St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-22
ORDINANCE No. 1876.

uonS, contractors or their employees, other
than the Board Of Water Commissioners and
the St Paul Gas Light Company and their
employees shall make or cause any excavation
to be made into, or any to be placed upon
any street. sidewalk, alley or other public
grounds OF the city Of st. Paul, without per-
NIT 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 permit is granted, the date and
the length OF time for which the same was
granted, which shall be only such reasonable
time as will be necessary to complete the
improvement, and shall be granted
upon the condition that the applicant will
leave the street, sidewalk, alley or other pub
lie grounds, at the expiration of said permit,
in as good condition as when the permit was
granted, and that he viii at all times keep
the place properly guarded by day and
lighted by night so as to prevent accidents,
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 public
grounds. Such permit shall be kept at the
location mentioned therein during the prog
ress Of the work, and must, on demand, be
shown to any police officer Of the said city.
Sec. 2. All applications for permits shall
and time required to complete the same, and
that the applicant will in every particular
conform to all the provisions of this and all
other ordinances of the city in regard TO
streets, alleys AMI public grounds.
Sec. 8. Before the City Engineer shall
grant any hermit 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
refllling of said excavation. After any eX-
cavation shall have been made in any paved
street, the party so excavating before, and
when ready to refill said excavation or trench
shall notify the City Engineer, whose duty it
shall be without delay, to send some compe-
tent person to superintend the reflling Of
the trench, aud the person to whom the per-
nit has been issued must cause the earth,
in retilling 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 substantial manner, to the satsfac-
ton of the City Engineer.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty Of any police
officer to arrest any person or persons found
excavating or placing any material upon any
street, sidewalk, alley, OF other public
ground, unless said party exhibit the permit
required by this ordinance, except the Board
of Water Commissioners and the Saint Paul
Gas Light Company and their employees.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the City
Engineer to keep record of all licenses is
sued under this ordinance, and to transmit
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 licence which has been
issued to him or them, shall, on con-
viction, forfeit the pay of fine of not less
than twenty, nor more than one hundred
dollars.
Sec. THAT whenever it may become
necessary for the Board Of Water Commits
sioners of the city of st. Paul, or the st.
Paul Gaslight Company, to excavate upon
any public street, alley or public ground, for
the purpose of laying any water or gas pipe,
or to make house connections or repairs,
such Board of Water Commissioners or Gas
light Company, shall within twenty-four
hours. after entering upon such street or
alley or public ground, notify the City En-
gineer in writing, of such excavation, and
for what purpose, with an exact diagram of
the proposed work, aud Of its location as to
street, alley or public ground.
See. 8. And it is hereby made the duty
of the said Board of Water Commissioners
and Gaslght Company, whenever they
shall have entered upon any public
street, alley or public ground, for the purpose
of laying water or gas pipes, making connec-
tons or repairs, to leave said public
street, alley or public ground
in like condition as either of the same may
have been before having been entered upon
and excavated by said Board OF Water Com
missioners or Gaslight Company.
Sec. 9. Whenever the said Board Of Wa
ter Commissioners or Gasight Company shall
neglect or fail to place any street, alley
or public ground in the same condition as
they we're before being interfered with, or
excavated by the said Board of Water Com
missioners or Gaslight company, it is hereby
made the duty Of the City Engineer TO cause
a notice to be served upon the said Board Of
Water Commissioners or Gasght Company
to place that part Of any street, alley or public
ground in good repair within twenty-four
hours after the service Of said notice, and in
case of the failure Of the said Board of Water
Commissioners or Gaslight Company to place
said street, alley or public ground in repair.
1t is hereby made the duty of the City
Engineer forthwith after the expiration Of
said time hereinbefore named, to cause the
same to be placed in good repair, charging
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Gasligbt Company, as the case may be,
double the cost Of making said repair, and
shall file the bill for the same with the City
Comptroller, who shall deduct the same out
or any money due or TO become due the said
Board Of Water Commissioners or Gaslight
Company, as the case may be, from the city
of St. Paul; but the said Engineer, shall
within twenty-four hours after such repairing
is made, shall file a bill with said Board OF
Water Commissioners or Geslight Company,
as the case may be.
Sec. 10. In case Of streets paved with
wood resting on planks or boards, or macad-
amized streets, or streets surfaced with
gravel, which shall be entered upon and ex-
cavated by the Board Of Water Com
missioners or Gaslight Company,
it shall be the duty Of said
Board Of Water Commissioners or Gaslight
Company, 10 refill the trench or excavation
either by tamping or pudding, or both,a the
case may be so as 10 render 1t as near the
same condition it was before the making OF
the excavation, and when this is done and
the foundation plank Of the pavement re-
laid, or ready for the macadaming material,
or surfacing material, it shall be the duty Of
the City Engineer to have the same repaired
in good workmanlike manner, the cost Of
which paving or repairing, shall be paid by
the Board of Water Commissioners or Gas
light Company, bills for the same to be filed
with the Comptroller, and deducted out OF
any money which may be due or TO become
due from the City, TO the Board of Water
Commissioners or Gas Light Company; but
said Engineer, shall within twenty-four
hours after making such repairs, file a notice
thereof Of its exact location and cost with
said Board Of Water Commissioners or Gas
Light Company as the case may be.
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