The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
ORDINANCE NO: 1873:
An Ordinance Regulating tho Removal Of
Snow and Ice from Streets and Avenues
within the Limits Of the City Of Viz.
gtnia.

The City Council of the City of VIRGINIA
do ordain as follows:
Section l. 1t shall hereafter be the duty
OF all occupants of tenenlents and lands
| within the limits hereinafter mentioned to
remove the snow falling upon the side
walks in front of their premises. within the
| times and in the manner hereinafter set
| forth. 1t shall be the duty of the owners
of all vacant or unoccupied property to re-
move the SNOW falling upon the sidewalks
| in front of their lots and lands within the
limits hereinafter mentioned as herein
after set forth.
Scction2. The following streets, avenues
| and highways are denorninated for the
purposes of this ordinance, business
streets. to-wit: Chestnut street from Vir-
ginia avenue east to Mesaba Railroad
| tracks: MesaDa avenue from Maple street
on the south to Oak street on the North,
and Wyoming avenue from Maple street
on the south to Walnut street on the north;
| and the occupants of all lands and tene-
ments adjoining said streets. avenues.
high ways if the land be occupied. and the
owners OF all unoCcupieu land, adjoining
the sidewalks adjacent to their said prop
erty on said highways. between six O'CLOCK
in the evening and eight O'clock Il. nj. upon
| the following day to lie removed from said
| sidewalks before nine o'clock in the tore
| noon of said last mentioned day and all
| snow falling after said hour of nine a. 1n.
and before four o'clock p. III. shall be
| moved within at least tour hours after
fail ctt,a or
nues of the City of Virginia shall for the
| purposes of this ordinance be regarded as
| residence streets aud the occupants OF all
lands and tenelnents fronting upon the
said highways and all owners of unoccu-
pied property fronting upon said highways
| are required to remove prior to II o'clock OF
each day, all snow falling upon the side
| walks adjacent to their property. within
twentv-four hours ending a, said IL O'clock.
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty of all street
railway COM panies and their servants. Of
| ticers and employees having owning or
operating street railway lines within the
limits of the City Of Virginia to remove
! from off the streets where their lines are
! located all snow, slush or other similar
! substance which they shall find it neccs-
| sary to remove from the part OF said streets
| where they have their tracks. within Six
hours from the time that they shall have
| removed the said SNOW from that part Oh
the street occupied by their tracks. Pro-
vided. that ii the quantity of snow re1nov-
| ed from the space occupied by said tracks
is not sufficient TO obstruCt or inConVeni-
ence public travel upon said highways,
| the Same need not be removed.
| Section l. II shall be the duty OF all oc-
cupants or lessees of tene1nents and all
| OWNERS OF unOCCupied lands or tenenlentS
| to Sprinkle ashes. salt or sand upon anv ice
| forming upon the sidewalks AUDITING upon
| their Said PROPERTY that cannot be readily
! removed so that the same shall be render
ed safe for the passage of pedestrians. 1t
| shall he the duty of all police officers upon
their respective beats to see whether the
provisions of this ordinance relative to the
removal of snow and sprinkling of ice is
conn piled with, and to report the same
promptly to police headquarters. And it
shall be the duty of the police officers in
charge of said police headquarters to make
d summary of SAID reports and report the
same to the City Council forthwith.
| Section 5. Any person violating any of
the foregoing provisions of this ordinance
a fine ct not less than two $500 Dollars
and not more than Twenty $4,000 Dollars
and the costs Of prosecution; and shall be
| subject to imprisonment in the County
Jail or City Jail for a term not exceeding
twenty (!D) DAYS. And the foregoing pen
atty shall not be held to relieve him from
paving the cost OF removing said snow or
sprinkling ice as hercinbefore provided.
Section 6. 1t shall be the duty of the City
Council OF the City of Virginia, either by
contract to the lowest responsible bidder
or by such other method as may in their
Judgment seem best adapted for the pur-
| pose. to cause all snow not removed by the
owner or occupant of said lands and tent
nlents as hereinbefore set forth. or by said
street railway companies. Immediately
upon default of said owner or occupant. or
such street railway company. to be re1nov-
ed from said sidewalks. street or highway.
| Said City Council or proper committee
| thereof. shall keep an accurate account OF
| the expenses of removing said snow. and
at the close of the season shall cause an
assessment to be made to defray the ex-
pense of removing said snow from side
walks against the real property AUDITING
upon said sidewalks. which assessment
| shall be enforced and collected in accord
anCe with the provisions of the City Char
ter They shall also present to any street
railway company a statement of the ex-
pcnse incurred by said city in removing
| from any street or highway in the City of
| Virxini.. SHOW which should have been
removed by said street railway Company.
and if said company shall not promptly
pay the same. they shall turn the same
over to the City Attorney, who. without
| further authorization. shall cause the SAME
| to he collected by suit or otherwise as may
| be necessary.
Section !. This ordinance shall take ef-
feet and he in force from and after it's pas
sage, approval and publication.
Moved by Alderman Heritage, supported
| by Alderman MCGhee. that the ordinance
| be adopted.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Heritage. Lundstron,.
NOLAN Mattson. McGhee. Coffey. Mr.. Pres
ident-7.
Nays-None.
Adopted October 18th. 1912.
MICHAEL BOYLAN.
President of the City Council.
Approved November 5th. 1912.
n. A. MURPHY.
Navor.
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