St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-08-25
ORDINANCE NO. 4l0
An Ordinance for the Protec-
ton of Improved Streets,
Which Have Been Improve
ed Either with Hard Sur
face or Macadam and Fro-
yiding Penalty for Violation.

The city Of st. Johns does ordain as
follows:
Section /. II shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation, either
in person or by agent or employe, to
spill or permit To drip or otherwise come
in contact with any pavement composed
wholly or IN part of asphalt or similar
substance any liquid product of petro.
leum, acid or other substance that may,
II deposited on such pavement tend Ia
It's disintcgration or injury. That II
shall be the duty of all owners OF agents
as above specified to provide all neces.
sary appliances for the handling and dc.
livery Of coal oil, benzinc, gasoline OF
similar substance including acids as shall
elieCtually prevent violation of this
section.
Section q. II shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation ia per.
son or by an agent to cause any fire to be
kindled OH any asphalt or similar pave.
ment, or to heat any roofing or other
material on or above such pavement.
| And It shall be unlawful to deposit on
any such pavement any stone, brick,
lime, timber or telegraph poles or other
material except under written permit
from the city engineer, which permit
shall only be granted on condition that
the pavement under such material shall
be protected by boards not less than one
inch thick, and no heavy substance shall
be permitted to fall on such pavement or
It's covering IN q way that would be liza
bic TO break or IN any way iniure such
pavement,
Section !. That when any street in
the city of 81. Johns has been improved
wholly or in part with any kind OF hard
surface pavement, other than macadam,
no cutting OF such pavement shall be
permitted for any purpose at any time
sooner than one year after the same has
been accepted by the said city, and then
only on the written consent OF the mayor
aud city engineer, which permit shall be
ISSUED only Oh an agreement ia writing
that the party applying for such permit,
will, at his or It's own cost aud expense
promptly repair or cause 10 be repaired
said pavement IN manner aud with ma.
tcrial equal to that originally used Ia the
construction of the pavement, and to re-.
store said pavement 10 a condition salts.
factory to the said mayor and city cngi.
nccr, and to pay all expense incident 10
such cutting aud restoration as may be
proper.
Section 4. That IL shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to
haul, pfopcl or run over or upon such
public streets of the city of ST. Johns, as
have been improved with any form of
hard surface improvement, other than
macadam, any steam thrcshing engine
or any other engine or machine running
ON wheels, the tires ol which have
rough or corrugated surface. II shall
also be unlawful Tor any person, firm OF
10 cause or permit to be ear.
ried, hauled or drawn on any truck, dray
or other vehicle In control of such per.
son or firm over or upon any street paved
~ above set forth any load of a gross
weight exceeding ten thousand pounds,
Section S. That Il shall be unlawful
Tor any person, hrm or corporation To
use any street IN the city OF ST, Johns
which now II or may hereafter be i'm
proved wholly or Ia part with macadam,
the which Use will subject such improve
mcnt tu ususual wear and injury, with.
out first and before commencing such op.
Grafton give Ia the mayor of said city a
good aud sufficient bond to be approved
~ by charter required. IN the pcnal sum
sum of not less than $500, conditioned
that such party shall at the time of con,
cluding such work OF operation restore
said macadam street Ia the same good
order and condition as before such use
began, ur should such use be had ot such
street ur streets at a season of the year
when repairs thereto are impractical that
said party shall pay To the city recorder
lor the credit oi the street repair fund
a sum sufficient To restore said macadam
improvement as above specified. The
oi damage Ia any such i'm
prnyement 10 be estimated by a commit
lee consisting of the mayor, the city en-.
yineer aud chairman of the street COM
nlttcv, the concurrent estimate of any
Two OF said committee, based upon the
original cost estimate of the city engi,
ieer of the required material AS set out
IA the resolution Ia improve such street |
.o injured, shall be final as 10 the amount |
10 to be paid,
Section o. Any person violating the |
provisions oi this ordinance shall be /
leemed guilty of a misdemeanoT, aud |
lpou conviction thereof before the mu- |
iicipal court of said city shall be pun /
shed hy fine of not less than S2S nor |
more than $500 or by imprisonment in
hc city or county Jail not less than ten
lor more than sixty days, or by both
uch fine and imprisonment; and In al,
.itlon such person shall he liable for
amages 10 such street or streets by rea-
ON of the violation of the provisions of 4
his ordinance, such damage to be recov-
red by the city of ST. Johns in any court II
1 competent jurisdiction.
Passed 10y the council August IS, II
GIL,
Approved 10y the mayor August IS,
9ll,
X, {. COUCH,
Mayor,
Attest +. A. Rice,
Recorder II