Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-13
N1s0E1LAEOUs,
a n ORDINANCE

To provide against injuries to the road way, in
the streets and alleys OF the city OF Lancas-
cavations and diggings therein.
SECTION l. Be 1t ordained by the Select and
Common Councils OF the City of Lancaster,
that from and after the passage Of this ordi.
dig up or excavate the roadway in any of the
streets or alleys OF the City of Lancaster, for
ccnnections With i or or repairs to the same, OF
for any other purpose whatsoever. without
having first obtained permit Tor so doing
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 def
cheney OF material as may be necessary to leave
condition Us 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-
making the same shall display red light as q
SEC ). That in case OF default on the part of
tion, or digging, to fill up the same in the man
ner required by Section =, the Street COmmis-
sioncr shall give notice to the person or per-
sons at whose instance or for whose benefit
such excavation or digging was made. OF the de-
fault, and II such person or persons shall re-
fuse or neglect for two days after being so no
titled. to repair the roadway, in the manner
required by Section 2, then the Street Commfs-
siOncr shall make such repairs, at the expense
OF the said person or persons for whose benefit.
or at whose instance, the excavation or dig
ging was made, and the expenses incurred,
together with penalty OF twenty per cent.
shall be recoverable, in an action of Debt, ut
the suit OF the City of Lancaster, as debts 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, TOR
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
way, as required by Section of this ordinance,
and no final estimate for any such work shall
be approved by the proper committee until
the contractor shall have produced a certlt-
cate from the Street Commissioner that Sec
tion = has been fully complied with.
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OF said city, without having first obtained the
permit provided tor in Section l, shall be liable
to u penalty OF fifty dollars. to be collected in
an action of debt, i'll the name of the City of
Lancaster, before any Alderman of said City.
SEC. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the Mayor OF
printed blank forms of such permits, and 10
ill and issue the same, on personal applica-
ton, agreeably to the first section OF this Ordi-
issued, with the number and date thereof, the
location of the proposed excavation or digging,
and tho name OF the person or persons, for
whose benefit or aI whose instance the same
Ordained and enacted into law, at the city
OF Lancaster, on the 7th day OF September, A.
ID. 1881.
JOHN LEVEkGOOD,
President Common Council.
HERBERT JOHNSTON,
Clerk OF Common Council.
ROBERT 4. EVANS,
President Select Council.
j. X. BARR.
Clerk OF Select Council.
Approved September s, 1881.
JNO. 4. MACGONlGLE,
sept9-3td Mayor.