(A) No license shall be issued to any person until a $200 bond to the city, approved by the Council, is filed with the City Clerk-Treasurer conditioned that the licensee will indemnify and save harmless the city from all suits, accidents, and damage that may arise by reason of any opening in any street, alley, or public ground, made by the licensee or by those in the licensee’s employment for any purpose whatever, and that the licensee will replace and restore the street and alley over such opening to the condition existing prior to installation, adequately guard with barricades and lights and will keep and maintain the same to the satisfaction of the Superintendent, and shall conform in all respects to the rules and regulations of the Council relative thereto, and pay all fines that may be imposed on the licensee by law.
(B) The license fee for making service connections is $10. All licenses shall expire on December 31 of the license year unless the license is suspended or revoked by the Council for cause. Upon failure to apply for a license renewal prior to the expiration date thereof, the license fee for the ensuing year shall be $10.
(Ord. 17-2, passed 11-14-1988) Penalty, see § 51.999