Repealing Sections 16 to 36 Inclusive of Chapter 35 of Municipal Code Relating to Excavations & Public Places

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shall be filed with the Board of Public Works and Safety and shall be conditioned to save the city harmless from any loss, cost or damage by reason of such proposed work, and that the same shall be done in all respects in conformity with the requirements of this Code and all other ordinances of the city regulating the same; provided, that a single or continuing bond may be given to embrace all work of the petitioner for a period of time between the date of the execution of the same and January first, which bond shall be in the penal sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). Provided further, however, that any public utility operating under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission of Indiana may give an indemnifying agreement in lieu of said bond. SECTION 35 -26 Restoration of surface. Any person making any opening or excavation or causing the same to be made in any street shall be required to replace all excavated material and pavement as herein set forth in the city specifications entitled, "Street Excavation Repair 1964 ", a copy of which will be attached to each permit issued. This specification is set forth as follows: Street Excavation Repair 1964 City Engineering Department South Bend, Indiana WHEREAS: The Board of Public Works and Safety deems it necessary to establish a firm policy for the backfilling of excavations and replacement of pavement disturbed as a re- sult of making an opening or excavation in any street, these specifications are set forth and the compliance, therewith shall be a requirement of obtaining a permit for said opening or ex- cavation under Chapter 35, Article II, Division 2, Excavations, as set forth in the South Bend Municipal Code. It shall be the obligation of any person, firm or corporation obtaining a per- mit for an opening or excavation in the public right -of -way to backfill the excavation and replace the pavement as set forth in these specifications. BACKFILL. All excavations under pavement shall be backfilled with a reasonably clean granular material with good compaction qual- ities. The material shall be placed in layers not to exceed 6 inches in depth. Each layer shall be thoroughly tamped with a vibratory type mechanical tamper. Special care shall be taken in filling around sewers, water pipes, gas lines, etc., to keep the earth at the same height on both sides to avoid shifting of the pipe line. No removed paving materials or debris shall be used in backfilling the excavation. Excavations not under a pavement may be backfilled with virgin material re- moved from the excavation. PAVEMENT REPLACEMENT. All pavement shall be replaced with a type of construction equal to or better than that which is removed as approved by the city engineer. All cuts in concrete pavements shall be first outlined with a saw cut not less than 1' ".