The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-22
First published April %, 1920
ORDNANCE NO. 24S


An ordinance regulating the use OF
sidewalks on certain streets anC
avenues in the City Of Liberal
Kansas, and prohibiting encroach,
ments and distractions thereon
and regulating the changing, re.
moval or reconstruction of the
established curb on certain streets
and prohibiting encroachments and
distractions thereon.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the City of Liberal
Kansas:
Section 1. That from and after
this date it shall be unlawful for any
person, company or corporation to
make or cause to be made over any
sidewalk and into any building on
any and all paved streets within the
corporate limits of the City of Lib
eral, Kansas, any driveway or cause
way for the purpose of permitting
automobiles, motor cars or other We
hicles of any kind or nature whatso-
ever to pass from said streets and
avenues or portions thereof across
said sidewalks into any building, or to
pass from said building across said
sidewalk. into said street, avenue or
portion thereof, without a written
permit from the City Council as here
matter specified.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation to
lower any curbing or sidewalk below
the present established grade on any
of the streets, avenues or portions
thereof mentioned in section one
hereof without first obtaining a
written permit therefor from the
City Council as hereinafter provided
for.
Section 8. The City Council may
permit driveways to be made across
the sidewalks mentioned in section
one hereof and may permit the curb
ing and sidewalk to be lowered below
the present established grade for the
purpose of such driveway across said
sidewalks, providing such driveways
or lowering of the curb and sidewalk
shall in the judgment of the Council
not be detrimental to public safety.
Section A. Before any such permit
shall be issued as provided for in sec
ton three hereof. written application
shall be made to the City Council
specifying the walk or curbing to be
lowered or altered, the exact depth
and width which the same will be al
tered and shall contain the provision
that the owner of said property ad-
jacent to such sidewalk or curbing
will in all things observe the rules
and regulations of the Council rela-
ting thereto, and that they will at
their own expense reconstruct said
sidewalk or curbing whenever so ord
cred and directed by the City Coun-
ell. Upon said application being filed
with the City Clerk the same shall be
considered by the Council, and if
they deem the same not detrimental
to the public safety they may allow
such application and direct the City
Clerk to issue a permit therefor un-
der the conditions and stipulations
contained in this section, but the
Council may in its discretion refuse
to grant such permit.
Section 5. All persons, companies
or corporations now maintaining and
using crossings of the kind designat-
ed in section one hereof, or maintain
ing a sidewalk or curb below the
present grade thereof, in the district
specified in section one hereof, are
hereby prohibited from using the
same for such purpose herein pro-
hibited, from and after the first day
of May, 1920; and all sidewalks
which are now below the present es.
tablished grade or which may here.
after be lowered as in this ordinance
provided shall be reconstructed by
the owner Of the property adjacent
thereto in accordance with the pro
visions of this ordinance and the
requirements of the City Council.
Section 6. 1t shall be unlawful fol
any person, firm or corporation t.
place or cause to be placed an!
bridge or any obstruction of any kline
whatsoever on the streets and ave
nues or any portion thereof specified
in section one hereof. from the tol
of the 'curbing across the gutter dow
to the level of the street for thu
purpose of enabling any automobile
motor car or vehicle of any kint
whatsoever, pass from the street o
avenue or any portion thereof, upol
the sidewalk or to pass from salt
sidewalk down to said streets or ave
nues or portions thereof.
Section 7. Any person, firm o
corporation who shall violate any o
the provisions of this ordinance shall
be guilty of misdemeanor and Of
conviction be fined in any sum no
less than $500 or more thai
$4,000, and, after twenty-fou
hours, during which violation of thi
ordinance continues, shall be deeme
a new and separate offence.
Section g. This ordinance sha
take effect and be in force from an
after its passage and publication i
the official city papers.
i Passed by the Council April q
1920.
Approved by the Mayor, April q
1920.
W. v. GRIFFITH,