Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-15
ORDINANCE NO. II.

Relative to the obstruction of Streets
ana Alleys and encroachments theron.
and the removal of the same.
The Village of Alma ordains:
SEC. |. No person or persons shall
leave or cause to be left any wagon
cart, carriage, sleigh, or other vehicle
standing or remaining in any of the
public streets or alleys in said village,
the same not being in use at the time.
SEC III. No person or persons shall
leave any horse, horses, or mules III any
OF the public streets or alleys III SAID
village, without being sufficiently tied.
SEC. III. No person or persons shall
place, or cause TO be placed, any stone,
brick, timber, lumber, planks, boards
or other material in or upon any of the
public streets or alleys of said village
unless for the purpose of building, and
for that purpose only for period of
time not exceeding thirty days, with
out leave obtained from the common
council of said village.
SEC. ". Noperson or persons build
ing shall, without the permission OF the
common council, Obstruct OF cause To
be oDStucted more than One-fourth OF
any public street or alley opposite the
lot owned by such person, or persons OF
on which he is building.
SEC. V. All persons after the com
pletion of any building, or within the
period of thirty days aforesaid if such
building be not completed, unless
otherwise permitted by the comm on
council of said yillage.) shall remove
from such street or alley all building
material and rubbish arriving there
from.
SEC. VI. No person or persons shall
place, OF thow, or cause TO be placed on
thrown, any straw. shavings, wood.
stone, brick or any other filth. or sub
stance into any public street or alley OF
said village.
SEC. VII. M person or persons
shall in any manner obstruct OF cause 10
be INSTRUCTED the free flow OF water in
the guttor of any public street or alley
in said village.
SEC. VIII. The owner or occupant
of amy lot or lots. or premises IL said
village shall at all times keep the gut
ter OF the pnblic streets in front of
their premises. or the premises occu-
pied by them, clear and free from any
obstruction that may hinder the free
passage of water.
SEC. IN. 1t shall be the duty of the
street commissioner, whenever it shall
come TO his knowledge that the fore
going section of this ordinance have
been or are being violated. to forth
with notify the person or persons.
whose duty it is to remove such ob-
structiOn, in writing, TO forthwith re-
move the same. and in ease any such
person or persons neglect or refuse To
remove any such obstruction within
twenty four hours after the service
upon him OF them of such notice, then
the street commissioner shall remove
such obstruction ut the expense Of the
party or parties so notified.
SEC. y. No person or persons shall
obStruct or encroach upon any public
street or alley in said village. 10y build
ing placing on maintaining Il fence,
building or other Instructions therein
or thereon, except temporary fences foi
protecting hedges or other improve
lnent.
SEC. N. Any person or persons who
shall violate amy of the provisions OF
this ordinance shall. upon conviction
thereof before any court Of comp tent
jurisdiction. be punished by fine
not exceeding TWENTY-FIVE dollars or by
| Imprisonment not exceeding thirty
days, or both. such fine and imprison-
ment in the discretion of the court;
and IN default Of the payment Of such
| fine, said person or persons may be 81
| imprisoned not exceeding thirty DAYS
| unless payment thereof be sooner made
or such person or persons be discharged
| by due course of law: and said person
or persons may lie kept at Labor during
such confinement
SEC. MI. Whenever any such OBJ
| StructiOn or encTOachment, as IS men
| toned in section ten OF this ordinance
shall be found in said village, it shall
! be the duty OF the street commissioner
to give such notice and to perform AL
| the duties required of township high
way commissioners 10y cCmpiers sec.
tiOnS. from 1871 to 1876 both inclusive
of llowell's Annotated Statutes OF the
state Of Michigan. and tie same pro-
ceedings shall be tGereupon had rs
near as may be. and with like effect rs
! is provided i'm said section OF Howell
| Annotated Statute la reference I,
public highways.
We hereby certify that the foregoing
| ordinance was adopted ut "a regular
meeting OF the common council Of tht
! Village Of Alma. h.ld March 10Th 1850
Dated Alma March 18th 1883
VI. MoNIGlL W a. BAHLKE.
Act. President Jerk,