The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-05
O II d. A N G E s
New City Ordinances as Passed By Council
General Ordinance No. Is.
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The City Council of the City of Bemidj
Does Ordain.
Section /. 1t is hereby made the duty of all
owners of land adjoining any street or avenue
i'll said CITY to construct. reconstruct and
maintain in good repair sidewalks along the
side of the street or avenue next to the land
such as NAY have
after be constructed or directed by the
city council to be built. and of such
material and with, and upon such place and
grade as the city council may direct.
Section2. The grade of all sidewalks shall
be an ascending one. one and one-fourth
edge Or curb thereof. and all crossings shall
not be less than three feet wide, built upon
grade and of such material as the city council
may direct.
Section 3. Whenever the city council shall
deem it necessary to construct or reconstruct
any sidewalk in the City OF Bemidji, it shall,
reconstruction, specifying the width thereof
| and the material of which the same is to be
constructed. andshall cause the grade thereof
to, be given by the City Engineer, or by any
other competent engineer; and shall! cause
the ground upon which such sidewalk is to be
built to be properly graded.
ton in the official paper of the city for
period of one week shall be sufficient notice
to the owners of the land along which said
sidewalk is to be built. to construct the same;
and unless such owners shall construct and
fully complete such sidewalk within two
weeks after the publication Of such resolu,
to construct the same, and assess and levy
| such cost on and against each lot and parcel
case said sidewalks shall be built by. or under
the direction of the Street Commissioner or
upon contract by any other person as the city
council may determine.
Such assessment when SO levied shall be
collected in the same way, in all things as is
provided for the collection of special assess
ments under the provisions of section VII of
the city charter:
Section s. If the owner of any lot. piece of
parcel of land shall suffer any sidewalk along
repair, it shall be the duty of the street COM
missioner to Immediately repair the same in
| good substantial and worlmanlike manner
location and, cost Of such repairs in every
case, with description of the lot or parcel of
land AUDITING, and such report shall be care
fully preserved by the city clerk. and the
city council shall once in each year at or as
nearly as may be convenient the time Of
levying city taxes, assess and levy upon each
the sidewalks which have been repaired, by
the street commissioners, the cost of such
repairs. ..
In each case such assessment for all such
repairs within the year may be combined in
one assessment roll and be, collected as pro-
vided for in chapter VII OF this chapter.
struct any sidewalk within said city by plac-
ing thereon any boxes or barrels. building
material farm implements, frewood or any
other thing, material or substance and no
awning, banner. sign, flag or decoration Shall
be hung or placed over or across any sidewalk
in said city. unless the same shall be placed:
fixed or hung; not less than six and one-haf
feet above such sidewalk.
Section 7. No person receiving or deliver
ing goods. wares or merchandise ; in said city
on said sidewalk without leaving passage
way clear, of at least three feet in width. and
chandise be allowed to remain on said side
walk for longer period than twenty-four
hours.
sell or offer for sale at PUBLIC auction in the
said city any goods. chattels or personal
property upon any sidewalk SO as to collect
fere with the free passage thereof This sec
ton includes all licensed auctfoneers.
Section 9. No person shall drive. push or
W ue nag rae @ge
other animal on or over any sidewalk in said
city. or into any building lot or Enclosure, un-
means r1u Of access thereto. provided. however.
into into, SUCH building lot or nciosure shall at
such building lot or Enclosure. and no person
shall ride any bicycle: tricycle., or ride any
| animal upon any Of the sidewalks. in said
bob, toboggan, or other contrivance.
Section 10. Every person, firm co-partner-
ship, or corporation own ing any lots. pieces
in the said city of Bemidj shall keep such
sidewalk in front of such lot. piece or parcel
of land free and clear OF ice and snow. and in
case of failure so to do the street commits
sioner shall Immediately notify such person,
firm cO-partnerShip or corporation to remove
or cause to be removed such ice or snow
within twenty-four hours. and in case of
failure, the street commissioner shall proceed
at once to remove such ice or snow from such
sidewalk, and shall within, one, week there
after report the cost thereof to the city clerk
together with a description of such lot. piece
or parcel of land. and such cost shall be
assessed to said piece lot or parcel of land in
the same manner as special assessments are
levied under the provisions of section VII of
the city charter.
of sections six e.. seven "a, eight (S) and
nine (s) Of this ordinance shall be deemed
ton thereof shall be punished by a fine OF not
less than FIVE dollars nor more than twenty
FIVE dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding
twenty days
force from and after the date Of its passage,
| approval and pu blication.
Dated March IS. 1905.
Mayor,
Attest: THOMAS MALOY.
City Clerk.