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ORDINANCE NO. 604
AN ORDINANCE A1JENDING ORDINANCE NO. 545, PARTICULARLY SECITION
42 of ORDINANCE NO. 545.
E IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AI1.ES, I0,
That Section 42 of Ordinance No. 545 of the City Ordinances
of the City of Ames, Iowa, is hereby specifically repealed and
ti'1�:.t the following shall hereinafter be --norn as Section 42 of
Ordinance 1"o. 545: i
"Section 4.2. Excavation ?nd filling ditches.
In excavating service ditches within the limits of i
pavements or surfaced streets care sha?1 be tali en
to -prevent damage to the street surfacing adjacent
to the ditch. Tunnels under the surface of pave-
ments or surfaced streets will not be permitted in
excess of three (3 ) feet zihen measured from a vertical
line produced from the edge of the navement cut at i
the street surface.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation doing plumbing 1,S,ork to begin any
excavation or pavement cut or to place any obstruction
within the limits of any street, avenue, alley or
public nla.ce witf',�in the cor^ora.te limits of the City
of Ames, Iowa, without first having made a.nplicetion
for, and received, a permit therefor.
The City «^ill backfill a7 l house service ditches
and excavations within the limits of all streets,
avenues, and rublic places within the cornorate
limits of the City.
Tire 1,,Taster Plumber shall notify the City 17anager' s
office when such ditches or excavations are ready for
backfillinF., and the C!_tTr will fill the same as promptly
as nossible thereafter. The responsibility of the
I:Ra,s per P11.unber for the maintenance of red lights,
barricades, or other ,protection shall cease when tiie
City begins the woriz. of bacr.fillinf the ditch or not
later than. 48 hours from the time of the receipt of
written notification by the City ITanager that the
ditch is ready for ba.ckfilling.
The Cit- will charge the ""aster Plumber the sum
of three cents ( .03(/) per cubic foot of ditch for
such backfilling work. "
All ordinances or nPrts of ordinances in conflict with the
nrovisions of this amendment are hereby repealed.
This amendment to Ordinance No. 545 of the City Ordinances
of the City of Ames, Iowa., shall be in force and effect from and
after its passage and pubilcation as nrovid.ed by law.
Dated this 7th day of _`ay , 1945.
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City Clerk
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Published in the Ames Daily Tribune the llth day of -May, 1945.