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Lorsqua la document ast trop grand pour 6tra reproduit an un saul cliche, il ast filmA a partir da Tangle supirieur gauche, de gauche d droite. et de haut an bas. en prenant la nombre d'images n^cessaira. Las diagrammes suivants illustrant la m^thoda. 1 2 3 4 5 6 MICROCOPY RESOLUTION TEST CHART (ANSI and ISO TEST CHART No. 2) I.I |5j0 ■ 43 vs. t^bu 2.8 1^ m 1^ I'll 25 2.0 1.8 1.6 ^ APPLIED IN/HGE I nc 1653 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14609 USA (716) 482 -0300 -Phone (716) 288- f,989 -Fax Hamilton City > Improvement Society, * ORGANISED JUKE Ki, 1899. * OBJECTS: To promote the improvement, clean- imess ana beautifying of the City, and to assist and stimulate the authorities in enforcing the laws relatini? thereto. ^ ( )v " HAMILTON PUBLIC LIBRARY ■" ^ m. Qi^A \ " ARY The City Improvement Society is under the nmnagement of an Executive Committee, and furnishes a medium never before existinJ,^ where- by residents of Hamilton having any complaints to make within the scope of its work, can be assured that the same will he presented to the attend' "''^'' ""'^' ''''' '''''''' ^^^P-" The Society is also ready at all times to receive any sugrgestions relating to special objects, the at irgT""' ""^ '^^''^' ^'^^ *^"^ '*" ^^"'^' '^" P"^^'« C. O. DEXTER, Secretary. 1900. Hamilton, Jan. Ist, 8 The following are some ot the regulations contained in the City By-laws which affect the comfort and convenience of citizens and the appearance and cleanliness of the City. Any complamts of neglect of these by-laws sent to this Society, signed with the name and address of the complainant, will receive attention ; such name and address being treated as strictly confidential. Rev. Stat8. Ont. Chap. 270, Sec. 2— Every owner or occupant of land must cut down or de- stroy all noxious weeds thereon as often evtry year as is sufficient to prevent the ripening of their seed. The following is the list of Noxious Weeds re- ferred to in the By-laws :— Wild Clover or Sweet Clover, Marsh Mallow, Milk Weed or Cotton Weed, Golden Rod, Yarrow. Mullen, Wild Lettuce, Thistles of all kinds. Dandelions, Nar- row Dock, Burdock. By-law 30, Sec. 5— No boxes, crates or goods shall be left on the sidewalk or in the street. By-law 30, Sec. 9-No shavings, sawdutt or any street or alley. ! ; i < ( t c h h i] P ^I'^iaiimmimmeiSni'mflfTi'^,' "m^^f^. ^^t-- I ; Hy.law ao, Sec. lO-Nosweeping.sof any store, house or ofHce, nor any paper, handbills or dod gers or ashes, straw, nifuse matter or stones or rubbish of any kind shall ba thrown or left in any street or alley. Ily-law ao, Sec. 12-Every occupant of a house or other building shall, before nine o'clock in the evening of every day (Sundays excepted), remo . e and clear away the snow and loose ice on the sidewalk in front of his premises. «y-law 80, See. 13 -Every owner of vacant property shall, within l' hours after snow has fallen upon the sidewalk in front of such property remove and clear away the snow and loose ice. By-law 30. Sec. 14-If any owner or occupant neglects to remove and clear away the snow and loose ice for 24 hours the City may remove it and charge the expense of removal as a special assess- ment against the premises. «y-law 30, Sec. 16-No person shall remove or carry any dead cow or horse or other animal through a public street, unless it is covered with canvas or other suitable material. By-law 30, Sec. 18-No person shall drive any horse or vehicle upon the sidewalk or use any horse, waggon or sleigh or bicycle thereon, unless in crossing when no other suitable crossing is provided. By-law 30, Sec. 20-No horse shall be left standing in the street, whether attached to a vehicle or not, unless securely fastened so as to prevent his starting or running away or the reins are in the drivers' hands or within his reach. By-law 30, Sec. 21-No horse shall be so fas- tened that the reins or other fastenings are an obstacle to the free use of the sidewalk, and no horse shall be fastened to any ornamental or shade tree or to any box or case around the tree. By-law 30, Sec. 22— No person shaU ride or drive any horse or any bicycle, automotor or other like vphicle in the street in such manner as to endanger or unreasoiiably incommode anyone. By-law 30, Sec. 25 -No sign or other post shall be placed upon any sidewalk or street : but this shall not prevent the erection of hitching posts or barbers' poles. By-law 30, Sec. 26- All awnings must be at least seven feet at the lowest part above the side- walk and must not projact over more than three- fourths of the width of the sidewalk. By-law 30, Sec. 28— No fence made wholly or in part of barbed wire is allowed along any street or public place, unless the barbed wire is strung at a height of not less than eight feet above the surface of the adjoining street. By-law 30, Sec. 32-No gate or door shall be hung so as to swing over the sidewalk or street, except doors to public buildings. 