Whenever any sidewalk in and upon any street or highway shall be ordered made and laid as provided in § 24-7-2, the owners of the land abutting on the sidewalk shall pay one-half (½) the costs thereof to be set against their respective lands, and the town shall pay the balance of the costs thereof.
Division of costs between town and landowners
R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-7-3., under Chapter 24-7 Sidewalks.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-7-3.