(A) In making excavations in streets or highways for the laying of service pipes or making repairs, the planks or paving, stones, and earth removed must be deposited in a manner that will occasion the least inconvenience to the public and provide for passage of water along gutters.
(B) No person shall leave any excavation made in a street or highway open at any time without barricade, and during the night, warning lights must be maintained at such excavation.
(C) After service pipes are laid, in filling the opening, the earth must be laid in layers of not more than nine inches in depth, and each layer shall be thoroughly tamped and puddled. The streets, sidewalks, and pavements must be restored to as good condition as previous to making the excavation. All dirt, stones, and rubbish must be removed immediately after completion of the work. If an excavation in any street, alley, or highway shall be left open or unfinished for the space of 24 hours, or if the work shall be improperly done, or if the rubbish shall not be removed, the Public Works Director shall have the right to finish or correct the work, and the expenses incurred shall be charged to the consumer and shall be paid by the plumber, drain layer, or other person authorized by the consumer to do the excavating work or by the consumer before the water is turned on. No main shall be tapped or connections made when the ground is frozen, except by special permission of the Public Works Director.
(Prior Code, § 51.037) Penalty, see § 51.999