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ORDINANGK NO.......~O.."
An eJrdinance rrroviding for the operation and maintenance of Rowling
AIIeys, Box-Ball Alleys, Mine Pin Alleys and all other places where games
are played with balls and pins, whether a greater or less- number than
nine are us-ed. Providing rules and regulations for- the management and
conduction of same, fixing penal ties- for the violation of the provisions :""
hereof and repealing ordinance number 213 ana all other orc1inamces and parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith.
Be It ORdained By the Mayor and Œouncil of the City of Blair Iebraska
gec~ion l~rt shall be wìd hereby is made unlawful for any person, firm
or corparation to own, operate or manage any bol~ing alley, Box~Ball alley
nine in. alley or other game played with ball and'pins whether a greater or
less number than.nine are used, for pay within the limits of the city of
Blair Nebraska until the owner méènager or operatmr thereof shall have first
procured a linence therefore as hereafter provieded.
Section2... The Mayor- and council of said city shall have power by resolu-
tion, duly passed, to grant licence for the maintainance and operation for
pay of boIling alleys, box~ball alleys-, nine. pin alleys- and all other games
played with pins and balls whether a greater or less number than nine pins
are used~ .
Section 3. The licence herein. provided for W'hen granted by the
Mayor and Council as above set forth shall be signed and issued bu the CIty
Clerk of said City and have attacked hereto the Corporate Seal of Said City,
Shall expire with the expiration of the mtIDlcipal year for which the same
is: granted, shall not be transfere.ble or ass-ignable- and shall specify wi th
reasonable certainty the room in which the privola.ge is to beexercised and
shall be ravokable by the mayor- and council by resolutionduly passed upon the
violation by the licence of any of the provisions of this ordinance Provided
however that the 1~ayor and Council may grant an annual licence or may grant
quarterly licence in th~ lattecase the rate shall be one fourth of the charge
hereinafter set forth.for mnyal licence~
Section 4. After the application for licence shall have beengranted
and before any such licence shall iss-ue, éhe applicany shall pay to the
City Terasurer the sum of $50annual"lic.ense for each alley so used or one
fourth there of in case. of quarterlu license. The Ci ty Treasurer shall gi VB
to the licensee so payillg a linense a receipt therefore which when presented
to the C~ty Clerk shall be his authority for the issuance of the license
aforesaid. "'
Section5. Every such bollind alley, box ball alley or nine pin alley or
o,ther alley used for the playing with pins and ball linense as aforesaid
shall close on each and every day at the hour of 10 0' clock P. M~ and shall
not re-open until the hour of i3even 0 'clock A", M. the following day, Provided
thatthe same shall close at 10~dLclock p~ M. on each Saturday nifht and not
reopenuntil seven 0 I clock A.M.., on the following succeeding M.onday Morning.
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Section 6.. It shall be unlawful for any such person, firn or corpor-
ation so license as aforesaid, to in dulg in, permit or allow in the room)
where the privolage granted in the liaense is being exercise~any drunken
ness, or indecent language, betting, gambling or habitual lo~fing Lyany
persons, whonever or to permit any minor under the age of 18 years to
be or remain therein LIDless accompained by the parént or guardian of
such minor.
Section 7. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of
the provisions of this ordinance shallbe deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum less than 10 Erollors
not more than 50 Dollors for each offense and shall stand commi tted until ScÜd
fine is paid, And any firm personor corporation licensed as her.etofore provide
vlho shall violate any of the provisions of t:,is ordinance shall .have the
license under whictl he is operating revolked. '
Section 8. Ordinance number 213 and all ordinanc'es and parts of ordinances
in conflict herevilÌ th be and 1'l1e s¿"me he:.:ehy are repealed.
Section 9. This ordinance shall take effect and be force from and after
its passage, approval and publica tioll as reqllÌred by law.
Passed and app:coved this 16th day of January 1917.
Magnus Johnson,
Mayor.
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NO. 38I..
