HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 127 An ordinance to establish the grade of the side walk beginning at the
north east corner of the lot now owned and occupied as a residence
lot by Bruce Holcomb , on the west side of College Avenue in the City of
Fayetteville , Arkansas , and extending to the south east corner of the
residence lot of firs . A . 14 . Boteiuhr on said street ; to require portions
of said sidewalk to be cut down ; and for other purposes .
Be it ordained by the City council of the City of Fayetteville ,
Arkansas ,
Section 1 . That Bruce Holcomb be and is hereby required to dig
down the side walk in front of his residence on the west side of College
avenue in the City of Fayetteville . Arkansas , :cross the entire front of
his said lot as follows : beginning at the south end of said side walk at
the south east corner of said Holcomb ' s lot , the same to be cut dorm six
inches below• the present surface at that end and said sidewalk to be
cut dorm all the way from said point to the north end of said lot where
said cut. shall be at a depth of six inches below the level. of the side-
walk at the south end of said lot after the same has been cut six inches
as above described ; said cut in said sidewalk to be made so that the
�t1 slope between the two ends shall be gradual and uniform when said cut
is completed .
Section 2 , That J . N . Tillman be and he is hereby required to
dig down the sidewalk in front of his rosidencd on College Avenue in said
City as follows : beginning where the sidewalk in front of the lot be-
longing to Bruce Holcomb , and described in section 1 of this ordinance
ends at the south boundary of said Holcomb ' s lot and where said side
walk is required by this ordinance to be cut down six inches below the
present surface ; the said J . N . Tillman shall begin at that point and dig
dorm the sidoe:all: in front of his residence for twenty four feet south
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from said point , digging six inches bale%v the pro •ent surface of the
sidewalk at the point whore the side walk in front of his lot joins the
sidewalk in front of said Holcomb ' s lot and gradually and unifoynTay
lessening the depth of said cut till said cut shall cease at the present
surface of the sidewalk as it now is twenty four foot south from the
north end of said Tillman ' s lot .
Section 3 . That when the cutting down and digging is dono as
required by section one and two of this ordinance the same to be done
by and at the expense of the said Bruce Holcomb and J . N . Tillman , the
grade of the entire sidewalk mentioned in the title of this ordinance is
by this ordinance nenmanentiy established and said side walk shall then
be and appear; and in consideration of . the above work on the part of said
Holcomb and Tillman and for the further reason and consideration that the
owners of all the sidewalks described in the title of this ordinance ,
donated the same to the City several years are with the express agreement
on the part of the officers of the City and said donore at the time
of said donation that the trees standing on said sidewalk should be
preserved , now the City of Fayotteville is hereby bound through its
council not to further change the grade of said sidewalk nor to further
require said sidewalk to be cut dorm , molested or changed , nor to allow
said trees to be destroyed by the City of Fayetteville , her officers or
agents and so contracts with said ownora .
Section 4 . That said Holcomb and Tillman be required to com-
rlete the .vork so that the Mayor of said City shall accept the same
as a compliance with this ordinance within seventy ( 70) days from the
passage of this ordinance .
Section 5 . That this ordinance be in force and effect from
f and after the acceptance of said sidewalk by the Mayor as above provided
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for , and after its publication .
October 13 , 1902 • Ordinance number 1.9740 .
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