The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-16
ORDINANCE No. 81

An Ordinance Requiring Owners to Re
move Snow from and Providing
for the Removal thereof by the City of
Bookings and charging the cost thereof to
BE- RI ORDIINED BY THE CITY COUN-
II OF THE ! OF BROOKINGS:
Chapter One
Sec. l.. tRemONc SuUW.D 1t shall be the
duty Of the occupant or owner Of any lot or
parcel of land in the City of BroOkings,
abuttiug on any sidewalk to keep such
sidewalk free from snow, and shall within
"A hours after any fall of snow, remove the
snow from SO much thereof as adjoins the
premises owned or occupied by them.
Sec. >. (NotiCe.D 1t shall be the duty Of
the street Commissioned to notify all owners
or persons in possession OF property abutting
sidewalks in the City of BrookinSs, to keep
such sidewalks free from snow, and remove
Irr same within tWeuty-tOur hours after
every fall of snow. Such notice need not be
given personally, but may be given generally
through the official newspaper of the City;
which notice shall provide that each owner
or person in possession, are required TO
keep the sidewalk in front of their premises,
free and clear from snow between the 18th
day of November, and the first day Of April,
each year; and said notice to further pro-
vide that if the owner or person in charge
fails to remove said snow within twenty
four hours of the falling thereof, that the
city will cause said snow TO be removed, and
charge the costs thereof to the AUDITING
property.
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or person in charge of said lot, fails or re-
fuses to remove the snow from such side
walks within the time above specified, II
shall be the duty of the Street Commissioners
to have the snow removed, and to charge
the cost thereof against the abutting prop
erty each time the snow is so removed.
Sec. 4. Cost Assessed.) The Street Com
missioner shall cause an account 10 be kept
AGAINST each lot or parcel of land, for the
removal of snow from the sidewalk, from
the 18th day of November TO the first day
of April. each year, and the same shall be
certified to the City Auditor on or before the
18th day Of April, each year. That the city
Auditor shall prepare an estimate Of tn"
assessment against each lot or parcel Of land
for the removal Of snow for the preceding
winter and fall, and submit the same to the
rftv CunCil for its approval, on or before the
first day in May. each year, and shall pub
lish in the official newspaper Of the City, a
notice to property owners of the time and
place when the City Council will meet for
the purpose of approving such estimate.
That uDOn said day so named, the city
Council shall meet, and if they find said esti-
mate correct shall approve the same or II
not correct, they shall correct or modify the
same and apprOye the same as modified and
corrected. and file such assessment with the
CITY Treasurer, and from the date Of such
approval and filing. the same shall be and
become a special lien against the various
pieces Of property described in said assess
ment and shall be collected in like manner
as special assessments are now collected for
public improvements.
Passed November 9Th, 1915.
Approved November 9Th, 1916.
II. b. MATHEWS,
Attest: Mayor
G. II. Stoddart,
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