The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-06-06
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

the town council, June 2, 1919. Pres
ent Mayor Beale. and Councilmen
Hart, Schultz and Smith.
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved as read. Monthly
report of Judson Murray, police JUS
tice, was read and on motion accept
led. Monthly report of town treasurer
was read and ordered filed. r. J..
Frank appeared before the council
presenting plans and asking for per-
NIT to build garage building. install
gasoline and air-filling stations and
use part of the street during con-
struction of building on the corner
of First Avenue and Vancouver St.
On motion this permit was ordered
issued.
Geo. Devon appeared before the
council in regard to repairing Of side
walk on Railroad avenue in front of
lot 13, block As, and after some dis
cussion Mr.. Devon was instructed
that the town ordinances would not
permit the repairing Of a wooden
sidewalk in the fire limits.
The following resolution was then
presented and on motion duly made
and carried was adopted:
Be it resolved by the town council
OF the town of Oroville, a municipal
ity of the fourth class of the state of
Washington:
That, whereas the present plank
sidewalk on Railroad avenue on the
southern side of Lot 13, Block As, of
said town has become decayed and
Is in a state of delapidation and is in
a dangerous condition for people to
use and travel, and
Whereas we deem 1t necessary for
the safety of the people to remove
the present plank sidewalk and to
have a new sidewalk built in it's place
in accordance with Ordinance No. 78
Of said town: and
Whereas there has heretofore been
by certain citizens asking that the
present plank sidewalk along the
southern side of Lot 13, Block As,
, on Railroad avenue be removed and
a substantial and safe sidewalk be
laid in place thereof and
Whereas the street and ally COM
mittees were instructed to see the
owner and ask him to replace said
sidewalk and they did see said owner
of said property and he refused to
remove same. Now, therefore, it ap-
pearing to said council. that all of
said sidewalk abuts on Lot 13, Block
As on the southern side thereof and
on Railroad avenue.
Now, therefore, it is hereby ordered
that the owner or owners of said Lot
13, Block 45, of the own of OrOville,
Washington, shall remove the present
plank sidewalk from in front of said
Lot 13, Block As, on Railroad sven'
ue and shall construct a concrete OF
cement sidewalk ten .tet 90 fee.|
wide and the length OF said lot and
shall be made of mixture OF no,
thinner than one part Of cement
three parts Of sand and six parts OF
rock for the base and one part OF
cement to two parts of sand for the
surface, the cement shall be Of q
good grade of Portland cemeAt or Its
equivalent, the sand and rock snail
be free from any earthly material. The
walk shall not be less than four in
ches thick including the surface anC
shall have at least four inches of rocl
and cinder cushions under the con
Icrete, all cement sidewalks shall bt
built to the established grades ant
other provisions Of the ordinances o
the town of Oroville, and that tn,
estimated cost of said improvement
is the sum Of four hundred dollar!
| ($400.0O and the town attorney il
thereby ordered to draw notice IL
accordance with Ordinance No. IS ant
the laws of Washington, Chapter 149
laws of 1915. And that the owne
shall be given thirty days from tn
date of service of this notice in whicl
Ito comply with the resolution ant