§ 158-14. Fencing and lighting of excavations and obstructions.  


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  • A. 
    The word "street" as used in this Article is intended to embrace all the territory included between the street boundary lines.
    B. 
    The person making or having charge of any sewer, vault, cistern, well or excavation in any of the streets of this City, during the construction thereof by permission of the Common Council, shall, during the whole of every night while such vault, cistern, well, sewer or excavation shall be open or uncovered, fence in the same and cause a lighted lamp or lantern to be placed and kept so as to cast its light upon such vault, sewer, well, cistern or excavation.
    C. 
    All parties who shall at any time use any portion of any highway, park or other public place within the City limits for the deposit of building material or other obstructions in said highway, park or other public place shall be required to protect the same by brightly lighted lamps of sufficient number and placed in such a manner as to properly warn all persons of the presence of such obstructions during the whole of each and every night while such obstructions shall remain in the highway or public place, and in default of so protecting the same the permission given to occupy the said highway or public place will be revoked and the party or parties will be held liable to the penalty hereinafter prescribed.