That Sidewalk Ordinance

Wednesday the committee on sidewalk ordinanee will have a meeting to formúlate sorae ordinance whereby the aldermen are not solely rasponsible the condition oí the sldewalks in their individual wards. The eommittee is made up oL the senior alderman f rom each ward, the mayor and city att 1ney. This is of particular impcrbuice, nut so muc-h that it relieves the aldermen of onerous duties, bat that it places the responsibility, if a sidewalk inspector is appointed. upon hini. He will malse it his duty to inspect ail the walks in the city, and if the ordinance is properly drawn up will have authoricy to repair the same and aL-o put a new walk down where the council so orders, assessing it against the property liolder if he does not bimself do it. The walüs should also be of a uniform kind within different districts, as stone in the business portion, tar or stone in 5, and then, too, farther away from the center of the town, plank laid in a certain way. Of course all this eannot be done at onee. but whenevi r a walk must be replaced it should be regulated by such au ordinance, and in time the entire wall the city will be of a uniform kind.