Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-07

No person shall throw or cause to be thrown
down from any cart, wagon or other carriage, or
in any other manner, any rubbish, litter or dirt
on any street. public lane or alley, and suffer the
same to renal II for more than twenty four hours,
except in such quantities and in such places rs
mag be allowed by the Superintendent of Po-
lice. Provided That ally person desro!is OF de-
posting on any street materials for building
shall apply to the superintendent of Police, who
shall appoint a proper place, and assign rea-
sonablc space Tor deposting said materials
Whoever shall offend herein shall forfeit and
pay five dollars for each offence, and be subject
to the further penalty of one dollar for every
day such building materials shall 50 REMAIN con-
trury to tho provisions hereof.
That if the owner or driver of any wagon,
cart, dray ether carriage, shall suffer it TO re-
main more than two hours on any street or pub
lie alley. except when in actual use, or II any
person whatsoever shall place or unload or cause
or direct to be placed or unloaCed on any street
or alley rs aforesaid any hire wood, casks, mer'
chandSe lumber or obstruction Of any kind,
except materials for building in the manner by
law prescribed, and shall not remove the same
within six hours after it shall have been So placed
or unlouded on such street or alley, he or she
shall forfeit for every offence the sum Of two dol
lars and shall be ubjcct to the further penalty
of two dollars for every hour after The time here
in mentioned during which such wagon, cart or
draw or other obstruction shall remain unremov-
ed after he or she shall have been required to
remove the same by the Superintendent of Po-
lice
That the driver owner Of any cart, wagon,
draw, carriage or other vehicle, found standing
in, passing over or being driven in any paved
or nnpaved gutter on the side of any street in
the town of Alexandria, shall for each Gnd every
such offence forfeit and pay the sum of one dol
lar, to be recovered with costs by warrant III the
name of the Common Council of Alexandra,
before the Mayor or any justice of the peace re-
siding within the town, one-hulf OF the penalty
to be paid for the benefit Of the lnturmer, and
the other half INTO the treasury ofthe Common
Council. Provided, however, that all carts, Wa
CONS draws and other vehicles which may be back
ed up against any curb stone, and thereby rest In
or upon any side gutter, for the purpose OF re-
ceiving or discharging their loads, shall, while
actually engaged in 50 receiving or discharging,
be exempted from the penalties hereby imposed.
That no inhabitnnt of the town shall hence
forth suffer any filth or other obstruction to be
OF remain for more than one hour after notice
from the Superintendent of Police to remove
the same in any part OF the gutter opposite the
ground occupied by such inhabtant, and every
person herein offending shall forfeit and pay for
each offence the sum Of fifty cents; and if any
inha bitant so notified shall neglect such notice
the superintendent of police may proceed from
time to time to give new notices, and the neglec,
of each succeeding notice shall constitute ne"
offence Provided, that nothing herein contain,
ed shall be construed to dispense with the duties
of the superintendent of police NH 1-lw