The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-22
n1AYoRALTY OF New ORLEANS.
City Hall. December II. 1878.

nTAYoRALTY OF New ORLEANS.
City Hall December II. 1878. J
mo. 4797-Administration Series
An ordinance to prevent the obstruction Of
sstrests. cutters. baoalottes and other pub
lie places to fix penalties for the violation
OF this ordinance and prescribe the duties
OF the employees Of the Departmept Of I'm
provemests and the Crescent City Police In
relation to It's enforcement.
SECTION |. Be it ordained by the Council of
the city of New Orleans, That from and after
the eighteenth day Of December. 1873. it shall be-
unlawful for any person or persons to encum-
Der or obstruct any of the streets. cutters, pub
lie roads. public grounds public sduar s, public
places or promenades banauettes or side
walks of the city. by depositing in or on the
Same any box bale. hogshead. barrel, or any
goods. wares, or merchandise, or any article
loading or unloading the same. Nor shall
boards for advertiser & purposes TO permitted to
stand against or attached to fences. houses.
or attached to awning posts on the bdnQueteS.
50 as to ob=truct or disfgurethe sidewalks; and
should any person or persons having charge
Of tho same. after having been notified by the
Administrator Of improvements, or any person
properly deputi2sd to represent him fail TO
remove said distractions within the pertod
designated In said notification. then 1t shall be
the duty OF the ward superintendent or in
specfor. under the direction Of the Admlntstra-
tor OF improvements. to make atdavits against
the person or persons so offending. before the
Recorder Of the District within whose iursdic
ton the offense Is committed. and upon convic,
tion said offender or offenders shall be fined
not more than twenty five dollars nor less than
ten dollars. and in default OF payment OF said
fine be Imprisoned for n period Of time not
exceeding thirty days nor less than five days j.,
distractions referred to In section l, when the
owner is In default, and any such ob-tructions
shall be removed by the employees Of tho De,
| partment Of Improvements, properly deputized
| to do the same. to the public pound or to pub
| struciion may be In contravention OF this ordi
nance, and if the property be not identihed
and claimed within five days thereafter It shall
| be- the duty of the Administrator Of Police to
advertise and sell it, as provided for In the case
| of estrays. vehicles. etc and that oil expense
! incurred in making said removal shall be paid
| by the owner or owners OF said ObStruct1ons,
| or by the Administrator Of Police from the pro-
| ceeds of the sale of the same.
! SEC. 3. Be 1t further ordan d, etc. That from
and after the eighteenth December. 1873, 1t shall
| be unlawful for builders owners, contractors
or any other person or persons, when engaged
house or building within the limits Of the city
to deposit any materials necessary for the samt
In any manner 90 as to occupy moro than one.
third of the width Of the street and moro than
one half of the width Of the banQuette or side
walk, both nearest to the house or building be
ing repaired or constructed. aud fifteen feet on
each side of said house: and IN all cases the
builder, owner or contractor, before depositing
such materials upon the portion of the street
| as Is authorized by this section, Is required to
construct n bridge over the gutter so as not tc
obstruct tho flow Of water or prevent the
cutters from being easily cleaned. Should any
this section. after having been notified by the
Administrator Of Improvements or any person
properly ddePPuzed to tb him. a TO re-
| mated in said notification. then 1t shall be the
duty Of the ward SUPERINTENDENT or Inspector
under the direction OF TIE Ann tb 81 I'm
sons SO offending before the recorder ofthe dis
trict within whose jurisdiction the offsnso Is
committed, and upon conviction said offender
or offenders shall be fined not more than TWEEN
ty-nve dollars nor less than ten dollars, and In
default of payment Of said fine be imprisoned
for period Of time not exceeding thirty days
nor less than five days.
SEC. l. Be it further ordained, etc. That thu
distractions referred 70 in section 3. when the
| owner is In default and any such obstructions
for which no owner or claimant can be found
shall be removed by tho employees Of tho De
partmentof improvements. properly deputizst
to do the same. to the public pound or to a pub
lie warehouse Of tho district wherein the OBJ
struction may be in contrayention OF this ordi
nance. and II the properly be not identified and
claimed within five days thereafter it shall b.
the duty of the Administrator of Police to ad
vertise and SCI it. as provided for In the case Of
esrays vehicles ETC. and that a all Expense b In
the owner or owners OF said obstructions or by
the Administrator Of Police from the proceeds
OF the sale of the same.
SEC. s. Be it further ordained. etc. That il
any contractor. builder or owner. who may In
the raising or repairing of any building de-
post stone, brick or mortar, debris. etc, upon
the street or sidewalk. fail to remove the same
after having been notified so to do by the AID
mnistrator of improvements. or any person
properly deputzed to represent him. then II
shall be the duty Of the ward super lntendent Of
insp- ctor under the direction Of the Admins
traitor of improvements, to make affidavits
against the person or persons 30 offending be-
fore the recorder of the district within whose
Jurisdiction the offensc Is committed, and upOI
conviction, said offender or offenders shall b.
hned not more than twenty five dollars nor less
than ten dollars. and in default Of payment o
said fine be imprisoned for period Of TIM
not exceeding thirty days nor less than lv'
davs.
SEC G. Be it further ordained etc. That thu
Instructions referred to In section ). when tn
owner is In default and any such ObstructiOn
for which no owner or claimant can be found
shall be removed by tho employees Of the De
parment of improvements, properly deputiZe
to do the same 10 any street requiring repair
and where such material will be available 70
filling purposes otherwise to be removed to tn
proper dumping ground.
SEC. 7. Be 1t further ordained. etc, That
shall be the duty Of all the members OF the Ores
cent City Police to report. through their prope
officers. to the Department OF improvements
any and all violations OF the foregoing section
of this ordinances.
SEC. g. Be 1t further ordained. etc. That al
ordinances or parts Of ordinances conflictin
Adopted by the Council Of the city Of New Or
leans December II. 1873.
Yeas-Behan, Chevalley. Glynn. Houston
Isalcson, Marks. MealIie.
l. W. PATTON. Mayor.
RoRT. G. WooD, Secretary. do1o st