HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 393 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A BOND, LICENSE AND PERMIT
FOR THE BUILDING OR RJR-BUILDING OR RE-PAIRING OF SIDEWALK,
CURBS AND GUTTERS ON THE STREETS AND PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES
s OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, FIXING PENALTIES FOR ITS VIOLATI0T,
PROVIDING FOR FORFEITURE OF LICENSES, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT WITH SAME.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMM18SIONERS OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION I.
That hereafter, no person or persons, firm or corporation
shall lay, construct, build, repair, or re-build any sidewalk,
curb, curbing or gutter on any street, alley or thoroughfare
within said City, without first applying to the Commissioner of
Streets & Public Property of said City for a license to do such
work, and having; made and executed a Bond to said City in the
sun of 1000*00, and having
paid a license fee of $2,00, and
having obtained a Permit* Prom the Citj!4gi4aga ! -41A City to
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do such work. +
SECTION II.
� �} The license hereinabove mentioned, shall be issued by the
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" . ,'1114 Commissioner of Streets & Public Property, and before the is-
suanoe of same, the applicant shall file in the office of the
City Secretary a Bond in the sum of $1000.00, conditioned that
said applicant will indemnify and save harmless the City of Fort
1A11X1# EII1AA3 Worth from any and sal daai�6ge,s of every character, .
arising from or caused directly or indirectly by any negligence
in the doing of such work, or from any imperfect or inadequate
work doge by the applicant, and will maintain said work in a good
and during
and workmanlike state of repair fora period of two years from
and after Its oompletion and acceptance by the City.
The applicant shall also state, in his application for
license, his place of business and the name under which the
business is to be transacted, and shall notify the City Secre-
tary immediately, of any and every change in address or style
of his firm.
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All such Bonds shall be subject to the approval of the Board
of lommiseioners of said City, and shall run for a period of one
year from their date.
SECTION III.
After such license is issued, as hereinabove provided, the
licensee shall obtain a Permit from the City Engineer of said
City for doing any such work as hereinabove set forth, and M
plans and specifications, grades and lines for said work, and
all such work shall be teas according to plans and specifica-
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%ions, grades and lines� and shall at all times, be subject to
the inspection and approval of said City Engineer, or other
persons designated for such work by him.
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Said licensee ta=s p eta l,hia name, together with
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date of completion on each piece of work cdnetructed by him.
Immediately upon the completion of each and every such work,
the Contractor shall apply for and obtain from the City Engineer
a certificate, stating in substance, that such work has been oom-
pleted according to the plane and specifications, grades and lines
given by him.
SECTION IV.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating any of
the provisions of the preceding sections hereof, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be fined in
any sum not to exceed $200.00 and in addition thereto, upon the
final conviction for any such violation, said conviction shall of
itself constitute and be a recision and cancellation of the license
held by such person or persons, firm or corporation so convicted,
and in such event, no new license shall be issued for a period of
one year.
SECTION V.
All Ordinances or ,parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
SECTION VI.
- This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after
its passage and publication, as required by law.
ordinance No.393.Cont'd.
I hereby certify that the above and fore 6®inN Ordinance was "ly
presented and unanimously passed and adopted by the Board of Commissio-
ners of the City of Fort worth at a session of said Board held
Saturday November 15th.1913.
City Secretary.