HomeMy WebLinkAbout0106_0038AN ORDINANCE,
TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, GRADING, CURBING AT'D REPAIRING OF SIDE-
WALKS, AND TO PROVIDE A MEANS OF FIXING AND DETERMINING THE ASSESSYFNT
AND PROPORTION PJ D AMOUNT OF COST TO BE PAID BY ABUTTING PROPERTY OIVNERS
FOR SIDEWALKS CONSTRUCTED, GRADED; CURBED OR REPAIRED, AND TO FIX A LIEN
ON SAID PROPERTY AND A CHARGE AGAINST THE OIVNER OF SUCH PROPERTY FOR THE
COST OF SUCH CONSTRUCTION, GRADING, CURBING AND REPAIRING AND THE COST
OF COLLECTING SAYIE, AND TO PROVIDE WAYS, MANNER AND MEANS OF COLLECTING
SUCH AMOUNTS FROK. SUCH ABUTTING OIVNERS.
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of Georgetown, Texas, as follows:-
Section
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Section 1.
Whenever the City Council sees fit to order sidewalks constructed,
graded, curbed or repaired along the line of any of the streets of this
City, the owner, or owners, or his or their went or agents, of the property
along the line of said street or streets, shall be notified through the
Mayor of the class of sidewalk so ordered to be constructed, graded, curbed
or repaired. Said notice shall be bigned by the Mayor and attested by the
City Clerk, and it shall only be necessary in said notice to describe the
sidewalk ordered to be constructed, graded, curbed or repaired as is here-
inafter defined, and said notice shall be delivered to said owner, or owners
or agent or agents by the Street Commissioner, or same shall be mailed to
him or them at his or their address. And if such owner or owners are unknown
or his or their address is unknown, then such notice shall be publi shed .once
in any newspaper published in Georgetown, Texas.
Section 2.
All sidewalks shall be constructed so as to conform to the grade
established by the Street Corrissioner, and shall be construoted in the
manner and with the material hereinafter designated and shall be and are
hereby divided into three classes as follows:-
l.- To be cement sidewalk, To be filled within five inches of es-
tablished grade and then to be well rammed and packed, and then use sand,
gravel and best Portland cement in following proportions:- One part cement,
three parts clean, sharp gritted sand, and four parts clean gravel, sabd
and cement to be nixed in dry state, then gravel added with sufficient
amount of water to adroit of being thoroughly worked up together and well
rammed, the ramming to take place before cement begins to set and not too
much water to be used in the manipulation, but sufficient water to be used
to cause water to rise to surface when thoroughly rammed, this mixture to
be four inches in thickness; then the top to be smoothed off with an inch
thickness of clean, sharp gritted sand and cement in equal proportions.
Curb to be cif stone firmly set in the ground and evenly jointed.
2.- Of cut stone, curb to be firmly set in the ground, top of curb to
be level to suit fall of walk, all to be evenly jointed, paving stones to
be not less than four inches in thickness, nor less in size than one foot
by two feet, all to be evenly jointed and laid flu.ah at the top and to be
cut so as to make a smooth surface on top of the walk.
3.- This class may be constructed either with or without curbs as may
be directed by the Council when the Sidewalk is ordered to be constructed,
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