Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-10-07

he Council, be a suitable person therefor and who
shall give 10 the city in such sum as the Council
shall prescribe, and such sureties shall be APP.
proved by the Common Council conditioned for the
faithful performance of his duties as such bridge
tender.
$50. g. The bridge tender and his assistant, be.
fore entering upon their duties shall each take
subscribe and file with the Recorder the constitu-
tonal oath OF office, and they shall each, by virtue
of their Office or employment be public constable
of the city, and for the purpose of arrestng persons
who shall, in their presence in the presence OF
who shall violate any law of this State, OF any Or
dinance of this city; they shall each have all the
powers and perform all the duties of police con-
stabs appointed to serve upon the police force OF
SEC 1. 1t shall be the duty of the bridge tender
or his assistant TO he constantly upon the bridge
during the hours of duty prescribed by the Conn
mon Council, and to keep careful watch over the
same; tn prevent any injury TO the bridge, or any
fast driving or dsorderly conduct or language
thereon and TO open the swing for the passage OF
boats, vessels and water craft when signalled and
to immed ,tely close the swing after such boats,
vessels and water craft have passed through the
bridge; TO prevent persons and teams from loter-
ing, loahng. or congregntng upon the bridge, and
to arrest without process any person found doing
any intentional injury to the bridge, committing
any breach Of the peace, or violating any law OF
this State any Ordinance of this city, and with
out unreasonable delay take such person or per-
sons before magistrate for trial.
SEC 3. No person or persons shall ride or drive
any horse mule, OK, team, wagon, carriage,
bridge at any rate OF sneed faster than n walk, nor
shall any person drive moro than ten head OF
cattle at time upon said bridge. The provision.
Of this section shall not apply TO teams employed
in the Fire Department of said city
SEC G. No person shall cut, whittle or hack, OF
in any manner Intentionally injure said bridge.
SEC. Z. No person or persons shall be allowed "a
loaf lounge. loiter congregate upon said bridge
or the approaches thereto.
SEC. g. Any person who shall violate any OF the
provisions of this Ordinance shall on conviction
there of he Dunishpd nv A fine Of not IN exeped
dollars and costs of prosecution, and the Court inn
posing such fine shall make further sentence that
the person so convicted and fined be imprisoned in
the Alpena county Jail until such fine and cost
shall be paid not exceeding three months.
SEc9. This Ordinance shall take effect from
and after the publication tn ereof for week in
the ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS, newspaper publish
ed in said city
Adopted October 5th, A. D. 1885.
A. HARsHAw,
JOHN S. McvIcAR, Mayor
Recorder.
Ordinance No. %, new series, adopted by
vote as follows Ayes-Warner, Kimball
Culligan, DAigle and Daoust. Nays
None.
ORDINANCE NO. %, New Series
An Ordinance TO amend section fourteen (i4l oil
Ordinance No 1, New Series, entitled "An Ordin-
ance relative TO the and protection of streets
alleys and other public places within the limits Of
SECTION /. 1t is hereby ordained by the Com
mon Council of the City of Alpena, That section
fourteen tl4 Of Ordinance No. !, New Series, en-
titled "An Ordinance relative TO the use and pro-
lection of streets, alleys and other public places
within the limits of the City OF Alpena," be and the
same is hereby amended so as to read as follows
SEC. IA. No telegraph poles electric light poles
telephone poles, posts for the support of awnings
posts for htching horses other animals, other
poles or posts, shall be erected or put up in any
street, alley, sidew ak public space in this city
without permission in writing first obtained from
the Common Council of the city of Alpena, or q
duly authorized committee thereof, and the appli.
cation for such permission TO be in writing, and
must designate the location, kind, number size and
finish of such proposed poles or posts. Provided
however, that all such poles and posts. unless
otherwise authorized by the Common Council
must be straight and symmetrical, planed and
dressed and painted with two coats of paint, and
placed in such line and position as the City Mar
shall, under the direction of the Common Council,
or a duly authorized committee thereof, shall de-
termine.
SEC. 2. This Ordinance shall take effect from
and after the publication for one week in the Al
PErA WEEKLY ARoUs, newspaper published in
said city.
Adopted October 9TH, A. d. 1885,
A. HARsHAw,
Jons 8. McyIcAn;. Mayor
Recorder.
Ordinance No. "a, new series, adopted BY
vote as follows: Ayes-Warner, Kimball
Culligan, D'Aigle and Daoust. Nays
None.
ORDINANCE NO. "a, New Series.
An Ordinance to amend Section one, OF Ord
nance No. 81. entitled ian Ordinance relative
TO the construction Of sidewalks, and TO provide
for the collection thereof"
SECTION I. That all sidewalks and cross
walks which shall be constructed hereafter
with N the city, by order of the Common Coun.
Gil, shall be made in the following manner, .un.
less otherwise ordered. viz: The streets shall
be surveyed, II the Street Commissioner deem
II necessary, the ground shall be graded. and
such sidewalks shall be six feet wide, except as
hereafter provided, and constructed of good
sound pine or hemlock plank. All plank here
after laid in any sidewalk. shall be laid cross.
ways OF said walk, resting on not less than
not be less than two inches from the end OF the
plank. Said plank shall not be less than
two inches thick. or less than six
or more than twelve inches wide, and resting
upon sleepers not less than four by four inches
square, and nailed by thirty penny nails, with
at least two nails ut each bearing. The cross
walks shall be constructed of plank and sleep
ers; such plank to be at least three inches
thick, and not less than twelve inches in width
and such sleepers shall not be less than four by
six inches; the ends of the seepers to project
past the sides of said walk, so as to be beveled
for side plank, which are also to be three inches
In thickness, and spiked with sixty penny nails
" ths same nm, manner mn as above TOT
be laid four feet apart from centre 10 centre
and all of said plank shall be laid so as TO break
joints; or such Sidewalk may be constructed OF
brick. or tagging stone, or OF asphatum: All
sidewalks fronting, abutting upon, or adioin.
ing TO any paved street In said city, must be OF
sufficient width to extend to the curb or outer
line OF the pavement, when said walk will not
require to be more than fourteen feet wide.
SEC. 2.--This Ordinance shall take effect from
and after the publication thereof for one week
In the ALPENA ARGUS, newspaper published
In said city.
Adopted october 5th, 1885.
JNo. s. McyIcAR, A. HARSHAW,
Recorder Mayor.
Ordinance No. %, new series, adopted by
vote as follows: Ayes-Warner Kimball,
Culligan, DAigle and Daoust. Nays
None.
ORDINANCE No. 25, New Series
An Ordinance to prevent the accumulation Of
sawdust aud other cOmbustible material within
the limits OF the city OF Alpena.
SECTION 1. II Is hereby ordained by the
Common Council of the city OF Alpena, That no
person or persons shall deposit. or directly or
Indirectly cause TO be deposited in or on any
open space, lot alley. street or other place
within the limits OF the city OF Alpena, any saw
dust, cdgings or other refuse from any saw mill
or factory In said city. without permit In
writing granted TO him or them so TO do, by the
Common Council OF said city. upon application
duly made In writing. This section shall be
TO include the driver OF any cart or
or persons In whose employment, or under
whose direction OF control such driver may be.
SEC. 2. Any person convicted OF n violation
of this Ordinance, shall be punished by n fine
II not more than one hundred dollars and costs
DfbrOsecutiOn, or imprisonment I'm the Alpcna
county Jail OF Detroit House OF Correction, for
2 period OF time not exceeding ninety days, or
by both such fine and imprisonment, In the dis
rretion OF the Court trying the offender.
SEC. 3. This Ordinance shall taFe effect from
md after the publication thereof for one week