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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd1912-008 r~-- 144 f, , ! .;, I:' ~ .~ "'.'r~~" ':.'1 ~ i~,~f " h., i '! " ,; :) ~ i .. i, r , ," f) \ r ./ 145 ORDllifANr,lll NO.u 'pa.. 1. - AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF SIDEWALKS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Be it ortained by the Common Council of the Town of Bewart, Alatdca~ Section l, That the Town 1mrshal shall be ex-officio street CommissiJner of the Town of Sewara,Alaska.and that he shall ex- erai SO A. personal 8upervi don over all s1 tewalke 0 f a p~blie " natur, in sai. Town.ana shall see to it that the same are main- tai~. in a safe and passable condition.6o as not to be a menace to life or limb. &ection 2. That wheneTer,in the opinion of sait street Commiss- ioner.or of the Common Council.any siiewalk of a public nature in said town is in a condition dangerous to life or limb.he or it shall ciTe written notice thereof to the owner.ar person havinc char~e of the property abuttinc on or connecte. with said si.e- walk; wh10h said notice shall iescribeJ said siiewalk with suf- ficient certainty to enable same to be iaentifiei.and. notify the GWner.or other person.as the case may be.of the condition of sai. sidewalk, and that he is requirei.under penalty.to make said sidewalk safe and. passable forthwith. Section 3. That if the owner,or person having in charce,any pro- perty in front of.er connected with,Qr abutting on,or adjacent to any defective sidewalk,or sidewalks,of a public nature,as in this ordinance proviaed,shall omit.neglect or fail,within ten days after service upon him of the notice provited for in Section 2 of this ordinance.to lualce the sait si.ewalk safe ani passable.he ehall be teemed guilty of a misdeamenor,and,upon conviction there- of.shall be finea in a sum not less than five nor more than one hundrea dollars.and,in case of failure to pay the sai4 fine,he shall be imprisone. in the town jail of Sewari.Alaska.one day for every two dollars of sai~ fine. '; Section 4. If any fine is paid,as herein provided for,the Muni- cipal Magistrate shall forthwith deliver the amount so paid to the Town Treasurer and said Town Treasurer shall receipt therefor. The Town Treasurer,to whom any such money is deliverea.must re- port the facts forthwith to the Town Clerk and hold the money sub- ject to the disposition of the Comaon Council in puttin~ said side walk or s1dewalks in a safe and passable condition. Section 5. If the owner of any property mentioned in this ordi- nance ne a non-resident of.and have no alent in, the Town of Sew- ard.or.if the owner or person in caharce having been convict.., the Town of Seward,through its Street Commissioner.under and by Glirection of its COllllilon Council,may make saicl sidewalk,or siae- walks. safe and passable,and the Street Commissioner shall certify to the Town Tresurer the cost and expense of so Aoine; and saii Treasurer shall assess .,ainst the property ana the owner thereof the amount so certified. Said amount shall be a lien on said property and shall be enforced and collected as proviied by law. Section ~. The streets o~f the Town of Sewara.Alaska.shall from time to time by resolution of the Council be classified as Business streets ani Residence Streets,and the Town Clerk shall ) t 4f,~ . -,_. .~_... .--.,,- .- - -- .. _'~_'.'_"'" .__ "'._.___,."' H"__",_~_, .._ ORDINANCE NO. ~ Page 2. keep a permanent reeort of such classification, which recor4 shall show the wiith of streets,wiith of siiewalks,position of curb line and date of such classification. Section ? The sidewalks on each si4e of Business streets ant avenues hereafter built shall be ten feet wite incluei.e of the curb,ot line thereof. The sidewalks on each site of Resiience streets hereaf~er uilt shall be four feet wide,the outer edle thereof to be feet from the property line. Upon each site of every street d avenue in the Town of Seward a curb or cur~ line shall extend ten feet from and parallel to the property line. All sidewalks hereafter built within the Town of Sewart shall be laid upon a uniform grade under the supervision of the street cewniesi.ner~and shall consist of p:J;ankinc at least two inches II thick. Q..(..L, ' ....:..- ~ (J.JcJLI~ ~ """ ?-"t (. ,- ~ Section 8. All telelraph,telephone,~iectric light and other-poles, t and all hYdrants shall be placet insite of and within one inch of the curblne ant under the tirection of the Council,or its desie- nated officer,and it saall be unlawful to place any obstructions whatever outside of the curbinC,or line thereof. Section 9. Any deviation from the provisions of this ortinance shall only be by consent of the Council and the same made a matter of recort in the Council's proceetin&s. This ortinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and approTal. Passed by the co~o~n ouncil of the Town of Sewara, Alaska,th1s IQtay of '~___ ,1912, under suspension of the,rules~ ~ Approved by the President of the Comrnon Council and ex-o'fi 0 Mayor of the Town of Seward,Alaska,this I q a.ay of ,1912. T J4t1N IJ;{,~ ~<<H' To,m Clerk. P:r~..i ..lit' 'Of the Common Council a.nt (~~~-officio Mayor of the Town of 0:;.,;:,-;">' Seward., Alaska.