The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-03-11


pair OF sidewalks and foot pavements; and II
the owner of any lot or lots shall fail to comply
with the provisions OF said ordinance, with such
time as may be prescribed therein, the Board OF
Mayor and Aldermen, through any officer or
agent they may designate, may contract for the
construction or repair of such sidewalks or
pavementS. and the town shall pay for same,
and the amounts so paid shall be lien upon
such lots or property, and may be enforced by
attachments at law or In equity, or the amount
may be recovered against said owner by suit
before any court of competent jurisdiction.
QD To take and appropriate land for wide
ming Streets or parts of Streets or for laying
out new streets, avenues squares, parks,
promenades or other public grounds, when the
public convenience or necessity requires 1t, in
the manner provided In Section 1862 and Sec
tions 1851 1852, 1883, 1854 OF Milliken and Ver-
trees compilation of the laws of Tennessee,
O2) To grant the right of way over Streets
alleys avenues, squares and other public places
OF said town, for the purposes ofstreet railroads
or other railroads, telephones, telegraphs. gas
pipes electric lights and such other purposes as
the board may deem proper, provided, that they
Shall not grant the exclusive right to the use OF
streets and thoroughfares to any person, CON-
pany or corporation for more than twenty
years; to regulate the laying OF railroad tracks
OF all kinds; to regulate the passage and speedof
railroad engines. cars and trains OF cars within
the town limits; to compel railroad companies
to furnish such gates and watchmen as the pub
lie safety may require and to compel said COM
panies to construct and maintain proper and
sufhclent and substantial crossings at the points
where the streets, avenue and thOroughfareS OF
the town cross the track Of said companies.
Q9 To regulate parapet and partition
walls, and to prevent the dangerous construction
and condition OF chimneys, fues, fire e-places,
hearths. stoves, stove-pipeS, ovens, boilers and
all kinds of fire apparatus, and to cause the
same to be removed, or placed In q safe and se-
cure condition when considered dangerous, and
to prevent the deposit OF ashes and cinders in
improper places.
dN To regulate the size number and man
ner Of construction Of the doors and stairways
Of theaters. tenement houses, audience rooms,
and all buildings used for the gathering of a
large number OF people, whether now built or
hereafter to be built, so that there may be a
safe, convenient and speedy exit in case Of fire.
(l5) To remove distractions from the streets
avenues, alleys, and sidewalks within the
town, and to prevent and remove all encroach-
ments uponor into said streets, avenues, alleys
and sidewalks.
Q6) To compel all persons to keep the snow
Ice and dirt from the sidewalks In front Of the
premises occupied by them, and II not occupied
then to compel the same to be done by the
owners or their agents,
az To regulate the running Of horse rail-
way cars, or cars propelled by dummy engines
or cable, or electricity, the laying down OF
track for same, the form and kind Of rail to be
used, and the transportation OF passengers
thereon, and to require all railroad companies
using the streets to lay their tracks at the
official grade thereof, and to compel them to
grade. pave, or macadamize and keep in repair
the streets between the rails Of their tracks and
for the distance Of two feet on each side OF the
same at their own expense.
QS) To restrain or prohibit cattle, horses,
fowls, hogs, sheep, dogs and all other animals
from running at large within the town. and to
authorize the summary sale or other disposition
OF all such animals when found so running at
large,
(f9) To provide for sprinkling the streets,
avenues. and other public grounds.
COY To provide for the inspection of build
ings, elevators and steam boilers.
(2l) To establish standard weights and mea-
sures to be used in the town, and to appoint a
keeper of weights and measures
(22) To provide for the measurement and
inspection of lumber and all other materials.
(23) To provide for the erection of market
houses, establishing markets and market pla-
ces and the government and regulation thereof.
(24) To provide for and regulate the inspec-
tion OF beef, pork, -four, meal milk. butter lard
and all other provisions, to restrain and punish
the regrating and fOrestalling Of provisions,
and to provide for and regulate the inspection
Of petroleum and other oils, whisky and all 9TH
er spirits in barrels, hogsheads and other YES
sels
(25) To provide for the inspection and weigh
ing or measuring of coal, wood and other fuel
and hay corn and other grains.
(S6) To regulate the selling or giving away Of
liquors within the town.
(2O To license, tax and regulate billiard
tables, bowling alleys, shooting galleries and
other places OF public resort.
(28l To license, tax, regulate or suppress
theatrical and other shows, exhibitions and
amusements.
(2O To prohibit and suppress the sale or dis
tribution oil obscene books, paper prints and
pictures; the posting of obscene print. pictures
or advertisements, dance houses opium Joints,
gambling houses, dealing in lottery tickets,
prize fighting, dog fighting, cock fighting,
brothels, bawdy houses, disorderly houses,
houses OF Ill fame, designation houses, or any
places OF resort for the practice OF lewdneSS or
fornication, or notoriously reputed to be such,
whether kept by one or more persons and TO
destroy the instruments OF gambling
(3O) To prevent and restrain riots, noises,
| disturbances, disorderly assemblages in any
streets, houses or place within the town
breaches of the peace, fighting or disorderiy
conduct, drunkenness, Sabbath breaking public
profanity, and to make and enforce all such
police regulations as may be necessary and
proper for the protection and welfare Of the
citizens and the property within the town,
| (3D To prohibit and punish the abuse OF
animals, and horse racing and fast driving or
| riding In the streets.
| (S2) To control, regulate or prohibit the use
| of steam whistles
(SS) To prevent or regulate the rolling Of
hoops, playing OF ball, flying Of kites or any
| other amusement or practice having tendency
| to anOy persons passing In the streets, or to
| frighten teams or hcrses.
| (34 To provide for the arrest and confine-
ment until trial, of all riotous and dIsorderly
| persons, or persons violating any ordinance oi
the town by day or by night.
C35) To establish erect or purchase and
maintain work-house for the town, and tC
provide for the committal to the work house Of
persons convicted of offenses against the ordi
nanceS OF the town. who fail to pay or secure the
fine and costs imposed upon them until such
lines land costs shall be paid by such person!
by labor or otherwise such persons may be pu
| to labor, either within an enclosure or upol
the streets or other public works, under prope
guards or secured by ball and Rchain, at sucl
wages as the board may adopt by ordinance
l3o) To provide for the enumeration OF th'
Inhabitants OF the town, to regulate the buria
Of the dead, the registration Of births an,
deaths, and the keeping and returning of bill
of mortality, and impose penalties onphysician
sections and others for any default In such duty
| (37) To appropriate money and provide TO
J the payment and expenses OF the town.
(S0 To make all laws, rules and regulation
necessary and proper for carrying into execu
tion the provisions Of this Act, that the Boar
of Mayor and Aldermen may deem requisite 70
the good order, health, good government an
general welfare Of the town, and for the pro
lection or preservation of any town property
privileges and franchises and to enforce tn
same by proper penalties.
1897 To provide by ordinance special fund
for special purposes and make the sam
! disbursable only for the purposes fo
! which the fund was created, and any offcer
the town knowingly misappropristing any c
: said special funds shall be deemed guilty
: Inalfessanoe In Office and shall be removabl
from Ofllce on complaint Of any one intereste
in said funds so misappropriated.
i ARTICLE w.
9 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
: Sec l. Be it further enacted, That the executi,
Q powers of the town shal be vested in a Mayo
0 Chief of Police and as many assistant policeme
Q as the Board of Mayor and Aldermen may deel