(A) The work of moving any building or structure on, over, along, or across any street or highway shall begin within five days after the issuance of a permit therefor and, once begun, shall be prosecuted diligently and continuously day and night, Sundays and holidays, so as not to allow the building or structure to come to a standstill until same is relocated on its new site; provided, that the Public Director, in an emergency, may grant a temporary suspension of said work for a period of no longer than twelve hours at any time; and provided further, that no permit shall be granted to leave any building or structure standing at night in any street intersection.
(B) When any building or structure is so permitted to remain at a standstill in any street or highway at night, the house mover shall notify the Fire Chief of the location of the same, and shall post at each end and on each side of such building or structure two or more lights with red glass globes in a secure and conspicuous position, and shall place barricades at each end of such building at a distance of 50 feet therefrom with lights thereon as above required on said building.
(C) During any moving operation, the house mover shall keep a watchperson at all times about said building, whether the same be moving or standing, for the purpose of keeping any posted lights burning at night and warning the traffic with flags in the daytime.
(D) When necessary to protect pavement or sidewalks, planks of sufficient size and thickness to prevent injury to such pavement or sidewalks shall be laid for the wheels of the moving trucks to travel on.
(E) The Town Superintendent shall have power to require the use of other precautionary measures than those specifically mentioned in this subchapter when necessary or proper to protect life, limb, or property.
(Prior Code, Ch. 4, Art. 1, § 17) Penalty, see § 152.99