Der Lecha Caunty patriot. [volume] (Allentaun, Pa.) 1859-1872, 1867-08-27
A N ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE
KELAIING TO THE
WATER AND GAS COMPANIES.
August 90. 1867

WATER AND GAS COMPANIES.
SECTION. 1. Be it ordained by the Select
and Common Councils of the City of Allen
town, and it is hereby enacted by the Au-
thority Of the same:
That whenever the "Allcntown Water
Company" or the "Allen Gas Company"
their officers, agents, employees, and servants
or any other person or persons shall dig, or
cause to be dug, any trench or trenches, in,
along or across any street, road, lane, alley,
and sidewalk or toot-way within the City of
Allentown, it shall be the duty of the said
companies or either of them, their officers,
agents, employees, or servants, or either of
them, Immediately upon the completion OF
the work, TO Gil up and close such trench, or
trenches, and puddle the same, and also to
macadamiZe or pave the same, wherever such
trench or trenches shall be made or dug in
and along any street or alley which is paved
or macadamized, at the proper cost of the
said companies or either of them and in case
either OF said companies, their officers, agents,
employees and servants, or any other person
or persons shall neglect or refuse to comply
with the provisions contained in this section,
such company, their officers, agents, employ
ees or servants or any other person or per-
sons so neglecting or refusing, shall for each
and every such neglect or refusal forfeit and
pay fine of not less than twenty nor more
than fifty dollars.
SECTION. .. That whenever the said COM
panies or either of them, their officers, agents,
employees or servants or any other person or
persons shall dig or cause 10 be dug any holes
or other openings in, along and across any
street, road, lane, or alley and sidewalks or
toot-way aforesaid for the purpose of repair
ing any pipes or other connections with their
work the same shall be filled up and closed
and also puddled and macadamized by the
SAID companies or either of them their officers
agents, employees or servants or any other
person or persons in the manner provided in
the proceeding section and for neglect or
refusal thereof shall for each and every such
neglect or refusal forfeit and pay fine or
penalty of not less than twenty nor more
than fifty dollars.
SECTION 8. That whenever the said COM
panies or either of them, their officers, agents,
employees or servants or any other person or
persons shall dig or cause TO be dug any trench
hole or holes or other openings in along and
across any street, road, lane, alley, and side
walk or foot-way which shall have been filled
up closed puddled and macadamized as pro-
vided in the preceding sections of this ord-
nance and the same shall Notwithstanding be-
come out of repair or in bad condition with
in one year thereafter in consequence of the
said diging or opening of the said trench or
trenches hole or holes in along and across any
of the streets, roads, lanes, alleys and side
walks or foot ways aforesaid, it shall be the
duty of the said companies or either of them
their officers, agents, employees or servants
or any other person or persons 10 repair the
same in proper manner within the said
year aforesaid according to the directions of
the committee or streets and alleys and in
default thereof shall forfeit and pay fine or
penalty OF not less than twenty nor more
than fifty dollars for each offence.
SECTION 4. That in case the said compa-
nies or either of them their officers, agents,
employees or servants or any other person or
persons shall neglect or refuse TO comply with
the provision or any of them contained in the
preceding sections Of this ordinance upon
ten days notice TO that effect, is shall be the
duty of the Street Commissioners to fill up,
close puddle macadamize or repair any of the
said streets roads lanes alleys and sidewalks
Ior 1oot-ways or parts thereof, where any
trench or trenches hole or holes or openings
have been dug by the said companies or either
of them their officers agents employees or
servants or any other person or persons at the
expense Of said companies or either of them
or such person or persons and keep rugular
account of such work and present the same
to the City Solicitor for collection and which
shall be paid by the said companies or either
of them or such other person or persons In
addition 10 the fines or penalties imposed by
the proceeding sections of this ordinance.
SECTION 5. That whenever the said COM
panies or either of them their officers agents
employees or servants or any other person or
persons shall place set or erect in any of the
pavements sidewalks or foot-ways within
the city any stop-cock machinery or work for
stopping off gas or water the same shall be
placed set or erected one foot from the neat
line of the curb-stone to the centre of the