Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-03-04
ORDINANCE No. 81.


AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH AND
q REGULATE THE GRADE OF GER.
TAIN STREETS IN THE ORDINANCE
NAMED, AND THE SIDEWALKS AMI
cROSSWALKS IN, ALONG AND UPON
SAID STREETS.
The City Council Of the City Of Austin do Or
dain. ,s @ # is
SECTION I. That the several elevations in
dictated and prescribed Is grade lines fur GER
tain streets by, in and upon q &C rtain plat as
made by John r. Carey, Surveyor, and adopt
ed by the City Council 1T the City Of Austin,
and filed with the City Recorder tn 7'h day
Of December A. ID. 1874, tor. in md upon
Adams, Maple, Bridge, Mill and Water streets,
and all eros. streets between and Including
West Main and Hickory streets be- and they
y e hereby declared and established a. the
grade for the said streets as per explanation
accompanying said plat. 81. @.e
SEc. 2. 1t shall be the duty OF tho street
commissioner 10 make reference to the afore
mentioned plat to ascertain the grade line on
any given block within the limits above de
scrihsd when any work shall he required to
be done on any Of said streets mentioned in
section nne of this Ordinance, and to couf.. rm
the work Of grazing the streets to tho grade
line established By said plat. -~.l
SEC. 3. The grad. Of sidewalks unless other
wise ord red shall be IN tho same gradelinc
a. the grade Of the ce;.tre Of thu streets on
which they are laid and if the grade Of the
street or streets has not been established by
resolution or otherwise, the sidewalks may
follow the natural grade OF the street. Pro-
vided the sidewa Ks on Main street between
Adams and Water streets aud on Bridge, Mill.
Water Gnd alnple streets between St. Paul
and Franklin streets shall be twelve inches
abnve the gradeIine of the center Ut the gutter
where they may be laid, and all sidewalks
shall he laid by the grade line mentioned IN
this Section. - -
SEC. 4. ltsshall be the duty Of tbs street
commissioner ut any and all til es 10 make
reference to ths plat mentioned in section ubc
Of this ordinance ani ascertain and inform
any person or persons who may desire to con .
struct any side walk upon any Of tn. streets
ia said city, Of the grad.iine Of said sidewalk
and to see that such sidewalk is laid in con-
lormity With this ordinsnce. ~
SEC. 5. No person shall deposit any debris
from smy cellar or other excavation in Or up
on any street without dning 8. under The di-
lection Of the street commissioner whose duty
ut euch place in any strsst nearest such exca
vation as ~ be below the gradslius.
SEC 6. Any person laying do~n any side
walk E"t in conformity with and nut upon the
yradcl.ne esta blishcd by this ordinance for
sidewalks shall be 'l.emed guilty OF a mitde-
mesnor. and upon conviction thereof before
any Justice Of the Peace If said city, shall
pay fine not exceeding fifty dollars nor less
than three dollars, and in default Of paying
said fine may be imprisoned not to exceed
ton days. Provided, That WHARF sidewalks
are aIready laid AMI :hey do not conform to
the grade line established BY this ordinance
the strcet commissioner shall give ten days
written notioc to the owner thereof, land y,
| the time Of giving such notice shall inform
such p:rson Of the gra 10 line for such side
| walk in which said netice he shall require
| such person TO remove and reconstruct such
sidewalk and make it conform t. such grade
line, and If after such notice being given. any
person shall refuse within ten days to remove
and reconstruct such sidewalk in conformity
with such notice then and in that case such
| sidewalk is hereby declared nuisance AMI
may be removed and reconstructed By tn.
| street commissioner ut tne proper charg" and
| expense vt the property owner or owners up
poeite such sidewalk. s
SEC. Z. Any person violating any of the pro-
| visions Of this ordinance for which there il
MT a penalty already provided by . previous
| section shall upon conviction thereof before
| any Justice Of the Peace of said city pay Y
fine not exceeding fifty dollars nor Less thar
three dollars and 10 defsult Of paying said
fine may be imprisoned not to- exceed ten
days. -@
SEC. 8. This ordinance shall be in fore.
from and after its publication.
Passed aad approved March LIST. 1875.
Russ. B. DAVIS, #s#szeS
City Recorder. D. B. SMITH,
.s..e.>. - D.>osIoo% N;s., ayorn>:l