A. It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, or their agents or employees, to obstruct the streets and public highways within the corporate limits of the city by depositing therein any building material or fixtures, or any machinery, or any other material whatsoever without first having obtained permission in writing from the city recorder; and when such permission is granted, the person, firm or corporation obtaining the same shall be required to place at either end of the obstruction, in a manner which will warn persons approaching from either direction, a lighted lantern during the nighttime, to be kept there during hours of darkness.
B. The city recorder shall not grant permission to so obstruct the street, except in cases where no other place for storing the material or machinery is conveniently at hand. (Prior code §§ 4-1-2, 4-1-3)