Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-11-07
An Ordinance About Their
Being Torn Up.
The Board Of Public Works
Considers the Matter.
A Law That Appears to Be Well
Prepared.
The Streets to Be Protected from Care
The Streets to Be Protected from Care
less Corporations-They Will Not
BE Torn to Pieces and Left
In That shape.

the superintendent of streets. This or
dinance is one OF the utmost Importance
to the citizens Of Los Angeles, and will
cause something of wrangle, undoubt-
eddy, when it is presented before council
on Monday. That some of the compa-
MES interested are exercised over it was
shown by the presence OF Secretary
Cline, OF the Los Angeles Lighting COM
pany, who protested against number
of the provisions of the proposed ordi-
nance. He argued, among other things,
that, after an 8.inch pipe had been laid,
it would be impossible to lamp all the
dirt taken out back into its place. Street
Superintendent Hutchinson at once
offered to bet 800 that no place could
be found where the dirt, after paving,
had not shrunk enough to be tamped
into place after such an excavation. AS
an instance, he cited that he himself
had seen a 12-inch electric-light pole
planted six feet in the ground, and all
the dirt replaced.
The ordinance is of sufficient impor-
lance to be presented here in full. 1t
reads as follows
An ordinance regulating the tearing up Of
streets in the city of Los Angeles.
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation to tear
up, excavate, open or remove any part
of any street in the city OF Los Angeles
until they have deposited with the
street superintendent sum equal to 40
cents for each square foot OF surface in
the case of paved or macadamized
streets, sum equal to 20 cents for each
square foot of surface in the case Of
graveled streets, and sum equal to 10
cents for each square foot OF surface in
the case of streets which are neither
paved, macadamized or graveled, so
opened or removed, as set forth in a
written request for permission to tear
up, excavate, open or remove any part
OF any street, filed with the street super
intendent. The deposit with the street
superintendent shall be held by him as
a guarantee for the restoration OF said
street or part thereof to as good and
perfect condition as it existed before the
excavation. No deposit shall be less
than 81 on any permit.
Sec. 2. The street superintendent, on
the receipt of the written request, shall
issue q permit or permits to excavate in
said written request, and shall also open
and keep an account of said deposit,
provided that he shall not include in
any one permit more than one block OF
any street and one street intersection.
Sec. 3. Any person, firm or corpora
ton excavating or tearing up the road
bed OF any paved street shall, upon the
completion of any such excavation
at once notify the street superintendent,
who shall detail an inspector who shall
see that the dirt is properly tamped,
and, in all excavations in which there
are laid pipe OF not more than eight
inches in diameter, that the contractor
returns all dirt taken out OF said exca-
walton. He shall be the sole judge as
to the length of time said excavation
shall be required to lie before the
paving is replaced in said excavation,
and shall be present during the paving
and shall require the base of all asphalt
or bitumipous paving to be of first class
cement concrete of not less than six (6)
inches in thickness when completed.
Before the paving is commenced the
contractor shall get from the street SUI
perintendent a written order allowing
him to proceed with the work.
Sec. 4. The work for which said ex-
cavation, tearing up or opening is made
shall be prosecuted with due diligence,
and so as not to obstruct the street or
the travel thereon more than is actually
required to perform the work. Upon
the favorable report of the inspector in
charge, the street superintendent shall
return the money deposited to the de-
position.
Sec. s.. In case the work is not prose-
cuted with due diligence, or so as to OBJ
struct the street and the travel thereon.
or after the completion of the work it is
not accepted by the inspector in charge,
the street superintendent shall notify
the person or persons to whom the per-
NIT was issued, that the street has not
been restored to as good and perfect
condition as existed before said excava-
ton, and to perfect the same within
three days; said notice shall be in
writing or printed, and shall
be served by delivery to the person
or persons to whom the permit
was issued; or If after search he OF
they cannot be found, and his Or their
residence or place of business is un.
known, or, if known, is outside of the
city, said notice may be served by de-
post in the postoffice in this city, post
aye DT6pdlu duu 6uQICbeCQ w bolu poi
son or persons, and directed to his or
their residence or place of business, il
known, and if not known, to the city.
Sec. 6. A failure to make said restor-
alton within the time specified in the
said notice, shall work forfeiture tc
the city of Los Angeles, of 80 much Of
said deposit made with the street super
intendent as will be required to restore
said street or part thereof to as good
and perfect condition as itexisted before
said excavation, and in case of such fail
ure as aforesaid, the street superintend
.ent shall at once have the restoration
made, and pay the cost thereof from the
deposit made on account OF that partic
ular work, and after said restoration il
SO made and so paid for, the street
superintendent shall return the balance
of the said deposit to the deposition. Ir
case the restoration OF any excavation
should cost more than the deposit witt
the street superintendent, he shall MAKE
out bill for the amount in excess o
the deposit and present the same to the
party holding said permit, for COLLECTION
Sec. z. Any person, firm or corpora
tion furnishing gas or water from main
IN the city of Los Angeles, shall be re
quired to take out all permits for al
work on their respective mains or ser
vice connections Herewith. No tunnel
ing larger than 8-inch hole shall be per
mitted in any street under any circum