Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-05-12

An Ordinance Providing for the
Removal of Dirt and Rubbish from
the Streets of the City of Grand
Rapids.
The Common Council of the City
of Grand Rapids do ordain as follows:
SECTION l. All owners of 10 is or
in case the owners do not occupy such
lot or lots, then the occupants thereof,
adjoining any of the streets in the
City Of Grand Rapids, which have
heretofore been maCadamiZed or which
may hereafter be macadamiZed, shall,
within twelve hours after having
been notified so to dO by the Mayor
or any Alderman, or the Chief of
Police, OF said City, clean that half
Of such street adjoining his, her or
their lot or lots by scrapng all dirt
to the center of said street and there
leave the same in piles convenient to
load upon Il wagon and the city
teamster shall thereupon haul the
same away and dump and deposit
said Girt in such place as the Common
Council may direct.
SEC. ,. In case any owner or
occupant of such lot or lots shall
refuse or neglect to SCrape the part
of the street next adjoining his, her
or their lot or lots within the time
limited and in the manner provided
for in section !, of this ordinance,
the Street Commissioner shall clean
said part of the street and report
the expense thereof to the Common
Council at its next meeting, and such
expense shall be taxed against said
lot and be collected together with
the general taxes.
SEC. 3. All owners Of lots, or in
case the owner or owners do not
occupy Such lot or lots, then the
occupants thereof adjoining any
other street or streets of said city
shall within twenty four hours afte
having been notified so to do by th,
Mayor, or any Alderman, or the Chic
of Police, of said city, remove an,
and all rubbish or refuse on his, he
or their half of the street adjoining
said lot or lots, and in case such Owne
or occupant shall refuse or neglect t.
do so within the time limited. tn
Street Commissioner shall cause tn
same to be removed at the expense 0
the lot owner or owners, report sucI
expense to the Common Council at 1t
next regular session, and said eXpenS
shall be taxed against said lot or lots
and collected together with tn
genera otaXeS.
SEC. 4. All owners Of lots. or il
case he owners do not occupy sucI
lot OF lots, then the occupants, thereO
adjoining any sidewalk on any of tn
streets in the City of Grand Rapids
shall keep such sidewalk clean of ic
and snow. and they are required afte
a fires h fall or snow to clean all SucI
sidewalks within ten hours from tn
time it shall have ceased to snow, an
in case any owner or occupant Of an
lot o. lots adjoining any such sidewal
shall refuse or neglect to clean his Q
their part of such sidewalk as pre-
yideC in this Section, the stree
commissioner shall clean the sam
and report the expense thereof to th
Common Council at its next meeting
and such expense shall be take
against the lot or lots to which sal
sdev ak is adjoining and shah /
collected together with the genera
tax.
SEC. 5. This ordinance shall taxi
effect and be in force from and aftt
its pI ssage and publication.
Da ed this 3rd day of May, A.
1898.
Fl. WIPPERMAN,
NJ. W. MOsHER. Mayor.
Clerk.