Ord 077-GOVERNING THE LAYING OF PIPES IN THE STREETS AND THOROUGHFARES IN THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AND PROVIDING FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOFORDTD?ANCE N0.77,
An Ordinance Governa:ng the Laying of pipes in tk.e s~:r~~'ets and
tho~tiuughfares in the To,vn of 7,os Gatos and providing for the viol-
ation thereof.
The •,oard of TrListees of t'^e Tot~rn of T,os Gatos do ~~~~~ ~~
orelaln ;as follows.
Sectmon 1. Any ineki:vidua.l or company no~rr supplying or de-siring
to supply the :Co~.vn of Los Gatos, or the inhabitants therei wa.th
eithy:water of artificial light may use the streets and thorough-
fares of the Town of Los-~atos by 1a.ying dolvn pipes or conduits
therein and massing connecY,ion trieretivith so far as may bo nec sary
for introduceng into and supplying said to~rm or its inhabitants
the reof, by complying wi t;h the following regu•:Iratons,
cec~tian 2< All excavations rgade in .any, st-rest or thot•oughfare
i;n the "Town of Lo c,atos, shall be ma-de under the di;reetion of the
Strec;t Supertendsnt o.f said towns and said excavations on laid ~#z~t~a_oz
streets or thoroughfare l shall be replace d in as good and pe @n
ant a condition as ss;cl streets or th~roughPares were befoxa the
mailing of the excavations.
Section 3. ~~Ihe~ever any exasvations shall be ma.:de in any
street or thoroughfare in the Town of Los „atos;;pr whenaver~the
breaksfing of pi'pesee,,~o~~.~r//J/ conduits owned by an/ inc;vidual or company
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using the streets or thorou~hs~~it shall be tale duty of the
individual om company using said streets: ror tho~ou~hfa.res,, ti :place
x~~tau~~ obstructions a~ounrl such excavations; or such placss in
the streets and thoroughfares bhat are dangerous to the public
e~:used by such excavator~,~ or injuri•es~ or breaking :~Jif pipes or
mains as will gi-ve warzz,~::rig to the public ~~ # of the condition in
~r~hich ;said strae is remain at th~;t tine, Ry night in addition to
the. obstrueti,ons placed around such excavations or dangerous places
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in the streets or thoroughfares of said town1 there shall be pa,aced
a. sufficent- number of l~nternslo.r other artificial lightSas ~.vall
Y;ive ample notice and warning to a;ll travelers, - ,
And any individual o~ compan~,us:i.ng the streets or thorougl~w
fares of tYie Town of Los ratos~and refusing anal neglecting to
Rlace,__li.~ht s ox. o'nat~-ucr one around such excavations or dangerous
p].a;ces as aforesaid shall be liable to any per. son or persons, for
all damages or expense which he or they, may sustain by reason of
s~cYx,negligenee~ and. it is hereby made prima-facia e~(idence of
negligence on the pt~rt of such individual or company .refusing or
neglecting to, place lights or obstructions around excavations or
dangerous places.
Section 4. Whenever the street Superten<dent of the Town of
Los Gatos, shall discover any low or sunken placas~where excauatioy~s
have been ruade by an:~ individual ar company use^~ng the streets or
thoroughfares of the Town: of Los Gatos ~ for layingo~' pipes; on~+
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conduits therein an<v shall notify laid individual or comp-any
or their rez~xssan~ffi~~g~a~ representative of such sunken or dangerous
pla.ees~ std by such exeavatrons,~ ~shal.l be the duty o.f said
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inc3iv~,dual or company bo immediately replace said street or thoroug~ai
fr~.re in as goad a condition as it was before the excavation was
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made,. and should tl~Le individual or company using .said streets or
thoaza~ughfare refuse or ~~e:~l:eet for a period of ttivEntyfour hours
to replace said. streei;s or thoroughfares in aGsl.~g.ood and pexrriona~-,t
a condition as previous to the excavations/, ~~3~~-, ~~? it shall be
the duty of the Strse t Superen endext t,Q mmediatoly replace sai d
ristreets or thoroughfares in a:s good and permenant a condition as
before the exeavat io''ns ~ /~ and upon doing sod present .his bil 1 for
the services. rendered to the individual or company ,in fault,, and
if not paid imrnediate.ly to proceed to collect said sum from said
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S~~~}~~ 5, ~~~ ~oard of Trustees of the Town of Los Gatos
he~raby reserve in tnhe center of all streets or' thoroughfares
alleys or plae:es,twelve feet in the center thexrt:of for the purpose
of laying ~ewors.
~e.eton 6, All ox~~di~anees or parts of ordinances in
~anfliet :herewith are hereby re:pealed,.,
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-,~ec~tion' Ga 7'hi s orcliiva;iicE shall: be ~n~fbrcec~ f~orim and
't ' ~ .=f after its passage , i~pZ~. ro val and publi cat ions /
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°~ ~~ .. ~ jk~ Past ed° th s seventh day of October,189-5,
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Preside,~;~of the ~3oardu
Town Clerk,