Smyrna times., 1953-10-01
CONCERNING THE HAULING
OF HEAVY WEIGHTS
OVER STREETS

Be it Ordained, that Ordinance entitled
Concerning The Hauling Of Heavy
Weights Over Streets" and all supplements
and amendments thereto be and the same
are hereby amended by striking out all of
tn text thereof and substituting in lieu
thereof the following text. viz:
Ordained by the Town Council of the
Town of Smyrna:
First: That it shall be unlawful from
and after the passage of this Ordinance for
any person. firm, company, association or
corporation to operate or to permit the
operation of any vehicle carrying heav-
ier weight than is permitted on the inn
proved highways of the State OF Delaware
or hauling, pulling or otherwise moving
any object of an unusual weight or size,
whether the tires of the wheels or the
rollers or other device for such moving be
smooth, ridged or cleated. on any street or
other public thoroughfare within the cor,
porate limits of the Town of Smyrna until
application has been made to and written
permit has been issued by the Town Man
ager of the said Town: The application
shall be made in writing and shall de-
scribe the vehicle carrying or hauling such
load or object and shall also describe such
load or object to its nature, approximate
size and weight. and stating the nature
of the wheels or rollers or similar moving
devices, also stating when II is desired 70 "
make use of such permit and over wnat
streets in said Town the said load or object
is desired to be carried or hauled. Inc
Town Manager in considering the applica-
tion for a permit, shall inspect II posi-
BILE, the carrying or hauling vehicle ana
also the load or object to be carried or
hauled, he shall consider the nature and
condition of the streets to be traversed and
the probability or possibility of damage
thereto. and if satisfied that such streets
will not be damaged by the moving or
hauling of said weight or OBJECT, ne snai'
COM
tain a description of the vehicle to De
used and the weight or object to be carried
or hauled, the route to be traversed ana the
time the permit shall cover and other con-
ditions which he may consider necessary te
protect such streets and thereupon the des-
donated streets may be used for the desig-
mated period for the hauling or carrying OF
the weight or object described in SAID per-
nit. The Town Manager shall have power
to withhold the permit until such ocnditioi
as he imposes for the preservation Oh tne
streets. shall be complied with. The Iown
Manager shall also have the power to re
ouire such cash deposit as he deems neces
sarv to indemnity the Town of Smyrna from
any damage which might be done to the
streets upon the granting and use OF sucf
permit, which deposit shall be returned IN
full to the applicant if the Town Manager
determines that no damage has been don'
but which shall be retained by the TowI
Manager for the Town of Smyrna, ethel
all or as much thereof as may be neces
sary to repair the damage done.
Second Any person, firm. company. as
sociation, or corporation violating any o
ithe provisions of this Ordinance, shal
upon conviction before the Alderman, for
felt and pay for the use of the Town o
Smyrna, fine of not less than Twenty
five Dollars (S25.00) nor more than On
Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or to be I'm
prisoned for a period of not less than tw
(2) days and not more than i've " Day
or both. at the discretion of the Alderman