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Home My WebLink About1675 A~[ ORD~YANCE prohibiting' the breaking of pavement by persons, requiring pe~its therefor, providing procedure to obtain the same, providing pen~lties for the violatio~ thereof and repealing Ordinance No. 1055, entitled, "An Ordinance prohibiting ~he Oreaking of pavement by per~ons, requiring permits therefor, providing procedure to o~tai~ same and pro,riding penalties for violation thereof." THE C.~_TY OF BRE~'~ERTO~[ DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. U)fZAWF~ TO BREAK PAVE~fEtfT: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to break or cause to be broken any pavement or any street, sidewalk or other public olsce in the City of ~remerton except under the provisions of this or~]inance. Section 2. PER~,.!IT TO BREAK PAVEffENT: Any person, firm or corporation desiring to break into or remove for the purpose of excavating or for any other pur- pose any paved street or arty part thereof or any part of a~y sidewalk or other pave- merit in at~y public place in the City of Bremerton shall apply to the City Engineer for a permit therefor, and s~.all with such application, designate the exact place where such pavement or sidewalk ts desirec] to be broke, the n~ber of square feet of ~ave- ment or sidewalk to be broken and the purpose for s~e, and shall, at the time of mak- ing such app![cation, deposit with the City ~reasurer cash in the amour of estimate5 cost of breaking such pavement and to fully' repair the same as hereinafter provided. Section 3. CONDITIO~TS UPON WHICH PERMIT GRANTED: Such application shall be i~ediately or as soon as is conver~ient, referred to the Superintendent of the Street Department who shall make such investigation as he deems ~ecessary end if his judgment sufficient money has been deposited, for breaking of such pavement or sid~ walk is necessary, the Street Departmemt will break the pavement at the designated place of sufficient size to permit the improvement or repairs desired by the at?ii- cant thereafter to be done and such applicant shall i~nediately thereafter cause suck: improvement for the purpose for which such pavement was broken, to be prosecuted and continue such work to completion and in the event any excavation is necessary, to cause such to be done and the ~irt removed therefrom to be placed in a neat pile on the side of s~tch broken space and shall, at all times while such place is brmkem cause the barriers placed thereat to be kept in place with danger signals attached thereto, and when the work for which s,~ch pavement is broken and excavation and backfill is completed, to in~zediately notify the Street Department thereof. Upon receipt of such notice the ttreet Department shall, as soon as is convenient repair the broken con- crete, and shall upon the completion thereof, report to the City Treasurer an itemized statement of the cost to such department for breaking such pavement an~ repairing the same. The City Treasurer shall, upon receipt of the statement of au. ch costs, refund to such applicant all moneys deposited with such application over and above the amount specified in such statement of costs, and shall credit the Street Department the a- mount received for such service. Provided that in the event it is deemed by the City Street Department that such ~avement or the City has bee~ further damaged by such applicant in any manner not contemplated or i~ctuder~ in bis application, s~ch damage shall be estimated and s~sll be deducted from a~y refund to such applicant. Section 4. P?~ALTY: Any person, firm or corporation violating a~y of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine in any sum not to exceed ~300.00, or by imprisonment in the city jail not to exceed ninety (90) days or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 5 ~b- '~An Ordinance prohibiting at Ordinance No. 1053 entitled, the breakin~t of pavement by persons, requiring permits therefor, providing procedure to obtain same and providing penalties for violation thereof", be and the same hereby repealed. Section 6. EFFECTI~ DAFE: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirt[f days from and after its passage and publication as provided by law. PASSED by the City Co~ission of the City of Bremerton, signed by the Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage, this ]9th day of June, 1946. ~,~a yo r ATTEST: