No house mover shall remove any building, house, or other structure, along or upon any public street, alley, or place in the city, without first having obtained from the Council a permit to remove the particular building or structure in question, under the regulations hereinafter provided, and without first depositing with the Clerk a cash deposit in an amount equal to the cost of caring for, splicing, removing, and replacing any wires, poles, or cables, pipes or other property of the city, the caring for, splicing, removing, and replacing of which is necessary to facilitate the operations of the house mover. Such estimate of cost shall be made by the Superintendent of Public Works. The cost shall be paid out of the cash deposit and any amount unexpended from such deposit shall be returned to the depositor. If any deficiency results under the deposit, the depositor must make up the difference.
(1963 Code, § 3-3-3) (Ord. 230, passed 5-7-1928)