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Sec. 30-17. Same—Lights and barriers; responsibilities for
damages caused by excavation.

Any person to whom a permit is granted to do such work
as provided in sections 30-13 to 30-19 shall place guards or
barriers around such excavation and shall protect it by warning


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lights at night and shall be responsible for damages to
persons or property caused by such excavations until taken
in charge by the city manager. (Code 1959, § 30-17.)