§ 98.20 PERMIT REQUIRED; FEE.
   (A)   No person, firm, or corporation shall excavate in a street or alley of the city for any purpose whatsoever without first obtaining a permit from the Clerk-Treasurer's office. ('66 Code, § 92.01)
   (B)   The Clerk-Treasurer shall, upon request of any person, firm, or corporation, issue a permit upon the payment of a permit fee of $2.50 and a proper showing that the applicant is bonded by a reputable surety company or personal surety signed by two resident freeholders of the county, in the penal sum of no less than $1,000. The bond shall be conditioned to the effect that the person shall promptly replace the surface of the street or alley in as good condition as it was before; that the person, firm, or corporation will promptly pay and discharge, on demand, all damages which may be incurred to any city water main or other city property by reason of such excavation; that the person, firm, or corporation shall offer satisfactory evidence of having public liability and property damage insurance in the total sum of $10,000, which insurance shall pay all damages or claims of damage accruing to persons or property caused by the negligence of the person, firm, or corporation in making, maintaining, or refilling the excavation; and that the applicant further makes satisfactory showing of having all employees employed by the person, firm, or corporation protected under the provisions of the State Workers Compensation Law.
   (C)   The prescribed procedure to fill such excavation shall be established by the Board of Public Works and Safety, and an inspection shall be made by the Superintendent of Utilities to assure that such excavation is done in a satisfactory manner.
('66 Code, § 92.02) (Ord., passed 3-6-53) Penalty, see § 10.99