Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-08
ORDINANCE No. 337.

OhD1NANCE Nv OOts
An Ordinance to protect the Streets, Alleys
and other Public Grounds of the City of
st. Paul.
The Common Council of the City of st.
Paul do ordain as follows:
Section l. No person or persons, cor
porations, contractors or their employees
shall make or cause any excavation to be
made into, or any material to be placed
upon, any street, sidewalk, alley or other
public grounds of the City of st. Paul,
without permit obtained from the City
Engineer, which permit shall state the
character and location of the work, name
OF the person or persons to which said per-
NIT is granted, the date and the length of
time for which the same was grated,
which shall be only such reasonable time
as will be necessary to complete the i'm
proYement, and shall be granted upon the
condition that the applicant will leave the
street, sidewalk, alley or other public
grounds, at the expiration of said permit,
IN as good condition as when the permit
was granted, and that he will at all times
keep the place properly guarded by day
and lighted by night so as to prevent acct
dents,and will save the city harmless from
any and all suits, damages, costs. and charges
that may accrue from the applicants use
of said street, sidewalk, alley or other pub
lie grounds. Such permit shall he kept at
the location mentioned therein during the
progress of the work, and must, on de-
mand, be shown to any police officer of the
said city.
Sec 2. All applications for permits shall
statethe character and location of the work
and time required to complete the same, and
that the applicant win in every particular
conform to all the provisions of this and
all other ordinances of the city in regard
to streets, alleys and public grounds
Sec. 3. Before the City Engineer shall
grant any permit to excavate in any paved
street, he shall require the applicant to
pay the sum of five dollars, to reimburse
the city for the expense of experimenting
the proper reflling of said excavation.
After any excavation shall have been made
in any paved street.-the party so excavating
before, and when ready to refill said exca-
Walton or trench. shall notify the City
Engineer, whose duty it shall be without
delay to send some competent person to
superintend the refilling of the trench, and
the person to whom the permit has been
Issued must cause the earth, in refilIing the
trench. to be laid IN layers not more than
SIX inches in depth, and each layer wetted
and rammed to prevent after settlement
and relay the pavement in a good and sub
stantiat manner, to the satisfaction of the
City Engineer.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty OF any police
officer of the city to arrest any person or
persons found excayating or placing any
material upon any street, sidewalk, alley,
or other public ground, unless said party
exhibit the permit required by this ordi-
nance.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the City
Engineer to keep record of all licenses
issued under this ordinance, and to trans
NIT copy of any license issued to the
Chief of Police.
Sec. 6. Any person or persons violating
any of the provisions of this ordinance, or
neglecting or refusing to comply with any
of the conditions of any license which has
been issued to him or them shall, on con-
viction, forfeit and pay fine of not less
than twenty, nor more than one hundred
dollars.
Sec.7. This ordinance to be in force from
and after its passage and publication.
Yeas-Ald. Dowlan, O'Connor, Robert,
Fischer, Otis, Smith, Cornish, Johnson, Van
Slyke, Starkey, Mccarthy, Mr.. President
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Passed June ). 1888.
A. ALLEN, President of Council.
Approved June 7, 1888.
G. D. O'BRIEN, Mayor.
Attest: THos. A. PRENDERGAsT, City Clerk.
June Z.