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Firing arms within the

city.

works called or known by the name of "snakes," or "chasers," or any fireworks called or known by the name of "double-headers," nor any fireworks under any other name, composed of the same material and of the same character of those fireworks specified in this section, under the penalty of fifty dollars for each offense, to be sued for and recovered of the person selling or exposing the same for sale, firing off or discharging the same. And in case such person shall be an apprentice, such penalty shall be sued for, and recovered of and from the master of such apprentice. In case such person shall be a minor, and not an apprentice, the same shall be sued for, and recovered of, and from the father, or in case of the death of the father, then of and from the mother or guardian of such minor.

§ 9. No person shall fire or discharge any gun, pistol, fowling-piece or other fire-arms in the city of New York, under the penalty of ten dollars for each offense.

CHAPTER XIV.

OF PAVING, REPAVING AND REPAIRING THE CARRIAGE-WAYS
OF STEEETS AND AVENUES.

streets.

§ 1. All streets in the city of New York of twenty-two Paving feet in width and upwards, shall be laid or paved in the middle, which part shall remain as a cart-way, and shall have a gutter or kennel on each side next adjoining the foot-path, and shall be paved with sufficient paving stone and arched in such a manner as the Croton Aqueduct Board shall direct.

paving

borne.

§ 2. Whenever the carriage-way of any of the streets Expense of in the city of New York, or part of the same, not less streets, how than the space or distance between, and including the intersection of two streets, shall be repaired or newly paved and the crosswalks laid, and the sidewalks extended to the width required by law, at the expense of the individual owners of the lots in the same, and the work approved by the chiefs of bureau having special cognizance thereof such streets, or parts of streets, shall forever thereafter be paved, repaired and repaved at the expense of the Corporation; but this section shall not be construed to apply to sidewalks, but to the pavement or carriage-way of streets only; and nothing in this section contained shall be construed to apply to any wooden pavement in said city.

pave streets.

§ 3. Any citizen, or number of citizens, shall be allowed Citizens may to pave the street opposite to his or their property, where the same shall extend from the intersection of one cross street to the intersection of another, provided the same be done in conformity to the regulations of the Common Council.

Regulations as to paving.

Ibid.

Ibid.

Spilling dirt from carts.

§ 4. All pavements hereafter to be laid in any of the streets or lanes of this city, by the Water Purveyor or contractors for the construction of sewers, or for the laying of water, gas or other pipes, shall, after the pavement is laid or driven down, have covered over them one inch in thickness of pure sand, and no more.

5. Any and all persons other than the Water PurIveyor, who may hereafter pave, or cause to be paved, any street, lane or other thoroughfare, or portion thereof, in this city, shall have the sand, dirt and rubbish cleaned off said street, lane or thoroughfare, or any part thereof, within twelve days after any such pavement shall be completed, except such pavement as shall be laid over pipes, which shall be cleared off within six days after the same shall be laid; this section shall be so construed as to apply to the removal of all sand, dirt or rubbish collected in any part of any and all streets, lanes and thoroughfares covered by any pavement so done or laid, or excavation that may have been made, or other work done in pursuance thereof; and no contract for paving, in pursuance of this section, shall be accepted as completed, unless the Water Purveyor shall certify that this section has been fully complied with.

§ 6. Any person or persons, excepting the Water Pur. veyor, neglecting or refusing to remove the dirt, sand or rubbish, mentioned in section five of this chapter, within the time specified therein, shall forfeit and pay the sum of twenty-five dollars for each offense; and in addition there. to, the Water Purveyor shall cause the same to be removed at the expense of the party so neglecting or refusing, who shall be liable to repay and refund the same, and which shall be collected and paid into the city treasury.

87. Any contractors, or other person or persons, caus ing any cart to be loaded and heaped up with manure,

sand, earth, mud, clay or rubbish, so that the contents, or any part thereof, shall be scattered in any street, avenue, lane, pier or bulkhead in this city, shall forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars for each offense.

pavements

panies.

§ 8. It shall not be lawful for either of the gas compa- Breaking nies of this city, to break up any of the pavements of this by Gas comcity, without the permission of the Croton Aqueduct Board, and such consent shall not be given until the party applying therefor shall enter into a stipulation, satisfactory to the said Board, to repair and replace the said pavement to the satisfaction of the said Board at his and their own expense, by a day to be named in such permit; and if any person or persons shall neglect and refuse to repair and replace the same, in accordance with such stipulation and permit, they shall forfeit and pay for each offense the sum of fifty dollars; and in addition thereto, shall be liable to pay the expense of repairing and replacing such pavement, and which shall be done by and under the direction of the Water Purveyor.

in paivng

§ 9. It shall be lawful for the persons employed to pave obstructions or repave any street in the city of New York, to place streets. proper obstructions across such street or cart way, for the purpose of preserving the pavement then newly made, or to be made, until the same shall be fit for use; leaving at all times a sufficient passage for foot passengers, and giving at least three days' notice of such obstruction, by written or printed notices, put up in at least three of the most conspicuous places in the street.

§ 10. No person or persons shall, without the consent of Ibid. the Water Purveyor, in writing, or without the consent of the person superintending said paving, throw down, displace or remove any such obstruction mentioned in the last preceding section of this chapter, under the penalty of fifteen dollars for every such offense.

Obstructions in paving

streets.

Ibid.

Penalty.

Record of

streets paved

§ 11. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to authorize any person or persons to stop up or obstruct more than the space of one block and one intersection at the same time, in any one street, or to keep the same so stopped up for more than two days after the cart-way is finished.

§ 12. Whenever any person or persons shall have authority, under any contract with the Corporation, or any officer thereof, or under any permit authorizing the same, to remove the pavement from, or to excavate, or to occupy or use any part of the public streets and avenues in the city, so as to obstruct the travel in any streets or avenues, and to prevent the same from being used for the time being for the purposes of travel, such person or persons shall erect or cause to be erected, in conspicuous positions, at the several points of intersection of such street or avenue so obstructed, with the cross streets nearest to such obstruction, a suitable notice of such obstruction; which notice shall be in such manner and form as the Croton Aqueduct Board may at any time direct.

§ 13. Every person who shall violate this provision shall be subject to a penalty of ten dollars, to be sued for and recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

§ 14. The Croton Aqueduct Board shall keep a book, containing an account of all streets, and parts of streets to be paved, repaired and repaved, at the expense of the Corporation.

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