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ORDINANCE No. 51-a. By Mr. Strater AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE USE, STORAGE and TRANS- PORTAT201`I OF EXPLCSIVES,FOR-BLASTING PURPOSES AND _ PYROTECTINIC ,DISPIlAYS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF T~lAYE'IELD, CUYAHOGA COUNTY OHIO, THAT :.. _ _. _ _ _ . _ . _ Sec, 10 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, to blast ~t dynamite, gun powder, or any other explosive compound, within -the Brits of the Village of Tbla.~field, Ohio, unless there first shall have, been ..obtained a zrr~.~~en permit from the Chief of Police. Said permit shall set forth the tune at. which and~the circumstances under . which said blasting may 'be dor_e. ,The fee for such permit sha]1 be X10.00 and said pei~nit sYial]:"be' for such period .as the Chief of Police may., ' designate, but not 'for over.sixty,days; the permit may be renewed, by by the Chief of Police ~ for . an adcli:t~.o{~al period of s~Xty days without payment of additional fee. Sec. 2._ Before a permit to do~blastir~g shall be issued, the applicant for such permit shall file a ~ ]a.ability .irssurance :policy in the sum of X100, 000.00 f or..any orie 'individual, and X300., 000:00 for any accident, covering bodily in~;ury; wrongful~'death and property damage of any':nature caused by such bl..asting,. „ Such poLcy must be approved by the Solicitor of the Village and the' `policy. or a copy thereof shall be ,filed with the Chief of "Police. ,,__.... Sec A =3:~4.The. Chief, of Fol~.ce.; shall supply an Inspector~jVho sha17. supervise a~ dri]1ing,~ `cTiarging, aid.' shooting of :a~71..holes, who shall not be required by the contractor to work less than 6 hours in any one day. The contractor shall compensate the V11J.a.ge of N7ayfield at the rate of ~2a25 per hour for each hour charged under this section. Sec. 1~. Blastin.g operations shall not be conducted between the ' hours of severe o' clock. P.1~~.& seven o° clock A. M., nor at any time on Sundays, except by special permission of the..Chief of Police. Sec. 5. At least 2l~. hours in advance of blasting, the blaster shall give smitten notice specifying the location and intended tune of blasting to the appropriate representatives of the gas, electric, water, fire alarm, telephone, telegraph, and steam utilities which operate t~ithin the ,municipality. In an emergency the Chief of Police may waive the time limit and allow verbal instead of written notice to be .given. Sec. 6. TnJhen blasting is done in Congested areas or in close proximity of a structure, railway or highway, the blast shall. be covered before firing, with a mat constructed so that it is capable of preventing fragments from being throVm.