Clarendon road for its entire length. Avenue E (or Ditmas avenue), between Coney Island avenue and West avenue, and between Remsen avenue and Rockaway avenue. Avenue F, between Rogers avenue and Ocean avenue. Flatlands avenue within the limits of the Thirty-second Ward. Rogers avenue, from Malbone street to Flatbush avenue. New York avenue, from Malbone street to Church avenue. Albany avenue, from Malbone street to its southerly end. Utica avenue, from East New York avenue to Flatbush avenue. Ralph avenue, from Remsen avenue to Avenue T. East Ninety-second street for its entire length. Avenue T, between Ralph avenue and Flatbush avenue. Flatbush avenue, between Malbone street and Jamaica Bay. Nostrand avenue, from Malbone street to the boundary line between Thirty-first and Thirty-second Wards. Coney Island avenue within the limits of the Twenty-ninth Ward. Brooklyn avenue, from Church avenue to Avenue C. East Ninety-third street, from Avenue N to Jamaica Bay. East Ninety-eighth street for its entire length. Avenue N, from Remsen avenue to East Ninety-third street, and from Flatbush avenue to Avenue U. Avenue U, from Avenue N to Jamaica Bay. Linden avenue, from East Ninety-second street to Rockaway parkway. Avenue A within the limits of the Thirty-second Ward. (Ord. app. Feb. 28, 1905.) CHAPTER 2.- PUBLIC SAFETY AND ORDER. Article I.- General Provisions. § 15. The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to the Borough of Brooklyn, and every part thereof, except in cases where otherwise expressed, and the penalty for violating any of the same shall be ten dollars for each offense, except in cases where a different penalty is by this ordinance imposed for any violation thereof, and every person violating any of such provisions shall be liable for such penalty for each offense respectively. (Bk. Ord. 1886, ch. 3, art. I, sec. 1, with verbal changes.) § 16. See § 542, page 125. Article II.-Nuisances. $ 17. No person shall deal, play, or engage in faro, roulette or other device or game of chance, hazard or address, either as banker, player, dealer, or otherwise, for the purpose of gambling. (Id., sec. 4.) § 18. No person shall wash, or cause to be washed, any cart, carriage or other vehicle in any street, avenue or public place. (Id., art. VII, sec. 6.) § 19. No person shall raise or fly, or attempt to raise or fly, any kite in any street or avenue. (Id., art. VII, sec. 11.) §§ 20, 21. See § 549, page 127. 22. No person shall raise or assist in raising a false alarm of fire, or shall make a cry of fire without any apparent cause therefor, for the purpose of an alarm; or shall, unless he be a duly appointed bell ringer, ring any bell for the purpose of raising an alarm of fire, except in case of fire. (Id., sec. 18.) § 23. No person shall encumber or obstruct any street corner or other public place of the Borough of Brooklyn by lounging in or about the same. (Id., sec. 25, with verbal changes.) § 24. See § 548, page 127. Article III.-Protection from Fire. § 25. No person shall take or use in any barn or stable within the said borough any lighted candle, oil or fluid lamp, or any burning light of any kind whatsoever, unless the same be inclosed and secured in a good glass, horn or other lantern. (Id., art. IV, sec. 1, with verbal changes.) § 26. No person shall, within the said borough, deposit ashes on the wooden floor of any building, or in any barrel, or box, or other wooden vessel standing on any such floor, or place any such barrel, box, or other vessel containing ashes, upon any such floor. (Id., sec. 6, with verbal changes.) § 27. No person shall drive any vehicle over any hose stretched or laid at any fire or alarm of fire in the Borough of Brooklyn, under a penalty of ten dollars for each and every offense. (Id., art. VII, sec. 21.) Article IV.-Atlantic Avenue Railroad Crossing. § 28. No person shall attempt to cross the railroad on Atlantic avenue at any street crossing, while the gates for the protection of such crossings are closed, or being closed, under a penalty of five (5) dollars for every offense, and it shall be the duty of the police at once to arrest any person so offending. (Id., ch. 3, art. VII, sec. 33.) Article V.