thereafter, cause all or any part of such work to be done at the expense of said company or persons, who shall be liable therefor to The City of New York for all expenses which they, the trustees, may incur in said company's behalf, together with such aforesaid penalties, to be recovered with costs of suit. (Id., sec. 18.) § 8. It shall be obligatory upon such company or person when laying any main or service, or other pipe, or establishing any lamp-post in any road, avenue, street or public place in that section of The City of New York formerly known as the Village of New Brighton, to perform all such work carefully, workmanlike and substantially disturbing the ground and the pavement, curb, gutter and flagging, if any, no further than may be actually necessary for the careful performance of any such work; to guard, as far as practicable, against the future settling of the ground, pavement, curb, gutter or flagging above any such main, service or other pipe, or around such lamp-post, or resulting from the digging of the trench thereof, by filling in, around and above such main or service pipe, and around such lamppost, the earth dug from any such trench, compactly and firmly, to repair all damage which may be caused to any such road, avenue, street or public place, or to any pavement, curb, gutter or flagging, by the laying of such main or service pipe or the establishing such lamp-post, and to restore the same respectively to as good order and condition as the same were in immediately prior to their commencing any such work; to cause all such work to be performed with all reasonable despatch, and in such manner as not unnecessarily to incommode the neighborhood or the public, and to promptly conform to all such directions as the President of the Borough may from time to time give in their behalf, under the penalty of ten dollars for every omission, neglect, refusal or delay; and in a case of any such omission, neglect, refusal or delay, it shall be lawful for the President of the Borough to cause any such work to be done at the expense of said company or persons liable therefor to The City of New York for all expenses which they may thereby incur, as well as such aforesaid penalties specified in this section, to be recovered with costs of suit against such company. (Id., sec. 19.) § 9. If any person or persons shall wilfully and maliciously injure, damage, or disturb any main, service or other pipe, heretofore or which may hereafter be laid by any gas company or persons in that section of The City of New York formerly known as the Village of New Brighton, for the purpose of supplying the same, or the inhabitants thereof, or any part or portion thereof with gas, water or drainage, such person or persons shall severally forfeit and pay to The City of New York the sum of thirty dollars for every such offense, to be recovered with costs of suit, and the imposing, recovery or payment of such penalty or penalties shall not, in any wise, impair or interfere with any claim of such company or person, against any person or persons guilty of any such act, for any damages which said company or person may sustain therefrom. (Id., sec. 20.) § 10. Any person who shall place or cause to be placed in any of the streets, alleys or public squares of that section of The City of New York formerly known as the Village of New Brighton, any building materials, or any heap or pile of earth, stone or sand, or any other obstruction whatever, or who shall make, or cause to be made, any excavation in any said street, alley or square, shall, during every night that the same shall continue, cause such excavation to be surrounded by a good and sufficient barrier, and a sufficient light or lights to be maintained near such obstruction or excavation, for the protection of travelers and passengers from damage or injury by the reason of such obstruction or excavation, under a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each offense, and the like penalty for every night during which the same shall be continued. (Id., sec. 24.) CHAPTER 2.- PUBLIC SAFETY AND ORDER. Article I.- Nuisances. § 11. Any person or persons who shall make, aid, countenance or assist in making any improper noise, riot or disturbance in the streets or elsewhere in that section of The City of New York formerly known as the Village of New Brighton, and all persons who shall collect in bodies and crowds in that section of The City of New York formerly known as the Village of New Brighton, for unlawful or idle purposes, to the annoyance or disturbance of the citizens or travelers, shall, for each offense, forfeit and pay a fine of not less than one dollar, nor exceeding fifty dollars, in the discretion of the magistrate convicting. (Id., art V., sec. 1.) § 12. No person shall wilfully tear down or deface any notice, handbill or ordinance posted up in the former village of New Brighton, under a penalty of ten dollars. (Id., sec. 16.) § 13. Bathing in any of the waters within the limits of that section of The City of New York formerly known as the Village of New Brighton, or adjacent thereto, between the hours of seven o'clock in the morning and eight o'clock in the evening, unless in a suitable bathing dress or covering, consisting of a shirt and drawers, is hereby prohibited, and any person violating this ordinance shall pay not less than two dollars nor more than five dollars for every such offense. (Id., sec. 19.) PART XIII. Ordinances Relating to that Section of the City of New York Formerly Known as the Village of Edgewater. CHAPTER 1.— RAILROADS. Article I.-Blocking Street Crossings and Warning Signals. Section 1. No railroad company or incorporation whose track passes through or within the limits of that section of The City of New York formerly known as the Village of Edgewater, either by themselves, their agent or agents, person or persons in the employ of said company, shall suffer or permit any train of cars to stop on or across any street, lane or highway in that section of The City of New York formerly known as the Village of Edgewater, or suffer or permit any detached car or cars to stand on or across any such street, lane or highway, under the penalty of twenty-five dollars for each offense. (Ord. Village of Edgewater, passed July 23, 1874, sec. 11, as amend. by ord. app. Nov. 23, 1906. § 2. Every railroad company or corporation whose track passes through or within the limits of that section of The City of New York formerly known as the Village of Edgewater, shall employ a person or persons to give notice of the approach of any cars or locomotive engines, by ringing a bell at said crossing and closing a swinging bar across said street where said track crosses, and also by erecting a sign over said crossing, notifying persons of the danger of crossing the track, under a penalty of twenty dollars for each day such precautions are omitted. (Id., sec. 12.) PART XIV. Ordinances Affecting Generally the Borough of Richmond. Article I.