The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-13
ORDINANCE No. l4o

and remove all trees. timber aud IN
derbrush from the Portions of the
streets and alleys In said Government
townsite upon which their respective
property Adults.
Providing a time within which
same must be completed aud provid-
ing that In the event said owners or
any of them shall fail to so act and
remove said trees timber and under
brush within the time provided that
same shall be done by the Street
Commissioners or other authorized
person. aud the costs thereof assessed
against the owner or owners of the
property AUDITING on the portions 60
cleared.
WHEREAS. that portion of the
/ City Of st. Maries west of Occur q
Alene Street and south Of the st. Joe
River, commonly known as the Gov
eminent townsite. IL heavily covered
With trees, timber and underbrush
and the streets. avenues aud alleys
thereof are likewise heavily covered
with trees, timber and 7nderbrush,
aud
WHEREAS, the property OF the
residents in said Government town
site is In eminent danger of damage
by forest fires during the dry season
Of the year by reason of said Trees.
tim Der aud underbrush.
WHEREAS. said danger of fires
will be greatly reduced by the outt.
ing and removing of said trees. limb
err and under brush from the streets.
avenues and alleys of said Govern
ment townsite.
NOW WHEREFORE. be it ordain
ed by the Mayor and City Council of
the City of st. Maries:
Section I That each and every
owner of property Ia that portion of
the City or St Maries located west IF
Oneur d'Alene STR ct aud south of
the st Joe River, commonly know n
as the Government townsite. be and
they hereby are req-ired and directed
TO cut and remove all trees, tim Der
aud underbrush now standing lying
or being upon the portion d portions
of the street avenues or alleys in said
Government townsite upon which
their respective property ADULTS or i 3
adjacent to provided however that
each of said owners shall be required
and underbrush only to the center of
the street avenue or alley upon which
his property ADULTS or Is adjaoenJ to
Section 2 That all of said wuI k
above ordered be completed by said
owners within sixty days from the
passage aud approval and publication
OF this ordinance
Section That v any such pro
perty owner shall fail or refuse to cut
aud remove said trees, timber and
undel brush from the portions of said
streets, avenues or alleys upon which
this particular property Adults or Is
ad jacent to, within the time above
provided, without reasonable excuse
therefore the Street Commissioners Of
the City of 81. Maries or any other
person who may be authorized by the
City Council, shall cause said trees q,
timber and underbvnsh to be cut and
removed.
SeutiOn A. Whenever said Street
Commissioner. or other authorized
person. shall have caused any portion
of said streets, avenues or alleys to
be cleared az aforesaid he shall re
port that fact to the City Council at
their next regular meeting together
with the name Of the owner of the
property abutting on or adjacent to
the portion of said stree t, a, enue or
alley so cleared. together with q state
ment OF the total cost OF clear ing
same.
Section 3. The City Treasurer
shall thereupon assess the cost there
of against the owner OF such property
aud Ia the event that such owner
shall fail to pay same within thirty
days after receiving notice thereof
from said City Treasurer. the same
may be recovered from said owner,
together With the COSTS OF the proceed
ings by an action for such purpose
before any Court OF competent juris-
diction, brought in the corporate
name OF the City of st. Maries.
Section 6. The City CLERK is here
by ordered to pnst cor les of this or
dinance In at least FIVE conspicuous
places In said government ToNnsite
and TO publish same Ia one issue Of
the official newspaper Of the city Of
st. Maries, and such posting and pub
location shall be deemed notice to all
owners of such property.
Section z. That this ordinance
shall take effect and be in full force
from aud after it's passage, approval
aud publication.
Passed by the City CounoiI at q
regular meeting thereof on the hfth
day of January 1914
Approved this 9Th day Of January
A. D., 1914.
HENRY l. MULCAHY.
] Affaaf. Movor