[Adopted 10-9-1906 by Ord. No. 100]
No encroachments shall be made on any sidewalk,
street, alley or lane within this Borough; by building or setting
up any bulk or encumbrances whatsoever, whereby the passage shall
be incommoded, nor shall any person or persons make, build or set
up any cellar doors, jamb, step or areaway which shall extend over
the sidewalk, or any part thereof of any street, alley, lane or public
square.
No person shall be permitted to extend the roof
of a house over street farther than may be necessary for a reasonable
cornice of the same, nor shall he erect or keep up and continue any
out stairs, overshots or buildings whatsoever, which overhang or in
anyway extend upon or obstruct any street lane, alley pavement or
public square in the Borough.
A.
When it becomes necessary to excavate the footwalk
for the purpose of building a vault, the contractor, owner, or owners
of property shall before commencing the work erect or cause to be
erected the full width of the lot a good and sufficient bridge of
not less than six feet in width nor more than four feet in height
with steps at each end so as to allow free use for such footwalk or
bridge.
B.
It shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner of
the Borough to enforce the last mentioned provision.
Any person violating any provision of this article
shall, upon conviction thereof by any District Justice or other court
of competent jurisdiction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more
than $600 for each offense, plus costs of prosecution, and, in default
of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment not to exceed 30
days; and shall remove the obstruction forthwith.
