SEC. 17. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from RELATING TO CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTORS WITH As Amended June 7th, 1880. Contents of contracts. Officer having charge to fix the amount of bonds to be given by the contractor. The City Council of the City of Minneapolis do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. When any contract is ordered to be made or let under the provisions of the City Charter for any public improvements, either on streets, public grounds, public buildings, or other structures, or for repairs thereto, such contract shall contain a special provision for the payment of the laborers, and those furnishing material for such work or improvement, out of the amount due the said contractors from the city before any part is paid to said contractors, their heirs, agents or assignees, as hereafter provided. SEC. 2. When contracts are made as stated in section one of this ordinance, the officer having charge of making such contracts in behalf of the city shall fix the amount of bonds to be required of the contractor, and where proposals are made for such contracts upon specifications, said specification shall state the amount of bonds so to be given, and the contractor shall with the said contract execute a bond, with sureties, to be approved by the officer signing and countersigning said contract in the sum fixed as aforesaid, conditioned for the payment of the laborers employed, and for all materials furnished for the work or improvements so contracted for, and to indemnify and save the said city harmless for all liens or claims of liens for such labor or materials, or for any other claims against said contractors, and also to save the city harmless for all damages caused by the negligence of said contractors, in any respect relating to the work or improvements so to be made or done by them. SEC. 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication. Passed the Council September 10th, 1873. REGULATING TRAVEL ON THE BRIDGES ACROSS THE The City Council of the City of Minneapolis do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. That no person shall drive more than twenty head of cattle or mules at one time across any one span of any bridge across the Mississippi river, within the city; and that no cattle be allowed to pass over any of said bridges faster than a walk. Regulation in crossing. Penalty for SEC. 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, on conviction thereof before the Municipal Court of said city, be punished by a fine not exceeding ten dollars for any violation. such offense and shall pay costs of prosecution and may be imprisoned until such fine and costs are paid, not exceeding sixty days. SEC. 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from As Amended May 17th, 1877, and as Amended August 7th, 1878. trade, calling or occupation prohibited. The City Council of the City of Minneapolis do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. No person or persons shall, within the limits of the city of Minneapolis, exercise, carry on, follow or engage in or work What business, at any business, trade, calling or occupation, which shall be dangerous, hurtful, unwholesome, offensive or unhealthy to the neighborhood. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to give notice to such person or persons, to forth with cease, quit and desist from such dangerous, hurtful, unwholesome, offensive or unhealthy business, trade, calling or occupation, and if such person or persons shall refuse or neglect to cease, quit and desist from such dangerous, hurtful, unwholesome, offensive or unhealthy business, trade, calling or occupation within the space of forty-eight hours from the time of such notification, then such person or persons, upon conviction thereof before the Municipal Court of said city, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty days, or both, at the discretion of said Municipal Court. Penalty. No person shall allow any outhouse, privy, SEC. 2. No person or persons shall, within the limits of the city of Minneapolis, permit or suffer to be or remain offensive, nauseous, &c. to become hurtful, dangerous, unhealthy or uncomfortable to or for the neighborhood, any outhouse, privy, vault, sewer, private drain, sink, vault, sewer, offensive. pool, putrid or unsound flesh-meat, fish, skin, carcass, or any other unwholesome or offensive substance, liquid or thing whatsoever, on or upon his, her or their premises or land, or premises or land occupied or used by, or under the control of him, her or them. Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof before the Municipal Court of said city, be punished by a fine not exceeding thirty dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, or both, in the discretion of said Municipal Court. SEC. 3. No person or persons shall within the limits of the city of Minneapolis keep or use any slaughter house, nor slay, kill or butcher any animal, r.or melt or fry out any rough tallow, nor keep nor have any stale, putrid or stinking fat, greese or meat. No person or persons shall keep within said city any undressed or dry hides. or other offensive or nauseous substance or liquid at any place from whence the stench thereof shall extend to any street, avenue, alley, lane or public ground, or to any dwelling; and no owner or occupant of any grocery, cellar, tallow chandler's shop, pickling house, meat shop, soap factory, tannery, brewery, distillery, dye-house, stable, or other place of business, shall suffer or permit the same to become nauseous, offensive or unhealthy, nor suffer nor permit any litter or garbage to be thereon or swept therefrom upon any street, avenue, lane or alley, nor suffer or permit any foul, unclean, nauseous or offensive liquid or substance to pass therefrom or from any premises under their control adjacent thereto, into, over or upon any street, lane, avenue or alley, or open drain, gutter or sewer, or over or upon any private grounds of any other perAny person who shall violate any provision of this section, shall, upon conviction thereof before the Municipal Court, be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars and costs of prosecution, and may be imprisoned until such fine and costs are paid, but not exceeding forty days. son. SEC. 4. No person or persons shall, within the limits of the city of Minneapolis, set fire to or burn, or shall permit or suffer or procure to be set fire to or burned on or upon his, her or their open lot, land or premises, or open lot, land or premises occupied by or under the control of him, her or them, any weeds, dry grass, leaves, chips, straw, hay, cornstalks, manure, bones, or any rubbish, offals, or substance or thing whatsoever. Provided, however, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to or affect manufacturers, tradesmen, mechanics or other persons, who use such fire for the purpose of their manufactory, trade or occupation. Any person or persons violating the provis ions or any provision of this section, shall, upon conviction thereof before the Municipal Court of the city of Minneapolis, be punished Duty of chief police to make complaints and notify city attorney thereof Penalty for opposing or obstructing. by a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding twenty days, or both, at the discretion of said Court. SEC. 5. It shall be more especially the duty of the Chief of Police to enforce the provisions of this ordinance, and in case of any infractions of the same, to make complaint, or cause the same to be made, before the Municipal Court of said city, and notify the City Attorney thereof; and for the purpose of enforcing the same, or satisfying himself whether there has been any violation thereof, he shall, where he may have reasonable cause to believe that this ordinance has been violated in any particular, have the authority, and it shall be his duty, to enter into any building or upon any lot or premises whatsoever within said city, and make reasonable search and examination as to the existence or presence upon such premises of any nuisance, or offensive substance or practice hereinbefore specified, or otherwise, and any person or persons resisting, opposing or obstructing him in any manner in the performance of his duties aforesaid, shall, upon conviction thereof before the Municipal Court of said city, be punished by a fine not exceeding thirty dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, or both, in the discretion of said Municipal Court. SEC. 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication. Passed May 21st, 1873. Attest: E. W. CUTTER, Vice-President of the Council, and President pro tem. THOMAS HALE WILLIAMS, City Clerk, pro tem. Approved May 26th, 1873. GEO. A. BRACKETT, Mayor. |