Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-07-19
SIDEWALK ORDINANCE NO. 92

SIDEWALK ORDINANCE NO. %
An ordinance declaring 1t to be
necessary that certain special i'm
provements 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 I.
Be 1t 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 fund 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 r. 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 j.. 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 n 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 IT.
Be 1t further ordained that the
owners of the several lots of land
lying alongside and fronting and
abutting on the fOOtways or side
walks on the street described in the
first section Of this ordinance, are
hereby ordered and required, at his
or her own expense, to grade and
construct and hereafter keep in q
good state of repair a 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 bC
in accordance with the plans anC
specifications adopted by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the Cit!
of Macon. Mississippi, now on file il
the office of the Mayor and Board o
Aldermen.
$ SECTION III.
', BE it further ordained that if an.
l owner or owners of lots lying aloni
or fronting or abutting on said stree
| and sidewalk shall fail or refuse t.
construct said sidewalks as hereil
c required by Section II of this ordi
; nance within said time. the Stree
Commissioner shall. at the eXpira
T ton of 80 days, proceed, at the eX
pense of the city, to have the side
. walk constructed as above require,
under the cheapest and best contrac
possible, and he shall keep a stric
and accurate account of the cost @
said improvements along or in from
Z of each lot and shall make an az
Z curate report of such cost to tn
Mayor and Board of Aldermen a
their next regular meeting after tn
improvements or repairs have bee
completed, and the cost a~sCeYtaine
thereafter, at any subsequent regJ
lar or special meeting and special a,
Is sessment of such costs shall be a.
II sesed by the Mayor and Board of A
~ dermen againt each lot or lots c
" piece of ground adjoining the sid,
i walk on said street or part thereC
10 ordered to be specially improved @
aforesaid and said lot or piece
ground adjoining the sidewalk on tn
y street or part thereof ordered to b
u specially improved shall be assesse
for and be liable for the whole co.
II of the improvement Immediately /
" front of it and for its entire from
II age only and such amount as may /
found due shall be assessed by III
U Mayor and Board of Aldermen as III
e true amount of the said special ia
Is assessed against said lot or piece t,
IL ground so improved.
SECTION w.
III Be it further ordained that II
III owner or owners OF lots or realt
lying alongside, fronting or abuttir
on said streets and sidewalks, WI
~ shall fail or refuse to construct sai
sidewalks, as herein required, wit
II. IN such time, shall promptly pay,
NJ provided by law in such cases. wht
pS the assessment is made for the g,
Us tire cost Of construction and ir