Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-26
IMPORTANT MATTERS.
The City Council Passes an Ordinance In Rela
tion 10 Sidewalks.

The c~ityTcouncil met, last evening, aod
after ranss citing routine business retained
Messrs. yesder. Judge e. v Long and W. |
q. Hayden to take the matter of water
rates In hand ami devise ways and mean
to uphold the city's action In the mater OF
water rates, should the water company
see ft to disregard the city's action.
CITY ordinance No. So was passed in rels-
lation to sidewalks and the duties OF resi-
dence and lot owners in relation to the
same, with penalties attached TOR non
compliance. Following is the ordnance;
ORDINANCE NO. So.
ORDINANCE relating to sidewalks and
the duties of property owners ana lot
owners with reference thereto and DIX
ing penalties for allowing the same to
remain out OF repair.
Be Il Ordained By the City Council Of the
City of Las Vegas:
SECTION l. 1t shall be tie duty of each
| nereop ownipg q lot or parcel OF ground
| within the City of Las Vegas, to construct,
| maintain ana keep In repair,
| along such lots, at the expense OF the own
| ar ~ such lot or parcel VI ground, and any
| sidewslk permitted to becume, or to re-
| main out OF repair along such lot or parcel
| of ground, shall, at the poi t where tne
| came ia out OF repair, re deemed ana Dc
taken to be a nuisance.
sec. 9. Wh.n any sidewalk shall become,
mr. be permitted TO remain, out OF repair,
within the said City of Las Vegas, it shall
he the duty of the street COMMISSIONS OF
| said CITY to immediately notify the owner
Of the lot abutting and adjoining such
| sidewalk, that the same Is out OF repair
and Ia request him to repair the same,
dasignatipx the manner In which such re-
nair shall be made, which notice shall be In
duplicate and IN writing, one copy Of
which shall be served upon such lot owner
or. IL he is a resident OF tne county o.
San Miguel, Territory Of New Mexico, ther
the same shall be served upon his agent
nd the other copy shall be returned to tht
citv clerk. With an endorsems mt thereon
hu tha atreet commissioned OF the time
wnan he had made such services and the
manner OF the service, which endorsement
snail be signed by the street commission
ar. Said notice shall inform such lot own
ar that he 10 required to repair such side
nn,L In the manner aforesaid. within ter
dsvs after service Of the notice and that In
he even Il his failure SO to do, that he
will be liable TO be punished ny q bne Ioi
such failure.
Sec. 3 ANY person who shall permit the
sidewalk 70 become or remain out OF re-
pair. after the notice hereinhefore provid'
ed for. shall DO guilty OF maintaining 9
nuisance, and liable TO prosecution to-
maintaining tue same, and subject 70 . Ans
~ not less thar one dollar aud not mori
than ATTY dollars for each day such nuis
ance IA continued after the service OF 10
tice as in this ordinance provided, ant
ali iii be subject to arrest for a violation Q
this ordinance and to Imprisonment unit
such fipe shall be paid.
Sec. This ordinance shall be in fore
from and after Eve days from the pubilca
Apnroyed this 25th day of June, A.. u
10" f. e OLNEY,
Attest. Mayor.
J.. E. MOORE,
Clerk.