-Vault Covers, Etc. 29. No person shall remove or insecurely fix, or cause, or procure, or suffer, or permit to be removed or to be insecurely fixed, so that the same can be moved in its bed, any grate or covering or aperture of any vault or chute under any street or avenue; but nothing herein contained shall prevent the owner or occupant of the building with which such shall be connected, from removing such grate or covering for the proper purpose of such vault or chute, providing he inclose such opening or aperture, and keep the same inclosed while such grate or covering shall be removed, with a strong box or curb at least twelve inches high firmly and securely made, and provided that openings of more than two square feet of superficial area shall be inclosed at such times with strong railings not less than three feet high, to be approved by the Borough President, and provided further that such grates or covering shall not be removed until after sunrise of any day and shall be replaced before one-half hour after sunset. (Sec. 17, art. VII, ch. 3, Bk. ord. app. Feb. 18, 1895.) CHAPTER 3.-PARTITION FENCES AND WALLS. $ 30. All partition fences in the Borough of Brooklyn shall be made and maintained by the owners of the land on each side; and each party shall make and keep in repair one-half part thereof, when it can be conveniently divided. (Bk. Ord. 1886, ch. 5, sec. 1, with verbal changes.) § 31. In case of any disputes between the parties concerning the division of any such fence, or as to what part or portion of it shall be made or repaired by each party respectively, and in all cases of dispute concerning the insufficiency of any fence in the Borough of Brooklyn, the matter shall be determined by an Alderman of the borough residing in the ward in which such partition or other fence is situated, or by an Alderman residing in an adjacent ward, in case there should not be a resident Alderman within the boundaries of the ward in which such dispute arises. (Id., sec. 2, with verbal changes.) § 32. When any partition fence cannot be conveniently divided, the same shall be made and kept in repair at the joint equal expense of the owners of the land on each side. (Id., sec. 3.) § 33. When the regulation of a lot, in conformity with the street on which it is situated shall require the ground of such lot to be raised and kept up higher than the ground of the ajoining lot or lots, and a partition wall for supporting the same shall be necessary, such partition shall be made and maintained by the owners respectively of the land on each side; and when the same can be equally divided, each party shall make and keep in repair one-half part thereof. (Id., sec. 4.) § 34. If any dispute shall arise concerning the division of such partition wall between the parties, or as to what part or portion of it should be made or repaired by each party respectively, or concerning the sufficiency of any such partition wall, the same shall be determined by the Alderman as aforesaid. (Id., sec. 5.) § 35. Where any partition wall cannot be conveniently divided, the same shall be made and kept in repair at the joint and equal expense of the owners of the land on each side. (Id., sec. 6.) § 36. The regulation of lots, in conformity with the street, shall be calculated not to exceed a descent of two inches to every ter feet. (Id., sec. 7.) § 37. Where any owner or owners shall insist on maintaining his, her or their ground higher than such regulation, the surplus partition wall which may be necessary to support such height shall be made and maintained at the individual expense of such owner or owners. (Id., sec. 8.) § 38. Where any such owner or owners shall insist on regulating his, her or their ground with descent less than two inches on every ten feet, the surplus partition wall necessary to support the ground in the adjoining lot, regulated in conformity with the foregoing sec tions, shall, in like manner, be made and maintained at the individual expense of such owner or owners. (Id., sec. 9.) 39. If any person whose duty it may be to make or repair any partition wall, or any part thereof, in pursuance of the provision of this ordinance, shall neglect to do so for six days after being requested, in writing, by the owner or occupant of the adjoining ground, it shall be lawful for such owner or occupant to make or repair such partition fence or wall, or cause the same to be done, and to recover from such person the expense of making or repairing so much thereof as ought to have been made or repaired by him or her, together with costs of suit, in any court having cognizance thereof. (Id., sec. 10.) § 40. All outside and boundary fences, and all fences erected on the line of any public road, street, lane or avenue in the Borough of Brooklyn, shall be at least five feet high, and shall be built of good and substantial materials, and sufficiently in all respects to keep out and prevent the encroachment of cattle, sheep, hogs and other animals, and shall be kept in good repair, and of the height above mentioned. Nothing herein contained shall apply to court yards or iron railings. (Id., sec. 11, with verbal changes.) § 41. The owner or owners, lessee or lessees, tenant