It shall be the duty of the mover of houses and buildings to exercise due care at all times to protect the public from injury or accidents. It shall be the duty of such movers of houses and buildings to provide watchmen to warn the public if and when any wires, ropes or cables are extending across streets or alleys or public grounds so that the public will not be injured thereby.
If during the moving of any house or structure it shall become necessary to leave the same standing on any street, avenue, highway or public place, the same shall be left standing as near to the right side of the road as possible in order to leave free passage on the other side thereof. It shall further be the duty of the mover of houses and buildings to leave lighted flares about such house or structure or moving equipment left standing over night in any such street, avenue, highway or public place during the hours between sunset and sunrise.