Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-24
March 81, 1899.

March 81, 1899.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
+ Present: Trustees Parshall and Free
man.
Absent: Trustee Zahl.
The bond of John Sassen, for the
faithful performance of the work Of
hauling gravel on the Nesson road. with
Thos Shea and J. 5. Sherry as sureties,
was presented. and on motion, accepted.
Pursuant to instructions the president
OF the board presented the following
ordinance, which. on motion, was
adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. l6.
AN ORDINANCE for Public Conveniences and
for the Protection Of Public Buildings and
Grounds.
The Town Trustees of the Town Of Williston do
ordain a. follows:
Section l. Any person or persons who may
own or have eny interest in any lot, part of
lot or other parcel of land in this town may,
and they are hereby authorized to set out and
plant in any of the streets Of this town adjacent
to said lots parts Of lots and tracts of land, on
the line between the sidewalk and carriage
way Of said streets IN such places as the street
commissioner may designate or permit, any
shade or ornamental trees; and such person or
persons shall have permission to take all proper
ways ard means to promote the growth and to
protect said shade and ornamental trees, which
shall not ObStruct the passage OF travel along
such streets and sidewalks. and which said
street commissioner may allow. Any person
DrpersOns owning or occupying lots and pal
GELS of land aforesaid within the town, may
also in the discl elton and under the supervision
Of the street commissioner in like manner set in
the street adjacent to his lot or parcel Of land,
such hit and suitable posts for the tying or
hitching Uf horses as he NAY wish, and as may
be necessary or proper, at such places as the
street commissioner Lay permit
Sec. 2. No person shall be permitted to hitch
or tie any horse or other animals to any shade
square, park, public place or public grounds
within this town, or to any box, fence. post,
psling or other thing or fixture SET built or
park fence around or upon the public ounds,
Or to any awning post in the streets. Any per-
son who shall offend against the provisions of
this section shall be liable to fine o. not less
than five dollars nor more than ten dollars,
& besides the costs Of prosecution.
Sec. 8. Every person or persons, corporation
or religious society owning any lots and occu.
plying the same either by residing thereon, or
himself or itself or by any tenant, or for the
purpose OF any public meeting or assemblase,
shall and they are hereby required to set III the
streets contiguous to their said places shops
stores and places of meeting, such necessary
posts or rings for hitching and tying horses or
other animals as the street commissioner shall
deem necessary and direct; and If any person
shall neglect to set such posts or rings, after
being SO REQUIRED in writing by such sl1ee.
commissioner for the space of ten days, the
said street commissioner shall obtain and set
Of obtaining and setting the same shall be paid
by the town and collected of the owner of such
lot in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. l. No person without the permission of
the board of trustees of the town shall in any
manner cut. injure or deface any shade or orna-
mental trees standing or growing in any street
of this town, or III any public place, park or
square therein, nor shall any person cut, deface
or injure any box, fence, paling, or other thing
set or built for the protection of such trees
growing or standing within any enclosure,
public square, park. or other public grounds;
llor shall any person cut, injure or deface any
fence standing upon or around any public
square, park. or other public grounds belongin g
to the town or within its Corporate limits, or
cut, injure or deface any structure, fence posts,
or other fixtures within any enclosure within
said town. or anything set or being set therein
house or Clubhouse belonging to or situated in
said town, or sgnboafd, or anything whatever
being public property or the property of this
town; and any person who shall violate any OF
the provisions Of this section shall be subject 10
fine of not less than five dollars nor more than
fifty dollars.
Sec. s. No person shall mar or deface any
church or building belonging to any religion:
or charitable society, or belonging to any body
corporate or polite whatever within this town
or any fence or enclosure. or any fixtures or any
structure upon or around any ound belonging
to or occupied by any such religions or char
table society, or any street lamp, lamp post, OF
any gas works. fixtures, lamps, pipes. or any
thing belonging to any company or person; nor