The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-18
ORDINANCE.

An ordinance to protect permanent
ly improved sidewalks, requiring snow
and ice to be removed therefrOm. pro
Niding for the care of elevated ground
abutting on any such sidewalk and
matters relating and pertaining thereto
and designating how the costs thereof
may be assessed against the abutting
property, providing penalties for the
violation of it's provisions. and repeal
ing all ordinances in conflict herewith
Section |. Be it ordained by the
Common Council of the City of Rich
mond, Indiana, That it shall be unlaW
full for any person being the owner or
occupant of any lot or land AUDITING
upon any improved sidewalk in said
city, to allow. suffer or permit any
dirt earth. soil. gravel or other ma
terial to be washed upon or to slide
onto such sidewalk: and where such
abutting lot or land is elevated or ter
raced or is in any manner at a higher
grade than such improved sidewalk. it
shall be the duty of the owner or oc-
Cupant of said lot or land to properly
terrace, grade or slope such property,
and properly sod said terrace, grade or
slope, SO that dirt, earth soil or gravel
thereof will be securely held in place,
or to build permanent and substan-
tial retaining wall of such height and
construction as to prevent any dirt,
earth. soil, gravel or other material
from being washed or from siding on
to such sidewalk.
Section 2. If the owner or occupant
of any lot or land in said city shall
fail to comply with the provisions OF
Section ! of this ordinance, then and
in such event the Board Of Public
Works of said City shall adopt a reso-
luton ordering such work to be done
or improvement to be made. and a
personal notice of the passage Of such
resolution shall be served upon such
owner. if he be a resident of said City,
or upon the occupant of said premises,
and should such property be unoccu-
pied, and the owner thereof be non
resident of said City, then and in such
event a notice of the passage of said
resolution shall be posted in cOnsplc-
uous place upon such lot or land. If
after the expiration of five 90 days
from the date of the service or posting
of said notice. such work is not per-
formed or improvement made, then
said Board of Public Works shall cause
the same to be performed or made and
the cost thereof shall constitute lien
upon the property, to be assessed upon
the land and said cost to be placed
upon the tax duplicate to be collected
as other taxes and improvement liens
are collected.
Section 5. 1t shall be the duty of
the occupant, or owner if there be no
occupant, Of each and every tenement.
building lot or parcel of land, in said
City, fronting upon any improved side
walk, to clean, or cause to be cleaned,
such sidewalk in front Of such tene-
ment. building, lot or parcel of land,
Of snow or ice. by ten o'clock in the
forenoon of each day, and to keep the
same clean of such snow or ice.
Section 4. Any person who shall fail
to comply with or shall violate any of
the provisions of this ordinance shall
be liable to a fine of not to exceed
twenty-five (25.00) dollars for each and
every offense.
Section 5. All ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
Section G.. This ordinance shall be
in full force and effect from and after
it's passage and publication in the
Richmond Palladium and Sun-Tele-
eram, once each week for two consec-
utive weeks.
Passed by the Common Council of
the City of Richmond, Indiana, the
10th day of November, 1914.
Approved and signed by me this 18th
day Of November, 1914.
VIM. J. ROBBINS, Mayor.
Attest:
B. A. Bescher, City Clerk.
(SEAL)
In effect December 10th, 1914,
nov 1925