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Show Grab A Rake, Brash, Broom r Hammer; us Ueaimp 1 ime T War Against Things Unsightly Is Waged Today Like it or not, old Mother North Sanpete was in ior a face lifting today as communities communi-ties throughout the area began official observance of Clea.ru-) Day. The smell of smoke from trash fires was expected to be an early morning reminder today to-day to those who weren't already al-ready out that cleanup, fixup, paintup time is here again. All schools were closed fodav so that students could participate partici-pate in the drive against un-sightliness. un-sightliness. Several communities were planning to continue the observance ob-servance through the week and it was agreed by directors of the North Sanpete school district home and community improvement improve-ment program that today's all-out all-out beautification marks the official opening of the 10-year improvement project. Meantime in Mt. Pleasant. Mayor S. M. Nielsen declared the period from April 16 and including in-cluding Apil 24 Cleanup Week in Mt. Pleasant and said accent would be on cleaning of trash from all premises including corrals. "We want to beautify," he declared, "but we also want to remove health and fire hazards." haz-ards." The city will take the responsibility respon-sibility of hauling away all tin cans and trash that are .placed in containers on the streets on Friday and Saturday, Apr'l 2" and 24, the Mayor said. The city is not equipped however, to undertake removal of trees on either streets or private property, he explained. Stricter enforcement of city ordinancs relating to community cleanliness is to be a part of the Cleanup Week observance, the Mayor announced. Specific ordinances are as follows: fol-lows: Section 272. Trimming Trees. Every person who is the owner, or is the agent having the care of any premises situated within the city and abutting any public pub-lic street, or highway, is hereby required, and it is made his duty to trim and keep trimmed all trees growing on said prem ises and in front thereof, wher. branches of trees overhang any portion of such street or highway, high-way, or overhanging any part of the pavement or sidewalk, such trees shall be trimmed and kept trimmed so that the lowest branches thereof shall be at least eight feet above the level of the pavement, sidewalk, or street so overhung by such branches. Section 492. Sidewalks. Width-Ditch. Width-Ditch. Repair of Shade Trees. All sidewalks within the citv sha'l be twelve feet in width, and or-the or-the outer edge thereof shall b a ditch of sufficient depth and width to hold all water necessary neces-sary to be conveyed therein, and to prevent the streets and sidewalks from being flooded o-injured o-injured by water, which said ditch shall be kept in epair and free from all obstructions bv the owner of the abutting propertv All shade trees set on the sidewalks side-walks shall be placed ten fee; from the line of the city lots. Section 493. SidewaT.es an-rl Sidewalk Ditches Kept in nerDai T) T i r Penalty lor Failure. Wheeve a sidewalk or sidewalk ditch is out of repair by reason of the act or ommission of any person whose duty it is to keep f-it-same in repair, it shall be repaired re-paired by such person or at his expense by the supervisor. Whoever Who-ever fails or negle -Is to keep the sidewalk or sidewalk r'j in front of his lo' or plate of business in good rop'r and free from obstructions shall h:-guilty h:-guilty of a misdemeanor. Section 501. Obstruction. Fa-moval. Fa-moval. It shall be unlawful f0-any f0-any person to put, p!a-c o: cause to be put or pla ed. a iv-where iv-where upon a public street o--sidewalk; and no peiso?i owning, own-ing, occupying o- -!-.av;pg . 0-oi 0-oi of anv premises shali,' after reasonable notice by the 'ly marshal or any po'ire officer-suffer officer-suffer to be o-- remain in front htereof. upon the s'dowalk. o-the o-the half of the street next to such premises. First. Any broken ware, r'iss filth, rubbish, rpf-'.p mni-r.-r garbage, ashes, tin cans, o-other o-other like substances. |