An ordinance to regulate the use and blowing whistle operated within the
city of Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, and designating the use of~the
siren whistle as the official fire alarm wi tlÜn tl1e aforesaid city and
prohi bi ting the blowïng Qf the~sái.m~-f6Dnbtherr3pÜI'poses, making the violation
thereof a misdemeanor, and providing penalties tlierefor and repealing all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict her~with.
BE IT ORDINANCE BY TP...E MAYOR fWD CITY COUNCIL or Blair Nebraska.
Section 1. It shall be and hereby is made w11awfal for any person, firm
or corporation to operate or blow or cause to be operated or blown within
the corporate limits of the city of Blair any siren mocking biid or any
whistle with varying tones wxDept-for the purpose of calling out the fire
department of the City of Blair in case ,of eo fire",
Section 2., The blowing of a sire~n whistle shall be and hereby is made
the official fire alarm of the -'-City of Blair, Washington COW1.ty, Nebraska,
and it is hereby made the duty of any person or persons being in the actual
operation of ,the steam plant at the Electrict light house and pumping
Station of the C-i ty of Blair, Nebraska, whenever motic'e is redei ved' of So fire
alram, to blow or cause to be bloWD for at least one siren whistle in
c~onnection with said plant.
S'ection3.. Any person, persons firm corporation violating any of the
provisions of thes ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor-and on
conviction thereof shall' pay a. fine of not more than $25 nor more than $5'~J
in the discretion of the mourt for each offense and shall stand coromi tted'
to the City jail W1til said fine paid.
S.eCltion 4.. All ordinances and p~arts of ordinances in conflict herewith
shall be and the same hereby is repealed...
:ciection 5.. This ordinance shall take effect and be force from and after
its passage, approval and publication as- required by law~
Att.est.
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AN ODINANCE determining upcrn a syst,em. 9f sewwrage for the City of Blair,
Washington crounty~ NebraSka, fixing the a.mount thereof as the Moryar- and
CIouncil propose to construct, adopting and ratif¥ing-.tha survey,6f)timates and
calculations and cost of labor and material theref,ore, amòunt of 111011ØY to
be' borrowed and plans of such system made by the dl ty Engineerêmd spe.ciar"
endineer" heretoftfire ordered so to do and now on 'file with the c'1ty S'lerk
of the city of Blair, Washington County, Nebraska.
BE IT ORDINANCE BYTHE1ìlAYOR .AND COUNCIL of the C:ity of Blair, Nebraska,
Section 1. The Mayor and council of this city hereby determine upon
the plang, plat, profile, estimate and calculation of the City Engeneer of the
City of Blair, Ghrist Rowher, and :che Special engineer, Martz Engineering
Œompany, mage by the order of thes cow1~il and filed by them with the City
,Clerk of said city on the 6th dau of February, 1917.
Section 22.. The Mayor and Council of the City of Blair l\Tebraska hereby
propose to construct so much of'the aforesaid system of sewerage as is d(es-
ignated and set forth in the aforesaid plang, plat, profile, estimate and
calaulations, ,desigmated as afT mainno X, 2:, 3, and outlets, the estimated
total cost of which !bs (20 ,S2.6.27, which amount the aforesaid Mayor and Counci
propose to borrow as provided by law..
Section 3.,. This ordinnce-shall be
approval, and public.ation as required
Passed and approved this. ao day of
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in force from and after its" passage,
by law.
Feby 1917..
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Mayor..
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~DINANCE NO. 3g~;
SECTION ONE.
An ordinance to proV'ide salaries for' the officers of the oi ty of
B:balr fiebrasaka, and to repeal ordinance No, 367. and all previous
ordinances in conflict herewith.
ie mt ordained by the Mayor and Council, of the City of Blair Neer;
The officers. of the City of ilair Nebrasaka., shall receive oomm-
pensation for their services as follows:
The Mayor. shall recei V'e 66<,;
The water oommisioner shall receive
The Elee. Light Coæillissioner shall receive
$100.00 per year.
----# 25.00 per year.
$150,00 per year.
I 75.00 p~r ~eatb.
$55.00 per ~ath.
i40.00 per ~onth.
;¡põ5.00 per,ûonth.
