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ORDINANCE No. 5l~.b By S'~r. Strater AN ORDINANCE REGUL.A.TING ALL OPENING AND EXCAVATING OF ROADS AND HIGH?~TAYS FOR.. PUBLIC .UTILITIES IN THE VILLAGE OF HAYFIELD AND REPEALING ORDINANCE . NO.. lall~ BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNC ZG OF THE VILLAGE~OF HAYFIELD, CUYAHOGA COUNTY OHIO, THAT: - -- ^ - - _ - - Sec. 1. No person, firm or corporation shall make or. cause to be made any opening or excavation in the paved or unpaved portion of any vill~e read or highway, whether dedicated or undedicated, nor cross any such vi7.l.age road or higin~ay to connect with any sewer, water main, or other pub]a.c utility, except upon the following terms and conditions: (a) He shall obtain apermit-for such work in such. form as shall be prescribed by the Village Solicitor and signed by the Village Street Commissioner. Ai~yone obtaining such permit shall agree to repaix° promptly all broken pavement and sidewalks and to back fill with sand or gravel arty hole or excavation caused by the work done, to the satisfaction of the Street Commissioner, to absolve the Village of Mayfield and City of Cleveland from all liability for the work therein authorized and to indemnify the Village of Mayfield and City of Cleveland against any liability for injury to the street or to person or property by reason of such work. A,.-fee of X5.00 payable to the Village of Mayfield, shall be paid for each permit-granted hereunder, (b) He shall carry liability insurance, protecting the Village of Mayfield and City of Cleveland in the amount .of X100,000.00 as to any one person and_~300;000.00 as to .all persons by reason of injury to person or~ property caused by'~the work so authorized. The Village Street Commissioner may require the contractor to deposit said-_policy or proof thereof with him, (c) A cash bond of X150.00 shall be posted for each connection, opening and excavation as security for performance of the terms of the permit, which amount shall be refunded when the job has been completed, the pavement repaired and any excavations back- filled to the satisfaction of the Street Commissioner; and upon failure of the contractor to do said things, the Village may apply the amount of the deposit toward payment for having the work done and shall return to the-permit holder the unexpended balance, >rf arr. If the cost of repairing the pavement and making the back- fill sha11 exceed the amount of the cash deposit, the permit holder shall be Li.abl~ to the Village for the excess;