Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-10
nWners. by suit.

owners, by suit.
SEC. g. No person shall deposit upon. or
cause to be deposited upon, any of the vacant
lots within said fire limits anv boxes barrels
partly burnt boards or timbers or other rubbish
and all such materials as above specified which
shall have been heretofore deposited. and which
now remains on any of the vacant lots within
said fire limits, shall be removed by the owner
or owners of the said lots upon receiving forty
eight hours notice to remove the same. It shall
be the duty of the city marshal to notify all per
sons violating the provisions of this section an
require them to remove all such materials as
above specified and so deposited, or allowed to
remain on any of theyacant lots within said fire
limits within forty eight hours from the time
such notice is given, and If such person or
persons shall fail to remove any such material or
rubbish after being notified so to do the city
marshal shall remove the same at the expense
of the lot owner and report such expense to the
| Common Council andsaid city may collect the
same by suit
SEC. Z. ANY wooden building or any build
ing Whlch may be erected, enlarged OF removed
or III process OF erection construction or enIarS-
ment or removal contrary to this ordinance or
any provision thereof, after the publication OF
same, shall be deemed a nuisance and upon in
formation thereof to the mayor or any ponce
OTlcer OF the city, 1T shall be the duty OF the
mayor or any police officer of the city, Jointly or
SeEeralIy after giving notice to the owner OF the
| DulIdlng or TO the contractor or contractors or
other person or persons in possession or charge
of said building or buildings to remove and
abate the same within 81 hours, and II such
the a hours, then to raZe such building to the
ground or destroy such building or structure
ana the removal of such and the abating OF such
nuisance shall be at the expense OF the owners
or owner of the building and be reported by the
mayor or city marshall to the common council
| and may be collected of the owner or owners OF
SUCH building by suit,
SEC. 8. That If any owner or owners of, or
contractor or contractors of or upon any build
Ing or structure shall neglect for "a hours to re-
move the same and abate the NUISANCE after
notice as provided in section of this ordinance,
such person or persons owner or owners, con-
tractor or contractors shall be subject 10 ana
liable for each day or part of day the building
or structure or nuisance is not removed, and tor
each day and part of a day separate OfenSe TO
pay fine OF not less than SIS. 90 nor more than
$4,000, or by imprisonment in the county jail,
| OF wood County, not less than ten days ana not
| TO exceed sixty days or by both such fine and
imprisonment, according to the direction OF the
| court before whom conviction may be had for
| each otfense, anything to the contrary in this
| ordnance Notwithstanding. That II any person
! shall build, construct or enlarge or remove any
| ullding or part Of a building within the fire
limits contrary to the provisions of this ordln-
ance or any person who shall do any work or
| labor or perform any services in or upon or
about the construction or removal or enlarge
ment OF any building or structure within the
ire limits contrary to any of the provisions OF
this ordinance shall be subject for each otfense
! to pay fine OfnOt less than $500 and not cX-
| ceedlng 500 or by imprisonment according to
| the direction OF the court before whom conNlc=
| ton was had.
SEC. o. The buildings now on lots ID and
| of Block so Neeves LIST and I'd addition to Grand
Rapids, according to Sargent's plat may be
| moved TO any other lot within said Block within
| the two years next following the passage of this
| ordinance providing the removal of such build
| ings be for the purpose of Widening of Oak
| street upon which street the above mentioned
Also the buildings owned by j. Q. Hebert and
now located in whole or in part upon the eX-
| tension OF Oak Street may be removed, if done
| before October 10th next, to Lot ! Block So
Neeyes LIST and I'd Addition to Grand Rapids ac-
| cording to Sargent's Plat.
! SEC. 10. All ordinances or parts of ordinances
| in any manner conflicting with or repugnant to
| the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed
| SEC, II, This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and publ
| cation
A TAYLOR, Mayor.
SETH REEVES, Clerk.
On motion it was ordered that the
| following named amount be levied upon
the real and personal property of the
city for the year 1898, for the following
purposes:
Library Bond of $3.50 and Interest s165 1880
Bridge Bond (ifth) $1,000, interest $500 10000
School Purposes 100000
| Salaries City officers 100000
Electric Lights 5000
| Fire Department, road and street work
and all other expenses 100000
| Due Board of Education 10000
Total S12,515.OO
Motion adopted by full affirmative
| vote of the Council.
On motion the matter of obtaining a
| deed from Mrs. Worden of certain real
estate at an amount not exceeding $4,000
was carried.
On motion the City Clerk was author
lied to draw orders on the City
Treasurer to pay salaries for the month
Of July.
On motion the Council adjourned.