Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-02-12
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An CT to amend sections eight aud seventeen OF
cbarter five.

An I CT to amend sections eight and seventeen OF
cbarter five.
Bs it ordained By TIE City Council that %sections
eight and seventeen of chapter five be, and
are hereby, smeEced 30 as to read as fellows:
Sectitn VIII. AL o~jcupiers of houses situated
on paved streets stall clear the ~footways opposite
the property they occupy. All o%ccupiers OF houses
or los situated on streets in this city withln tho
limits where it is unlawful to erect fIaGe bulla'
ings, or If such houses or lots DO unoccuplea then
the owners thereof shsll clear the ~footways o2po-
lite said houses or lois OF snow, ice or other OBJ
struction, under the penalty Of two dollars for
every twenty-four hours such obstruction shall
remain thereon. The computation OF time sHal
in case OF snow commence at the time when the
snow ceases to fall. 1t shall be the duty OF the
Superintendent OF Police to keep clear of snow,
ice or other distractions all street crossings on
King street at the intersections theI eof, ard all
street crossings in the immediate neighborhood OF
the Market House. No person shsil throw or
cause to be thrown down from any cart, wagon or
other carriage, or in any ether manner, any rub
bish, litter or dirt on any street, public lane or
alley and suffer the ssme to remain for more IMAM
twenty four hours, except in such quantities and
in such places as may be allowed by the superln-
tendent of Police; provided, thst any person de-
sirous Of der o5iting materials for building, or J0r
other purposes, shall app y to the superintendent
OF Police, who shall appoint a proper place ana as-
sligo a reasonable space for depositing such mate
u uNlt tuIt L ptioOtV Pt'"N' "''h' 'C
at night a light, placid in such u manner as TO parn the
public that suoh material is in the street, and where
such material occupies more than twenty-five feet along
the street tuO lights, one on each end, shall be displayed.
Whoever shall offend herein shall forfeit Snd pay
five dollars for each offencc, and bs subject to tho
further penalty OF one dollar for every day such
material shall SO remain contrary to the pro7is-
ions hereof.
Section XVII. AIRY companies or individuals
who may make uso of any street. highway or side
walk in tho city of Alexandria for tho purpose of
lay ing down therein or removing the main pipes
or branches connected Herewith used for the
transmission and distribution Of gas and water,
or Se,Cer, shall cause the openings thus made in
the street, highway or sidewalk to be filled up,
rsmmed and properly paved within forty.eight
hours after tho work has bsen commenced pro-
vided, " FER, that should ssid companies or in-
vidusls be prnrentel from completing the sfore-
said work in thu sfor; said time by the occurrence
Ct rain, they shall be SLOWED twenty-four hours for
the purpose after the rain shall have ceased and that
they shall also display lights alongside Of such e1casa-
tons. as prescribed an sec ion VII and further pro-
uided. tha. no excavation for the purpose Of house con-
nectionS for pater, gas or Se,rers shall remain untitled
orer night unless properly protected by a fence on DO h
sides and also by the exhibition flights, as prescribed
in section VII. Any perion violating the provis-
ions of this section 81 ali forfeit and pay a sum not
les, than five dollsrs'nor more than ten dollars, to
be collected according to Law.
Passed Common Council F, binary II, 1891.
JOHN It. SWEENEY, President.
Passed Board of Aldermen February II, 1891.
w. H. MARBURY, President.
Approved February ID, 1891.
E. F. D0WNHAM, Mayor.
Tcste: JNo. T. JOHNSON. Clerk c.. G.
The passages printed in italics are s~mendm.nts