Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-12-23
A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT-

To an ordinance entitled, IAN ordinance for the
removal OF snow and ice from the pavements
in the city of Elizabeth.
DE it ordained by the Mayor and City Council
ID of the city of Elizabeth:
Section /. That the owner OF occupant OF eacn
tenement or other buildings, and OF each lot OF
land in the city of Elizabeth, in front OF or nd
Joining which the sidewalks bave beeu or shall
be tagged, or laid with stone, concrete, brick or
board walk, shall within twelve hours by day
light, ter the fall OF snow or the formation OF ice
on such sidewalk in front of or adjoining every
such tesemeDt, building o. lot oil land, cause such
to be removed. and such ice to be removed or
properly sprnkled with sand or ashes, from the
whole of such tagging stone. concrete, brick or
board walk on the sidewalk, in from OF or ad
joining each lot 30 owned or occupied by him
under the penalty of three dollars for each offence
or failure so to do. to We recovered in any Court
having Jurisdiction. by and in The name of the
city of Elizabeth, with costs of suit, ofand from
tho occupant or occupants of such tenement,
building or lot of land if the same be- occupied,
from the owner or owners thereof If the same
shall not be occupied.
Section 2. In all that part of the city of Eliza
beth which now is or hereafter shall be included
within the limits now established under the pro-
visions of subdivision xxx OF section 81 of the
city charter, commonly called the fire limits, the
owl er or occupant OF each tenement or other
building and of each lot OF land, shall within the
same time mentioned in the last preceding sec,
ton so cause the snow and ice to be removed
for the space of at least one foot in width from
ont the gutter in front OF adjoining each lot so
owned or occupied by him, under the penalty of
one dollar Tor each offence or failure to do So
to be recovered with costs of suit, specified in
the last preceding sectiOa
Section 3. That she ud such owner or occupant
fail to cause such snow or ice to be removed or
sprinked as aforesaid, il shall be the duty oil the
Street Commissioner or Deputy Street Commits
sloner to cause the same to be done, and the ex-
penses thereof, in addition to the said penalty or
penalties may be recovered with costs of 81 it,
and in the name of The city OF Elizabeth, OF and
from such owner or occupant who failed 10 cause
such snow or ice to be removed.
Section 4, It shall he the duty OF the several
policemen in the city OF Elizabeth promptly to
report to the CHIEF Of Police all violations this
ordinance which shall come to their knowledge.
or be reported to them respectively; And 1t shall
be the duty ofthe Chief of Police, whenever any
violation Of th,s ordinance shall come to his
knowledge or be reported tie him by any person,
to cause the requisite complaint to be made and
to procure the prope: evidence FOR the successful
prosecution OF the offender or offenders; And 1t
shall be the duty of the City Attorney to prose-
cute all actions so brought or complaints so made
The Chief OF Police shah also forthwith report
such viola ions to the Street Commissioner or
Deputy Street Commssio aer.
Section 5. 1t shall be the duty of the Street
Commissioner and of the Deputy Street Commits
sioner to cause the snow to be removed and the
ice to be removed properly sprinkled with
sand or ashes, from the tagging. stone. brick,
concrete or board walk on the sidewalk in front
of all the lots of land which belongs to or occu
pied by the city of Elizab beth and IN front of or
surrounding the public parks of the city and from
cutters in front Of the same, and from all the
crosswaks in the city of Elizabeth.
Section g. All ordinances and parts OF ordi-
nances heretofore passed, regulating or relating
to the removal OF snow or ice from the pavements
sidewalks or cutters in the city of Elizabeth are
hereby repealed.