Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-12
HSCHLANEOTS,
A n ORDINANCE

To provide against injuries to the roadway, in
the streets and alleys of the city of Lancas-
fer, from defective or careless lilling of ex-
cavations and diggings therein.
SECTION l. BE it Ordained by the Select and
Common Councils OF the City of Lancaster,
that from and after the passage OF this ordl,
dig up or excaynte the roadway in any OF the
streets or alleys of the City OF Lancaster, for
laying water gas or sewer pipes Up , or sa masing o
for any other purpose whatsoever. without
having first obtained a permit tor 80 dong
from the Mayor of said City.
SEC. 2. That any person or persons digging
or excavating in any OF the said streets or
alleys, by virtue of any such permit, shall be
ging, to ram or puddle the earth filed in, and
snail remove any surplus or supply any dell
cheney OF material as may be necessary TO leave
the roadway even and solid, and In as good
condition as IL was before such digging, and
shall keep such part of the roadway In repair
for the period OF SIX months In case any o,, eA,
making the same shall display red light as a
signal Of danger.
any person Or persons making such excava
ticn or digging, to fill up the same In the man
ner required by Section ,, the Street Commits
siOner shall give notice to the person or per-
sons at whose instance or for whose benefit
such excavation or digging was maae. OF the de-
fault, and if such person or persons shall re-
titled. to repair the roadway, in the manner
required by Section 2, then the Street Commits
sioner shall make such repairs. at the expense
OF the said person or persons for whose benefit,
or ut whose instance, the excavation or dig
ging was made, and the expenses incurred,
together with penalty OF twenty per cent:
shall be recoverable, i'll an action OF deEt, at
the suit OF the City OF Lancaster, as Geb:s OF
like amount are now recoverable.
SEC. 4. That in all cases Of contracts entered
into by any of the departments of the govern
OF said City, with any person or persons, for
work which will render necessary any exca
vatiOn in the roadway, in any of the streets or
alleys of said CITY. the contractor shall be
bOnnd by recOSniZlnce to repair said road
way, rs required by Section 2ofthis ordinance,
anu no final estimate for any such work shall
he approved by the proper committee until
the contractor shall have produced 4 certlfi-
cate from the Street Commissioner that Sec
ton has been fully complied with.
SEC j. That any person or persons digging
up the roadway, in any OF the streets or alleys
of said city, without having first obtained the
to penalty OF fifty dollars. to be collected in
an action of debt, in the name of the City OF
Lancaster, before any Alderman OF .stid City.
SEC. q. 1t shall be the duty OF the Mayor of
printed blank forms of such permits, and to
I'LL and issue the same, on personal applica-
nance, and also to retain a list Of every permit
issued with the number and date thereof, the
location of the proposed excavation or digging,
and the name OF the person or persons, for
whose benefit or aI whose instance the same
is to be done.
Ordained and enacted into q law, at the city
Of Lancaster, on the 7th day OF September, A.
JOHN LEvEkGOOD.
President Common Council.
HERBERT JOHNSTON,
ROBERT "A. EVANS,
President Select Council.
j. X. BARR.
Clerk OF Select Council
Approved September 8, 1881.
sept9Std Mayor.