(A) In making excavations in streets, alleys or sidewalks for the purpose of installing pipe, or making repairs, the paving, stones and earth must be removed and deposited in a manner that will occasion the least inconvenience to the public and provide for adequate drainage. No person shall leave an excavation made in the street, alley or sidewalk open at any time without a barricade, and during the night, warning lights. After the house sewer is laid, the public ways and property shall be restored to good condition. If the excavation in the public ways and property is left open or unfinished for a period of 24 hours or more, the Utilities Superintendent shall have the duty to finish or correct the work, and all expenses so incurred shall be charged to the owner, occupant or lessee of the property. All installations or repairs of pipes require an inspection by the Utilities Superintendent. All installation shall be done under the supervision and strictly in accordance with the rules, regulations and specifications for such installation prescribed by the Utilities Superintendent; provided, that said rules, regulations and specifications have been reviewed and approved by the City Council.
(B) Before the customer shall be allowed to tap into the municipal sewer system, he or she shall be required to pay to the city a tap fee. If the city has not tapped the main and run a service line to the edge of the street, the tap fee shall be $10. The consumer shall then be required to make the tap and install all of the line in accordance with the procedures set out above. If the city has previously tapped the main and provided a service line to the edge of the street, the tap fee shall be such amount as is equal to the cost incurred by the city to bring the service to said point.
(Prior Code, § 3-205)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 18-503