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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD06921 SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall Luke effect And be in force from aid .fter its passage and approval. assed: 5/2/1960 Approved: 5/4/1960 r-r C. F. Whaley Isl C. F. WWhaley /s/ 'resident of the Council Mayor . K. City Treasurer ORDINANCE NO. 6920 AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE MONEY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1960 E IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, AS FOLLOWS: ECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Cit reasury not otherwise appropriated, the following: REVENUE FUND or the purpose of paying the salaries of elective and appointive officers, the sum of-------------------------$20600.00 or the purpose of paying City Engineer, for use of car, the sum of-----------------------------------------$-------- or the purpose of paying City Marshal, for use of car, the sum of-----------------------------------------$-------- dvance Collectors commissions----------------------------$ 500.00 dvance Assessors commissions-----------------------------$ 200.00 VEHICLE FUND or the purpose of paying weekly wages of laborers, freight and incidentals under the Street Commissioner thesum of-----------------------------------------------$ 6000.00 TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE FUND or the purpose of paying the salary of Street Commissioner and Traffic Officers, the sum of-----------$ 6570.00 or the purpose of paying weekly wages of laborers, freight and incidentals under the Street Commissioner, the sum of--------------------------------$ 6000.00 ECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from an fter its passage and approval. assed: 5/2/1960 Approved: 5/4/1960 C. F. Whaley Isl C. F. Whale /s resident of the Council Mayor .K.. City Treasurer RDINANCE NO. 6921 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBER 6896 REGULATING THE EXCAVATI09S F CITY STREETS AND PROVIDING A PENALTY AND ENACTING A NEW ORDINANCE ERTAINING TO THE SAME SUBJECT AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. E IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOUR S FOLLOWS: ECTION 1. Repeal Provision. Ordinance Number 6896 of the City of efferson, Missouri, regulating the excavations of city streets and alleys and providing an penalty be, and the same is hereby, repeals . SECTION 2. Street excavations, permits. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, or any officer or employee thereof or any abutting property owner, to dig and excavate in any manner within any public street or alley in this city, without first havinll obtained a permit to do so as specified in the following section. SECTION 3. Issuance of Permit. Every person, firm or corporation, or any officer oe employee thereof, or abutting property owner desiring to dig or excavate into any public street or alley within this city shall apply to the City Sewer Commissioner for a permit authorizing him to dig and excavate. The permit shall be on a blank form, to be prepared by the Sewer Commissioner, which form shall set forth the name and location of the portion of the street or alley to be excavated, the type of construction of said street or alley, the estimated njmber of square feet of the improved or unimproved surfa e area to be excavated, and the amount of cash or the amount of the certified check required to make such excavation, and such other data and information as the Sewer Commissioner may deem necessary and pertinent. Upon receipt of the permit issued by the Sewer Commissioner, the applicant shall present same to the City Clerk., who shall endorse upon said permit the fact that the applicant has deposited with him cash or a certified check of some banking institution within the city, for the use and benefit of the city for the proper replacement of the surface to said street or alley in an amount as called for in such permit. The amount of cash or the amount of the certified check shall be in an amount large enough to cover the cost of replacing or restoring the street or alley surface in as good a condition as existed before the excavation or digging. The Sewer Commissioner shall estimate the number of square fee of street or alley to be excavated at the time the permit issued an the cost of the permit shall be as follows: On unimproved dirt Streets or Alleys, $3.50 for any excavation up to 100 square .feet and $ .03 per square foot for each square foot of excavation in excess of 100 square feet. On unimproved loose gravel or crushed stone Streets or Alleys, $2.00 for any excavation up to 20 square feet and $1.50 per 20 square feet for each 20 square feet or Part thereof of excavation in excess of 20 square feet. On Bituminous Streets or Alleys, $10.00 for any ex- cavation up to 20 square feet (as aknimum basic fee) and $.45 per square foot for each square foot of excavation in excess of twenty (20) square feet . On Cement Streets or Alleys, $10.00 for any excavation up to ten (10) square feet (as a minimum basic fee) , and $0.85 per square foot for each square foot of excavation in excess of ten (10) square feet. SECTION 4. Excavations and backfilling. All excavations within th streets and alleys of this city shall be made in the following mann r. A. All cement, concrete, asphaltic concrete, sheet asphalt, rock asphalt and bituminous surfacing shall be removed by band and without the use of a trenching machine. B. The street surface removed by hand shall extend at least six inches on each side of the width of the sides of excavated trench. C. If a trenching machine is to be used to remove and excavate earth, dirt, rock or other materials below the street surface, the street surface shall be re- moved for a distance of twelve inches to both sides of the back hoe or scoop of the machine to be used. D. In the event it is intended to excavate across the entire width of any street or alley within the im- proved portion thereof, the excavation work shall be performed in sections so that no more than one half of said street or alley shall be trenched and excavated at one time so that motor vehicle and pededtrian traffic might pass over the unexcavated half of said street. The half of the street excavated first shall be backfilled in compliance with the next paragraph prior to the trenching or excavation of the other half of the street. Removal of excavated materials. Any person who shall excavate in the paved portion of any public I street, roadway, alley or sidewalk pursuant to a permit obtained from the Sewer Commissioner, as provided for by ordinance, shall remove all. materials excavated and shall dispose