Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-09
SIDEWALK ORDINANCE NO. o.

An ordinance declaring 1t to be
necessary that certain special i'm
provemonts 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 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 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 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 owners of said lots
of land lying along and adjoining and
ahutting 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 alonr
lying alongside and fronting AND
ahutting on the fOOtways or side.
walks on the street described in the
first section of this ordinance, arc
hereby ordered and required, at his
or her own expense, to grade anC
construct and hereafter keep in &
Good state of repair a sidewalk alone
the entire side or front of his or he,
lot or lots. so fronting, abutting o,
lying along said street. within thirt,
days after this ordinance become,
operative, provided that if the sale
owner or owners of said lots shall
have constructed a walk of concrete
along his or her lot, in accordance
with the requirements herein, ant
shall keep the same in repair, it shall
he deemed a compliance herewith
Said sidewalks shall be of uniform
width along said street and must b,
in accordance with the plans aGC
specifications adopted by the Mayo,
and Board of Aldermen of the Cit,
of Macon, Mississippi. now on file il
the office of the Mayor and Board o
Aldcrmen.
SECTION III.
BE it further ordained that tn,
owners of the several lots of lane
or fronting or abutting on said stree
and sidewalk shall fail or refuse t,
construct said sidewalks as hereil
required by Section IL of this ord,
nance within said time. the Stree
Commissioner shall, at the expira
ton of so days. proceed, at the eN
pense of the city, to have the side
ak constructed as above require,
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 aC
curate report of such cost to tn.
Mayor and Board of Aldermen a
their next regular meeting after III,
improvements or repairs have BEEF
completed, and the cost asceYtaiue,
thereafter, at any subsequent regu
lar or special meeting and special a.
sessment of such costs shall be as
sesed 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
ordered 10 be specially improved a