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ORDINANCE NO. '
ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THF'-.TEMP-ORARY CLOSING .CSF
STREETS, ,ALLEYS, AND PUELIC�_V:AYS, DEFTNIKCERTAIN
OFFENCES, AND FIXI-FG THE PENALTIES THEREFORT,.
THE CITY. COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PAS'CO, D0. ORDAIN
AS FOLILO1�S:
Section 1.
Whenever any street, alley or public way, or ar_v
part -thereof, in the city of Pasco, is undergoing construct-
ion work or .repairs to the surfacing, -thereof, ,or whenever fcr
anv reason such street, alley, or publ•tc- way is in a.; condition
which renders traffic thereon. dangerous to persons or prop-
erty, or whenever .suoh traffic would materiall' interfere
pith, or retard, such .ccnstructian' work or repairs, then the
Street Superintendenit shall -hswe power and authority, to 'e
temporarily. close to y'traffic�, such atre.:et, whey, or public
gay, or to lir
the character oi•.;'the traffic thereon, for
such length ofd time •Q,nd it such mai�ner .as in his `,Judgment
§.hall be -necessary..
Section '2..' ,
Whenever tae street Supe rinten, den, s
t ha7;l =deem it
necessary to close any`,such street, alley, or public' w8a y or
limit the traffic thereon, as. nro' vided,i in Section' one
here -of, he . shalllerect thereon suitable harriers indicating
the part or parts of such streets, alleyrs, or public ways;
as are effected, together with a„sign or signs sufficient in a
number and character, to give .`reasonable _notice t&'�the public
that such' st=reet, alley, or -public way,.'
. is closed or traffic
thereon,e.stricted, and shall caae.e to .be placed at the en-
trance or approach to any part of said, street, alley, or
public *ay, so temporarily closed.,. -and rraintaim thereon, at
xkk all hours%' between • dank and d;gylight.a ,suf illd -eft number
of red lights, Ato give warning to the ^ublic of the condition
of such street, alley, or public way.
Section 3.
Any person, fine , or corporatioi., wfo _hall drive
upon: any part of any street, alley, or public nay, that has
be -:n closed to traffic or on which tr :,ffio has been restrict-
ed by order of the Street rurerintenaent, or r_o shall rezove,
tear clown, or Molest arty barriers, it,�ig:s, lights, or signals
^laced upon any such street, a� ley, pr public =ay, by the Street
Superint ndeant, whibTi are it tdnden. to give notice to the publ.ic
of the closing of such street, alley, or publid tray, or warning
of its condition, shall be guiltrr
y of a isdeza�eanor and on con-
viction
thereof,
may be
fined in any sum not less than. five (5)
ana rot
more then
fifty
(50) dollars.
Provided further that the prese ce os any person,
upon, any part, of -su:ch street, alley, or public way, •h ich has
beefy closea bac the Street Superintendent, lith any` veh-
icle, shall be prime facia evidence that such Terson has violated
the provisions :f this ordinance.
Passed and ap roved this - aay o 1M L0�
ayor.
At V- s.t:
4�9�_
City clerk,
Aprroved agsto f orm:
City Attorney.