and oc-
cupied by Miss Edna Bush ct al, and
the property owned and occupied by
B. G. Richmond, and on the south
side of said street is the property
owned by Mrs. Mabel Scales Klaus
and occupied by Gus Mcleod, and
the property owned by Mrs. Hazel
Scales George and occupied by self,
and the property owned by ]. S. Love
and the City of Macon, Mississippi,
and the footways or sidewalks along
said street, above mentioned, being
out of repair, are hereby declared to
be nuisances and said nuisances shall
be abated by the owners of said lots
of land lying along and adjoining and
abutting on said streets and foot
ways and sidewalks, by the building
of sidewalks as required by the ordi-
nance of the City of Macon, Missis-
sippi.
SECTION II.
Be it further ordained that if any
owner or owners of lots lying alonc
lying alongside and fronting and
abutting on the footways or side
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first section Of this ordinance, are
hereby ordered and required, at his
or her own expense, to grade and
construct and hereafter keep in a
good state Of repair q sidewalk along
!, the entire side or front Of his or her
lot or lots, so fronting, abutting or
lying along said street, within thirty
days after this ordinance becomes
operative, provided that if the said
owner or owners of said lots shall
/ have constructed a walk of concrete
along his or her lot, in accordance
with the requirements herein, and
shall keep the same in repair, it shall
be deemed a compliance herewith.
: Said sidewalks shall be of uniform
width along said street and must b.
in accordance with the plans and
specifications adopted by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City
of Macon, Mississippi, now on file IN
the office of the Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen.
, SECTION III.
I Be it further ordained that the
owners of the several lots of lane
or fronting or AUDITING on said street
and sidewalk shall fail or refuse tC
i construct said sidewalks as herein
required by Section IL of this ordi
nance within said time, the Street
r Commissioner shall, at the eXpira.
ton of so days, proceed, at the eX
pense of the city, to have the side
nix constructed as above required
under the cheapest and best contrac'
= possible. and he shall keep a stric.
and accurate account of the cost o
said improvements along or in from
of each lot and shall make an &C
curate report of such cost to tn,
Mayor and Board of Aldermen a
their next regular meeting after tn,
improvements or repairs have beef
completed, and the cost asCertaine,
: thereafter, at any subsequent regu
c lar or special meeting and special as
= sessment of such costs shall be as
9 sescd by the Mayor and Board of Al
= dermen againt each lot or lots o
piece of ground adjoining the side
}. walk on said street or part thereo
9 ordered to be specially improved a
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ground adjoining the sidewalk on tn,
street or part thereof ordered to b,
o specially improved shall be assessed
for and be liable for the whole cos
of the improvement Immediately il
front of it and for its entire front
! age only and such amount as may b.
4 found due shall be assessed by tn.
+ Mayor and Board of Aldermen as tn,
true amount of the said special ia,
assessed AGAINST said lot or piece o
ground so improved.
q SECTION w.
Re 1t further ordained that tn,
, owner or owners Of lots or realt,
y lying alongside, fronting or RbUitInl
oH said streets and sidewalks, VIII
shall ta.l 81. refuse 10 construct salt