Arizona republican., 1914-09-21
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 22.

ORDINANCE NO. 22.
 AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE DIGGING IN, ON, OR THE LAYING OR PLACING OF POLES, TRACKS, AND OTHER OBSTACLES IN, ON, OR UPON, UNDER, OVER ANY OF THE PUBLIC STREETS ALLEYS, PARKS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX, WITHOUT FIRST OB- TANNING A PERMIT THEREFOR.
 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CON- MISSION OF THE CITY OF PHOE- NIX AS FOLLOWS:
 Sec. l. It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation or associa- ton. or their officers, agents or en- ployes. to dig, excavate, alter, ob- struct or change, or to cause any digging, excavation, alteration, ob- struction or change to be done or made in, over, under, along, across or upon any of the streets, alleys parks or other public grounds or places within the corporate limits of the city of Phoenix, or to plant, law place, set, build, construct, remove alter or change any trees, sidewalks street pavements, telephone lines wires, poles, or conduits, telegraph lines, wires, poles or conduits, elec- tric power or electric light line wires poles, or conduits, water mains. hy- drants or pipes, sewer mains, man holes or pipes. gas mains, pipes or condults, steam, electric or other railways. railway tracks, lines, ties or rails. switches or side tracks, bridges fumes, culverts. drains or ditches, oi |any other, class or kind of work, ma terial, structure or construction, in upon, over, or under such streets parks, alleys and public grounds without first obtaining written per mission so to do from the city man. lager.
 Sec. ?. The City Manager may re. quire any application for permission to do or perform any one or more o1 the acts or things enumerated in sec ton 1 of this ordinance. to furnish a map or diagram showing the place character and extent of the proposed work. and may refuse permission to do or perform the same whenever 4n his opinion the best interests of the public would be served 'by such re- fusal, and the said City Manager may in his discretion, grant permission tc do or. perform any such acts or things in, upon, over. or under. the al rly lr land places. except such as may be prohibited by law or ordinance, when- ever in his opinion the best interest of the public will be served thereby land may prescribe such reasonable conditions thereto as he may from time to time determine. And as g condition to the granting of suct permission, the City Manager may require of such applicant security ir such form and amount as the City Manager may determine, conditioned that the contemplated work shall be done and performed within such req. conable time as the said City Man. plicant shall repair, and place ant maintain in good condition and state lof repair, and to the satisfaction o1 the City Manager, the streets, alleys sidewalks. parks or other public grounds or places, or such portions thereof as may be dug, excavated, al. tered or change by the doing ol performance of said proposed work and shall hold and keep the city o1 Phoenix harmless from or by reason of any act or thing done or per. formed by such applicant under sait permission.
 Section g.. Each person, firm, asso- citation or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor an6 upon conviction thereof shall be pun ished by fine of not more thar Two Hundred ($200.O0) Dollars, or by imprisonment in the city jail for a term of not more than two hundred (200) days. or by both such fine and Imprisonment.
 Section 4. Whereas, an urgent ne- cessity exists for the immediate pas sage of this ordinance for the pre- servation of the peace, health and safety of the city. and the preserving to the citizens of the City of Phoenix of their full rights, in and to the streets. alleys, sidewalks, public grounds and parks of the city. and for the proper carrying on of the city government, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this or dinance is exempted from the refer endum provisions of the city charter, and shall be in full force and effect on and after it's passage by the Com mission and approval by the Mayor, and shall be published as required by the city charter
 Passed by the Commission of the City of Phoenix, this 18th day of September, 1914.
 Approved this twelfth day of Sep tember,a 1914.
 GEO. U. YOUNG.
 Mayor Attest: FRANK THOMAS,