Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16
ORDINANCE NO. 3.

ORDINANCE NO. 3.
| An ordinance to prescribe Rules
and Regulations for Making Excaya
tons in Streets, Avenues, Highways
Alleys and Public Places, and foi
Digging into. Cutting into, or Remov
ing Sidewalks, Curbs. Crossings OF
Pavements, for the purpose of max
ing Water, Sewer, and Underground
Electrical Connections, or for Setting
Poles, Laying Mains. Pipes or Con
Quits; To Provide for Enforcing such
Rules and Regulations, and to Pre-,
scribe a Penalty for Violation There,
Iof
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUDI.
BON, IOWA:
Section l. That no person. firm OIL
corporation shall dig into, eXcavate
n or in any manner break up any
street, avenue, highway, alley or pub,
tic place of the City of Audubon Iowa
or dig up, cut into or remove any
public sidewalk, curb, crossing OF
pavement, that is now, or shall here.
after be constructed on any street
avenue, highway, alley or public
place of the City of Audubon, Iowa
for the purpose of making any water
sewer or underground electrical con.
nection, or setting poles, laying mains
pipes or conduits, without first OBJ.
tanning a permit from the Clerk OF
he City of Audubon, Iowa, as here
natter provided.
| Section 2. Before any permit shall
)e issued, an application shall be
made to the City Clerk stating the
place, extent and purpose of the con.
.emplated work, the time when same
S proposed to be done, for whom anC
connection with what property, in
what street, alley or public grount
| he excavation is to be made and it,
ocation thereon, to what street mail
| he connection is to be made, the
lame of the person, firm or corpora
ion undertaking the same, and the
lame of the plumber, mechanic, la.
| )orer or foreman who will perform
Or oversee the work.
In case said application is for the
purpose of making an excavation il
| IN unpaved street not ordered by the
City Council of the City of Audubon
| 20 be paved, such application shall
also contain a stipulation that the ap-
plicant will properly fill any excava-
| lion or trench in the manner herein
after provided and restore the street,
| highway, avenue or alley, to it's prop
er condition, and then in case the ap-
plicant fails or neglects to properly
| fill such excavation or trench and re-
store the street, highway, avenue or
alley to its proper condition, that said
applicant will pay the cost incurred
by the City of Audubon, lowe, in so
doing
II the application is for the pur-
pose of making an excavation or
trench in a paved street, or in any
street ordered by the City Council of
Audubon, Iowa. to be paved, the ap-
| plicant shall also at the time of filing
the application herein provided for,
If required by the City Clerk so to do,
deposit with the City Treasurer a
sum in cash in an amount to be nam
ed by said Clerk sufficient to cover
the expense of refilling the excavation
In such street and restoring the pave
ment or sidewalk by the City of Audi
bon, Iowa, as hereinafter provided.
All expence of refilling such excava-
ton or trench and restoring the pave
ment or sidewalk to be paid out of
such sum, the balance thereof remain
| ing unexpended after the completion
| of the work of refilling said excava-
ton or trench, and restoring pave
ment or sidewalk, together with item
| lied statement of the cost thereof,
showing the material and the amount
thereof usedin refilling such excava-
ton and replacing any pavement or
sidewalk, the names of the workmen
employed thereon the amount of time
put in by each and the rate paid for
same, to be returned to the applicant
depositing the same.
In the event the amount deposit
ed with the Treasurer as herein pro-
vided shall not be sufficient to pay
the cost of refilling the excavation
and restoring of the pavement or
sidewalk, then the person. firm or
corporation to whom the permit was
issued shall deposit with the City
Treasurer an amount sufficient to
cover the deficiency within two days
after receipt of the statement above
mentioned.
Section 3. When an application
made in accordance with Section 2
hereof shall be approved, and the
ash deposit provided for therein
shall be deposited with the City Treas
urer. and the bond provided for by
section IL hereof, duly filed and ap.
proved, the City Clerk shall issue to
The applicant permit In duplicate for
the particular work specified in said
application, and shall keep a stub OF
duplicate corresponding to such per.
nit on file; said permit and stu'
shall be regularly numbered in the
order issued and shall contain the
name of the person, firm or corpora
ton to whom the same was issued
he location of the premises and the
purpose of any excavation, and the
time at which said work under such
permit shall be commenced and com
pleted. and said permit shall not take
effect until the time stated therein
nor shall any work be done under
the same until such time. The copy
of the permit shall be kept upon the
work and exhibited to any police Of
ficer, inspector or agent of the City
Iof Audubon, Iowa, asking for the
same.
Provided that persons, firms OIL
corporations holding or operating
under franchises authorizing the
making of excavations in the streets
highways, avenues or alleys OF the
City of Audubon, Iowa, shall be en-
titled to permits for the prosecution
Of fra