6 4 ■4 • f f I » «Maw 30, See. 35-Ornamental or slmde trese must be placed or set out within the outer line of the curbstone ; but in no case at a less distance than eight feet from the boundary line of the street. Bylaw 30, Sec. 36-No person shall climb into or interfere with or injure any trees in anv of the streets, public squares or grounds of the City and the penalty for any offence against this regu- ation shall be paid to the party giving informa- tion , By-law 30, See. 37 -No Locomotive, passenger or baggage car of any railway coir ->,ny shall be left standing on any railway tra^K at a street crossing for a longer time than five minutes. By-law 34, Sec. 2-A sign board when entirely above the first storey of any building may project eight feet over the street, and if it is placed or extends below the second storey it shall not pro- ject more than four feet or be less than eight feet at Its lowest point from the highest level of the sidewalk. Bylaw 35, Sec. 3-No willow, popular or cot- ton wood tree shall be planted in the street, and any such trees may be removed by order of the Council. ^ Bylaw 41, See. 20- All depositories for ashes snail De Duiit of brick, stone or iron, and no per- son within the City not having such an ash pit shall keep more than ashes on his premises ten bushels of wood By-law 41, Sec. 21 -No person sliall place or permit to be placed any hay, straw, shavings or other combustible material uncovered in any yard or lot within one hundred feet of a building. By-law 41, Sec. 24— If any building or fence by reason of its ruinous or delapidated state is in an unsafe condition as regards danger from fire or other dangerous risk or accident, or where any yard contains any building or fence or lumber or other combustible material which may be a source of danger irom fire to the adjacent property, the Building Inspector should notify the owner or person in charge of the property to remove such building, fence, lumber or other combustible material. By-law 41, Sees. 20. 27, 28, 29, 30. 31,32-No building material shall be deposited in the street without a permit from the Building Inspector and in accordance with regulations which have been made for the public safety, and as soon as the building is completed all building material, fences and obstructions must be removed and the street and sidewalk put in as good condition as it was before the material was placed there. By-law 41, Sec. 36— Where a roof slopes to- wards the street or there is danger of snow or ice falling in the street from the roof of any building or veranaah the owner or occupant must place a 8 sufficient barrier to j . ent the snow or ice from falling into the street or must remove the snow or ice from the roof so as to prevent it from falling into the street. By-law 43, Sec. 1— Every owner of a dog must cause it to be registered before the first of July every year and put a collar around its neck bearing the name of the owner and also having attached to it the City Tag showing that the dog tax has been paid and shall not permit the dog to run at large without this collar and tag. By-law 43, Sec. 4-^ Any dog found running at large contrary to the by-law may be captured, killed or disposed of by the person duly authorized ky the Council. By-law 47, Sec. 1— No one is allowed to use the roads in the public parks for teaming or carting heavy loads. By. law 47, Sec. 2 -No person shall climb or injure any tree in a public park or square, or destroy or damage any shrub, root or grass or pluck any flower. By-law 47, Sec. 3-- No person shall carry into a public park or square any dead carcass, filth, dirt or stone, or anything offensive, or expector- ate tobacco juice upon any walk therein. H-r i~_. .im 4^g^.^ 5— No one shall ride or drive ii}'°lU,Vf '*«, any horse or any automotor, bicycle or other 9 vehicle in a public park in such manner as to en- danger or unreasonably incommode any person. By-law 40, Se . 4-No accumulation or deposit allowed on any premises or lot, of anything which may endanger the public health, and no manure or other refuse or vegetable or animal matter or other filth to be deposited in any street, lane, pond, bank, harbour or water. IJy-law 46, Sec. 26, Rule o-All putrid and decayed animal or vegetable matter, must be re- move, from all cellars, buildings, outbuildings and yards on or before 15th Mav. By-law 46, Sec. 26, Rule S- Every householder or hotel or restaurant keeper shall dispose of all garbage by burning or by placing it in a proper covered receptacle for swill and house offal, the contents of which shall, between 15th May and loth November, be regularly removed as often as once a week. By-law 46, Sec. 26, Rule 8-Every livery stable keeper shall keep his stable and stable yard clean, and not permit more than two waggon loads of manure to accumulate at any time be- tween 15th May and 15th November. CAB FARES. €ab By-law. Sees. 6 & 25-Card to be con- spicuously placed inside every cab, stating cab number, name of owner and tariff of rates, «nd to be exhibited by driver if requested. 