The City Clerk shall receive
The City treasure shall receive
The chief of Police shall receive
The night watchman shall receive
Th9 01 ty Council Juan shs.ll receive _._$25.00 per year.
The City engineer shall receive for time employed ---- $ 4.00 per day.
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All other officers and employees shall receive such fees or oompensa-
tion as the Mayor and Council shall from time to time establish.
Ordinance no. 367. and all other ordinances and part of ordiaances,
in conflict hereof shall and are repealed." .
SECTION THREE. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage, approval. and publication as req1\Iired by law.
SECTION TWO.
Passed and approved this 17th day of April, 1917.
Attest.
S. Vi. Chambers.
Ci ty Cl'3rk.
Mayor.
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An Ordinance providing for the lincensing, operation anã management of
alL kinds of skating rinks and all other Flaces where roller or ice skating
is permitted for pay fixing and prescribing pemalties for the violation of
the provisions 11ere01' and repealing all orainances and parits of ordinances
. in conflict herewith.
Be It Ordained By The Mayor' and C'ouncil of the Ci ty of Blêl.'ir. NebrasKa.
Section L.. It shall be and is hereby made unlawful for any person, firm
Ol~ col~'poration to ovm manage or opeTate wi thin the corpal'ate limi ts of the
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City of Blair Ilfeoraska, for profit any kind. of' a skating rink either port-
able or permanent wherein either ice or roller ,~kates are used until the
owner thereof shall have first procux'ed a license therefor ,as hereinafter
provided.
S:ection 2. The Mayor and Oi ty Council of said Cï ty shall have and hereby
is given power by resolution duly passed, to grant liaense for the maintain-
ance and operation for pay of skating rinks either portable or permanent
wherein either roller or ice skates are to be used.
Sec.;tion 3. The license.herein provided for when so granted by the Mayor
and Council as above set forth shall be issued and signed by the CIty Clerk
of the said Ci t;:i, and have attached thèreto the Œbrpora te seal of said Gi ty ,
shall expire wi th the municipal year for which the same is gra,nted, shall
not be tranferable or. assignable and shall specify with resonable certainly
the location upon which the privilege is to ibe exercised and shall þe valued
only fOl: sucll location, shall be revokable by the Mayor and Council upon
resolution duly passed upon the violation by the licenseeor any of' the pro-
visions or this ordinance or his failure to enforce ouedence of any or all of
tile prohi bi tions herein cont,aiiled, shall state date of issuance an expiration
or SéJ.me and amount of license paid. Rrovided thaL said license may be grant-
ed for tl1e fiscal year or any part thereof upon the payment in advance by
licence60f amount of licence at the rate hereinafter set forthw
Section 4. Ai'ter tne application for: licenc¡;; shall 11aVe been granted and
before such lucense shall issue the applicant shall pay to the City Treasurer
the amont of the full term for which licence is to be issued. The Oith
TresBurer shall give to the licencee,a re'ceipttherefor which when presented
to the City Clerk shall be his authority for the issuance of the licence as a
foresaid.
Section 5. I!:very such skating rink licenced as aforesaid shall close and
not be operated 011 eacn and every day at t11e hour of 10 o'clock p. ffi. and
shall not re-open until the hour of seven o'clock the following day; Provided
that tl1e same sþ.E,ll close at lu 0' clock p.. m- on each Saturday night and not
re-open until seven 0' clock 8.. m.. on the following Monday morning.
section 6... All skating rinks operated under alicena-e as herein provided
for must bé so run and operated by the licensee as to prevent any loud or
boistrous noise, profane or indecent language or conduct, fighting or threat-
ening to fight, drnnkennessor intoxication, or immoral conduct, by any per-
son or parsons, in, upon or adjacent to said skating rink while the same is
open and being operated as aforeséÜd and a failure so to ,do shall revoke said
)icense at the option of the Mayor and Council.
