(a) Any person, firm, copartnership or corporation desiring to remove any brick, concrete, Kentucky Rock asphalt or slag from or make any excavation in any of the streets or alleys, or excavation in any lawn plot between the street or sidewalk curb in the Village shall, before entering upon such work, secure a permit therefor from the Mayor. Such permit, when issued, shall be in writing, shall designate the point or points involved, the purpose for which and the name of the person, firm, copartnership or corporation for whose benefit the work is to be done, and shall contain the number of square feet of the streets, alleys or lawn plots intended to be removed. Before such permit is issued by the Mayor, such person, firm, copartnership or corporation or the employees thereof, as the case may be, shall pay to the Mayor one dollar ($1.00) for every square foot of brick, concrete, Kentucky Rock asphalt sought to be removed, and fifty cents ($.50) for every square foot of slag sought to be removed or excavation made in unimproved streets or alleys or in lawn plots. In calculating the square feet of any ditch to be made in a street that is paved with brick or concrete, eight inches shall be added to the width thereof.
(b) If any such person, firm, copartnership or corporation desires to make any excavations in the streets, alleys or lawn plots, and does not want to comply with the above condition of making payment according to the square foot, such person, firm, copartnership or corporation, at the time of obtaining the permit from the Mayor, may deposit with the Clerk a cash bond in the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) and a surety bond in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) to be approved by the Mayor. Such bonds shall be conditioned that if the person, firm, copartnership or corporation fails to replace the improved streets or unimproved streets, alleys or lawn plots in as good condition as before such excavation, then the Village may improve the same and charge such expense to the entity who made such excavation. In the event the Village makes such improvements, the cash bond shall first be used in paying for the improvements. Then, if the cash bond is not sufficient, any additional cost shall be charged to such person, firm, copartnership or corporation and the Village may sue and recover on the surety bond.
(Unno. Ord. Passed 7-11-32.)