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, \ "~~~A'L - Paving Grand Avenue. lO7 CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN. PAVING GRAND AVENUE. AN ORDINANCE requiring paving, etc., on Grand Ave~uc, Whereas, over two-thirds of the residents on each side of Grand Avenue, betweeJI the public square and Division street, and over two-thirds of the property owners on said street, between said points, have petitioned the 'city council to have said street paved between said points, at the sole cost and expenses' of the property owners, except street crossings, therefore, Be tt ordained by the city council of the city of Paris: . SEC. 1. That grading, paving, curbing and guttering is here- by ordered to be put in on Grand Avenue from the public square to Division street, and that paid improvements be made according to plans and specifications hereafter to be furnished by the city en- gineer; that the curbing shall be of stone; that the guttering and paving shall be made of bois d'arc blocks six inches long set on an inch board, and that the same shall be done under the direction? supervision and control of the city engineer. SEC. 2. That the cost of such improvement on Grand Avenue shall be borne by the property owners owning and front- ing on said street, between said points, in proportion to the number of front or abutting feet so owned and by the street car company, using and occupying said street in proportion to the number of square yards occupied by such street car company be- tween said points, and the city of Paris shall pay for the improv- ing of all street crossings on said street so improved. SEC. 3, Be it further ordered, that each property owner and street car company so lillble for such improvement have ten years in which to pay the same; that is to say, each property owner and street car company shall pay annually one-tenth of the whole prin- cipal and six per cent. inter~st on the whole' amount of principal unpaid until the whole is paid off, and when the said improve- ments are made the prorate share of the cost of the improvements done by each property owner shall be assessed against and shall be a lien and incumbrance on the lot or lots, or block fronting or ,.