The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-05-04
CITY ORDINANCES.
Good Reading for Good Citizens.
CHAPTER IS. UNLAWFUL AND INJURIOUS
ACTS AND PRACTICES.

ACTS AND PRACTICES.
Sec. l. No person shall lay, or cause to
be laid, upon any of the streets, lanes or
highways, so as to cucumber the same'
within two hundred rods Of the corners
formed by the intersection Of Main and
High streets, any lumber, frame, tree for
mast or other purpose, timber, boards,
shingles, clapboards, slaves, laths, hoops,
bricks, stones, slate or other building ma
terials, without consent in writing hrst had
and obtained of the mayor, or highway
surveyor; and then the same shall be so
laid as not to obstruct the travel thereon.
Sec. 2. No person within the limits afore-
said shall occupy any part OF the streets,
lanes or highways aforesaid for the deposit
of coal, cOrdwoOd, bark, chips or any other
fuel, beyond the space of thirty-six hours,
without consent obtained as aforesaid.
Sec. 3. No person within the limits afOre-
said shall cast or deposit. or cause to be
cast or deposited, in or upon any OF the
streets, lanes or highways aforesaid, any
dirt, filth, SCOT, ashes, garbage. carrion, ma
nure, shreds, shavings, oyster. clam or lob
ster shells, dead animals or fish, Offal, grav-
ell, stones, brick bats, or masOn'S rubbish, or
any other rubbish or nuisance whatsoever,
nor shall any person cast any carri0n or
dead animal into the waters of Belfast river.
Sec. 4. No person shall excavate any
ditch, trench, drain or aQueduct across or
along any of the streets, lanes or highways
aforesaid without license i'll writing first
had and obtained of the mayor or high
way surveyor, specifying time, place and
street, how to be opened, how long so to re-
main, and the manner of guarding, by night
as we'll as by day, the public from accidents
or injuries therefrom, with any other con-
ditions the mayor or a highway surveyor
for the further security and safety of the
public, may see fit to impose,
No shall lpaVp
removed from sidewalks or crossings, in
piles at the intersection of streets, or beside
them. All snow or ice SO removed shall be
| levelled down SO AS to offer no obstruction
to travel. No person shall shovel or other
| wise cause to be cut or dug in the snow any
| trench or walk across the travelled portion
of any street.
Sec g. No person shall place any box,
barrel, bale of goods or other article on any
sidewalk so as to cucumber the same, nor
| suffer the same to remain thereon during
| the night. Provided, reasonable time
shall be allowed for removing and deliver
| ing goods into, or from any store, shop or
other place.
Sec. Z. No wagon, cart. sled, or other
vehicle, loaded or unloaded, shall stop, or
| be in any way left in the streets. lanes or
highways aforesaid, so as to prevent or
| hinder the free passage of any other wagon,
cart, sled, sleigh or other vehicle with the
teams attached thereto, along the same, nor
be left standing upon any stone cross walk
laid in any street for the use of foot travel
lers ; and no horse, carriage, sled or team of
any kind or description shall be driven upon
any of the sidewalks of this city, or be left
standing upon the same.
Sec. s. No boy or other person shall
wheel wheelbarrow or use a handSled or
handcart in the street or on the sidewalk so
as to incOmmode any person or Oblige him
to turn out OF his course to avoid the same,
nor shall any boy or other person slide
down any street, lane or highway within
the limits aforesaid, upon any handsled,
sled, sleigh or other thing, nor shall any
boy or other person within the limits afOre-
said, i'll any of the streets. lanes, high
ways or public places, play at the game of
bat and ball, nor strike any ball with bat,
nor throw any stones, brickbats, clubs or
snowballs, nor fire any squlb India cracker,
of gunpoWder is an ingredient, nor shall
any person within said limits discharge
any gun or pistol, loaded with powder and
shot OF ball, or with powder only, from any
house or other building, or in or upon any
street, lane, highway. public square, wharf.
yard, field or garden. Provided, that moth
ing herein contained shall be construed to
prohibit any person from exercising the
| right of self defence, the protection of
property, and the destruction of mad dogs
or other rabid animals. Provided, also, that
the city marshal may designate certain
|
| fireworks may be used
Sec. 8. No person shall ride, conduct or
propel upon any sidewalk in this city any
bicycle, tricycle., wheel or wheels.
Sec. 10. No person shall permit any avn
| ing or appendices therefrOm upon his premi-
! SEES to hang within less than seven feet
| above the sidewalk
Sec. H.. No person shall immoderately
ride or drive any horse or horses, with or
without carriage, sled or sleigh, through
any of the streets, lanes or highways within
the limits aforesaid, nor Shall any person
parade or exercise therein any stud horse
or jack, and no person being the owner or
having charge OF any beast Shall unreason-
ably or cruelty beat or otherwise abuse the
same, within the limits of the city.
Sec. II. No horse, colt, OK, COW, young
cattle, sheep, goat or swine shall be suffer-
ed by the owner or owners thereof to run at
large in the streets, lanes and highways of
the city, without driver or keeper eXercs-
ing the immediate care thereof.
,. Sec. 10 No person shall wantonly or ma
liciously break the glass in any building
not his own, whether inhabited or not
within the limits of the city; nor shall any
| person by throwing stones, daubing with
paint or otherwise injure, mar or deface
any such building, nor shall he break down,
| destroy, inJure, mar or deface, by making
indecent figures, or by writing indecent or
obscene words, OF in any other way, any
| fence or fences, or buildings; or cut down
and destroy, or by tapping, girdling or
otherwise injure any fruit tree, or other
tree or shrub, standing or growing for Or
nament or use, or take away or break down
| any stakes, posts or other protection for the
preservation of such tree or shrub. And
any person who shall be guilty of viola
ton of any of the provisions of this section,
| shall be liable not only to the penalties
hereinafter provided therefor, but shall be
responsible also at common law to the own
er of such property for the actual damage
done thereto.
Sec. IA. No person shall injure any pub
| lie reservoir, or shall draw off or take away
| the water therefrom, except in case of fire,
or unless authorized by the mayor or chief
| engineer of the fire department; nor shall
any person, unless the one employed by the
city, or some parish, at any time, except in
| case of an alarm of fire, or until after sun
rise on the anniversary of American Inde-
! pendence, ring any Of the church bells in
| the city.
Sec Is. No persons shall assemble in
noisy or tumultuous manner, in any of the
streets, lanes, highways or other places in
the city, nor Shall any person cry out, sing
or haloo in noisy, boisterOus or improper
manner, or stand idling or lettering upon
the sidewalks or cross walks of the city, or
obstruct the passage to, or the places of
public business, to the annoyance of citi-
zens engaged in their lawful pursuits.
Sec. 16. No person shall be. or remain,
intOX icatpd nor nuhliclv commit any indie