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Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 33, 25 February 1875, Page 2

any footway or street shall before beginning to execute such work or to da such act cause to be put so as to separate from the street and from the remainder (if any), of the footway so much of the premises where the work is to be executed as fronts the site of such work and the area upon which according to the license suoh stage or scaffolding- is to be .constructed or such materials or- rubbish are to be deposited such sufficient hoards or fences together with such convenient platform or handrail if there be room enough to serve as a footway for passengers outside of such hoard or fence as. shall be respectively approved by such officer as the council shall have appointed in that behalf and shall continue such hoard or fence with such platform and handrail as aforesaid standing and in good condition " to the satisfaction of such . officer during the time , limited as aforesaid in the said license of the last renewal thereof and for such longer time aa the -public--. .: safety- or convenience requires and shall in aIL cases in which it is'necessary in order to prevent accidents cause the same to be sufficiently lighted from sunset, to sunrise and shall remove such hoard fence platform:'' and handrail and make good' the footway -and street within a reasonable time after the provisions of this, section have been fulfilled; Penalty for not pittting' up lighting etc. lioar ding. • •> 34. Every person who executes or begins- or con-: . tinues to execute any such- work as in the last section, .mentioned or- who, being licensed thereto constructs or begins or continues to construct any such stage or scaf-. ~ folding ob deposits' br keeps deposited any such material -: or; rubbish upon or across any footway or street without having in any , of the. cases aforesaid put up such hoard or fence or such platform with such handrail' as. aforesaid or continuing the same respectively standing and in good condition as aforesaid diving .'the tijrie L aforesaid or without keeping the said hoard fence" platform or. rail and each part thereof ' respectively while the same j are standing sufficiently lighted from, sunset to. sunrise or without removing the same- within, such reasonable timers aforesaid or without, -making good the footway, .and street after such removal shafl. for every such offence forfeit a'sum hot exceeding 1 fivepounds and further penalty hot : exceeding fortyshillings for every day. while such default is continued-. ' Removal of scaffolding etc. r . •]', - : ' 35. Every person licensed as: herein mentioned; to. > construct any stage or scaffolding or to deposit any naaterials or rubbish shall remove within a reasonable time after the time limited as aforesaid in such license or in the last renewal thereof all such stage scaffolding materials jwid rubbish and shall, make good the foot-" .way and street and if any such person shall fail- in any such case to comply with this section he shall forfeit a sum r not exceeding fiye pounds and a further penalty not exceeding forty shillings for every day while such default is continued. Street etd. not to de oistructed-etcS • 36. Nothing herein contained shall render it lawful to construct any stage or scaffolding or to deposit any materials or rubbish or to put up any hoarding or fence platform or handrail, as aforesaid or all or any of them so that the same, shall extend or be across of over or upon any stajeet further .fron) the. inner edge of the footway than one- third of the whole breadth of such street or any case so, as to, render the. street exclusive of the footways impassable ipr qarrjpge*, or. so as to obstruct the channel. ' ' Council may remove etc. in certain cases and'recoverexpenses. .... 37. If any person who ough t under this subdivision, to remove any matter or thing or to make good any footway or street shall fail so to do whether or not such person shall have been convicted or riot of any offence under this subdivision the council may remove such matter of thing or make good such street or footway and may recover the expenses of so doing from the person so making default before any justice, (7.) LIGHTING &c. OF OBSTRUCTIONS GENERALLY. Persons laying materials or maMng hole whether by, authority or not to light etc. same. 38. When any building materials rubbish or otherthings are laid or any hole made in any street or footway whether same be done by order or authority, of the council or not the person causing such materials or other thing to be so laid or such hole to be made shall at his own expense cause a sufficient light to be 'fixed in a proper place upon or near the same and continue such light every night from sunset to sunrise, , while such materials or hole remain arid such person shall at his own expense cause such materials or other; things and such hole to be sufficiently fenced and enclosed until such' materials or other things are removed or the hole filled up or otherwise, made ('secure and every such person who fails so to light fence or enclose such materials or other things or such hole shall for every such offence forfeit a sum not exceeding ten pounds and a further sum, not exceeding, forty shillings for eyery day while such default is continued. Penalty in like case for nonremovak ' 39. Iri no case $ha)l any such building . materials or other things or such hole as fast 'mentioned re-, spectively be allowed to remain; an unnecessary tinie under.a penalty not exceeding ten pounds to be paid for every such offence by the person." who. whether . by or order or authority of the council, or not causes such materials or other things to be laid or. causing, such hole to r be made. ' (8.) ROUSES &c. ENCROACHING' ON STREET* W -' Souses built so as to encroach on street etc.' : 40, x If any person shall erect or place any house ok, other building or any part thereof upon over or across any public street footway or channel he shall forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty pounds and a further sum not exceeding five pounds for every day while the same shall so continue. • ~S :~. '•': .;-.;■ ■ ..-, Houses previously built and unlawfully encroaching on ,--'.., ' ••' .street. SS .41. If any house or other building or any part thereof shall before the comingihto operation of this subdivision have been erected or placed in upon over or •across- the public highway or any public street orvfootway marked or set out as suphija, suph' manner.as to.be a common nuisance to the highway or asrto encroach on such street or footway it shall be lawful for the council to give notice, to thrown er,'of such house of buildirife'tb rein ove Isucii house or such part thereof as shall so have been erected or placeoVwith.s.uchj -precautions for 7the7 F Safety of passengers and for the proper, securing of so much (if any) of such house or building as is to. remain thereafter as the council * see fit and such owner I s^all "within^ 7W^W°^^^~^yß'"^^v ithe service 1 - of "siich''"n6tiCe npoh^h ? m£ remove^fSti .house .or jrpart accordmg 7 to r j|Lc^nor^f such notice : ;and M.sjach 'owner shall fail wfthm 'the swd v period, of t^en^eighjtj days to remove *i such-'*'* House or part ( r.yy ■ >. 4 y , r tQontinfifijjl <fh p&gr^7« x