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Section 7.. The license fee to be charged for the operation of a skating
rink as herein set forth shall be the sum of one dollar per day for each day
the applicant shall be granted ¿,¡, license to' so operate.-
Section 8. Ãny person, firm or corporation violatirig any of the provision:,
of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction there-
of shall be fined in any sum not lessthan ten dollç¡,rs nor more than fifty
dollars for each offense in the dœscretion of the court aI1d shall stand com-
mitted to the city jail until said fine i-s. paid.
Section 9. All ordinances and parter of ordinal~8es in conflict herevri th are
hereby repealed.
Section 10. This ordinance shad take effect and be in force from~"'àfter
its passage, approvel and publication aE! required by law.
Passed and approved this 1st day of May, 1917.
Attest::
s. W 8- CF.JÙŒLH3,
City Glerk.
MAGNUS JOHSON'
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Ordïnance No., 385,,"
An ordinance prohibi ting any person, fir,,+or corp!IYraticm from operating or mana
aging a Roller Ska ting Rink in the Ci ty of Blair ~Nebraska from atld after
July 5tfi I917 providing penal te-s for a violation Ordinance H0384. of the
City of Blair Neuraska passed and approved May 1st ~917.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Co')ncil of the 01 ty of Blair', Nebraska
Section 1. It shall be and hereby is declared to be unlawful for any perso
orfirm or Borporation to operate or manaGe a roller skating ri11k either
portable or permenent in the City of B1aur Nebraska form and after the 5th day
of July, 191710>
Election a Any person, firm or corera-tioD. or the officers, agents or em-
plo;yees of any firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions
of this ordinance::; shall be deemed gull ty of a misdemeanor and '-:pon con-
victmpn thereof shall be fined in meF€-~Ða any sum not less than ten dollars
nor more than t~ fifty dollars for each offence in the discretion of the
Gourt and shall stand committed until such fine is paid to the city jail.
Section 3. That Ordinance No. 384 of the City of Blair Nebraska, passed
and al)provad IvIay 1st, 1917 and all parts thereof be and the same hereby is
repealed from the time this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force.
Section 4. This Ordinance ,shall take effect from $nd after the 1st day
of July 1917 and from and after'its passage approval and }211blication as requir
ed by law.
Passed and al:>proved this 19th day of June, 1917.
Attest
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A. L. HAINES
City clerk.
s~ ¥if. Chambers,
Mayor.
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ORDINANCE NO. 386
An Ordinance to provide_for tbele!y of taxes, and levying the same
08 all taxable property in the City of Blair, Nebraska, ror all pur-
poses necessary to main~ain the City Government for the City of Blair,
Nebbaska, for the Fiscal Year commencing on the first Wuesday in May,
1917.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Blair,
Nebraska:
Section 1. That the~ be and hereby is levied ani assessed upon all the
taxable property within the corporate limits of the City of Blair,
Nebraska, for the Fiscal year commencing on the first Tuesdat in May,
1917, and ending on the first Tuesday in May,1918, the following sums,
to-wit:
. Mills:
For General Revenue purpåses.,. . . . . . .15
Forpayment of Waterworks bonds & interest. 4"
For payment of indebitedness on City HAll. .2
For public LibtJary purposes. . . . . . . .2
For Street Lighting Purposes. . . . . . . .4
For Music and Public amusements. ~ . . .. 1
For Improvments on waterworks System. . . a
That the same be levied and assessed ag ainst all taxable. property
within th e corporate limits of the said City of Blair, Nebraska and
collected as other taxes as shòxn by the assessment rolls for the year
1917.
Section 2.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and
after its passage, approval and publication as required by law.
Passed and approved this 19th. day of July, 1917.
Attest:
A. L. HAINES,
Clerk.
S. W. CHAMBERS,
Mayor.
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ORDINA~CE
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ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BILL.-
AN ORDINANCE, to be termed It:THE~NNUALÁPPROPRIATION- BILL\T: apprcrpriating
such gum or sums of money necessary to defray all necessary èxpenses and
liabilbties oJ!i the City of Blair, Washington County,-S'tate of Nebraska for
the fisc-aI- year corl1mencing on the objects or purp()se for each appropriation,
and the amount for each obje-ct or purpose.