of the same prior to placing any backfill material into such excavations . Backfilling Paved Streets. Any person who shall excavate in the paved portion of any public street, roadway, alley or sidewalk shall backfill such ex- cavation with a fine stone aggregate material con- forming to the following gradation; Not more than 15% of the aggregate shall be of organic material; not more than 10% of the aggregate shall be retained on a 1" square mesh screen and not less than 20% of the aggregate shall pass a 14 mesh screen. Backfilling Unpaved Streets. Any person who shall excavate in any unpaved portion of any public street roadway, alley or sidewalk shall backfill such ex- cavation as is provided for backfilling excavations in paved public streets, alleys and sidewalks, or upon the approval of the Sewer Commissioner, �the material removed from such excavation may be used for backfill, provided, such material is placed in the excavation in lifts not exceeding twelve (12) inches and each lift being compacted to a relative density of 95%; such backfill shall be inspected by the De- partment of the Sewer Commissioner to determine whether the requirements of this Section have been fulfilled. E. All excavations shall be filled in the following manner: No more than twelve (12) inches of earth, rock or fill shall be replaced within said trench prior to the com- pact tamping thereof. This process shall be repeated until all earth work has been firmly and securely com- pacted and the surface of the trench is brought to the level of the surrounding street surface. F. No backfilling work shall be initiated until the City Street Commissioner shall first be notified. The person, firm or corporation, or officer of said corpor- ation, shall. keep the excavation so refilled at a level with the surrounding street surface so as to make the surface of the excavation safe and convenient for motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic during; the period which ensues between the time of the initial back- �I fl.11.ing and the time when the Street Commissioner is able to resurface the excavated area. G. Any person who shall. excavate in the paved portion of any public street, roadway, alley or sidewalk shall obtain the approval of the Sewer Commissioner that the backfill meets the requirements of this section. SECTION 5. Resurfacing; Bituminous or Paved Streets. All resurfacin ork on bituminous or paved streets shall be performed by the holder) f the permit, or his contractor, unless the Street Commissioner, it the request of the the holder of the permit, agrees to do so. Al . esurfacing work shall be performed with materials identical or imilar to those removed. All resurfacing work performed by the older of the permit, or his contractor, shall be subject to the nspection of and must be approved by the Street Commissioner. Where the resurfacing work on bituminous or paved streets is erformed by the holder of the permit, or his contractor, and the itten approval of the Street Commissioner or City Engineer is btained, said approval shall be presented to the City Clerk by the older of the permit and the City Clerk shall refund to the holder he amount deposited after first deducting the minimum basic fee hich is not returnable. When the holder of the permit, or his contractor, shall undert ke o perform the resurfacing work on bituminous or paved streets and ail to obtain the approval of the Street Commissioner because all, r any portion, of said resurfacing work is defective or improperly erformed, the Street Commissioner shall properly resurface said xcavated area as necessary, keeping an accurate record of the cost hereof to which the Street Commissioner shall add a sum of money qual to Fifty (50%) per cent of the cost of said work, and this mount, together with the minimum basic fee shall be presented by statement of the Street Commissioner to the City Clerk, who shall educt said amount from the sum deposited with the City Clerk, eturning the balance of said deposit to the holder of the permit. All monies collected by the City Clerk as the minimum basic fe or excavations within the streets, roadways, alleys or sidewalks in he city and all monies retained by the City Clerk in instances wher he Street Commissioner performs said resurfacing work at the request f the holder of the permit or because the holder of the permit, or is contractor, have failed to properly resurface said excavated are , hall be placed to the credit of the vehicle fund to defray the xpense of resurfacing the excavated areas. Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraphs of this ection, any person, firm or corporation, or officer or employee hereof, or any abutting property owner desiring to dig or excavate ithin any street, roadway, alley or sidewalk may deposit with the ity Clerk of the City the sum of One Hundred ($100 .00) Dollars in ash and then pay for any permit (s) on the first day of each month ollowing completion of the work, provided that, the permit for each eparate excavation must be obtained before any excavation is made n the streets, roadways, alleys or sidewalks of this city. ECTION 6. Police to investigate excavations. It is hereby made the uty of every police officer of the City of Jefferson to ascertain hether or not any person, firm or corporation, or any officer or mployee thereof, or any abutting property owner digging or xcavating within any public street or alley within this city, has ecured a permit to do so. Any failure to do so shall be reported o the City Attorney. Any person shall have the right to see such ermit upon deman d and all permits must be kept in the possession of some one present at the excavation. SECTION 7, Street Commissioner to be notified when excavation is Commenced. All persons, firms or corporations or abutting property owners to whom permits shall have been issued shall notify the city street commissioner when such work is to commence and also of completion of said work. Permits shall be issued for a period of thirty (30) days, but said period of time may be extended by the City Sewer Commissioner for a reasonable period of time, provided good cause i shown. SECTION 8, Penalty. Any person or persons, firm, copartnership or corporation, or officer or employee thereof, or any abutting properly owner, violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fine not less than Fifteen ($15.00) Dollars nor more than One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars. SECTION 9. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and approval.. Passed: 5/2,(1960 Approved: 5/4/60 C. F. Whaley /s/ C. F. Whaley /s/ President of the Council _._.. Mayor Attest: Henry W. Ells /s/ City Clerk