the said Borough President, posted in a conspicuous place on said premises. (Id., sec. 7, with verbal changes.) § 12. If such owner, occupant or agent does not remove such dirt, rubbish or anything whatsoever from the sidewalk or thoroughfare fronting his premises within the time specified in the foregoing section after notice thereof it shall be the duty of the Borough President to cause the same to be removed at the expense of said owner or owners, his or their occupant or agent, and such expense shall be sued for and recovered in the name of The City of New York, in addition to the penalty imposed by the preceding section. The Corporation Counsel shall cause a statement of such cost and expense, together with the description of such premises, to be filed in the office of the County Clerk of the County of Kings. (Id., sec. 8, with verbal changes.) § 13. Any owner or owners of property in the Borough of Brooklyn may lay a granolithic, cement or concrete sidewalk in front of his, her or their premises, but no sidewalk shall be so laid without a written permit issued by the Borough President. Whenever such sidewalk is to be laid there shall be a foundation therefor at least twelve (12) inches in thickness, composed of steam cinders or clean, sharp gravel resting on a firm base. All material, composition and work shall conform to specifications approved by the Chief Engineer and the Borough President, on file in his department; and all provisions of these ordinances as to the inspection of material or work in the flagging of sidewalks or as to the remedy to be applied in the case of flagging improperly laid, shall apply equally to the sidewalks laid under this section. (Id., sec. 9, with verbal changes.) § 14. The widths of the roadways and the sidewalks of the streets in the Twenty-ninth and Thirty-second Wards of the Borough of Brooklyn are hereby fixed at the dimensions prescribed by the ordinances of the former City of Brooklyn, instead of the dimensions indicated upon the title pages of the maps of the former Towns of Flatbush, New Utrecht, Gravesend and Flatlands, except in the case of the following-named streets and avenues, where the width of roadways and sidewalks shall remain as shown upon the above-mentioned town survey maps, and where the streets have already been paved: Thirteenth avenue within the limits of the Twenty-ninth Ward. Sixteenth avenue within the limits of the Twenty-ninth Ward. Malbone street within the limits of the Twenty-ninth Ward. East New York avenue within the limits of the Twentyninth Ward. Church avenue for its entire length. Tilden avenue (formerly Vernon avenue), between Flatbush avenue and Holy Cross Cemetery. Cortelyou road for its entire length. 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.) Article II.- Nuisances. § 16. No person shall swim or bathe in the waters of or abounding the Borough of Brooklyn by day, or in such water within 200 feet of any ferry or other public landing place or bridge, at any time, without being clothed so as to prevent any indecent exposure of the body. (Id., art. II, sec. 1.) § 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. No bean shooter or other instrument for throwing bullets, stones or beans, shall be sold or offered for sale in the Borough of Brooklyn, nor shall any bean shooter or other such instrument be used in said city by any person for throwing bullets, stones or other missiles or carried in said borough by any person, with the intention of being so used, under a penalty of not to exceed ten (10) dollars for each and every offense. (Id., sec. 12, with verbal changes.) § 21. No person shall throw or cast any stone or other missile in, from or to any street, lane, public place or unenclosed ground. (Id., sec. 16.) § 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. No person shall paste, post, paint, print or nail upon any of the curb, gutter or flagstones, trees, lampposts, awning posts, horse posts, telegraph poles, barrels, boxes and hydrants in any of the public streets or avenues of this borough any handbill, poster, notice, sign or advertisement, under a penalty of ten dollars for each and every offense. (Id., sec. 26, with verbal changes.) 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 adjoining 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 ten 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 sections, 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 en |