[R.O. 1992 § 505.090; R.O. of 1942
§ 657; CC 1970 § 23-9]
Whenever it becomes necessary for
the Fire Company or Fire Department of the City to extinguish a fire
in the City, the Fire Chief or his/her authorized assistants shall
have the power and authority to close all streets or alleys leading
from or to the place of such fire for a distance not to exceed three
hundred (300) feet from such fire by the means of stretching a rope
across such streets or alleys, and the same shall remain closed until
such fire is extinguished. It shall be the duty of the Fire Chief
or his/her authorized assistants to station some of the firemen at
the points where such ropes are stretched and to warn all persons
on foot, riding or driving, by the signal of the hand or otherwise,
not to enter or remain on the street or alley so closed, and any person
violating the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of
an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 1992 § 505.100; Ord. No. 3253 § 1; CC 1970 § 23-10]
The City Engineer is hereby authorized
to withdraw temporarily from public use any public street, alley,
highway or any part thereof when necessary for the proper control
of traffic or upon which public work or improvement, repair or reconstruction
is in progress or presently contemplated, or where in his/her opinion
such is required for the safety and protection of traffic, and for
such period of time as he/she may deem necessary for the benefit of
such work or such safety; and for such purpose, to cause such street,
alley, highway or part thereof to be barred to travel by the public
and placarded as "closed"; and it shall be unlawful for any person
willfully to drive or cause to be driven any animal or vehicle on,
along or across any public street, alley, highway or any part thereof
so barred, or willfully to throw down, remove or otherwise disturb
any such barrier or placard placed by direction of the City Engineer.
