The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-06-24
CITY ORDINANCE.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 5.
ORDINANCE NO. 5.
An act to Regulate and Provide for
the Construction and Repair of
Sidewalks and Pavements.

Section / That it is the declared
purpose of the city to extend
its limits, wherever neces
sary, a uniform system of concrete
and pavements as rapidly
as possible and to keep same in
proper condition of repair
Section 2. Sidewalks around the
public square shall be ten feet wide:
those within one block of the square
shall be nine feet wide; beyond said
limits, on streets fifty feet wide and
over the same shall be six feet wide;
on streets from thirty-one to fifty
feet wide, same shall be five feet
wide; on streets under thirty-one
feet wide, 8the same shall be four
feet wide.
Section 8. Said sidewalks or pave
ments shall be laid on a firm foun-
dation, and constructed of concrete,
one part to be Portland cement, two
and one-half part to be sharp sand
and five parts crushed stone, with
water sufficient to make a stiff NOR,
tar, well mixed, and which shall be
spread in a four inch layer and
thoroughly tamped. Before settling.
finishing coat must be laid, con.
sisting of one part approved Port
land cement and two parts sharp
consistency of plaster mortar. II
shall then be applied to a thickness
of one inch, smoothed, well troweled
and cut in blocks not exceeding six
feet squqare.
Section 4. While substantial
compliance with the foregoing re-
quirements will be insisted upon,
where the property owner abutting
desires a richer grade of concrete,
or a greater thickness, the same
may be used.
Section s. 1t shall be the duty
of the Legislative Council to estab
fish, or cause to be established, a
grade for the construction of such
payements and sidewalks, the same
to comprise, as well as may be, all
the streets and public ways of the
city, and all such sidewalks and
pavements shall conform to same,
profile showing such grade shall be
kept in the office of the secretary
of the Board of Public Works fol-
inspection, pending the establish
ment of such grade, any property
owner desiring to build a sidewalk
or pavement, may apply to the
Board of Public Works for a grade
by which to construct same where,
upon said board shall designate
SEdut tIISEtLOE ny STRIKES UT profile
which may be followed by such
property owner. And likewise, pend
ing the establishment of such gen
eral grade by the council, where
sidewalks and pavements are built
by th& city or required to be built
by the property owners AUDITING, the
ordinance of the council requiring
or directing the construction thereof,
shall specify such grade and the
said sidewalk or pavement shall be
built in accordance Herewith.
Section 6. 1t shall be the duty
of the Board of Public Works to see
that all sidewalks and pavements
constructed conform to the provis-
il MS of this ordinance And where
pavements or sidewalks are con
structed by the city, the same shall
be by the said board and a strict
account of the cost kept so that
each property owner may be properly
charged with the proper proportion
ate part; or the same may be lei
| by contract, having regard to such
proportionate division of cost.
Section Z. That there shall be
constructed by July 9th, 1921, a
sidewalk conformable to the require
| ments of this act beginning at the
| north end of the pavement of B. F
| Diggs on the west side of Brewer
street and extending north connect
ing with the pavement at the inter
| section of said street with WooG
| street, adjacent to the Paris Mullins
| Company, same to be on a grade
line drawn from the surface of sale
/ Diggs' pavement to the top level Of
the pavement intersection point. Also
on said street beginning at its inter
section with the north side of WOOD
| street and along the property o.
H. p. Cope and Mrs. Laura Gardner
| to the intersection of said stree
| with the south side of Washington
| street, the grade to be in line will
| the top surface of the pavement a
| the point of beginning and ending
| Also on the south side of Ruff
| street extending from its intersec
| ton with the west side of Marke
| street and extending along TIL
building occupied by Noble, Overb.
& Company the property of Y. @
Caldwell, extending to the pavemen
along the Nashville, Chattanooga {
st. Louis r. r. depot yard or lot
The same to be on grade of lin
drawn from top of surface of tn
pavement at point of beginning T.
the top of the rail of the railwa
switch, then on to the top of sal,
pavement beside said depot lot
Section 8. That it shall be tn
duty of the Legislative Council, fror
time to time as occasion will allow
! to cause concrete sidewalks to b
constructed under the provisions O
this ordinance, upon all the street
of the city where there are no goo
and substantial sidewalks, by tn
abutting property owner, designatin
the place where and specifying tn
time in which same shall be cor
structed. But if no time be spec
fled, the same shall be constructe
within thirty days of such directio
or ordinance.
Section 8. That where pavement
are directed to be constructed, b
the provisions of this ordinance, G
any future direction of the council
the property owner shall have rh
right, and it is hereby required,
construct such sidewalk or pavemer
within the time specified. If not s
constructed the same shall be bui
by the city under the provisions Q
this act, and the cost thereof
hereby made q charge against tn
property owner abutting and a lie
shall exist against such property, a
by charter provided, for the perio
of twelve months. But nothin
herein shall limit the usual right 0
action of six years for debt agains
such delinquent. 1t shall be tn
duty of the Board of Public Work
to certify to the city recorder o
other officer of the city whose dut
1t may be to collect accounts du
the city, the cost thereof and /
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