Section 7.22

Subd 1.  It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to drive or propel any vehicle of any kind equipped with wheels likely to injure or deface the paving upon any street or alley in the City without first placing planks upon any of such streets or alleys in such manner that such tractors, steam engines or other   vehicles shall at no time while passing over such streets or alleys come in contact with such paving.

 

Subd 2.  Any person desiring to pass over and upon any of such streets with any vehicle of the kind mentioned in Subdivision 1 of this Section shall apply to the City Administrator for such permission.  Upon receipt of such application the City Administrator shall immediately inspect such vehicle to determine whether or not the same is equipped with wheels likely to injure or deface such paving and if satisfied that the wheels of such vehicle are not such to injure or deface such paving, he may grant written permission to such person to pass over and upon such paving without placing planks thereof but if, in his opinion such wheels are likely to injure such paving he shall require the owner there to properly plank such streets over which he desires to pass before going upon the same with such vehicles.

 

Subd 3.  It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the provisions of this Section and in addition to such penalty, the City may recover from such person in a civil action the cost and expense of restoring any such paving to the same condition in which is may have been immediately prior to such injury.