People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1896 — Ordinance No. 18. [ARTICLE]

Ordinance No. 18.

sum of One [sl.oo] dollars for the first day, and Ten [flO.OO] dollars for each succeeding day of the existence of such tfaisance. Sec. 5. Any person convicted of having suffered any frame ox other building, during the removal thereof, to stand or remain in any street or alley of said city longer than five daye, shall banned in any sum not less than One ]sluO] Denar hoi 1 mor6*than Ten [slo.oo] dollars for the first day. and in like sum for each succeeding day of the existence of such nuisance. Sec. 6. That any person convicted of having ridden, driven, oi* led afiy horse or other animal on or across any sidewalk in said city, improved by graveling, paving, planking or otherwise, or on or over any unfinished pavement Or sidewalk prepared for paving during the progress of the work thereon, or of having pulled up or broken down any post or stake, or removed any rope, chain, materials or other things used for such work, and during the progress thereof, shall be Bned therefor in any sum not exceeding Ten [slo.oo] dollars, nor less than One [fl.OO] Dollar. Provided-. That whenever from the want of an alley adjacent to any lot or part of lot, there be no convenient access thereto, otherwise than by crossing such sidewalk, it shall be lawful for the owner or occupant of such lot or part of lot, or for any person in his employ, to drive or or over such sidewalk for the purpose of discharging any bulky and needful article on such lot or part of lot, and also to ride, lead or drive any animal or vehicle as aforesaid, for the purpose of entering upon such lot or part of lot, if at the spot where such riding, leading or driving shall be done, such sidewalk shall have been well planked or paved in conformity to the grade of such sidewalk, so that such riding, leading or driving shall not be injurious to such sidewalk, and if, also, the free passage of foot passengers thereover shall not be interrupted. It shall also be lawful for livery stable keepers, lumber men and other such persons or their employes, and whose ordinary business may so require to make such crossing with such animal or vehicle, if * such sidewalk at the place so to be crossed shallffirst have been well planked or paved, as aforesaid, and if morever the movement of foot passengers thereon be not impeded. Sec. 7. This Ordinance shall be in force two weeks from and after its passage and publication in the Ordinances of the City of Rensselaer.

To Keep Streets Etc. , Clean. . An Ordinance Prohibiting the owners or occupants of any lot, tract, or parcel of land in the City of Rensselaer bordering upon any improved street from allowing the sidewalks or side gutters in front thereof to become filthy, overgrown with grass, weeds or other vegetation or the accumulation of mud, filth, or trash or rubbish of any kind, upon said sidewalk or in said side gutters, and providing a penalty for violating the same. [Ordained and established June, 22, 1896.] Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Rensselaer, Indiana: That it shall be uhlawful for the owner of any lot, parcel or tract of ground bordering on any improved street within the corporate limits of the city Rensselaer, or for occupant thereof, where the same is occupied by any other person than the owner, to allow the side gutters or the sidewalks in front thereof to become filthy, overgrown with weeds, grass or any other kind of vegetation, or to allow mud, filth, trash, oi* rubbish of any kind to accumulate upon such sidewalks or in such side gutters and to so remain for a period of three days after having been notified to clean the same by the Street Commissioner or City Marshal. Sec. 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of Section lof this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof be fined in any sum not less than One [sl.oo] Dollar nor more than Ten [slo.oo] dollars. Sec. 3. This ordinance shall be in force two weeks from and after its passage and publication in the Ordinances of the City of Rensselaer.