[Adopted 12-13-1920]
The owners, tenant or tenants of the lands abutting
or bordering on the sidewalks and gutters of the public streets, avenues
and highways in the Borough of Andover shall remove or cause to be
removed from the sidewalks and to the width of one foot out of the
gutters in front of or bordering on their said lands all snow and
ice within 12 hours of daylight after the same shall be formed or
fall thereon.
In case such owner or owners or tenant or tenants
of any land abutting or bordering upon any public street, avenue or
highway in said borough shall neglect or refuse to remove such snow
or ice within 12 hours of daylight after the same shall have fallen
or formed, it shall be the duty of the Street Commissioners, or officer
having charge of the streets and highways of said borough, to remove
or cause to be removed, such snow and ice from the sidewalks and gutters
in front of or bordering on such land.
The cost paid and incurred by such officer for
removing such snow and ice from any sidewalk or gutter shall be by
him certified to the Council, which shall examine such certificate
and shall cause the cost as shown thereon to be charged against the
lands abutting or bordering such sidewalk or gutter; and the amount
so charged shall forthwith become a lien upon such lands and shall
be added to and become and form part of the taxes then next to be
assessed and levied upon such lands and shall be collected and enforced
according to law.
