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...The legislative authority of a municipal corporation, in addition to the powers conferred by sections 729.01 to 729.10, inclusive, of the Revised Code, may require, by ordinance, by the imposition of suitable penalties or otherwise, that the owners and occupants of abutting lots and lands shall keep the sidewalks, curbs, and gutters in repair and free from snow or any nuisance.

... and curb along the right-of-way of any public street or highway adjacent to his property. A property owner may also install underground lighting for the display of the flag. Installation of the flagpole and holder shall meet the following specifications: (A) The flagpole holder shall be embedded in concrete, flush with the sidewalk or sodded area, and possess a cap or cover which shall be used when the holder is no...

... narrow, or widen any street, alley, or public highway within the limits of the municipal corporation. The legislative authority shall provide for such improvement by ordinance, which shall briefly and in general terms describe the part of the street, alley, or public highway to be abandoned by reason of such change, and the property to be appropriated for such purposes. The proceeding for such appropriation shall be...

...A street or alley, dedicated to public use by the proprietor of ground in any municipal corporation, shall not be a public street or alley, or under the care or control of the legislative authority of such municipal corporation, unless the dedication is accepted and confirmed by an ordinance specially passed for such purpose.

...The legislative authority of a municipal corporation, on petition by a person owning a lot in the municipal corporation praying that a street or alley in the immediate vicinity of such lot be vacated or narrowed, or the name thereof changed, upon hearing, and upon being satisfied that there is good cause for such change of name, vacation, or narrowing, that it will not be detrimental to the general interest, an...

...When any street, alley, or public highway, or a portion thereof, is vacated or narrowed by a municipality pursuant to the provisions of any section of Chapter 723. of the Revised Code, and the relocation of any conduits, cables, wires, towers, poles, sewer lines, steam lines, pipelines, gas and water lines, tracks, or other equipment or appliances of any railroad or public utility, whether owned privately or by any g...

...The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may, when there are two or more streets, avenues, or alleys of the same name in the municipal corporation, by ordinance and without petition therefor, change the name of any such street, avenue, or alley so as to leave only one to be designated by the original name. When, in the opinion of the legislative authority, there is good cause for vacating or narro...

...Notice of the intention of the legislative authority of a municipal corporation to vacate any street, alley, avenue, or part thereof shall be given as provided in section 723.07 of the Revised Code, except when written consent to such vacation is filed with the legislative authority by the owners of the property abutting the part of the street or alley proposed to be vacated, in which case such notice shall not be re...

...e given by posting the notice in three public places therein six weeks preceding such action. Action thereon shall take place within three months after the completion of the notice.

...et or alley which has been dedicated to public use by the proprietor thereof, shall, to the extent to which it is vacated or narrowed, operate as a revocation of the acceptance thereof by the legislative authority, but the right of way and easement therein of any lot owner shall not be impaired by such order.

...The court of common pleas may, upon petition filed in such court by any person owning a lot in a municipal corporation, for the establishment or vacation of a street or alley in the immediate vicinity of such lot, upon hearing, and upon being satisfied that it will conduce to the general interests of such municipal corporation, declare such street or alley established or vacated, but this method shall be in addition ...

...ervice of summons and shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which such street or alley is located, for four consecutive weeks, on the same day of the week. The cause may be heard and determined at any time after the expiration of ten days from the date of last publication.

...m for all minors or persons of unsound mind who are interested in the premises.

...A street or alley declared vacated under section 723.09 of the Revised Code, shall not be closed or obstructed until the damages assessed under section 723.11 of the Revised Code have been fully paid to the persons entitled to them.

...gering the public, and may require such indemnity agreements in favor of the municipal corporation and the public as are lawful and as shall be deemed necessary by it. The municipal corporation shall not unreasonably withhold approval of such plans, specifications, and contemplated use. All such conveyances or grants or permits to use shall be made with competitive bidding as required by section 721.03 of the Revise...

...When the legislative authority of a municipal corporation has determined to issue bonds for the purpose of constructing or repairing any viaduct over any street, stream, railway tracks, or other place where an overhead roadway or footway is deemed necessary as provided by law, or when such legislative authority has determined to purchase or condemn, or when a municipal corporation has purchased or condemned, land for...

... officer having charge of the repair of public roads or streets. Contracts for such improvements shall be made in the same manner as other contracts are required to be made. Vouchers to pay such contracts or any portion of the cost of such improvements shall be drawn by such board or officer upon the auditor or clerk of the municipal corporation, who shall keep an accurate account of moneys so expended. The funds cr...

...When the voters of a municipal corporation determine to issue bonds for the construction or repair of viaducts, or for the purchase or condemnation of the land necessary therefor, the authority to make the improvement is hereby conferred and the money arising from the sale of the bonds shall be expended in the same manner as provided in section 723.14 of the Revised Code.

..."Owner," as used in sections 723.17 to 723.31, inclusive, of the Revised Code, includes the legal or equitable owner, the person in whose name the property may be assessed for taxation on the tax duplicate, a tenant giving satisfactory guaranty that the assessment against the property signed for will be paid, or the board of education having the control of any school property.

...t of the streets, avenues, squares, and public places within the municipal corporation in the manner provided by sections 723.18 to 723.20, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

...The ordinance of a municipal corporation under section 723.17 of the Revised Code, to provide for sprinkling, shall not become operative unless it has received the affirmative votes of two thirds of the members elected to the legislative authority of such municipal corporation.

...Upon the certification of the petition and the passage of the ordinance as provided in sections 723.17 and 723.18 of the Revised Code, the board or officer having charge of the repair of streets in the municipal corporation may purchase the appliances and materials and employ the labor necessary to provide for sprinkling, or make contracts for all or any part thereof for periods not exceeding five years.

...To provide a fund to pay the cost of the sprinkling under sections 723.17 to 723.19, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the board or officer having charge of the repair of streets in the municipal corporation, each year, may estimate the cost thereof and cause a tax to be levied for such purpose upon the general tax duplicate of the municipal corporation, in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as other le...

...s right of way on any street, alley, or public highway, or any portion thereof lying within the limits of the municipal corporation.

...Upon failure of any interurban or street railway company after sixty days' notice to the person having charge or management of such company in such municipal corporation to comply with the resolution referred to by section 723.21 of the Revised Code, a municipal corporation may sprinkle or contract therefor through its proper officials in accordance with the laws relating to contracts, and the cost thereof shall be c...