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'.' ~=:;~. / '. l:>vi / ,/?/ ( 1 I . ~ ' J (V'ArT ORDI~Arrcll BY THE CITY OF LA PORTE COiI-t.PELLING THE PROPERTY OV'?:ERS TO CO!.7STRUCT SID'E1,'ALKS, AND PROVIDING FOR PE~!ALTIES FOR TI1E FAILURE TO SO CO!rSTRUCT SIDEWALKS, ?'[-JE1T PRO~ERLY l~OTIJi'IFD TO DO SO. \ - - - 00000000 - - - - - Be it ordained by the Cl'ty Council of the city of La Porte tha't it shall be 'the .luty and it i8 hereby made the J.uty !,;I every owner of rea.l esta.te in the ci 1:( of La Per'te, abutting on any public atree't in the ci'ty, in front of w:.lich real esta.te or along which atl'eet the ,Ci ty Council may ord~r the c\J!1struction, recon- struction or repair, or brin~ing to grade of sidewalksl drive waysl curbs or ~~'t ters I or ei ther of theml to cons tructl reconstruct or repair the same or .bring the Sl:1J1'I'3 'to p;:r.a.del . /. iI' f d In acpor'.1a.nce w t 1 tnC) 'terms 0 said or drl a.~ the case way bel the specifications here- "'. ...... ina t::r set out and adopted a,nJ on the line a.nd grade 8.13 es tablished an engineer for the city of La Porte for that particular block, street or communi ty in wl,1ich said real e sta.te may be located. ~ The said property owners shall construct said impruv~ments in front of their respeoti ve prl)perty a,ftel' the gi ,r,n;ef notice as elsewhere pl'~scl'ibr.d in t:'is article a.nd wi thin the tim'! fixed. by th~ City Council. Said property owners shall construct said sidewalks within sixty (60) days aft~l' bein?; notifieJ by the City Council tc io 80. Said property owners shall be raqulred to construct saiu side- walks in a uniform manner, cemeut of a certain quality aP9roved by the City Council shall be used in said construction. said property owners shall be requir~d ~o pay one-half (1/2) of the coat of construction of said sidewal~AI curbsl gutters or ei ther of theml a.nJ th-e Ci by of La Pcrt"-e wlll pay the oth'3J:' one-half " (1/2) cost of euch construction. .' ln ca.se said property o\'Vn!re ahall f.11 &r refuse 'to cOllldtruct ..> said sidewalk.ol curbsl gu-t te:cs or either .9.f..'eml then th~ C1 ty of La. Porte thrcugh i t~ Ci ty Cc\..mci.l shall "':v; the rlg11 ~ .tc cons'tl'uct . .. e e ..--.~ ~ ..~ ._- ..~-_. ...-..~.._.__..._--~. , .- . . ~ / -/ j. 0- () ,(..' (2) /', the earn~ in accords.nce wi th the erJ~r fer 'the same, e.n:l may adver't1se for bide or may i ts!:J.f construct said sidewalks, curbs 0:1: gu.tters or ei th-::r of t",em, and at: ti1C 5xpenee of the abu-t ting pro-perty owners" ar!d n,ay reco've.r a psraonal judgment ir.. any court having juriadiction of the amount for the coats an.i the expense in constructing, recon- structing, r~pairing or regrading sald sidewalks, curbs and gutters" and shall be authorized to collect ten (10%) per c~nt additional for attorney's fees" and such expense she.ll. b~ a. lien against the property for the debts so incurred, It shall be the duty of said property owners to construct said sidewalks, curbs or gutt~rs within sixty (60) days and according to the specifications to be furnished in the order to construct said , sidewalks" curbs or gu'tters. The fact that the winter season is now coming on and many sections of the cl ty will be almos.t impassable" unless sB.id sidewalks, curbs and gutters be constructed" creates a great publiC neceaai ty and creates an . emergency, and the rules requiring that this ordinance be read a.t three differen't meetings of the Ci'ty COuj'icil are hareby SU6- panded" and this ordinance shall be in full force 8...Tld effect af'ter its passage, and i.t is so ordained. Deoember 8th, 1924. ~A<) m. :V1AYOR ~, r- '~ '" J/t) I 1tJ~< A LD ER :vtAlT ", .. ln case 6i:..l..i PI'OP~:rtf CWi':.s.rs s:1~11 f.il c1r rt::f',;,s5 to