The Brookhaven leader., 1884-04-24
Official Proceedings of City Council

At a called meeting oftEc Board of May
or and Aldermen of the city of Brookha-
ven held at the Mayors office April lIth,
lSSt,--Prescnt-J. Il. Deason, Mayor; AL
drrmen-B. L. Atkins, Staten Baker, T..
j. s. McGrath, f.. F. Brennan and L.
BOwsky.
The following Ordinances were then
passed by the Board.
ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO STREETS AND
SIDE WALKS.
Be il ordained hy the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of BruOkhaVcn.
That il shall he unlawful for any person TO
obstruct any of the strcets or sidewalks in
said city 50 as to prevent the easy passage
or travel over the same, and all houses
with steps, galleries or platforms project
ing into said streets or sidewalks, or show
windows projecting more than 30 inches
from walks. Merchandise, signs or stands
placed on sidewalks shall he deemed aud
held to be a nuisance. and 1t shall be the
duty of the Marshal to notify all persons
on whose property any of the above NAM
ed or other distractions HOW criSt, to at
once remove them from the streets o. side
walks: and up0n the failure of any owner
of the property to remove such oDStruc-
tions in five days after service of said no.
ticc, the Mayor shall cause the same To he
removed at the expense of the owner of
said property owners with 20 per cent.
damages on the actual cost of SAID removal
of distractions; TO he recovered before any
court of competent jurisdiction, as provi-
ded III section V of city charter. And if
any obstruction to said streets or side
walks of the character above described or
any other description shall hereafter he
erected or placed on any of the streets or
side walks of this city, then the party 50
placing or ohStructing the same shall upon
conviction before the Mayor be fined in a
sum not exceeding $50 and imprisoned, not
exceeding three months, or both fined and
imprisoned. at the discre, ion of the Mayor
But merchants and others where the
sidewalks are ten feet wide may he allow
ed .hree feet next To the walls of stores or
building to exhibit their articles for sale
or signs in the day time only; but all such
articles or signs must he removed from the
sidewalks at night or they will he treated
as distinctions and dealt with as above
provided: and provided further, That per
sons huilding houses anywhere in the cor
poratc limits, may. while said buildings
are being erected be allowed the use of
one sidewalk III front of the bindings 50
being erected and re-half of the street for
the material used in buildIng, for such
reasonable tim" as the street committee,
approved by the Mayor. may deem rrqui-
site. Also that painters may put ladders
on thsside walks when necessary to their
work in day time, but said ladders must
he removed from the sidewalks at night or
else be treated as Instructions and dealt
with as above provided.
ANIMALS THAT SHALL NOT Run At LARGE.
Be il ordained hT the Board Of. Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of BrOokhaven,
That all animals running NJ large that are
considered vicious oridangerous To persons
or mischievous or destructive to property.
shall be deemed and held to be nuisances
and shall be dealt with as the Mayor may.
in his discretion. direct. The owner or
owners of any such animal or animals
shall be notified by the Marshal that Oh n
particular day to he named in >uch notice.
that the same will he heard before the
Mayor tn determine whether such animal
or animals is or are dangerous, and vi
cous to persons or mischievOus or de-
structive to property.
The Board then adjourned to meet on
Friday evening, the 18th inst.
J. b. DEASON, Mayor.
L. I. ATKINS. Secretary.
Or Friday, 18th inst, there not being II
quorum present, no business was trans
acted.