The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-30

! Sec, l, No dwelling house, whether called
tenement house, apartment house, nnts.
hotel, or other building, TO be used for
residence purposes, now existing and used,
or to be used, for the purposes of dwelling
us aforesaid, shall be moved so that 1t shall
stand IN the rear Of = building 9Sfc rnpymg
except u special permit be obtained for ell
ther case from both the Board of Fire Com
missioneers and the Board of Health, ,.,,,,
Sec. 2, -. ANY building erected or moved
in violation of tho preceding section
shall be deemed and held common
nuisance, and the Fire. Marshal. or
be usch an official, with the advice of
the Mayor having given reasonable notice
under his hand to the owner of such build
ing to remove or destroy the same, shall IN
case said order is not complied with, apale
such nuisance at the expense. of the City,
and the expense so incurred shall from the
time when such work is begun, be and con
tinue q lien and real incumbrance in favor
of said City upon the land of the owner
upon which said building stands. such
amount may also be recovered In civil
action in the name Of the City.
Be It Ordained by the Court of Common
Council of the City Of New Haven:
All City officials, except the Treasurer,
and except where 1t is otherwise provided
the convenience of the public for not less
than seven consecutive hours, beginning at
nine o'clock a. N. on every week day, en-
Sept public; holidays and except that on
August and September, said offices may be
closed at one O'Clock p, m.
The office Of the Treasurer shall be open
from $50 to $3.50 p, m; every week day, ex-
Saturdays from eleven TO twelve O'Clock m.
Be it Ordained by the Court of Common
Council of the City of New Haven:
Sec. 275. 1t shall be the duty of the SUI
perintendent Of Police to divide said City
into convenient number of sections for
the purpose of securing compliance with
walks and cutters In a reasonably safe and
convenient condition. with reference to
snow and ice, He shall assign each of said
sections to one or more Of the members OF
said force, whose duty it shall be to report
at the police office, at the expiration Of five
hours after any snow, ice or sleet has ceased
falling, or, at the end of five hours after
season, every sidewalk and q gutter Which which
has not been made to conform to the 399tll
and 40Oth sections of the Ordinance con
corning Public Works, and to make a like
report at the expiration Of five hours there
after, giving in each case the number OF
other location Of the premises, and the
names or the person or persons who are re-
shall be entered in the Ordinance Book; and
the Superintendent OF Police shall furnish
a duplicate of such report to the City AT
tomey and the Department of Public Works
and 1t shall be the duty Of said Department
Of Public Works to Immediately ascertain
the name or names of the owner of any
such premises, or of the agent having the
same in charge, or Of the tenant or occu
such name or names are unknown to the
police, and to make report thereof to the
Department Of Police and to the City At
torney.
Sec. PIG. Such section officer shall forth
with leave upon said premises or with the
owner of the same or his agent, or at the
residence or usual place Of business Of sucl
owner or agent, written, printed or verba
notice that the responsible person has in
CURED the penalty prescribed BY the 399tf
and 400th sections of the Ordinance con
corning Public Works and will incur fur
Their penalty Of two dollars for every houl
OF further delay to comply with said Ordi
nance and that said penalty must be pait
to the City Attorney.
Sec. 399. I'he owner, tenant, occupant OF
any person having the care of any Land OF
buildings fronting on any street, or publ,
place in said city, where there is any pavet
sidewalk, shall, after the cessation of an,
storm Of snow, ice, or sleet, II in the day
time, within three hours, and if in the nigh
time, before nine O'Clock in the forenoo,
from such paved sidewalk, and if the sam,
cannot be wholly removed, shall sprinkl
thereon sand or other proper substance, S,
that such paved sidewalk shall be safe TO
travel, and In default thereof shall forfeit
and pay penalty of two dollars; and TO
each and every hour thereafter that thu
same shall remain on such paved sidewalk
or such paved sidewalk shall be unsafe fo
travel, such owner, tenant, occupant @
other person, shall forfeit and pay fur
Their penalty of two dollars.
The provisions of this section shall appl,
to the falling of snow from any building
and also to any footway or sidewalk OF
any bridge spanning any railroad in SAT-
City.
In Board of Aldermen, November %, 1897
adopted by a majority of all Aldermen pres
ent and absent.
In Board of Councilmen, December 3. 1897
adopted by majority of all Councilmel
present and absent
Approved December 4. 1897.
TO take effect January l, 1905
A true copy of record.
Attest: RICHARD F. LYON.
d29 st City Clerk.