. BE IT ORDINANCE by the Mayor~ and (;i ty C-ounc'il of the City of Blairt
'ashington County Neoraska,
Section 1 That there be and hereby 1s appropriated out of the money.
derived from the tax levy for genßTal rev~nu¡:¡ pnr.poses for the present fisc-il
year-, commencing on the tirst:,.tursday of lv¡ay, 1917, and out of all other
available money or fund therefor belonging to said City, amounts -for each
object and purpose as follow~
Salaries for Ci ty o:rricel's.......,
Wages and Compensation for Employees.......
Stree t a; ;.ey and Dridge turpose ......
Fire Department and apparatus
Miscellaneous and Incidential expenditures.
Printind and Publication
Expens'és of Criminal and ai viI Suits
City Hall Indebtedness
Mus 1c and Wn tertainment
. Any balance of s id fund remaining over and unexpended at
year shall be transferred to the gener-al fund.
Section 2. That there be and hereby is appropriated out of the money
derived from the levey Of taxes for park purposes for the aforsaid fiscal year
and out of any and allmoneys or fund ava.ili ble l)herefo~ for each obJect and
purpose as follows~
Park Purposes.... .:m;IOO",OO
Any balance of said fund remaining over and unexpended at the' end of the
fiscal year shall be transferred to the park fwnd.
Section 3. That there be and herenu is appropriated out of the moneys
deTi ved fr'Om the levy d5f taxes for Bond. and Interest for the a.foresaid fiscal
year and out of all otner moneys or fund avaible therefor inclÚlding the bond
and interest fund amounts for eallTh object' and purpose as followS':;
Interest on City Bonds..... $2500~00
Payment of Principal on Bonds ...... 3000.00
n Any blance of saÚld fWld remaining over and unexpended a~ the end of the
fiscal year shall be transferred to the Bond and In_terest Fund.
Section$ That there be and hereby is appropriated out of the moneys
derived from the levy of taces therefor for the aforesais fiscal year
and out of the revenues from the water,corks system water fw1.d and
any and all moneys available therefor amount for e.ach obect and purpose
as fo110wa:-
Ma.inta.1nence, Bxtension and InRrovements of water works
;cialary of engineer and water c.ommissioner...
Any balance~ of said fu d remaining and unexpended at
year shall be transferred to the water fund.
S_ection 5. That there be and hereby is appropriated
,tr'Om the levy of taxes for street lighting purposes
out of any and all moneys or funds avaibla therefor
and purpose as follows::
S.treet Lighting Purpos e s. 8-0 . . . . . . .
$,4000.00
5000..00
4000..00
750..00
3000..00
300 .~ 00
250...00
1000...00
500.00
the end fiåC'al
system.. .$ßOOO.OO
500.00
the end 01 the fiscal
out of the monyeß derived
for the fiscal year, and 0
amounts for each objec~ an
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Any balan~e of said fund remaining over and unexpended at the end of the fE
fiscal year shall be transferred to the general fund.
Section §-., That there b"e and hereby derived fr{)m the operation of the-
elestirc light system and sale of aurrent therefor'and all money or funds avai
ble therefor for- eaah object and purpose as follows:
Salary of Elec~ris Light Commissioner' 11,OaO.Oo
Operation, Maintainence repairs and extensuon of lighting $3 000.00
Pay ment of outstamding debt againstlight system..,.. 1 000.00
Any balance of said fund remaining over and unexpenæded~ the end of
the fiscal year shall' be transferred to the llghtin system fund.
~ection li., That there be and hereby i.6 'appropriat'ed out of the moneys der
ved from the tax lei ved for Librar.> purpø:ses for present fiscal year aforesaid
and out of all other moneys or fund avai ble therefor amonut for each object a
and purpose as followat
Maintain.ence of Public. Library $11000.00
Section. 8 This ordinance shall take effect and be infors'e from and after it
passage, approval and publication a,s recruires by law.,
Passed and approved this 19th day of July, n217.
Attest ::
S.. iIT.. Chambers J
Mayor..
A.. L. HAINEa..
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