10 1 J^) wm Sec. 26 — For each passenger from any place iu the City to any other place in the City, 25 cts. Sec. 27— By the hour Si .00, for carrying, one, two, three or four persons, and in the same pro- portion for any fraction of an hour. Sec. 28— When a cabman is ordered to call at the house for a passenger and is detained more than five minutes, he may charge at the rate of $1.00 an hour, and in the same proportion for any fraction of an hour. Sec. 29— Before driving any person outside the City limits the driver must inform such person that he is liable to a greater charge than fixed by the tariff and settle the amount of such charge, and if the point to vt^hich he drives the passenger is not more than three miles beyond the city limits the charge shall be at the rate of $1.00 an hour, including the time necessary to enable the driver to return to the city limits. Sec. 30— No charge shall be made for a child under tvi^o years of age, and for children between two and twelve years half the tariff rates shall be charged. Sec 31— Each passenger is entitled to take hand baggage free of charge, and for each trunk 10 cents may be charged, but one trunk shall be carried free if there is more than one passenger.. not detain it at his destination more than five 11 minutes shall be entitled to return in the Cab to ^.he place of departure without payment of an additional fare; but if the detention exceed five ramutes and less than fifteen, one-half the original fare shall be added as return fare; and if the detention is more than fifteen minutes, the charge shall be at the rate of $1.00 an hour. Sec. 84— From seven to eleven o'clock in the evening between 1st. October and 1st May and from nine to eleven o'clock in the evening between 1st. May and 1st October the charges are one-third more than the Tariff; ard from eleven in the evening till six o'clock in the morning the charges are double the Tariff rates. Sec. 37— No driver t hall carry in or upon his Gab any person who has an infections disease, or the remains of anyone who has died from such disease. CARTERS' CHARGES. Carters' by-law, Sec. 24-ror the carriage of any goods or articles from any place in the city to any other place in the city, are as follows:— For each package or 1« ad under 200 lbs 2oc. Each load of more than 200 lbs. and not ex- ceeding 1,000 lbs. 35^,^ For each load exceeding 1,000 lbs .soc! For each load of furniture sqc. > 12 Useful fiints for Young People. '^ 4 4 f DON'T throw anything into the street. Gar- bage barrels and cans are always near at hand. DON'T throw away banana skins. They are slippery. DON'T forget that orange skins and water- melon rinds are easiest cared for when thrown into a garbage can. DON'T tear up waste paper and scatter it on the street. DON'T fill the ash barrel too full. Ashes are easily scattered by the faintest breeze. DON'T throw wate:- into the streets on frosty days. DON'T throw anything into the sewers. DON'T prevent water in the gutters from flow- ing into the sewers. DON'T touch the fire hydrants. If the hydrants get out of order, the damage in case of fire might prove serious. DON'T deface public or private buildings, •.li^i-tj, otciui-ttJo, diC, uj CuixiKiiig:, uuLLliJg, Strik- ing matches on walls, etc. 13 PROPER METHOD OF GIVIIVG ALARM OF FIRE «Y TELKPHOJVE. Call up Boll Telephone Exchantre and irive location r^f pcrniuTeci) when the operator at Teleuhone nffloo i^ni iVTreqSa ""^^'^ '''' Department tW'JLxfie^rcei the abo7o1n^frmSif,fJ*"" '"'"^ "^™'*'? 'l"'^^ ««rvice follow Cisf Of Tlrc^Farm Boxes ISSUED BY THE Hamil ton Fire Department No 2. 3. 4. 12. )3. 14. 15. 17. 18. 21. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 31. 32. 34. a"). 36. 37. 42. 43. 45. 46. 47. 63. On the Corner of Catharine aud .Taeknon Streets. Kinp and John Park and Kinj?. Hess and King. King and Locke. McNabandPii'ton. Inchbury ai.;l York. \ Queen and York and ^Magill and Barton. Bay and York. Bay and Mulberry. James and Mulberry. James and Gore. Stuart and M(«Nab. Guise and John. Catharine and C-annon. Cathcart aud Cannon. East Avenue and Wilson Street. King and Stephen. Stinson Street and Victoria Avenue. Kmg and Wellington. O'Reilly and Ferguson Avenue. Catharine and Young. James and Hannah. James and Hunter. Park and Hunter. Bay and Robinson. Hunter and Queen. Pearl and Jackson. James and King William. Central Fire Station. Rebecca Street and Feigusou Avenue. Emerald and Cannon. Stuart and Caroline. Ferguson Avenue and Ferrie. 14 ^ [ OF on of is not will r vices ollow rd to NT ^ Cist of Police Stations, Etc The location of the Police Stations, waggons and ambulance is as follows, the stations being numbered respectively 1, 2, 3 and 1. No. 1 is in the City Hall where the Chief and Detectives are to be found from eight a, m. to ten p. m. daily, after which the otiice is closed for the night. No 2 station, James St.. North of Stuart, is only kept open for the convenience of the men who are detailed for duty in that vicinity. No. 3 station is on King William St. near Mary St., and is always kept open. The cells are located in this station, also the Police Signal System. With the exception of two men who are detailed for waggon duty, all the uniform men parade for duty at No. 3. No. 4 station is on Napier St., West of Bay St., where the ambulance and waggon are kept. Calls for either waggon or ambulance should invariably be sent to No. 3 station, as the operator on duty there virtually controls the movement of these vehicles. 15