The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
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To regulate the making of openings
in the Pavements, Cutters, Sidewalks
Lawn Strips, Neutral Strips and 9TH
err portions of the Streets, Alleys, Pla-
ces, Boulevards and all other thorough.
fares; to provide regulations for re-
filing and covering openings SO made;
to provide regulations for the protac-
ton Of the public from damages Incl
dent to such; and to provide methods
for repaving, and maintaining the
surface over such cuts and the pave
ment thereof.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Board of Commissioners of the City
Greenwood, Mississippi, That:
The City Engineer shall provide in
his Office a well-bound book so de-
signed as to form a record of applica-
tons for permission to make open
ings in the pavements, sidewalks, gut
tiers, lawn strips, neutral strips & other
portions Of the streets, alleys, places,
boulevards,a and all other thoroughfares
and a history Of such openings during
the period Of maintenance hereinaft-
er provided for. Said book shall show
the serial number Of the application,
name of applicant, the street number
at the point where the opening is to
be made, or in the absence of a num-
Der, the distance to the nearest inter-
secting street shall be given and the
distance from the property line, the
kind of surface to be cut, the char
acter of foundation, the size of OPEN
ing to be made, the number of permit,
the date Of turning the opening over
to the City for repair, the cost of re-
pairs, and maintenance of the sur
face for the period of one and II
half years from date of permit. The
caption of each page of the book
shall be such that the applicant agrees
in applying for a permit to carefully
observe the provisions of this Ordin-
ance and pay within thirty days after
presentation all proper bills for re-
pairs and maintenance for the sur
face, cut or opened, and to save the
City harmless from any claim for
damages by reason of the cut or open
ing in the surface of the thorough
fare.
Said book shall be public record and
shall be kept open for the inspection
of interested persons during office
hours.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
That it shall be unlawful for any in
dlvidual, firm, corporation, company,
or City department to open any pit
or trench or to grade or excavate or
any pavement, gutter, sidewalk,
lawn strip, neutral strip or any other
portion of any City thoroughfare, nor
shall any street railway, or steam
railway, or electric railway having
tracks upon, along or across any CITY
thoroughfare, repair said tracks, nor
any of the appurtenances thereto; or
any pole Company having lines upon
thoroughfare; nor and Company
conduits, mains or pipes under
surface of the streets, do any work in
connection Herewith by which anv
of the surface of the Citv
;horoughfares is to be cut or disturbed
With out having first applied in writ
ng in a well-bound book kept for the
purpose and secured from the CITY
Engineer a permit to do such work
md to provide further that the CITY
department shall be EXEMPT on.
y from securing permit to reshape
md grade dirt surface thoropghfares
md cleaning earth cutters. \
Section 3. Be it. further ordained
That the holder Of a permit shall
prosecute the work provided for