2009 Nebraska Code
Chapter 17 CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS AND VILLAGES
17-523 Sidewalks; temporary walks; construction; cost.

17-523. Sidewalks; temporary walks; construction; cost.

Second-class cities and villages shall have the power to provide for the laying of temporary plank, brick, stone or concrete sidewalks, upon the natural surface of the ground, without regard to grade, on streets not permanently improved, at a cost for plank walks not exceeding fifty cents a linear foot, or for brick, stone or concrete walks not exceeding one dollar and twenty-five cents a linear foot, and to provide for the assessment of the cost thereof on the property in front of which the same shall be laid.

Source

Laws 1879, § 69, VI, p. 211;
Laws 1881, c. 23, § 8, VI, p. 173;
Laws 1885, c. 20, § 1, VI, p. 164;
Laws 1887, c. 12, § 1, VI, p. 292;
Laws 1905, c. 29, § 1, p. 255;
R.S.1913, § 5112;
C.S.1922, § 4285;
C.S.1929, § 17-434;
R.S.1943, § 17-523.

Annotations This section governs the construction of temporary sidewalks on ungraded and unimproved streets. Whitla v. Connor, 114 Neb. 526, 208 N.W. 670 (1926).
The terms of this section provide for the construction of temporary, as distinguished from permanent, sidewalk improvements. Gibson v. Troupe, 96 Neb. 770, 148 N.W. 944 (1914).
The provisions for estimates are jurisdictional, and without compliance therewith, there is no authority for a special tax. Moss v. City of Fairbury, 66 Neb. 671, 92 N.W. 721 (1902).
A sidewalk is defined as that portion of a public highway which is set apart by dedication, ordinance, or otherwise for the use of pedestrians. City of Ord v. Nash, 50 Neb. 335, 69 N.W. 964 (1897).