The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-04

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Section l. Be 1t ordained by the City Council
of the city OF Canton In the State Of Ohio, that
all sidewalks within said city shall be OF the
width, and laid to the grade prescribed by the
several ordinances now In force relating to such
width and grade, and shall so remain until
changed by ordinance. Any property holder de.
string TO lay or relay sidewalk In front Of his
premises may, In case the grade for such side
walk be unknown or uncertain, call upon the
City Civil Engineer to determine and indicate
such grade, according to the ordinance liking
the same,) and 1t shall be the duty OF such Eng
neer, as soon as may be practicable thereafter to
ascertain aud properly mark such grade at the
expense of the city.
Section 2. All sidewalks shall be constructed
OF hard burned brick or of stone Tagging sur.
faced and iointed; and in every case shall be
laid upon substantial bed of sand resting upon
a bed of gravel Of sufficient depth to make such
Sidewalk firm and durable
Section 3. In laying sidewalk In front OF any
premises occupied as Ia private residence only,
the owner may, If he desires, Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section l, construct such side
walk of surfaced and Jointed stone tagging, not
less han six feet in length by three in breadth,
laid midway along the line Of the pavement,
with the ends projecting towards the side OF such
sidewalk, and the spaces between the ends OF
such blocks of tagging and the edges OF the side
walk, shall be laid with sod or turf. And 1t
shall be the duty of the party occupying any pre-
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of stone and partly Of sod or turf as aforesaid to
keep such sod or turf IN good condition, and to
NOW the same as often as may be necessary To
prevent the grass from an unreasonable length
SECTION 4. All carriage CT drive ways that may
be required over any sidewalk af said city, into
the private alley or premises of any property hold
er, shall be constructed OF hard burned brick set
on the edge, or Of blocks of stone, surfaced aud
iointed. such carriage or drive way shall be laid
flush with the pavement and provision shall be
made for preventing the washing Of gravel aud
sand from the premises ad Joining upon such ways
1t shall also be the duty Of persons occupying
premises to which such ways may be apuTtenanl
to keep any gates used in connection with such
way closed Except for the immediate passage OF
yehiCles) so as not to interfere with the proper
and convenient use Of the side walks by foot-pas.
sengers Any occupant OF such premises who
shall permit sand or gravel washing TO remain
upon a sidewalk so crossed by a Carriage or drive
way, for the space of fve hours, or shall permit
gates used in connection with such way to remain
open in such manner as to interfere with the pro.
per aud convenient use OF the sidewalk for the
space of one hour shall on conviction of either oil
| said offenses before the Mayor pay fine of moi
more than one dollar nor less than fifty cents, al
the discretion Of the Mayor.
SECTION 5. Any person desiring to make an ex
cavation in sidewalk for coal.celar or pit, ol
for any other proper and legitimate purpose shall
| first provide convenient aud sufficient foot way
| across or around the proposed opening, and shal
cause proper safeguards to be placed around such
| opening, for the protection OF passeTsby from &C
| Cident and shall also push the work on such eX
| eayalion to completion with all reasonable speed
| Any person failing to comply with the provisions
OF this section shall on conviction thereof before
| the Mayor, be fined In any sum not exceeding ter
dollars nor less than three dollars, at the discre
tion Of the Mayor for such offence
| SECTION 6. No person shall use or occupy more
| than one halt of any sidewalk for unloading coal
| wood, sand gravel or any other material or sub
| stance, and shall moreover remove the materia
or substance so unloaded, within six hours ate
the same has been deposited on the sidewalk al
| aforesaid. Any person often ding against any onC
or more of the provisions of thssection shall, up
on conviction thereof before the Mayor be fnet
| in the sum of one dOllarfO for each 0fense.
SEC 7. 1t shall be the duty Of the owners of lot
abutung on sidewalks In said city to keep suct
| sidewalks In good repair In front OF their severa
| premises and 10 prevent any uneVenness In the
surface grade Of such sidewalks by reason OF tht
laying Of water or gas piEes or otherwise. 1t shal
be the duty Of the Street Commissioner, upon view
or upon being notified that any sidewalk ia out o.
repair or uneven as aforesaid TO first cause notice
| to be given the owner of premises abuting upOI
said sidewalk and ifsuch owner shall not within
| ten days thereafter make the necessary repairs o.
| Improvements In such sidewalk, the same shal
| be made by the Street Commissioner, and the ex
peDse thereof shall be assessed upon the premise
so abutti &, aud be placed upon the tax duplicate
| for collection. r.H.H.
SEC s. 1t shall be Unlawful for any person h
use or propel velocipede or bycicle having
| wheels more than two and q half feet In height
on any OF the sidewalks Of said city; and any per
son violating this section shall on conviction
thereof before the Mayor, be fined one dollar TO
each Offense.
sEc. o. No person shall occupy any part OF any
public sidewalk In said city as stall or stand fO
the sale OF goods wares, merchandise, fruits, nuts
groceries and other articles without hrst obtain
| Ing permission of the CITY Council, and payinf
into the city treasury such sum- not exceeding tel
| dollars per month, as said council may require
But this section shall not apply TO persons Oreu
| pyinR rooms fronting on the public sidewalk, who
| may desire 10 exhibit their goods outside their
| rooms.
SEC 10. All public crossings or cross walks ovel
the several streets OF said city shall be properly
| connected with the sidewalks; and should any
cross-walk fail to connect with the Sidewalk
at any point, for the reason that such Sidewalk Il
| OF less width than the ordinance establishing Al
requires II shall be the DUTY Of the Street Commits
Bioner, Immediately upon the completion OF such
| cross. walk 10 notify the property owner whose
sidewalk is too narrow az Aforesaid TO make such
sidewalk OF the proper width; and upon his fail
ure TO heed such notification within ten Gays from
| the time OF receiving II, the Street Commissioner
shall report the same TO the City Council.
SEC II. The City Civil Engineer and the Street
Commissioner are hereby constituted Board Of
sidewalk inspectors whose duty II shall be In the
first week OF May and the first week OF September
annually, thereafter, to view and inspect the side
walks Of said city, ard 10 report TO the Council
any violations of this ordinance, or Of any other
ordinances relating to sidewalks that may be
found to exist aud particularly to furnish 10 the
Council such information as may be deemed nee.
eesary relative TO the improvement and repair Of
the various sidewalks, and alsoas to their general
condition.
SEC ID Section eleven Of an ordinance entitled
san ordinance relating to the use of sidewalks
parsed June 22d, 1874, s hereby repealed.
SEC. l3 rhls ordinance shall take effect In ten
days after the passage thereof.
Passed December LIST, 1879
GEO, W, RAFF, President.
Attest; JOS TROUT, Clerk.
E. M. GRIMES,