Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-10
PUBLIC ADVERTISING
Ordinance No. 1919


Of excavations in and the removal OF
soil or gravel from unimproved streets.
alleys and other public places in the
city OF Los Angeles.
The Mayor and Council of the City Of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section /. That it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to
make any excavation In, or remove any
soil or gravel from, any unimproved
street alley-or other public place IN the
City OF Los Angeles without first OBJ
talning a permit In writing from the
Board Of Public Works Of said city so to
do, as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. That any person desiring to
make any excavation In. or to remove
any soil or gravel from, any unimproved
street, alley or other public place in the
city OF Los Angeles shall make a
written application therefor TO the
Board OF Public Works Of said city,
which application shall state the place
where such excavation is to be made,
or such soil or gravel is to be removed
and the extent of such excavation, or
the quantity of soil or gravel to be re-
moved Said Board of Public Works
shall have power to grant or refuse
public interest or convenience may re-
quire. IL such application be granted
said Board of Public Works shall Issue
a permit to the applicant therefor,
which permit shall specify the place
whore such excavation may be made,
and the extent thereof, or the place
from which soil or gravel may be. re-
moved, and the quantity of soil or
gravel to be removed, and the time
within which such work shall be done;
provided, however. that when the
grade OF any such untmproved street,
alley or other public place has been es-
tabfished no permit shall be issued to
make any excavation therein, or to re-
move any soil or gravel therefrom, be-
low the established grade.
That before any permit is granted
nj dar o n
the applicant therefor shall deposit
with the Board of Public Works the
fees for inspection, as hereinafter speci-
fed. That the said applicant shall also
execute and deliver to the said Board of
Public Works good and sufficient
bond to the City of Los Angeles, with
two or more sureties, to be approved by
the Board of Public Works, in such
amount as the Board of Public Works
shall determine, conditioned that the
work to be done under such permit
shall be performed in good and work.
manike manner, in strict accordance
with the provisions of this Ordinance,
and to the satisfaction of the Board of
Public Works. Said bond shall be also
conditioned that the person named in
the permit will save said city harmless
from any and all loss or damage that
may be sustained by anv person by
reason of the making of such excava-
tion or the removal of such SOIL or
gravel. as the case may be- Such bond
shall inure to the benefit of apy person
who shall sustain any loss, damage or
injury by rea son of the making of such
excavation, or the removal of such soil
or gravel.
Sec. 8. The making of all excava-
tions in and the removal of all soil or
gravel from streets under this Ordinance
shall be at all times done to the salts
faction of the Board of Public Works
Of said city. and subject to the inspec-
tion and supervision of said Board,
which shall designate an inspector
therefor; that the fees for such inspee-
tion shall be the sum of $1.00 for each
one hundred lineal feet of street to be
excavated. or from which soil or gravel
is to be removed; provided. however,
that no fee for such inspection shall be
less than $1,000 under any permit issued
in accordance with the provisions of
this Ordinance.
Sec 4. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to make any excavation in, or to
remove any soil or gravel FROM any
unimproved street, alley or other public
place in the City of Los Angeles below
the established grade of any such street,
alley or public place. or to make any
excavation in, or to remove any SOIL or
gravel from any such street, alley or
other public place to greater depth
than that specified In any permit there
for; or to make any excavation in or re-
move any soil or gravel from any such
street, alley or other public place in
such manner that the street, alley or
other public place shall be placed In
such condition as to be 1mpaSSaDle OF
dangerous to public travel.
Sec. s. That the provisions of this
Ordinance shall not apply to any work
done upon streets. alleys and other pub
lie places of the City of Los Angeles
under any law of the State of Califor-
mia providing for the Improvement
thereof, or any work done IN sucn
under contracts for improvement author
lied by the City Council of SAID city
by Ordinance.
Sec. 6. Any person who shall violate
any of the provisions Of this Ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemea,,
be punishable by fine not exceeding
500 or by Imprisonment in the City
Jail for a period not exceeding htty
days, or by both such fine and impris-
Sec. I. This Ordinance is urgently
for the immediate preserva-
tion of the public peace, health and
safety; and the City Clerk. shall certify
to its passage by two-thirds vote OF
the Council, and cause 1t to be pub
iished once in the Los Angeles Herald,
and thereupon and thereafter IT shall
take effect and be in force.
hereby certify that the whole num-
ber Of members of the City Council OF
the City of Los Angeles is nine, and
that the foregoing Ordinance, was
Council, at its meeting of July %, 1906,
by the following vote. to wit
Ayes-Messrs. Blanchard Ford, Ham
mon, Healy. Hitler. Houghton. Kern,
smith and Summerland (9O,
city Clerk
Approved this sth day of August
1906. ,n,,run
S-10.1t Mayor