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Sec. 184. Stopping travel on streets, and interfering
with barricades.

The City Engineer shall have the right to stop travel on any
street when the same is being repaved or improved, if he deem
it necessary; and the Mayor shall also have the right to stop
travel on any street when requested by a practicing physician to
do so for the protection and comfort of a patient during serious
illness; and this shall be done by ropes which shall be marked
by some white cloth during the daytime, and by lighted lanterns


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at night. Any one removing, cutting or interfering with the barricades
as above provided, or driving or riding on those portions
of the streets so cut off, or in any way encroaching upon or interfering
with any portion of the streets of the city, when they
are being repaved or improved, shall be fined not less than $3
nor more than $10 for each offense.