(A) Be it ordained and enacted by the corporation of the borough in Borough Council assembled, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, that whenever Borough Council shall by resolution direct any owner or owners of a lot or lots of ground, to grade, pave, repave or repair the sidewalks fronting on such lot or lots of ground or shall direct such owner or owners to curb, gutter, recurb or regutter the curbs or gutters at the edge of such sidewalk, then written or printed notice shall be served on such lot owner or owners by the Secretary/Treasurer of the Borough Council in the manner set forth by the Act of Assembly of the commonwealth, approved May 24, 1901, P. L. 297; that is to say, such notice shall be served upon the owner of the premises to which such notice refers, if such owner is a resident of the borough. If such owner is not a resident, then the notice may be served on the agent or tenant of the owner or upon the occupant of the said premises, if said owner has no agent or tenant, or if there be no occupier of the said premises, then by printed or written notice tacked upon the premises.
(B) The notice required by division (A) above shall provide that if such lot owner does not, as the case may be, grade, pave, repave or repair the sidewalks, or curb, gutter, recurb or regutter the curb or gutter as requested, on 30-days’ notice to him or her so to do, then and in such case the same will be done by and under the direction of the Borough Council and the cost thereof, together with a 10% penalty, will be collected by the borough from such owner or owners. The Borough Secretary/Treasurer is hereby authorized to have printed such notices from time to time as is necessary for the purposes of this division (B).
(C) If, after the expiration of 30 days from the service of such notice, the lot owner or owners have not complied with or proceeded to comply with the requirements of such notice, then and in such case the Borough Council may direct to be done the work or improvement demanded by such notice, and the same shall be done at the cost of such owner or owners of the lot or lots, and the costs thereof together with a 10% penalty, and together with all charges and expenses, shall be collected by the borough from such owner or owners, in any manner whatsoever, as may be provided by law.
(D) Whenever any pavements are laid, or whenever any repairing is done, or curbs and gutters constructed, under the provisions of this section, the construction of the curbs and gutters shall be monolithic concrete consisting of one part portland cement, two parts clean sharp sand and four parts of stone or slag, and in the case of pavements, the pavements laid shall be monolithic concrete consisting of one part portland cement, two parts clean sharp sand and four parts of stone or slag, of a width of five feet, a depth of 31 inches, and all construction to be under the supervision of the street committee of Borough Council.
(Ord. 19, passed 6-2-1924) Penalty, see § 151.999