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

/ owner of the adjacent property or eny q
walk. after the expiration of tho 0r6
period, rs provided in Section 2. or any
walk which shall have been construcf1d u
business district of the City of Owozr0 ~
tending from the curb street line .00I</I
property line, or any sidewalk built over a
areaway. shall be in need OF repair and ~
mission of the City of Owosso. the Commas
| soner of Public Improvements shall serve 81
cause TO be served. notice in the manner'
ing said sidewalk to be repaired Upon thu
failure OF the owner or occupant of the afore~E
said property to repair said sidewalk within
ten days following the service of the notice q
aforesaid. the Commissioner of Pubic In
provements shall cause the same to b&(1onG
and the expense thereof to be made 4l1poi1|
tax assessment upon I. said aforesaid prop
erty, or the same may be collected in an 60
ton OF assumpst against the owner Of sn/@
property. |
Section A. All sidewalks built or constpzr1
ed over an area excavated between the pToD&%
erty line and the curb line shall be suppOrt1/|
by beams so-called, resting at both ends a.
good substantial walls. built of brick. or st61c
OF proper thickness and weight TO support tn
same; such 1 beams shall be eight inch stecI
beams, IL pounds To the running foot. Or
other size OF equal sustaining power. as spec<<
fled in Carnegie's catalogue pocket book -
properly support a load of 200 pounds to ~
square foot over an area OF not over 20
in width; they shall not be more than
feet apart and shall be bolted together
iron rods not less than three-quarters Of 'ssssv,
inch in diameter with suitable and sufficier1t
heads and nuts to securely hold the same. y
the said rods to be not more than six feet
apart and at least two rods per beam. Brick
arches NUT be built between such beams in
erly cemented and grouted. All spaces about
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 it will conform
to the proper grade.
And provided further that the Commission
ton of said sidewalk areas excavated
between the property line and the curb lip9
by the substitution of such method other than
that herein provided for the supporting of
such walks will in their judgment be safe I.
and substantial and properly protect the inter-
est and rights OF said City.
Section 5. All sidewalks shall be of the
width determined from time to time by the
Commission. No sidewalk shall have therein
openings except upon the consent of the Com
mission OF the City of Owosso, nor unless
such openings properly covered with glass
or steel doors, to be of kind and in
stalled IN manner approved by the Commits
of CRATES in sidewalks is prohibited. Every
when constructed, shall have an
expansion joint across such sidewalk of not
less than expansion joint for every Sc
running feet, and when sidewalk is to be
constructed adjacent to the curb, an expan-
sion joint shall be placed between such side
. 80" SsP"iiStOAi
joints shall consist of asphalt in either pre-
pared joint or poured hot and be not less
than one-half inch more than three-fourths
inch in thickness.
Section 6. The foundation for cement or
concrete walks shall consist of not less thar
six inches OF clean hard cinders fine
gravel or their equivalent thoroughly rammed
and brought to a uniform surface four inches
below grade top of finished walk Upon
this shall be laid bed of concrete not less
than 312 inches thick composed of one part
Portland Cement two parts clean sharp sand
and four parts of small broken stone or
coarse gravel and thoroughly rammed until
the interstices filled and free mortar APP
pears on the surface Upon this shall be laid
a top finishing course one-half inch thick
of one part Portland cement, two
parts of fine clean screened gravel mixed with
the least portion OF water, and even and
smoothly spread; joints shell be made that
no stone shall have more than "a feet surface
area. All cement used shall be OF an approx
ed brand of Portland cement and one barrel
used to every 80 feet Of walk laid. and other
material used shall be of the best quality.
The mixing, laying and compacting shall be
done in the most approved and thorough man.
ner. The walks shall be covered. kept wet
by sprinCing for a sufficient period of time
after being laid.
Section Z. Upon all tar walks now laid
in said City, an allowance shall be made for
such tar walk of four cents per square foot
Of such tar walk upon the cost of any new
walk hereafter constructed in front of such
by said City of Owosso, which said
allowance shall be deducted from the cost Of
such new walk. and the balance to be assess
ID against the adjacent property hereinbe-
lore provided
Section 8. Any person persons
'tructing repairing any sidewalk of any
,ther material except as mentioned in this
ordinance shall be punished by a fine not
% exceed the of $4,000 and not less than
$500 and cost of prosecution or in default
If said payment, they may be imprisoned in
he county jail of Shiawassee County for
period not to exceed 60 days.
Section Q. All ordinances or parts of or
finances inconsistent with the terms of this
ordinance hereby repealed.
Section 10. This ordinance shall take effect
wenty days after the date of its passage and
approval.
Passed and approved April g. 1913.
A. L. WRIGHT,
Mayor.