HomeMy WebLinkAbout00559ORDINANCE NO. 559
AN ORDINANCE amending Section 2 of Ordinance No. 416 entitled, "An Ordinance
concerning the construction, renewal and repair of sidewalks in the City of Pueblo ", passed and
approved June 5, 1893.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO, COLORADO.
Section 1.
That section 2 of Ordinance No. 416 entitled "An Ordinance concerning the construction,
renewal and repair of sidewalks in the City of Pueblo ", passed and approved June 5, 1893, be
and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2.
All sidewalks hereafter built within the City of Pueblo shall be of the following widths:
In business portions of the City, twelve (12) feet wide and in residence portions of the
City, six (6) feet wide. All six (6) foot sidewalks on the north side of the Arkansas River to be
laid in the center of the twelve (12) foot space or three (3) feet from the street line and three (3)
feet from the curb line. All six (6) foot sidewalks on the south side of the Arkansas River to be
laid four (4) feet from the curb line and two (2) feet from street line. All sidewalks of twelve (12)
foot width and in the business portion of the city, whether of stone or cement, shall have stone
curb of at least six (6) inches in thickness and of sufficient depth to extend into the ground at
least twice as far as the same extends above the grade of the gutter. All stone hereafter laid in
business portions of the city to be at least four (4) inches thick and six (6) feet laid traversly by
three (3) feet on the surface. All stone hereafter laid in residence portions of the city to be at
least three (3) inches thick and not less than six (6) feet in length traversly said sidewalk two (2)
feet six (6) inches in width on the surface thereof. All stone laid sidewalks in the City of Pueblo
must be laid with close joints and free from lumps and offsets, and if not naturally of a smooth
surface must be chiseled off so as to present an even and smooth surface when completed.
All cement sidewalks to be laid according to the specifications on file in the office of the
City Engineer. Any sidewalk not laid according to this ordinance or the specifications of the City
Engineer, as herein provided, may be ordered relaid at the expense of the owner of the property
or the contractor, as the case may be. Wooden sidewalks laid within the city limits shall be
according to the following specifications viz: shall be built of 2 x 6 inch plank, planed on the
upper side and laid 1 — 2 inch apart; planks to be six (6) feet long and nailed to 4 x 4 inch
stringers with 40d cut nails or wire nails 5 inches long, six nails to each plank.
Approved November 20, 1899
Geo F. West Mayor Attest Oscar Q. McNeil City Clerk
