The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-23
THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF sOLWAY DO ORDAIN:

Sec. 1. 1t is hereby made the duty
| of all owners of land or elots adjoining
any street or avenue IN said Village
! In good repair. sidewalks along the
street or avenue next to the land of
such owner, as may have been hereto
constructed or directed by the village
council to be built and Of such mater
| ial and width and width, and upon such
place and grade as the village council
| may direct.
| Sec. 2. The grade of all sidewalks
| shall be an ascending one, one and one
fourth inches to the foot, commencing
| at the outer edge Or curb thereof. and
| feet wide, built upon grade and Of such
material as the village council may d.
rect
Sec. 8. Whenever the village council
re.construct any sidewalk in the Village
Of solway it shall, by resolution, direct
such construction or re:construetion.
the wb %dth thereof r. f and N ca the
structed, and shall cause the grade there
Of to be given by. some competent engi-
neer and shall cause the ground upon
which said sidewalk is to be built to be
properly graded.
Sec. 4. The publication Of such reso-
luton in the official paper Of the Viii
lage, and IN case there be no newspaper
sR ssG e s ssn by nrnesg an as
published in Beltrami County. nearest
weeks, shall be sufficient notice to the
owner Of said land along which said
sidewalk Is to be built to construct the
same. and unless said owner shall con-
struct said walk according to such
thirty days after the publication Of
such notice, the Village Council may
forthwith proceed to construct the same
and assess and levy such cost on an, and
fronting upon such sidewalk. In such
case such sidewalk shall be built by or
under the direction of the Village street
commissioner, or under his direction, or
upon contract by any other person as
the village council may determine.
Sec. s.. IF the owner of any lot piece
or parcel Of land, shall suffer the side
rutten op So of TO repr @ to be
gerous to life and limb. it shall be the
duty Of the Village, or someone APP
pointed by it to Immediately repair the
same in good, substantial and work
| manlike manner, and to Immediately re-
port to the Village council the location
and cost of such repairs with descrip-
ting, which report shall be carefully
preserved by the Village recorder. and
| the Village. Council shall annually. at
the time OF levying Village Taxes. as
sess and levy on each lot or parcel of
land abutting the sidewalks so repaired
the cost thereof.
Sec. 6. No person shall cucumber or
obstruct any sidewalk within said Viii
lage by placing thereon any boxes. bar
rels, building material. farm implements
or firewood. or any other thing. material
or substance. and no awnings. sign or
or across any sidewalk in said village
unless the same shall be fixed or hung.
so that the lower edge thereof shall be
at least six and one-half feet above the
sidewalk.
Sec 7. No person receiving or deliv
ering goods, wares or merchandise in
said Village shall allow or permit the
same to remain on any sidewalk without
leaving a passageway of at least three
feet in width, clear. and in no case shall
such goods, wares or merchandise be
allowed to remain on said sidewalk for
a longer period than twenty-four hours
Sec. 8. No person within said Village
shall sell or offer for sale at public AUG
ton in said Village any goods, chattels
or personal property upon any sidewalk
so as to cause crowd to collect thereon
and interfere with the free passage and
travel thereon.
Sec Q. No person shall push, drive
or draw any carriage, cart, wagon or
or other animal or automobile over any
sidewalk. unless on a suitable crossing
or other means Of access thereto pro-
vided, however, that such s;l;, crossing or
enclosure shall at all times be kept in
proper repair by the owner thereof, and
no person shall ride any bicycle, tri-
cycle or any animal upon the sidewalks
of said village nor coast thereon with
any sleigh. sled, bob, toboggan or other
contrivance.
Sec 10. Every person owning any
lots, pieces or parcels of land abutting
upon any sidewalk in said Village shall
keep the sidewalk in front Of such lot
free and clear Of ice and snow and In case
of failure so to do the President of the VIII
lage Council shall Immediately notify
such person. personally. If he he resi-
dent Of the Village. 10 remove the same
within twenty-fonr hours ana in case
II foil 10 do he