[Ord. 198, 7/5/1938, Section 1]
From and after the effective date of this ordinance, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to blast or use any explosive in any excavation or construction work within the Municipality without adequately covering the same with a wire mat or hemp mat or some other covering equivalent thereof, so that no loose stones or dirt or fragments thereof shall be thrown about endangering the lives and property of citizens of the Municipality.