The Council finds and declares as follows:
(A) That the lack of improved sidewalks in the city in many instances forces pedestrians, particularly school children, to walk in the streets and to be subjected to the hazards of vehicular traffic;
(B) That the lack of sidewalks during rainy weather has caused unhealthy conditions resulting from pedestrians walking through mud or water along streets or dirt sidewalks;
(C) That the lack of improved curbs and gutters in the city permits poor drainage and the accumulation of puddles of water and filth, impedes the operation of street sweepers, fire trucks, and police cars, and subjects children and pedestrians in the normal sidewalk area to accidental injury and the hazards of vehicular traffic; and,
(D) That the lack of adequate improved curbs and sidewalks is dangerous to the public health, safety, and welfare of the inhabitants of the city.
('63 Code, § 7-2.201) (Ord. 67-C.S., passed 1-21-66)