Morris tribune., 1918-05-10
/. ORDINANCE NO. 11s
Presented by Mayor Geenty.

1 y
AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR
AND THE SUBSEQUENT MAIN
TENANCE OF WELL KEPT LAWNS
I ON BOULEVARDS ON RESIDENCE
/ STREETS WHICH HAVE BEEN. OR
i MAY BE, IMPROVED BY THE CON-
| STRUCTIONs OF CURBS AND GUT
| TIERS; ALSO TO REGULATE TREE
| PLANTING ON SUCH BOULE-
i Wards.
THE CITY OF MORRIS DOES Or
DAM:
| SECTION L. On all residence streets
or avenues, or portions thereof, within
the city of Morris which have hereto
| fore been, or may hereafter be, i'm
proved by the. establishment of perm
anent grade and the construction of
| curb and storm water gutter on both
! sides thereof it shall be the duty of
| each abutting property owner to pre-
pare the ground between the sidewalk
and the curb opposite his frontage on
such street or avenue, or portion there
| of, for the purpose, to SOW and plant
the same to lawn grass seed and there
after to cultivate and maintain at all
times, a well kept and regularly mown
lawn thereon.
! SECTION 2. Any such abutting pro-
perty owner who does not Cd have his
boulevard frontage prepared for seed
ing to lawn grass on or before April
10Th Of the year following the improve
have his boulevard frontage seeded to
lawn grass on or before May 1st of the
year following the improvement of such
street or avenue, or (3) keep his boule
ward frontage regularly moved so that
the grass and other vegetation thereon,
if any, is at all times under six inches
in height, shall be deemed delinquent
under the provisions of SECTION
hereof.
SECTION 8. The City Commission
may serve upon any such delinquent
property owner notice specifying the
nature of his delinquency and contain
ing an order to such property owner to
proceed forthwith to prepare SOW and
plant his boulevard frontage with lawn
grass seed or to NOW the grass and 9TH
er vegetation on his boulevard frontage
as each individual case may require.
SECTION 4. If any such delinquent
property owner who has been served
with a notice and order, as provided in
SECTION hereof, shall fail to pre-
pare, sow and plant his boulevard 'front.'
age to grass seed within ten (10) days
after service of the order requiring him
so to do or shall fail to NOV and cut
the grass and other vegetation on his
boulevard frontage within three CD days
after service of the order requiring him
so to do, the City Commission may pro-
coed to prepare his boulevard frontage
therefor and SOW and plant it with grass
seed or may proceed to NOW and cut
the grass and other vegetation thereon
as the Individual case may require, and
may assess the cost OF SuCn WORK, IN
either case, or in both cases, against
the abutting property in accordance with
the provisions of Chapter of the City
Charter.
SECTION 5. 1t shall be unlawful here
after for any person or persons to set
out trees or plant any shrubs or other
vegetation in boulevards on streets or
avenues which have been improved ais
outlined in SECTION 1 of this ordin-
ance except according to plans and spe-
cifcations announced or approved by
the City Commission.
SECTION 6. Any person violating
any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be punished by g
fine of not more than One Hundred
($100.0O) Dollars, or by Imprisonment
in the county Jail until such fine is paid,
not exceeding ninety (90) days.
SECTION Z. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and af-
ter it's passage and publication, as pro-
vided by the Charter all other ordin-
ances and parts of ordinances incon-
sistent herewith being hereby expressly
repealed.
Passed May z, 1918.
c. w. GEENTY,
Mayor.
ATTEST:
S. A. STvERTS, JR.
CITY Manager.