Prior to the time that any individual, firm, corporation, or utility shall begin digging or otherwise breaking the surface of a public street, passageway, or sidewalk, a permit shall be obtained from the Board of Trustees or its duly authorized agent; and, with the application for such permit, there shall be paid the sum of $1,000, cash or cashier’s check only.
(Prior Code, § 7-2-1) (Ord. 422, passed 12-7-1981) Penalty, see § 152.99