St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-24
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
Ordinance and Regulation Passed by
the Common Council of the City of
st. Paul, Aug. 10. 1854.
ORDINANCE No. 436
An Ordinance to protect the Streets ALE

Sec. NO person or persons, corpora
lions, 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
70 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 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
improvements 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 will at all times keep
the place properly guarded by day ana
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
rcss Of the work, and must on demand, be
Shown to any police officer of the said city.
Sec. 2. al applications for permits shall
state the character and location of the work,
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.
See. 3. Before the City Engineer shall
grant any hermit to excayate in any paved
street, he shall require toe applicant to pay
g l., .;t
for the expense of experimenting the proper
renlling Of said excavation. After any ex-
cavation shall have been made in any paved
street, the party so eIcavating 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 supcrintend the reiilIing of
the trench, aud the person to whom the per-
nit has been issued must cause the earth,
in relilling the trench to be laid in layers not
more than six inches in depth, and each
LAYER wettcd and rainmed to prevent after
settlement, and relay the pavement in a
good and substantial manner, to the satisfac-
ton of the City Engineer.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of any police
officer to arrest any person or persons found
cXcavatng or placing any material upon any
street, sidewalk, alley, or 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. s. Ii 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.
See. G.-That whenever it may become
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sioncrs 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 twcnty-four
hours. after entering upon such street or
alley or public ground, notify the City En-
ginccr in writing, Of such excavation, and
for what purpose, with an exact diagram of
the proposed work, and Of its location as to
street, alley or public ground
Sec. Z. And it is hereby made the duty
of the said Board of Water Commissioners
ana Gaslight 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 eycayated 10y said Board of Water Com
missioncrs or Gaslight Company.
Sec. s. Whenever the said Board of Wa
ter Commissioners or Gaslight Company shall
NEGLECT or fail to place any street, alley
or public ground in the same condition as
they were before being intcrfercd with, or
tad I,,t I, Of Vat
missioners or Guslight company, it is hereby
made the duty of the City Engineer to cause
notice to be served upon the said Board of
Water Commissioners or Gaslight Company
to place that part OF any street, alley or public
ground in good repair within twenty-rour
hours after the service Of said notice, and in
ease of the failure of the said Board Of Water
Commissioners or Gasght Company to place
said street, alley or public ground in repair.
IL is hereby made Toe duty of the City
Engineer forthwith alter the expiration of
said time hcrcinbefore named, to cause the
same to be placed in good repair, charging
the said Board Of Water Commissioners or
tasIight Company, as the case may be,
double the cost OF making said repair, and
snali file the bill for the same with the City
Comptroller, who shall deduct the same out
Oh any money due or TO become due the said
Board Of Water Commissioners or GaSight
Company, a. the case may be, from the city
of 81. Paul; but the said Engineer, shall
within wcnty-four hours after such repairing
is made, file Il hill with said Board f
Water Commissioners or Gaslight Company,
the case may be-
Sec. 9 In case of streets paved with
wood resting on pauks or boards, or macad-
amizcd streets, or streets surfaced with
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cayated by the Board of Water Com
missioucrs or Caslight Company,
it shall be the duty of said
Board of Water Commissioners or Gaslight
Company, to refill The trench or excavation
either 10y tampiur or pudding, or both, as the
case may hc So as to render it 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 macadamiug material
or surfaciug material it shall be the duty of
the City Engineer To have the same repaired
In IL good wOr&maulike manner, the cost of
which paving or repairing, shall be paid BY
the Board of Water Commissioners or Gas
light Company, bills Tor 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 notice
thereof Of its exact location aud cost with
said Board of Water Commissioners or Gas
LIGHT Company rs The ease may be.
Sec. 10. In the redlliug Of any trench or
excavation upon the lavcd streets by the
Board of Wafer Commissioners or Gasligbt
Company, If the same shall be done in such
manner As 70 settle. causing it necessary to
relay or replace the paving the second time,
then it shall DE the duty OF the City Engineer
to notify the Board of Water Commissioners
OF Gashght Company rs the case may be, Of
such settling, aud the City Engineer shall