The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-03-03
N. 3. MORSE
AN ORDINANCE

Requiring sidewalks to be kept clean of snow.
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen of the City of Manitowoc.
SEC /. The owners, agent occupant or person
III charge of each and every tenement or building
IN the city of ManitowOc, fronting upon or ad-
joining any street the sidewalks of which shall
be of stone, brick, concrete other material
prescribed by the city charter. and the owner or
agent of any unoccupied building or vacant lot
fronting or adjoining as aforesaid, shall clean
the sidewalks In front of or adjoining such tene-
ment building or unoccupied lot building as
the case may be, of snow ice to the width of
such pavement by twelve o'clock noon of each
day and cause the same to be kept clean of snow
and ice, provided that when ice so formed on
any sidewalk that 1t cannot be removed then
such persons shall keep the same sprinklod with
ashes or sand, provided further that in case snow
shall continue to fall for long period of time
then and In that case 1T shall be removed i'm
medtately after the same shall cease to fall
SEC. > 1t shall be the duty of the street COM
missioner to see that the sidewalks mentioned
IL section one of this ordinance are kept free
and clear from snow and ice, aud in case of
neglect refusal of the owner agent or occupant
forthwith to clear the same he shall give notice
In wiring TO the owner, agent occupant if
known, to clear the same forthwith and within
twenty four hours from the time OF service of
such notice, which time shall be Endorsed on the
notice so served. In case such premiees are
vacant or unoccupied anG the owner or agent Is
unknown or reside out of the limits of the city,
such notice shall be posted IN conspicuous
place on sand lot or premises, with the time of
such posting Endorsed thereon and such posting
shall te deemed a service of said notice If
said premises shall fail to clear said premises
from snow or cause the same to be cleaned, aa
required by sand notice, the street commissioner
shall cause the same to be done, and the cost and
expense thereof shall be ascertained by the afli-
davit of the person doing the work and certified
to by the stree. commissioner having the super
vision thereof, and after being approved by the
board of aldermen, shall be legal charge and
tax against such lot or premises, and be entered
the next annual tax roll as delinquent street
tax in the manner prescribed in the city charter.
SEC. 3. Any person who shall fail to comply
with the provisions of this ordinance, after SER
vice of notice as above prescribed of this urdi-
nance, shall forfeit for such offence the sum of
not less than one dollar and not more than five
dollars, and the further sum of one dollar for
each and every day said violation is continued.
In constituting the provisions of this ordinance
where the premises are occupied, the occupant
person in charge shall be deemed the proper
person whose duty 1t shall be to comply with the
provisions thereof
SEC, 4. Ordinance number III, entitled an
ordinance requiring sidewalks to be kept clear
of snow, adopted Mch 9th 1891 is hereby re-
pealed.
SEC. 5. This ordinance shall be in force from
and after its passage and publication.
Adopted Feb. 10, 1892.
Attest FRED SCHUETrTF Mayor
ARTHUR REICHERT City Clerk.