Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-04-25
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AN ORDINANCE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF
NUIsANCEs.


AN ORDINANCE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF
NUIsAHCEs.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the City
Council of Maumee City; That all Cellars,
Wells or Sinks now in existence, or which
may hereafter exist not properly drained,
IN the opinion of any one or more of the
Board of Health, or which may be consi-
dered dangerous in the opinion Of any one
or moro of the Street Commissioners, shall
be raised, filled up or drained as hereafter
provided.
Sec. Q. That any such Cellar, Well or
Sink uron the land or ground Of resident,
IT not filled up or drained within ten days
after notice given by any one or more ofthe
Board of Health, or by any one or more Of
the Street Commissioners, the Street Com
misslonerhaving Jurisdiction of the district,
shall proceed forthwith to fill up OF drain the
same.
Sec. 8. That any such Cellar, Well or
Sink beupon the lands or grounds Of non
resident, notice of such Nuisance shall be
published ina newspaper ofthe City for two
weeks, that such Nuisance will be abated
and the expense assessed upon the proper
ty on which such nuisance exists.
Sec. 4. That in every case where the
Street Commissioners have to fill up or drain
any such Cellar, Well or Sink, the expense
shall be assessed upon the land or ground
on which such Nuisance existed. The ex.
pense of abatng Nusances in the Streets,
Lanes or Alleys shall be assessed upon the
lands or grounds adjacent thereto
And at the end of the two weeks notice
as aforesaid to non-residents, the Street
Commissioner shall proceed and drain or
fill up such Cellar, We'll or Sink, or other
wise abate the same, and the expense shall
be assessed upon the land or ground as
aforesaid.
Sec. s. That any resident or owner ne
glectins or refusing to abate or cause to be
a5ated any such Nuisance within the time
as specified by the second section Of this
Ordinance, shall forfeit, and upon convic-
ton before the Mayor, pay fine not ex-
ceedng the cost of abating such Nuisance
by the Street Commissioner.
HORACE WAITE, Mayor.
(Attest,) c. MATTHEWS. Recorder.
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AN ORDINANCE TO DEFINE THE PLANTING
OF SHADE TREES IN THE STREETS OF
THE CRY.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the City Coun-
Gil of Maumee City, That in all Streets or A.
venues one hundred fee; IN width, or over,
the Trees shall be planted eighteen feet from
the margin. In all Streets or Avenues
eighty, and less than one hundred feet in
width; the Trees shall be planted fifteen
feet from the margin: in all streets sixty,
and -ess than eighty feet IN width, the
Trees shall be planted ten feet from the mar
gin; and in all Streets, Lanes or Alleys less
than sixty feet in width, the Trees shall be
planted on the margin thereof.
Sec. Q. That it is hereby made the duty
Of every Street Commissioner or Supervisor
to examine the location of all Trees within
his jurisdiction every Spring and Fall, or
oflener, and in every case where he shall
fEd the provisions of the first section of this
Ordinance violated, he shall notify the per-
son or persons who caused the same to be
planted, if known to him, and if unknown,
he shall post notice near the premises, and
If such Tree or Trees be not removed with
nten days from tbet of notice, he shall
forthwith cause the same to be removed,
provided that the Street COMMISSIONERS
shall not without the consent of the owner,
remove any tree between the first day of
May and tile first day of November.
Sec. 8. That any person wantonly cut
ting, barking Or greling any Shade or or