The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-20

IN the streets ana alleys OF the city OF
Topeka, the taking out of permits
ton Of the provisions hereof and re-
pealns Ordinance No 2446 approved
august ID 1913
Be. It Ordained by the Mayor and coun-
eifmen OF the City of Topeka;
Section /. No person, persons, company
! or corporation shall open, uncover, or in
4 any manner make any connection with
or lay any sewer. drain, gas, steam, water
I or other pipe or conduit, or dig Any hole,
ditch or trench, or make any excavations
/ or tunnel in or under any street, avenue,
alley pavement, sidewalk or cross walk,
/ in the city of Topeka without first having
taken ont the permit and paid the fee
/ therefor and given the bond as herein
/ after providedi and no person, persons,
4 obstruct the making or repairing OF any
/ hole, ditch or excavation in any street,
/ alley, pavement, sidewalk or crOss-walk,
which is being made or repaired in pur-
/ suanee OF any permit issued as herein
/ provided.
Sec Any person, persons. company
/ or corporation desiring to make any Of the
/ connections, lay any of the pipes or con-
QUITS, or make any of the excavations or
4 tunnels herein provided for in section one
/ or this ordlnace, shall first make applica-
ton to the city engineer for a permit
/ therefor. If such application is approved
4 by the city engineer, he shall issue the
/ permit applied for upon the payment Of
/ the expense Of regulating street excava-
/ tons and issuing permits therefor, and
/ such Zee shall be paid to the city treasurer
ana the receipt therefor presented TO the
| city engineer. The said permit and fee
shall cover only one specified piece or
I work. NO permit shall be granted unless
! the applicant gives or has given to said
city a bond in the sum of two thousand
| dollars (2,00000), to be approved as to Suff1-
! cheney by the mayor and council and to be
| approved as to form by the city attorney
/ conditioned that SAID party will faith
| fully comply with all the terms and con
ditions of this ordinance and all rules and
/ regulations made in pursuance Thereof, and
I'D t,-Tl nsAv y n~r77f G
against ali costs, expenses, damages and
! injuries by said city sustained by reason
| of the carelessness and neglect OF said
party in operating under any OF the pro
visions of this ordinace, or by reason OF
any failure or neglect to comply with any
Of its provisions or any rules ana regula-
tons made in pursuance thereof. No bond
for this purpose shall run for a longer
period than two years WITHOUT being re
newed and said bond shall remain in
force and effect as to each excavation or
piece of work done for two years after the
same has been made or done: Provided,
That any party having given the bond as
a plumber under and pursuant to the
dinance of said city regulating the bust
ness of plumbing, shall not be required to
give the bond herein provided for.
Sec g. Any person, company or corpor-
alton desiring permit shall file with the
city engineer a written application Tor the
same ana sa1d appiceti9h silall ise ~
First-The location or place at when the
work is to be perforgfted
Second4Tl1e purpose for which the same
ThirdZThe dirnensions-length, breadth
| and depth thereof
Fourth-The time when the work IS to
be commenced thereon.
Fffth-The time required to complete the
same.
, of the city engineer All work done un-
der said permits shall be done under the
: direction of. and to the satisfaction OF the
city engineer. If any person. company
. or corporation shall persfstently ran, re
! fuse or neglect to comply with the pro
! visions Of this ordinace or any reasonapIe
orders and directions of the city engineer
in reference thereto. the city engineer may
refuse to issue any further permits TO
:. Sec l. It shall be the duty of the in
lspeetor. of plumbing 81 provided for ana ap-
pointed sunderF the ordinace regulating
plumbing, to superintend and inspect all
street excavations and work done under
this ordinance and to perform all or any
other duties required on the part OF the
city under this ordinace. but ne snali %
under the direction and control or the
CITY engineer. subject to such orders rules
and regula tons as NAV be made by the
tai1fng to said excavations and permits
therefor shall be kept in connection VIII
and as part of the records of the office
of the city engineer.
The mayor by and with the consent OF
the council, may at any time, when deem
ed necessary, appoint some competent
: person to assist said inspector of plumbing
I ! in the work devolving on him under TINS
ordinace whose pay shall not exceed fifty
= doIIaTssF Tsa1- month bnt the time for which
said assistant is appointed shall be hXeG
= at the time of the apointment and shaI
nent as above provided
Any act duly performed by the said in
spector of plumbing or the assistant here
= in provided while carrying out the pro
visions of this ordinance under the direc-
= ton of the city engineer, shall be deemed
! | and held to be an act Of the city engineer
Il within the meaning of this ordinance
Sec. 5. Whenever street, avenue OF
alley is about to be paved the city eng1-
= neer, or his authorized representative
shall notify the property holders, lessees
| or tenants on such street, avenue or alley
= / Of he int street.
nue. or alley so that all water, steam, gas
drain or sewer connections can be made
prior to the paving of the same. After
the sub-grade has been rolled, preparatory
to the laying Of the pavement, no permit
on said street within twelve months from
the completion of the paving, except fo
purpose Of repairing leaks IN any water
steam, gas. drain, sewer or otneE pipe o.
conduits, meaning hereby to prohibit eS
cavations for all new work n SAID Oloei
Sec g. All persons or corporations tt
whom any permit is issued, as hereinbe
fore. provided shall inclose all excavation
which he or they may make in the pubh
streets, avenues or alleys with On
barriers and danger signals at all times
at night and must take all the necessar!
precautions to guard the pubic agalns
=, all accidents from the beginning OF san
work to the completion OF the same AM
shall only make such excavations on con
dition that ne is or they are haple 10
Il all damages that may result from ms nee
q essary prosecution against the city of To
a peka in consequence of any accident o
l, accidents to persons, animals vehicles
conduits or property of any Kind, AM
- such person. persons or corporation shal
s, also be liable to the city of Topeka o.
7. their bond for the same.
3 trenches or bitches in depth of 81,
- feet or more and in all made OF otherwis
8 treacherous SOIL. or near buildings, tn
b sides of said trenches or bitches shall b
'. so braced as to prevent caving or injuT,
= to the adjoining premises; and the part
liable to said city for all damages arts
= ing by reason of the neglect or careless
ness In this respect.
u All excavating and reflling shall b
? made with such material and in such man
ner as may be directed by the city engi
. neer or his authorized representative. an
an cllrbing paving, guttering or macad
amiziney shan be replaced and renewed i