The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-25

Tor pubic JTdV0l ana TO Keep C9sN4fefe
walks with even top, and should any
4 sidewalk be or become broken or i'll
need of repairs and the owner neglects
i to repair the same, it shall be the duty
OF the street commissioner at once to
notify the owner of said lot or prem
ises to repair such sidewalk within
tWenty-four hours after such notice,
but if such sidewalk be in such defec-
tive condition as to be unsafe for pub
lie travel, the said notice shall re-,
quire the owner to Immediately repair
the same, and in case the owner fails,
neglects or refuses to repair said side
walk and put the same in reasonably
safe condition for public travel within
the time required by said notice. or i'm
mediately if said sidewalk be in such
defective condition as to be then I'M
safe for public travel, it shall be the
duty Of the street commissioner to re-
pair said sidewalk, and the expense
thereof shall be charged to such owner
and shall also be charged upon the
lots and premises adjoining and adj
jacent to and abutting upon such
walk; wood or plank walks while they
are reasonably sound and the stringers
hereunder are sound, may be repaired
with planks; but concrete walks shall
be repaired with concrete.
Section Is. The owner and occu-
pant Of every lot or premises adjacent
to or AUDITING upon any sidewalk in
the City of Kenosha, shall in addition
to keeping said sidewalk clear and
free from snow and ice as provided
and required by Ordinance No. 161 Of
the City of Kenosha, passed Feb. 10.
1895, keep said sidewalk free from
ether distractions, encroachments and
filth SO that the entire width of the
walk shall be In a condition suitable
for public travel; and should any own
er or occupant not keep such sidewalk
free from such obstruction, encroach-
ment or filth, the street commissioner
shall give the owner or occupant three
hours notice to remove the same, and
in case the owner or occupant shall
neglect or refuse to remove such OBJ
struction within the time required by
said notice, it shall be the duty Of the
street commissioner to remove the
same at the expense Of the owner, and
the said expense shall also be charge
upon the lots and premises adjoining
and adjacent to and abutting upon
such walk provided, however, that il
the owner or occupant Of any lot or
premises adjacent to or abutting upon
any such walk, shall neglect Or refuse
to remove the snow and ice from such
walk before o'clock i'll the evening
after any snow fall as required by
said Ordinance No. 161, the street COM
missioner may cause such snow and
ice to be removed, after like notice
required for the removal of other
Instructions, and upon neglect or
refusal to comply with said no.
tice within the time therein speci-
fed, and charge the expense thereof
to the owner, and the said expense
shall also be charge upon the lot
and premises adjoining and adjacent
to and abutting upon such walk.
Nothing herein contained shall be
construed as contravening in any man.
ner the provisions and requirements In
Ordinance No. 161 Of the City Of
Kenosha, relative to the removal Of
snow and ice from sidewalks, passed
Feb. IS, 1895, or the penalties therein
prescribed.
The notice required by the street
commissioner shall briefly state what
repairs shall be made, or work done,
and shall, as near as may be, conform
to the notice required in Section Ii of
this ordinance, and may be served at
once either personally on the owner or
occupant, or by leaving a copy at the
residence of the owner or occupant
with some member of the family Of
suitable age and discretion, or by post
ing the same on the premises, or by
service on the agent Of the owner; and
record thereof shall bekept in the same
manner as required of notices for
building or rebuilding sidewalks
Section Il. Whenever the street
commissioner shall cause any side
walk to be built or rebuilt pursuant
to and in conformity with the pro-
&isions Of this ordinance, he shall re
quire the contractor or person con-
structiHg the same to give a bond to
be approved by the mayor, running to
the City of Kenosha in double the
amount Of the estimated cost of con-
struction, or Of building such walk,
that said contractor or person shall
and will keep said walk in good re,
pair free of charge for a period of
three years, and all reasonable costs
of procuring said contract and bond,
and all costs of advertising shall be
charged to the owner and added to
the costs of construction.
After awarding said contract the
owner shall be deemed to have waived
all right to personally construct said
walk or to cause the same to be con-
structed, and after the award of said
contract the said walk shall be con-
structed under the directions of the
street commissioner.
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