Sec. 30-50. Holes, depressions, etc., upon lots below grade
of street.
All holes, depressions, excavations or other dangerous places
upon private lots that are below the grade of the adjoining street
shall be properly enclosed with fences or walls, or filled up by the
owners or occupants of such lots, so as to prevent persons or
animals from falling therein. It shall be the duty of the chief of
police and the city manager to notify the owner or occupants of
premises on which such dangerous places exist and to require
that fences or walls be built around them or that they be filled up
within such period as the city manager or the chief of police shall
deem that the exigencies of the case may require. It shall be
unlawful for any person to fail to comply with such notification,
and each day such failure shall continue shall constitute a
separate violation. The city manager may cause such fencing or
filling to be done at the expense of the city. The sum so expended,
in addition to any fine imposed by the court, shall be collected of
such owner or occupant as other fines are collected. (Code 1959,
§ 30-50.)
