Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-10
NEW ORDINANCE REGULATING
SUPERVISION OF STREETS
ENACTED.
MANY CHANGES OF
MINOR IMPORTANCE
General Intent 70 Place All Regulations
X Under Control and Supervision OF
Department OF Streets and Public
Manifestations Of Other ordinane.
20 Included.

The council, at lts regular "ee'hs
this morning. adopted an ordinance
amending and superseding an ola
ordinance for the supervision, control.
care and use Of streets, highways ana
alleys. The new ordinance maze
several important changes in the
scope of the old enactment. 1t was
introduced by Councilman Crelling'
Superintendent Of streets and alleys,
the rules were suspended to permit OF
the second and third reading. and the
ordinance was finally adopted.
The first two paragraphs of the old
ordinance are eliminated in the revised
form, as the provisions of these
sections are covered by statute.
The first section OF the new
ordinance. providing that the city
council may authorize or forbid the
location and construction of railways
and street railways on all streets and
alleys, and fix the motive power OF
street railways, but providing that no
railway tracks shall be laid until after
injury to property AUDITING upon the
street, alley or public ground has been
ascertained and compensated for, Nlr-
tually remains unchanged in the new
ordinance.
Obstruction Of Streets Prohibited.
Section two OF the new enactment,
having to do with obstruction OF streets
and alleys. is changed, now providing
that mo person shall place or cause
to be placed upon any street, pave
ment highway, alley, or public ground
of the city, or permit to remain there
after being ordered to remove the
same, any coal. wood, lumber, timber
brick or stone, goods, wares, mer-
chandise or any other material or
article or any rubbish or refuse except
for the purpose of immediate transfer.
construction, reconstruction or repair
of such street, sidewalk or pavement,
provided, however, that for the pur-
pose Of constructing buildings or MAX
ing any improvements, building
material may be deposited in the
streets or alleys adjacent to such
building or Improvement under such
conditions and regulations as may be
imposed by the city council or by the
Superintendent of the department OF
streets and public improvements. But
in no case shall the material occupy
so much Of the street or alley as to
seriously interfere with its general use
by the public, and every person so
using the streets or alleys shall keep
the cutters thereof entirely free frPm
obstruction to drainage"
This section differs from the old in
that the former ordinance granted the
h1,i1d{rpr nr making
improvements on building to use half
the street for a period Of four months,
The new section has the effect OF
bringing supervision Of the use OF the
streets and alleys under the proper city
authority.
Extend Regulated Territory.
The third section of the new
ordinance reads: NO sign post, bar
Der pole, or post or pole for any
purpose whatever except as are neces-
sary for the operation of the street
railway and of the electrolier lighting
system shall be allowed on State, Main
and Church streets from Second street
to Third avenue and on First street,
Center street, First avenue and Second
avenue from State street to Church
street, and on Third avenue from State
to Nevada streets"
The only change in this section is to
extend the limits Of the affected terri
tory and to include in the provisions
the electrolier system.
The provision for the control OF the
fruits, eatables and other commodities
from stands and vehicles on the public
streets remains unchanged. Provision
III orn
shade trees also is little changed. A
section providing for the trimming OF
trees is taken from another ordinance
and included in the new enactment.
where it rightfully belongs, with little
change except in wording.
The provision against digging In the
streets and alleys, and provisions
governing the erection of stairways and
steps to cellar of building, with
proper safeguards is very much the
same as in the old ordinance.
Lower Awnings Permitted.
The new ordinance provides that
awnings shall be at least six and one
half feet above the sidewalk, per-
hitting of awnings being swung lower
than in the old ordinance, which placed
the minimum elevation at eight feet.
Regulation Of discharge and conduct
of water from water spouts, troughs,
cutters or balconies shall be vested in
the department of streets and pubic
improvements by the terms Of the new
ordinance.
The ban on weeds, brush and noxious
plants in parkings remains effective
under the new ordinance, and an added
section, with reference to the cleaning
of snow and ice from sidewalks, taken
from another ordinance, Is made part
Of the new draft
New Stand for Draymen.
Section IL fixes stands for draymen
and express wagons on the east and
west sides Of South First avenue, be-
tween Church and Linn streets, al
such drays and wagons to stand parable
with the curb. Under the old ordinance
the drayage stands were up and down
South Center and South First avenue.
Persons violating any provision o.
the new ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and upol
conviction shall be subject to a mt
not exceeding 800 and shall also b
liable to the city or any person IN
jured by such violation for the damag'
sustained by reason of such violation.
In the Police Court.
s Will Hambly, of st. Anthony, ar
rested Saturday morning on a charg
o. stealing an automobile battery. CAV
bond this morning in the sum OF 700