Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1053 ~i~ ORDlh~i~CE prohibiting the breaking of pavement by persons, requiring per- mits therefor, providing procedure to obtain same and providing penalties for viol- ation thereof. THE CITY GOI~'~iISSION 05' THE CITY OF B~tE~R'£OR DO ORDaiN As follows: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to break or cause to be 'broken any pavement on any street, sidewalk or other public place in the City of Bremerton except under the provisions of this ordinance. Section 2. any person, firm or corporation desiring to break into or remove for the purpose of excavating or for any other purpose any paved street or any part thereof or any part of any sidewalk or other pavement in any public place in the City of Bremerton shall apply to the City Clerk for a permit therefor, and shall, with such application, designate the exact place where such pavement or sidewalk is desired to be broken, the number of square feet of pavement or side- walk to be broken and the purposes for same, and shall, at the time of making such application, deposit with the City Clerk cash in twice the amount of the estimated cost of breaking such pavement and to fully repair the same as here- inafter provided. Section 3. Such application shall 'be i:mnedlately or as soon as is conven- ient, referred to the members of the City Commission who shall make such invest.- i, gation as they deem necessary and if in their judgment sufficient money has been deposited equal in twice the amount of the estimated cost of breaking such pavement and repairing the same ~nd that the breaking oi' such pavement or side- walk is necessary, they shall issue a permit therefor and the Street Department of the city shall taen be ordered to break the pavement at the designated place of sufficient size to permit the improvements or repairs desired by the applicant therefor to be done and such applicant shall i~n~ediately, thereafter cause such 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 excavation to be done and the dirt removed therefrom to be placed in a neat pile on the side of such broken sp~ce and shall, at all times while such place is broken, cause the barriers placed thereat to be kept in place with danger signals attached thereto, and when tl~e work for which such pavement is broken and excavation made is completed, to innuediately notify the Street Depart- ment thereof. Upon receipt of such notice the Street Department shall, as soon as it is convenient, refill any' place so excavated, thoroughly tamping the same, and Shall, as soon as the conditions warrant, repair such broken place in the pave- ment or sidewalk with concrete made of quick drying cement, and shall,~completion thereof, report to the City Treasurer an itemized statement of the cost to such department for breaking such pavement and repairing the same. THE City Treasurer Ordinance ~o. 1053 shall, upon receipt of the statement of such costs, refund to such applicant all monies deposited with such application over and above the amount specified in such statement of costs, and shall credit to the Street Department the amount received for such service. Provided that in the event it is deemed by the City Commission that such pavement or the city has been further damaged by such applicant in any manner not contemplated or included in his application, such damage shall be estimated and shall be ~educted from any such refund to such applicant. Section 4. zny person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine in a sum not to exceed $100.00, or by imprisomaent in the city' jail not to exceed 30 days or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and ell'act thirty days from and ~fter its passage and publication as provided by law. P~SSED by the City Commission of the City o1' Bremerton, signed by the i~ayor ant attested by the City Clerk in authentication of suo.~ passage this 13th day of zpril, 1935. Attest: ~' /City C'lerk I the undersigned do certi~ ~at tha ~ove and fore~oin~ is ~ true ~nd correc~ cop~ of ~ ordi~mc~ passed by tt,~¢ city c~mmis~Ion of the cit~' et Brem~rion, Wa~hmgto~l on above date.