Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-07
SNOW AND ICE ON SIDEWALKS.

I Many Reports Made to the Police of
 Unclaimed Sideualks-TheC City or.
 dlnances Provide a Penalty for Not
 Cleaning Sldexvalks-What the Law
 Upon the Subject Is.
 A number of the sidewalks in the city are in dangerous condition from snow and ice ss result of tine recent storm. Al | ready @ number of places where the side walks have not been cleaned off or put in l proper condition have been reported to the | police, and by them to the inspector of sidewalks, John J. Brennan. The ordi- | nsnces of the city are especially explicit in reference to this matter and provide pen alty of $2 for each and every sidewalk not cleaned within three hours after the cessa- tion of storm, if in the day time, and if 1 in the night time before 9 o'clock in the forenoon succeeding.
 A number of the property owners of the | city need not feel surprised If within the course of day or two they receive notice l to call upon the city attorney and settle. The ordinance further provides that for every hour any sidewalk remains unclesned
 an additional penalty of $2 per hour shall | Oe imposed ana cOlleesea.
 1u this connection 1t might ba we'll to
 call the attention of Park Inspector Kelly and Inspector of Sidewalks Brennan to the
 decidedly bad condition of the crosswslks in. all the public parks of the city and es- pecially in the center green.
 The ordinances relating to this question
 are as follows, and may prove interesting
 and profitable reading to 8 number of the
 property owners, etc., of this city: | ORDNANCE CONCERNING SIDEWALKS. l Sec. 399. The owner, tenant, occupant,
 or any person having the care of any land
 or buildings fronting on any street CT pub
 lie place in said city, where there Is any
 paved sidewalk, shall, after the cessation
 of any storm of snow, ice or sleet, if in the
 day time, within three hours, and if in the night time, before g o'clock in the forenoon
 succeeding, cause the same to be removed
 from such paved sidewalk, and If the same cannot be wholly removed, shall sprinkle
 thereon sand, or other substance, so that such paved sidewalk shall be safe for
 travel, and in default thereof shall forfeit
 and pay penalty of two dollars; and for
 each and every hour thereafter that the
 same shall remain on such paved sidewalk
 or such paved sidewalk shall be unsafe for travel, such owner, tenant, occupant or other person, shall forfeit and pay further penalty of two dollars.
 After the expiration of the time limited, as aforesaid, for removing euch snow, ice or elect, it shall be the duty of the super , intendent of streets to cause the same to
 be removed, and the expense thereof shall
 be and continue to be lien and real in.
 cumbrance in favor of said city and upon , l such land or buildings; and it shall be the
 duty of the superintendent of streets to , ! cause certificate of lien therefor to be re corded within sixty days thereafter unlesE
 such expense ehall have been previously paid.
 . The provisions of this section shall apply ! to the falling of snow from any building e | and also to any footway or sidewalk OF any bridge spanning any railroad in said , city.
 Sec. 400. The owner, tenant, occupant or any person having the care of any build ing or lot of land bordering on any street , or public place in said city, where there if . any footway or sidewalk having paved g l gutter, shall at ali times keep such paved gutter free from SHOW, ice or eleet, so as tc
 the same, and in default thereof shall for felt and pay penalty of five dollars fol ! every such offense.
 III Sec. 4Ol. No person CT persons sinai
 throw or place, or cause to be thrown ol placed, any ics or snow into any stree + within said city, from private lands C. - property, without the authority or permis | sion of the superintendent of streets, first
 obtained.
 Sec. 402. Every person who shall throv c or place, or cause to be thrown or placed
 any ice CT enow into any street within sait :. city, from the sidewalks or guttere of eaic .'' street, shall cause ths sams to be broker }: into small pieces and spresd evenly on th 4 surface of such street, and in default there sl of shall forfeit and pay a penalty of no r less than two, nor more than five dollar a for every such offense.
 ,-l Sec. 403 No person or persons shal
 cast, place or sprinkle, or cause to be cast
 placed or eprinkled, salt or any other sub
 stance, in or upon any sidewalk in sai' 8, city for the purpose of melting any snoy l. or ics thereon.
 Any person offending against any of tn provisions of this section shall forfeit an n pay penalty of not less than five, no T. more than one hundced dollars. III ORDNANCE CONCERNING POLICE ,e Sec. 275. It shall bs the duty of tn If superintendent of police to divide the cit & into 8 convenient number of sections, fo
 the purpose of securing compliance wit Ia the ordinances for keeping the streets ,d ! sidewalks and gutters in reasonably saf 10 and convenient condition, with referenc ,d to snow and ics. He shsll assign each ( r. said sections to one or more of ths men la bers of said force, whose duty it shall
 to report at the police office, at the expirs
 tion of five hours after any snow, ice c
 sleet has ceased falling, or at ths end ( five hours after sunrise, when 1t has cease -, in the night season, every sidewalk an
 gutter which has not been made to COT form to the sections 309 and 400 of th :, ordinances and to make like report 6 H. the expiration of five hours thereafter ,e giving in each case the number or othe ,n location of the premises and the names C
 the person or persons who are responsibl L. for such neglect, which report shall b 'a entered in the ordinance book. 'g Sec. 276. Such section officer shall fortt A with leave upon said premises, or with th o owner of the same or his .ent, or at th Q residence or usual place of business of sue owner or agent, 8 written, printed or vel
 bal notice that said responsible person ha d incurred the penalty prescribed in section r 399 and 400 of the ordinances ard will in ,f cur further penalty of two dollars, fo
 every hour of further delay to comply wit e said ordinances and that said penalty mus " be paid to the city attorney within on }, week thereafter.
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