§ 17-45. Liability of permittee.

Any person who excavates in any street in the city shall be answerable for any damage occasioned to persons, animals or property by the reason of carelessness or negligence or by any intentional act connected with such work, and by obtaining a permit for such work shall thereby be deemed to consent and agree to hold the city harmless from any such damage or injury. The acceptance of a permit under this article shall be deemed to be the permittee's acceptance of the duty to repair any and all damage to city pipes, cables, lines, utilities or structures which may occur due to the permittee's excavation. The director of public works shall stop any work being done by the permittee within the city and shall not issue any new permits until such damage is paid for in full.

(Code 1961, § 24-44)