The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-02-18
AN ORDINANCE

Requiring sidewalks to be kept clean OF snow.
SEC l. The owners, agent, occupa.lt or person
IN charge of each and every tenement or building
IN the city OF Manltowoc, fronting upon or adj
joining any street the sidewalks If which shall
be of stone, brick, concrete or other material
prescribed by the city charter ard tie owner or
agent of any unoccupIed building o. vacant lot
fronting or adjoining as aforesaid, shall clean
the sidewalks III front of or adjoinin: such tene-
ment building or unOccupled lot OF building as
the case may be, of snow or ice to the width of
such pavement by twelve o'clock mon 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 sprInklll with
ashes sand, provided further that in case snow
shall continue to fall for a long period of time
then and IN that case 1t shall be removed i'm
medtately after the same shall CEASE 20 fall
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of he street com
missioner to see that the sidewalks mentioned
III section one of this ordinance ars kept free
and clear from snow and ice, agd IL case O.
neglect refusal of the owner agefs, OF occupant
forthwith to clear the same he shall give nUtlca
IN wiring TO the owner, agent 81 occupant IT
known, to clear the same forthvltI and within
twenty four hours from the time ii ST. ryica of
such notice, which time shall be iu5aIsed on tn.
notice SO served. In case such pgelices are
vacant or unoccupied and the oWli.r OF agent is
unknown or reside out of the limi.- IF Ihe CIty.
such notice shall be posted IN "a conspiglou.
place on SAID lot or premises, with tLg time of
such posting Endorsed thereon and -tlra posi- ir-.
shall he deemed a service of sad uulIcc. II
such owner, agent occupant or person ll chHr-a
from snow or cause the same to b.. cleaned Is
required by said notice the street Cu.HluiS>10uar
shall cause the same to be done, and tine cost and
expense thereof shall be ascertaiuad by the AFT
dayIt of the person doing the WORK and certified
TO by the stree. commissioner havir- tho super
vision thereof, and after being approved by the
board of aldermen, shall be a legal charge and
tax against such lot or premises, and be enter q
on 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 Ordi-
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 construlng the provisions of this ordinance
where the premises are occupied, the occupant
or person IN charge shall be deemed the proper
person whose duty 1t shall be to comply with the
provisions thereof.
SEC 4. Ordinance number 1lt, entitled an
ordinance requiring sidewalks To b, kept clear
of snow adopted Mch 9th 1891 IS hereby re-
pealed.
SEC. 5. This ordinance shall be iu force from
and after its passage and publicat1Cl.
Adopted Feb. 10, 1892.
Attest: FRED sch tfgIIF MFyOr.
ARTHUR REICHERT, City Clerk.