HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1924-191 The Property Owners to Construct Sidewalks, and Providing for Penalties for the Failure to so Construct sidewalks.� Am ORDI NAi: C3 ,f 23Y THE CITY OF LA YORTE COMVELLTNG
THE PROPERTY OPr'TERS TO COI,`STRUCT SIDMWAI IC0, AND -
PROVIDIDTG FOR PEPT_ALTTES FOR THE FAILURE TO SO
CO'T.STRUCT STDEwALKS, PTC4 E'_" PR OT'F.RLY ATOTIFI F-D TO
DO SO.
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Be it orda.in.ed by the City Council of tiny city of La Porter
that it sina.11 be the 3uty aand it is haaraby made the duty e.:' every
owner of real estate in the c1tw of La Yer-ta, zbutting on any
public atrect in -the city, in £rout of w)-rich real eatato or slang
which atr�et the. ,City CouziCll may ord•-r -thy 10truction, recon-
struction or reFSLi r, or bringing to grada o£ aid.awa.11cs, drive ways,
curba or ;3ut-tars, or either of them, to construct, reconstruct or
repair the same or bring the 00-M� to gr-a.3e, a- tee cas^ InaLy ba,
in ac or•3 ancc with the tcrfra of aaid or3er, the snecificat io na here-
ina tar act out an3 zdopta3 a.n3 on the line an3 grade as satabllaina3
an cr_gincerr for the city of La Porte for that particular biocx,
\- street or community in wC-:ich aaid rczl cat; .ter n.a.y be located.
The said property owners sha11 construct aaid improvements in
f rornt of their Frc+Fcrty aftear the gi v4-67-r notice as
elsewhere prescriba3 in t--is article and within the time £ixe3 by
the City Council.
Said property owners s126L11 construct aaid s13ewSL11ca within
sixty (50) days by the City- Council -Lc:; 3o so.
Said property owners aha11 be recluirccl to construct aaid aide
wSLllcs in a uniform manner, cemeIat of at certain qu211 ty SLID proved by
the City Council shall be used in said construction.
aai3 proT�erty owners sha11 be reciuired "to pay one—half (1/2)
o£ the coat Cr conatruetIon of said aidewal$a, curba, glattara or
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the same in accordance. with the order for the sarr:e, and may advertise
for bids or may itself construct said sidewalks, curbs or gutters or
either of V,eir:, and at the expense of the abutting property owners,
and nay recover a psraonal judgment inany court having jurisdiction
of the amount .for the costs and the expense in constructing, recon-
ctructing, re;oairing ur re radi-r said sidewalks, curbs and b ttera,
and shall be to collect ten (10"�) par c=nt additional -for
attorney's fees, and such expense shall i)w a lien against the property
fcr the debts ac incurred.
it shall be the duty of said property owners to construct said
sidewalks, curbs or gutters within sixty (60) days and according to
the specifications to be furnished in the order to construct said
sidewalks, curbs or gutters.
The fact that the winter season is new coming on and many eactione
cf the city will be almost impassable, unless said sidewalks, curbs
and gutters be constructed, creates a great public necessity and
creates an emergency, and the rules requiring that this ordinance be
read at three different Lneetin;s of the City Couy.cil are hare;- eua-
nend_d, and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect of ter
its baaaage, and it is so ordained.
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