, 1899-06-02
E. M. shivers, Borough Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. IL

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ORDINANCE NO. 10.
An ordinance defining the manner in which
corporations, associations or individuals
shall exercise the privilege of digging up
any of the streets, roads,, highways or
alleys in the Borough of Holly Beach City
for any purpose whatsoever and prescri-
bling the penalty attached to the violation
of the same.
and Council of the Borough of Holly Beach
City that before any corporation, association
or individual shall dig up any street, road,
highway or ally In the said Borough, u permit
shall be obtained for the same from the Bor-
ough Clerk, for which they shall pay the sum
of twenty-five (25) cents, and they shall also
deposit with the Borough Clerk a deposit of
five () dollars for the first twenty (2O feet in
length or less to be dug up, and two % dollars
for each additional twenty (20) feet or less, as
a guarantee that the said street, road, high
way or ally shall be replaced in the same con-
dition as ii was before being dug up as herein
after provided. Provided that in The case of
moving buildings along any of said streets,
roads, highways or alleys there shall be de-
posted with the said Borough Clerk the sum
feet or fraction of five hundred 900 feet that
said building or buildings are moved over or
that is used in moving them.
| SECTION 2. And be it ordained that when
any corporation, association or individual
shall have obtained a permit to do such work
and shall do such digging on any street, road,
highwa or alley that has been graded and
graveled, paved or otherwise 1mproved, each
material shall be kept by itself when taken
| out and replaced Dy luSelI IN ble SAINT OFueT as
it originally was, being thoroughly wet and
tamped where needed, and all replaced in a
thorough and workmanlike manner, so as to
leave the street, road, highway or alley in as
good condition as before digging up, and all
excavations to be closed within ten Q0) hours
after being opened. unless the Street Commit
tee of the said Borough shall give the said
corporation, association or individual a per-
NIT to allow the said excavation to remain
open for II longer time when really necessary;
in which case, the parties opening SAID eXca-
walton shall provide all necessary safeguards
and danger lights and signals.
SECTION B. And be 1t ordained that all the
above described work shall be done in accor-
dance to and in compliance with the provi-
sions of this ordinance and under the super
vision of two q Or tr more con member nitfas OF d the 3e
their absence from the Borough or inability
to- attend to it, the Mayor, and they, or in
their absence or inability, as hereinbefore
mentioned, the Mayor, upon approval of said
work, shall issue to the said party or parties
opening excavation a certificate OF approval,
which shall be deposited with the Borough
Clerk, when the before mentioned deposit
shall be refunded, but in default of such APP
prevail or of the work being done as aforesaid,
the said money so deposited shall be and
| hereby is declared to be forfeited as a penalty
to the said Borough toward the expense of
repairing and putting said street, road, high
way or alley in their original good condition.
New gravel or paving may be used when
required.
corporation, association or individual shall
violate any of the provisions ofthis ordinance
they shall be liable to a fine of not less than
ten dollars $1,000 and not more than thirty
dollars $4,000 or imprisonment not exceed
ing forty-ive days or both, at the discretion
of the Mayor, and all costs attached thereto.
SECTION 5. And be it ordained that this
ordinance be known as ordinance number
nineteen and that it shall take effect imme-
diately.
Passed May "a, 1899.
Approved May 81, 1899.
+. E. SMITH, Mayor.
Attest;
GEO, ]. REED, Borough elsEk,