Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-10
MISCELLdNEOUS.
4 N ORDINANCE

N ORDINANCE
the streets ,nd alleys Of the city of Lancas
ter. from defective or careless filling 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 OrIi-
nance, no person or persons whatsoever shall
streets or alleys of the City Of Lancaster, for
laying water, gas or sewer pipes, or making
connections with or repairs to the same, or
for any other purpose whatsoever. without
having first obtained permit for so dong
from the Mayor OF said City.
SEC j. That any person or persons digging
Or GXcavating in any of the said streets or
alleys, by virtue OF any such permit, shall be
required, on filling in such excavation or dig
sinS, 10 ram or puddle the earth filled in, and
shall remove any surplus or supply any, def
cheney OF material rs may he necessary to leave
the roadway even and solid, and in good
condition rs IL was before such digging, and
shall keep such part OF the roadway In repair
for the period OF six months. In case any ex-
cavation remain open over night the person
signal of danger.
SEC. 3. That in case OF default on the part of
amy p e Sa
ncr required by section =, the Street Commits
siOner shall give notice to the person or per-
such excavation or digging was maize. OF the de-
fault and if snch person or persons shall re-
fuse or neglect for two days after being so no
",
required by Section 9, then the Street Commits
sioner shall make such repairs, Mt the expense
OF the said person or persons for whose benefit,
or at whose instance, the excavation or dig
ginS was made, and the expenses incurred.
together with Il penalty OF twenty per cent.
shall be recoverable, in an action OF deEt, at
like amount are now recoverable.
SEC. 4. That In all cases of contracts entered
on OF 3or
work which will render necessary any exca
vatiOn in the roadway, in any of the streets or
t v s e to ns snail be
way, as required by Section 2Ofthis ordinance,
and no final estimate for any such work shall
the contractor shall have produced certIfi-
cate from the Street Commissioner that Sec
tion has been fully complied with.
SEC S. That any person or persons digging
up the roadway, in any of the streets or alleys
OF said city, without having first obtained the .
permit provided tor in Section |, shall he liable
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 said City,
SEC: 6. 1t shall be the duty OF the Mayor OF
the City to procure, ut the expense of the CITY,
printed blank forms of such permits, and to
fill and issue the same, on personal applica-
ton, agreeably to the first section OF this OrIi
nance, ana also to retain a list of every permit
issued, with the number and date thereof, the
location Ofthe proposed excavation or digging,
whose benefit or aL whose instance the same
Ordained and enacted into law, at the CITY
OF Lancaster, on the 9TH day OF September, A.
ID. 1881.
JOHN LEVEHCOOD
President Common Council
HERBERT JOHNSTON,
Clerk OF Common Council
ROBERT \. EVANS
President Select Council
j. h. BARR,
Clerk OF Select Council
Approved September 8, 1881.
JNO. I. MACGONlGLE,
sept9-Std Mayor.