or tenants of any lot, piece of ground or premises, upon which any fence, not of the height, and that shall not be erected in the manner and maintained at the height mentioned in the preceding section, or who having so erected the same shall not keep the same in good repair, shall not recover for any damage he, they or she may sustain from any cattle, sheep, hog or other animal doing damage upon his, their or her premises, unless such animals shall have been unlawfully at large; nor shall any cattle, sheep, hogs or other animals be placed in pound for doing damage, unless such fence be erected and kept of the height, and in the manner mentioned in the eleventh section, unless such animals shall have been unlawfully at large. (Id., sec. 12.) § 42. In case any dispute between the parties concerning any fence embraced within this chapter, or the sufficiency thereof, the matter shall be determined by an Alderman of the borough residing in the ward in which such fence is situated, or by an Alderman residing in an adjoining ward, in case there should not be a resident Alderman within the boundaries of the ward in which such dispute arises. (Id., sec. 13, with verbal changes.) § 43. Any owner of a vacant lot or lots in the borough who shall refuse or neglect to fence the same, after having received ten days' notice of the adoption by the Board of Aldermen of an ordinance directing him to fence the same, in pursuance of an order of the Department of Health, declaring the same necessary to abate a nuisance, shall incur a penalty of five dollars ($5), and of five dollars ($5) for every ten days thereafter that such lot or lots continue unfenced. (Id., sec. 14.) CHAPTER 4.-STREET MUSICIANS. § 44. No person shall engage in the business of a street musician playing for hire or voluntary contributions from door to door, or otherwise, without having first obtained a license therefor. Licenses shall be granted for such purpose by the Mayor upon the terms and conditions hereinafter provided. The provisions of this ordinance shall apply only to itinerant musicians and shall not be construed so as to affect any band of music or organized musical or religious societies engaged in any military or civic parade, or to any musical performance conducted under a license from municipal authority. (Ord. app. Jan. 4, 1897, sec. 1.) § 45. Licenses to carry on the occupation of street musician shall be granted by the Mayor to such persons who apply therefor, provided that the person or persons applying shall have been residents of the Borough of Brooklyn for at least one year prior to such application, and shall pay for such license the sum of ten dollars, said license to be renewed from year to year upon the annual payment of said license fee. The term of residence required by this ordinance shall be proved by affidavit of the person applying for such license and of two other persons residents of said borough, which affidavits shall state the different places of residence in said borough occupied by said applicant during the year preceding such application. (Id., sec. 2, with verbal changes.) 46. See § 547, page 126. 47. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be liable for a penalty of ten dollars for each and every offense. (Id., sec. 4.) CHAPTER 5.-RAILROADS. § 48. Rate of Speed.- No street surface railroad car operated by electricity in any of the streets, avenues or public places of the Borough of Brooklyn, shall be run at à rate of speed to exceed six miles an hour within a radius of one and one-half miles from the Borough Hall, or within a radius of two miles from the Broadway ferries, nor in any other part of the first twenty-eight wards of said borough at a rate of speed to exceed eight miles an hour. (Bk. Ord. adopted March 25, 1895, sec. 1, with verbal changes.) 66 § 49. Stoppage of Cars.- Outside of the limits of Fulton street, Mrytle avenue, Broadway and Grand street, defined in the first section of this ordinance, no such street surface railroad car shall stop inside of any block which does not exceed 300 feet in length. In the case of blocks exceeding in length 300 feet there shall be a stopping place located in the middle thereof and indicated by a sign bearing the words Trolley Station." All such cars must be brought to a full stop before crossing the following-named streets and avenues, viz.: Bedford avenue, Eastern parkway, Hancock street, St. Mark's avenue, Schermerhorn street, State street, Dean street, Nevins street, Lincoln place, Berkeley place, First street, Third street, Clinton avenue, Bushwick avenue, Greene avenue, Lafayette avenue, Stuyvesant avenue, Union street, Second street, Sixtieth street, Ninety-second street, |