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ORDINANCE REGULATING INSPECTIONS FOR CONCRETE SIDEWALKS AND SETTING OPTIONS FOR HOMEOWNERS
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It shall be the duty of all contractors contracting for the laying of sidewalks to make application to the City Engineer for a permit to lay and construct sidewalks at the places called for in the contract, and every person so contracting for the construction of sidewalks shall file a statement with the City Engineer showing the approximate length of the said sidewalk to be constructed, as well as its location, and shall pay a fee to the said engineer therefor, which fee shall be two cents per square foot for the said walk for the construction of which the permit is secured, and no sidewalk shall be constructed unless such permit is granted.
It shall be the duty of the City Engineer to issue such permit upon application therefor and the payment of fee therefor, and to furnish the City Clerk with a statement prior to each regular meeting of the City Council showing permits issued and fees collected therefor; and the City clerk shall report the same to the Council.
It shall be the duty of the City Engineer to supervise and inspect the construction of all walks, and to inspect the materials entering into the construction thereof; to set and mark the grades therefor, and to see that the said walks conform to the said grades, and to furnish the specifications for the construction of the said sidewalks.
All cement to be used in the construction of sidewalks shall be inspected by the City Engineer when shipments are received; and all dealers and contractors purchasing cement to be used in the construction of sidewalks shall notify the City Engineer upon the arrived of the shipments, so that he may inspect the same as shipments are received; and such inspected cement shall not be mixed or stacked with uninspected cement in storage rooms or warehouses where the same may be kept, and no other cement shall be used in the construction of sidewalks other than that which ...
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