The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-13
SIDEWALK And
STREET RULES
MADE BY CITY
Revised Ordinances of Bis.
marck Regulate Use and
Care Of ThOrOughfares

Regulations for the use and care
Of streets and sidewalks prescribed
by the city commission, under re-
vised city ordinances. have been
compiled by c. L. Young, city attor-
ney.
Here arc the ordinances:
1t is unlawful to place any wood,
ashes, grass, rubbish, offal, paper OF
earth, on any street, sidewalk, alley,
gutter, drain or other public place,
to cause any wagon, carriage, cart or
other vehicle, or any box, crate, bale,
package, merchandise or other thing
to stand upon any street. alley, side
walk or public ground longer than
is actually necessary, to haul ma
nurc, sand, mud, dirt, clay, stone,
ashes, coal, gravel or rubbish over
paved streets, unless the same is
hauled in tight box.
1t is unlawful to play any game Of
ball or other game upon the streets,
alleys or sidewalks of the city except
in places designated for that pur-
pose, and is also unlawful for any
person to hitch any animal or team
to any lamp post, hydrant, water
trough, drinking fountain, mail box,
shrub or shade tree, in any Of the
streets, alleys, parks or public
grounds of the city, and to throw or
deposit in any street or alley of the
city any barbed or smooth wire or
glass, nails or lacks.
The sticking up or posting of hand
bills. placards or posters, and the
printing or marking Of any advcr-
tisement Of any kind upon any pri-
vate house, railing, fence, telegraph,
telephone, electric light or other pole
or post, or on any automobile or
other vehicle, whether upon the
streets of the city or elsewhere, or
upon other private property, is pro-
hibitcd unless the consent of the
owner of the property is first OBJ
tanned.
Handful Rules
The posting, printing, marking or
mailing Of any hand bill, poster or
advertisement of any kind upon any
public building, bridge, fence, street
or sidewalk, is prohibited, except in
compliance with the requirements Of
law as to the posting Of legal notices.
Scattering upon streets, avenues,
sicwalks or alleys Of the city, and
the throwing into vehicles thereon,
Of hand bills, posters, advertise
ments or papers, is unlawful. The
projection or maintenance Of show
cases, or other devices, for the eX-
hibition of goods upon the sidewalks
of the city, is unlawful.
Other regulation which should hc
observed ut this time, according to
Mr.. Young, are those relating to
combustibles Of various kinds. 1t is
unlawful to maintain bonfire Of
any kind within 25 feet of any build
ing, or to burn hay, straw, leaves,
grass, weeds, paper, shavings, rubbish
or other combustiblc material upon
any paved street or alley of the city,
or upon the curbing or guttering Of
any street or alley, unless permit
is granted by the police and fire com
missioner, and any permit must re-
quirc the burning to be done in me-
tallic reccptacles approved by the
commissioner, and under such safe
guards as he may direct.
The burning of paper or garbage
Of buildings within the fire limits Of
the city is prohibited. No person,
firm or corporation shall deposit, or
cause to be deposited, or left in any
Of the public streets, parks or thor
oughfarcs, or in any yards or prem
Uses adjacent to buildings or other
structures within the city limits,
any waste paper, excelsior, straw,
hay, leaves, brush, dry grass, weeds,
shavings, rags, empty barrels, boxes,
wooden crates, lumber, rubber, or
other combustible materials.