The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-04-16
THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF sOLWAY DO ORDAIN: :

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THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF sOLWAY DO ORDA1N
Sec. i. It is hereby made the duty
of all owners Of land or lots adjoining
any street or avenue In said Village
to construct, reconstruct and maintain
in good repair, sidewalks along the
street or avenue next to the land OF
fore constructed, or shall hereafter be
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. !is4s s5s3 IL Il,
Sec. Q. 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 di-
rect. 5E.ssS7 ggs44. y e 60
a Sec. 8. Whenever the village. council
shall deem 1t necessary to construct or
of Solway it shall, by resolution, direct
such construction or or5Sre-construction
the. width thereof and the
material Of which same is to be con-
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 sss: &51ff%,- T. r. TX
Sec. 4. The publication OF such reso.
luton in the official paper Of the vii
'lage, and in case there be no newspaper
in said Village. then by publishing the
same in a legal anewspaperp printed and
j,3,o IN Beltram County nearest
weeks, shall be sufficient. notice to the
owner of said land along which said
sidewalk is to be built to construct the
struct said walk according to such
resolution of the Village Council within
thirty days after the publication of
such notice, the Village. Council may
and assess and levy such cost on and
against each lot land parcel of land
fronting, upon such sidewalk. In such
case such sidewalk shall be built by or
commissioner, or under his direction, or
upon contract by any other person as
the village council may determine.
Sec. 5. If the owner of any lot, piece
or parcel Of land, shall suffer the side
walk along same to become broken or
rotten or SO out Of repair as to be dan
gerous to life and limb, it shall be the
duty Of the Village, or someone ap-
pointed by it to Immediately repair the
same in a good, rsu bstantial and work
manlike manner, and to Immediately re-
port to the Village council the location
and cost of such repairs with descrip-
ting. w.lich report shall be carefully
preserved by the Village recorder, and
the Village Council shall annually, at
the time of levying Village Taxes, as
land abutting the sidewalks SO repaired
the cost thereof. @@t ISL ,.5t. (. :, ~ 3. ::
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
decoration shall be hung or placed over
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-halfs feet above the
sidewalk. @, s%g -.
Sect. No person receiving or deliv-
ering goods, wares or merchandise in
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
longer period than twenty-four hours.
See. g.. No person within said Village
shall sell or offer for sale at public auc-
ton in said Village any goods, chatte1s
or personal property upon any sidewalk
so as to cause a crowd to collect thereon
and interfere with the free passage and
travel thereon. : er ,.#- 2.
4 Sec. 8. No person shall push, drive
other vehicle. nor drive any horse. mule
or other animal or automobile over any
sidewalk. unless on a suitable crossing
or other means of access thereto, pro-
means of access to any building. lot or
enclosure shall at all times be kept in
proper repair by the owner thereof, and
no person shall ride any bicycle, tri-
Of said village nor coast thereon with
any sleigh, sled, bob, toboggan or other
contrivance. .s.af7 - : ~ ~
Sec. 10. Every person owning any
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 vii
such person, personally, If he be resi-.
dent of the Village, to remove the same
within twenty-four hours, and in case
Of failure so to. do, the same may be
lage Council and the cost thereof as.
sessed to the property in the same man.
ner provided for the assessment of re-
pairs to sidewalks in Section five of this
ordinance. In the case of nOn-reSidents
such notice may be given by mail.
sec.S-11. ANY person providing any
Of the provisions of sections six, seven
eight or nine of this ordinance shall be
upon conviction thereof shall be punish.
ed by fine. of not less than five dol
lars, nor more than TWENTY-FIVE dollars
or by Imprisonment in the County jail
of Beltrami County for a period not ,ex,
ceeding ten days. .@=t7- EssSEi
Sec. ] 2. All ordinances, or parts OF
ances,~inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 13. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force and effect from and
after. the date of it's passage, approva,
and publication. r.
Approved April 1st, 1918. G
49,, ~ NELS L. BYE, +
,.s.,t.., President of the Village Council
Attest:
GEORGE ELLIS, -
- Village Clerk. as.-y I'd 416-42f