- Openings of Streets and Sewers. Section 1. No person or corporation shall open or excavate any highway or place any encumbrances thereupon, or open any public sewer or private sewer leading into a public sewer or any private sewer in a public street, or cause any of the above acts to be performed in the Borough of Richmond without a permit issued by the President of the Borough or his duly authorized representative. (Ord. app. July 27, 1903, sec. 1.) § 2. Application for Permit.- Applications for such permit must be made in writing to the President of the Borough, upon blank forms to be furnished by him, such form of application to contain a diagram of the location affected, with the dimensions of street surface to be disturbed. (Id., sec. 2.) § 3. Time.- Work must be begun within twenty-four (24) hours from the time of issuance of the permit, and be prosecuted without unnecessary delay to completion. (Id., sec. 3.) § 4. Refilling Trenches.- Excavations in public streets shall be refilled by the party by whom such excavation was made, but only under the supervision and at all times in the presence of a City Inspector especially assigned to the work by the Superintendent of Highways, whose duty shall be to see that each and every part of the filling shall be placed and thoroughly rammed in layers of not more than eight (8) inches in depth up to the level of the bottom of the street pavement. The street pavement shall be loosely and temporarily replaced by the party by whom the excavation had been made, but in such manner as in the opinion of the City Inspector shall be safe for travel. (Id., sec. 4.) § 5. Guarding.- Any trench or opening or encumbrance upon the highway shall at all times be properly guarded for the prevention of accidents, and be properly lighted at night. (Id., sec. 5.) § 6. Rock Refills.- Wherever rock is excavated not more than one-third of the total excavation shall be refilled with the broken stone, which must be in small pieces, and replaced in such manner, mingled with clean earth or sand, as to insure the thorough and compact filling of all spaces. (Id., sec. 6.) under crosswalks and The § 7. Tunnelling.- Tunnelling railroad tracks will not be allowed at any time. bridge stones forming such crosswalks must be removed and placed out of the way of street traffic, being carefully relaid and thoroughly bedded when the work is completed. (Id., sec. 7.) § 8. Extent of Street Opening. At the intersection of cross streets not more than one-half of the width of the street shall be opened at one time; the other half shall remain untouched for the accommodation of traffic until the first half is restored for safe use. (Id., sec. 8.) § 9. Access to Hydrants and Mail Boxes.- All work shall be so prosecuted as not to interfere with easy access to fire hydrants and United States mail boxes. (Id., sec. 9.) § 10. Pavement Restored by City. The full restoration of the pavement shall in all cases be made by employees of the Bureau of Highways or persons having contracts with the city, affecting said pavement, which make it their duty to restore the same. (Id., sec. 10.) § 11. Inspection Fees for Back Filling of Trenches.- The fee for the inspection of the back filling of any trench in a city street or highway shall be as follows: trenches more than four (4) feet in depth, or $2.00 For trenches over four (4) feet and under nine (9) feet in depth and not more than thirty (30) feet in length For trenches over nine (9) feet and under sixteen (16) feet in depth and not more than thirty (30) feet in length...... $3 00 4 00 For trenches of greater dimensions than the foregoing, special charge. (Id., sec. 11.) § 12. Sewer Inspection and Fee.- Every sewer connection shall be made under the supervision of a City Inspector of Sewer Connections. The fee for such inspection will be three dollars, which shall be deposited with the Department of Finance and credited to a special fund entitled Sewer Inspection and Repair, Borough of Richmond." (Id., sec. 12.) § 13. Fees, Restoration of Pavements.- Fees for the restoration of pavement shall be as follows, for areas less than ten (10) square yards: For restoring granite or other blocks or brick on concrete foundation, per square yard.......... $2.50 For restoring granite or other blocks or brick on sand foundation, per square yard... 1 00 For sheet asphalt on concrete foundation, per square yard.. ....... For macadam, per square yard.. 3 00 80 For areas in excess of ten (10) square yards, special, as may be determined by the President of the Borough or his representative. (Id., sec. 13. Amend. by ord. app. April 17, 1906, infra.) § 14. Computing Area of Work.- The area of surface to be repaved shall, in all cases, be computed by the President of the Borough or his representative, from the diagram in the application, as verified or corrected by comparison with the maps and records on file. (Id., sec. 14.) § 15. Uses of Moneys Paid.— All fees for inspection and for restoration of pavements must be paid by the applicant in cash upon the issuing of the permit, and a receipt shall be given therefor. Regular return of the money shall be made to the Comptroller of The City of New York, who shall credit it to the special fund for " Restoring and Repaving Streets in the Borough of Richmond." (Id., sec. 15.) § 16. Special Uses of Streets and Charges.- For special uses of the streets, permits may be issued and the President of the Borough or his representative may require therefor as security deposit such sum or sums as may seem to him fair and just; such moneys to be deposited with the Finance Department, to be drawn upon by the Comptroller upon order of the President of the Borough after proper completion of the work, payable to the party taking out the |