People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1896 — Ordinance No. 32. [ARTICLE]

Ordinance No. 32.

Guards and Signals in Streets and Alleys An Ordinance Concerning the maintainance of guards and signal at dangerous places ic streets and alleys for the protection of the public, providing penalties for its violation, and declaring an emergency. (Ordained and established June 22, f 1896.) Sec. 1, Be it ordained by the "oinmou 5 of the *ity of Rensselaer: That it shall oe unlawful for any con tractor engaged on any public work within said city, or any other person, who may make, or cause to be made, any excavation, or trench, within any of the streets or alleys or sidewalks of said city, or who shall place or caused to be placed, any obstruction, or hindrance, within or upon any of said streets, alleys or sidewalks, whether such contractor or other person be ar.tifig under direction from theLommon Council of said gjity or not, unless he shall erect and maintain at the place where such excavation, trench, obstruction or hindaance may be, sufficient guards and barriers to protect all persons using said streets, alleys and sidewalks from contact therewith, together with a red light, to be suspended over such trench, excavation, obstruction or hindrance every night while the same may remain in such street, alley or sidewalk. Sec. 2. Whoever riolates any provision of the foregoing section shall be fined, upon conviction thereof before the Mayor of said Jity, in any sum not exceeding Twenty-five ($25.00) dollars. Sec. 3. This ordinance shall be in force two weeks from and after its passage and publication in the Ordinances of the JJity of Rensselaer.