The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-17

penalty for every day such violation shall continue
after notice or order to remove the same.
SO. No bow-window or other window shall ex-
tend into or over any sidewalk more than fourteen
inches, nor shall any sign except as provided in the
next section thereof, any show bill, show case
or other thing be placed upon or project over the
sidewalks more than two feet in front Of or from
the wall of any building, where the sidewalk is
twelve feet or less in width, nor more than three
feet where the sidewalk is upwards OF twelve feet
in width nor shall any steps be hereafter con-
structed. or placed upon or over any sidewalk,
street or other public way without special perms-
Every person violating any provision OF this sec
tion shall be subject to penalty OF hve dollars,
and TO like penalty for every day such violation
shall continue after notice or order to remove the
same.
S g. No sign, porch or awning post shall be
erected or placed or if heretofore erected or placed,
shall be permitted to remain in, upon or over any
sidewalk unless the same be elevated at least nine
feet the lowest part thereof above the top of the
sidewalk, under penalty OF hve dollars and ike
penalty for every day the same shall be all wed to
remain after notice or order or the owner or occu
pant of the premises or other proper person TO re-
move the same.
s4 No person shall place upon suspend over
any sidewalk any goods or merchandise. or cause
or permit the same to be done except as provided
IN the next section place or deposit on any side
walk, or cause permit the same 20 be done any
cask barrel, wood, stone plank. board, salt or any
other article thing whatsoever, under penalty
of two dollars for each offence, and like penalty
for each and every hour the same shall remain af
ter notice order to remove the same.
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hang Jut tor sale, any goods or merchandise
on or over the sidewalks in front OF and within
three feet of his store OF building; II shall ao be
lawful for any person TO place for period Of not
exceeding hour, ON four feet Of the outer edge
of the sidewalk in front of his store or building
any goods or merchrndize II shall also be lawful
and not to exceed two, posts for the purpose of
hitching horses: Prouided, such posts shall not
be more than six inches in di ,neter and not to
ceed four feet in height and placed on line with
| the outer edge OF the sidewalk.
IS. No person shall ride, drive or plsce any
horse Or other beast oil burden, any vehicle upon
any sidewalk. propel, haul, Or car thereon any
anu cart under penalty of not less than one dol
lar nor more than ten dollars for each offence nor
shall anv person at any time fasfen any horse or
horses. in such way that the horse vehicle. reins
or lines shall be an obstacle to the free use OF any
sidewalk, under the penalty Of one dollar for each
offence; and the person in whose possession or ase
such team shall then be shall be deemed the often
der unless he shall prove the contrary before the
| magistrate before whom he may be prosecuted.
| ST. All crosswalks, footways and crossings at
the intersection of any street, lane avenue
alley, shah at all times be kept and reserved free
from any seighs carts, drays, wagons Or carriages,
J and horses her animals being placed or suffer
ed 10 stand thereon, except far may be neees-
sary in crossing the same; and the owner or driver
of any leigh, cart, dray, wagon or other carriage,
or horse, or other animal, offending herein, shall
forfeit and pay penalty of not less than two dol
lars nor more than five dollars.
| SIS. All sidewalks within the city shall at all
times be kept open and free from all distractions
barriers and mpediments of every description,
by his or other ordinance of the city in relation
thereto; and the mayor, marshal and supervisor Of
streets within his district, or any alderman within
his ward is hereby autho ized to order any article
or thing whatsoever which may incumber or OBJ
struct any sidewalk, to be removed; and if such
ticle thing shall not be removed within two
hours after the notice to the owner thereof or tC
the owner or occupant of the premises fronting OF
such sidewalk to remove The same, or if the oWnel
cannot be readily found for the purpose of such
ce, then without notice, to cause any such article
or thing to be removed to some suitable place to b
designated by the officer order ng such removal
and the owner of any article removed or If 1t b.
unknown to the officer, the owner occupant o
the premises fronting on the SIDEWALK from whicl
the article is removed, shall pay the cost of sucl
removal. The order herein mentioned, may he ei
ther verbal, written or printed, and may be serye
by any of the officers herein above named
2 3. The occupant or owner or both or either c
them OF each and every tenement building or lo
who shall fail to keep the sidewalk in front of sue
tenement building or lot free from snow and ice
who shall allow said sidewalk to become danger
Gus TO travel upon, either by leaving trap-dooT
open, by allowing distractions to remain on tn
same longer than heretofore specified. or by allow
ing the same TO remain become broken or b.
come encumbered in any manner or be in q state c
decay, to the danger of travellers thereGpon, ma
be fined not less than five more than one hun
dred dollars for the first offence, and not les
y than ten nor more than one hundred dollars fC
every twenty-four hours he allows such sidewalk
remain IN such dangerous or obs ructed conditio
after being notified IN writing to put such sidewal
in safe condition by any alderman, police Office
l. or mayor.
Passed December 10th, 1873
Approved: BAILEY DAVENPORT, Mayor.
= Attest; JGHN BARGE, City Clerk. 16d3t