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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 8... -. ., .. 'Ordinance No. 8. Streets and Alleys. The Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi.do ordain as follows: Street 6, Section 1.- All streets, lanes and alleys and all public Public High- ways, etc. places as laid out in the original recorded plat, and the additions to the City of Lodi on record IBL in the Office of the County Recorder in the County of San Joaquin, State of California, so far as they pertain to the incor- porate limits are hereby decJared public and free highways. Grade of Section 2.- It shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees - Streets. from time to time to establish the grade of all streets, alleys, and sidewalks in the City. Trenches not Section 3.- No trench dug for pipes or conduits shall re- to remain open. main open'more than twenty-four hours after the pipe or conduit is laid and all pipe and conduits 'shall be laid within twenty-fours,aften the trench is open, and trenches shall be considered and deemed open as soon as the first opening is made in the street, alley or thoroughfare, for the purpose aforesaid. hwa Streets to be left in good condition. Section 4.- Within f'orty-E%g'&k eight hours after-a trench is open it shall be filled by the party opening it and shall be put in as good condition as it was before the work of excavating was commenced. In filling such trenches, or in any other excavations where the same crosses only a part of a sidewalk or street, the same shall be thoroughly tamped,. In case of stone bitumiious rock, or other pavements, the surface shall be left neither elevated above or depressed I below the surface of the street, and shall be paved as before. ....... ..... . -. ......... .- ... . '. . c ._...-*. . Surface to Section 6.- If within twelve-months after such pipes or be repaired after notice. conduits or my railroad tracks have been laid, the surface of the street is'improperly elevated or depresded at the. point where excavations have been made, or said places have not been properly paved, it shall be repaired and put in gdod order by the company or person who laid or caused said pipe, conduits or track to be laid, within two days after notice to repair has been by the Marshal, served upon such person or company. City Marshal to see that Section 6.- It shall be the duty of theaarshal to see Streets are Repaired. that the work required to be done as required in sections 4 and 8 of this ordinance is done in a proper and satigfac- tory manner, and it shall be the duty of the Marshal to cause all surplus material from said work to be removed after the work is finished or during its progress, by the parties excavating and using the public streets, alleys or thoroughfares of the city, for any purposes contemplated by the city ordinances. Expenses In- Section 7.- If, in enforcing the provisions of the fore- curred to be Recovered By suit. an account of such expense and sertify the same to the going section, the-Marshal incur any expense, he shall keep Board of Trustees, and said Board shall immediately cause to be instituted proper proceedings to colle ct from the company or person so failing to put such street, alley or thoroughfare in proper condition and repair all 'costs and charges which the city shall have been put to. Barrier8 and Lights where Section 8.- Any person or company by whom or under whose Work is immediate direction, or by whose immediate authority, as being Done. principal, or as coritractor or employer any--portion of a public street may be,iangerous shall erect, and 80 long ma e as the danger may continue, maintain around the portion of the street or highway so made dangerous, a good and substantial barrier, and shall cause to be 'maintained during every night from sunset until daylight a lighted lantern upon that portion of the street or highway so made danger- , Hitching Post Per- mi t te d. Regulating Signs . Penalty. ous. Section 9.- The owner, lessee, tenant, or occupant of any building fronting on any of the streets of the city may maintain in good order in front of such building by secure- ly fastening in-the outer line of the sidewalk along such street, good and substantial hitching posts not exceeding eight inches in diameter. Section 10.- No business signs, both ends of which are attached to any building, shall project more than eighteen inches over the inner line of any sidewalk, nor shall any such sign be placed at a less distance than seven feet above the sidewalk. All business signs .suspended &om awn- ings and balconies above and across the sidewalk shall be stationary and firmly and securely brased and fastened by means of iron fastenings made of not less. than three-eights iron at-a hight of not less than eight feet above the side- walk. In no instance shall any sign extend beyond the outer line of the sidewalk. Section 11.- Any person violabing any of the provisions of this ordinance is guilty of a misdemeanor. - +l.+d.- 3u Section 12.- This ordinance shall be published by, posxing the same in three public places in the Gity of Lodi. Section 13.- This ordinance shall be in force and take effect immediately on approval and publication. Section 14.- All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Passed and approved by the following vote: Ayes: v-, @d, %Q-+H~* Noes: h.lhe Atmgd@&neeting of the Board of Trustees held thfs President of theward of Trustees of the City of Lodi. V City Clerk.