CC~ldt.ruct lit.. .. . _ a~i~ sil.le','ia.i.AO" curbs" gLl"~ te:C'S OJ.' :1 tIler 9!"'i:i1":l" ti:en tho: Ci ty cf La Port~ thr~ug~ it~ City Cc~nc1~ ehall~ave t~e ri6c~ to ccnst~uct (i/Z) c:st of such construction. of the coat Jf constructIon of saij sldewa1lfG" cur'ba" I?;utt:::rs or e1 ~.i.1er of them" anJ. th~ Ci ty of La Pcr't'~ 'I/i11 ~a.y t:'l~ otho-f,~' one-:1alf th~ Ci ty Cour~c11 shall be uaed in said constl'uct~lPn. S;...1 J. pro'o.;:rty O"imars shall be req,uired !It,o :pay on~-half (1/2 l VJa.l.k:s in a uniform ATtanner, C~;71C;'i1t of a ce.L~tain qual 1 ty a.p,;rcvel by sixty (oo) days after beine Lotified by the City Council tc ic ~o. Saia property owners shall be raQu1red to construct sai~ side- th~ City Council. S~id property owners shall construct said a~dewal~s wit~in - .. l~t.r o;t out an~ ~oPt.d ~J on the 11n~ ar.d g~~d a. =.tab~1oh.d 1.;1' an angir.edr for tnc c1 ty of La Porte fox thi;l.t pllr'~i;::u.i.a.x o.a.ob4:j" ./ / str::et or comil~uni ty in walch said rea.l esta.te Ilia}' 'be located. / . -~ t The saii :pro~:-'erty owners sha.Li. conetruct said imprcvdL:.'.ei.'lts in . front of their res~ective property afte~ the ~iv.n~f notice as ~lse\'ihere :!;l'I3BCribf:d in t,:is a:rticl~ a.nd wi thin the tin.1! fix~J by " " in accoriance with th~ terms of said ordax, the spscificatic~a ~e~~- .:i.'t::pair tb.e san:e or 'i,)rir..3; the sS.m:: to p;:rade" c..: t!1~ ca.: e ":d.Y 'b~" Be 1 t 0 rd~ine.i "by the 01 ty Oouncil of thl3 01 ty of La. I'orte that it chall b~ the J.uty and 1 t is hereby IEade the duty (,.1 every' owner of real estate in the ci~ of La Pcrte" &butting on any puolic street in the city, i~ front of w~lch real estate or along v:hich atl'.3et t:,e Oi ty Council may ord~r the CUilstl"uctlon" r-::ccn- atruction or repair, or bringing to grade of sidewalks, drive Nays" CUl'IJa or .-~t tera" or -!1 ther of them" to CC!1S truct" l'elcor:struct or e- - - - - - 00000000 - - - - - r .: .". A~'" :)RDI:.TAI;C:V;' 3Y THE: CrT] :)F LA .PDI-iTE cO:I'i?rLLI,r.m 'I~":E :?RO~'~TY OVTlTERS TO CO?STR'JCT S:DE1"AL:CS" A'!m PROVIDHTG FOR PE~!A:'TIES FOR T'-!E FAIL~JRE '1'0 SO CCCSTRUCT SIDEWft.LKS" 'N1E~T PRO?ERLY IWTIFIED TO DO SO. It .,' ..,..____" ._ 0'. ~......~""... /-~~. ~:.' "'1 ,. /',~ >t d. 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'~ iJ 1AJ. ~ 0 kM/\/flf M ~~ MAfOR -~~~-- anJ it is so ordained. 1 ta '9i.ldas.:':-=, create~ an emergenoy, and the rul!s requiring that t~:s oriin~ce be l..~ad at three different In'!etlnge of the City COtJ,Ll.:il are IBreJ~' aus- :')t:mdedl and this 0.rd:inanoe shall ba In full force an..:!. effect after ~d gutt~rs oe conetructedl creates a great public r.~cesa~ty ind The fact that tne winter season is now cCwir.~ or- ~nd ma~y eectior.b of tje city wlil be almost im~aea&blel unl~ee said aidewalkal cur~s siUo~~lASI cu~ba or g~t~~~a. thd ap~clficatioLs ~o be f~rnlehed i~ t~e crj~r to construct e~ii It aball be tbe duty of saii ~r~,e~ty o~ners to cecetr~ct said aiuewal~sl curbs er gutt~ra within sixty (60) days ani according ~o fer the deo~e se incurred. attorney' e fe~e" and such expense ehe.li ;)I~ Ii. lien a~a:nst th~ ~~ro~:erty ctructing, repairing or re3radi~g said aldewalksl curbs end g~~t~ra, ~nd shall be .uthoriz~dt~ colLect ten (10%) per c~nt additional for an~ .;..... .r6CCVeI' Ii. ,ersonal ju;:igmSl"l t i:r.. any court having juril:diction of the amount for the costs c.n.:i t21e e,xpense, in ocns ~ruc~i~g" r~OOD- ~i th;r of t~'.eLll, ani a.~ t~:e aX"?eJ:lst! of the abutting propexty owners" for bids c.t lJ:ay i tS=lf construct sc.id eil-ewalks" cures (.':: gu-tt;ra or the ga!ll~ in acccrda..."1c~. wi t:1 th~ er.j~r for tl:e sarod, c::11 may a:ivc::l:i_'tise (2) ~, ." .1-, A- rI.:' . . . .. . ~ 'ff- .. . e .- t. e--. - <II! ..