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ORDINANCE, NO. ` P An ordinance for the protection of life and limb, and relating to excavations in, under, or near, obstructions to , and use of the streets , alleys , sidewalks and public places in the city of . verett, repealing Ordinances numbers 23 and 714, prescribing punishment for violations thereof, and declaring an emergency. THA CITY OF AVI RATT DOJ S ORDAIN: " TRAP DOORS AND OPANINGS. Section 1: It shall be unlawful for any person to leave open and unprotected any cellar or trap door, vault, grating, or other sidewalk opening, or to permit or suffer any sidewalk or pass- ageway which it is his duty to keep in repair, to fall into disrepair or become broken, uneven or in a condition dangerous to persons using the same. .uXCAVAT IONS. Section 2: No parson shall unlawfully disturb any sidewalk, or remove or injure any planking or paving on any street, alley or sidewalk in said city, or dig into or under, or tear up any of the streets , alleys , sidewalks or public places in said city. Section 3: All excavations, obstructions or unsafe con- ditions in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, o.r public place in said city shall be protected and guarded by sufficient barriers at all times and by lights at night so as to warn passers by of such obstruction or dangerous place; and all such excavations , obstruc- tions , and unsafe conditions shall be properly filled up, and the street, alley, sidewalk, or public place restored to its former con- dition upon the completion of the purpose for which same was torn up, obstructed, or rendered unsafe; and it shall be the duty of the person creating such excavation, obstruction, or unsafe condition, or causing the same to be created, to do and perform all the acts herein re- quired to be done concerning the same, and it shall be the duty of