Precautions during repair of streets

(1) The Commissioner shall, during the construction or repair of any street, drain or premises vested in the municipal council, ---

1. (a) cause the same to be fenced and guarded;
2. (b) take proper precautions against accident by shoring up and protecting the adjoining buildings; and
3. (c) cause such bars, chains or posts to be fixed across or in any street in which any such work is under execution as are necessary in order to prevent the passage of vehicles or animals and avert danger.

1. (2) The Commissioner shall cause such street, drain or premises to be sufficiently lighted or guarded during the night while under construction or repair.
2. (3) The Commissioner shall, with all reasonable speed, complete the said work, fill in the ground, and repair the said street, drain or premises and remove the rubbish occasioned thereby.
   • • 278. Prohibition against removal of bars and lights.- No person shall, without lawful authority, remove any bar, chain, post or shoring timber or remove extinguish any light set up under section 277.
   • • 279. Prohibition against making holes and causing obstruction.- (1) No person shall make a hole or cause any obstruction in any street, unless, he previously obtains the permission of the Commissioner and complies with such conditions as that officer may impose.
3. (2) When such permission is granted, the person to whom permission has been granted shall, at his own expense, cause such hole or obstruction to be sufficiently fenced and enclosed until the hole or obstruction is filled up or removed and shall cause such hole or obstruction to be sufficiently lighted during the night.
   • • 280. Licence for work on buildings likely to cause obstruction.- If any person intends to construct or demolish any building, or to alter or repair the outward part thereof, and if any street or factory is likely to be obstructed or rendered inconvenient by reason of such work, he shall first obtain a licence from the Commissioner in that behalf and shall also ---
   • (a) cause the said building to be fenced and guarded; (b) sufficiently light it during the night; and (c) take proper precautions against accidents during such time as the public safety or convenience requires.
     • • 281. Clearing of debris of fallen houses, etc., by occupiers.- If any obstruction is caused in any street by the fall of trees, structures or fence, the owner or occupier of the premises concerned shall, within twelve hours of the occurrence of such fall, or within such further period as the Commissioner may by notice allow, clear the street of such obstruction. Naming of streets
     • • 282. Naming or numbering of public streets.- (1) With the previous approval of the Government or any authority or officer authorised by the Government in this behalf, the council shall give names or numbers to new public streets and may alter the name or number of any public street.
4. (2) The Commissioner shall cause to be put up or painted in English and in the regional language on a conspicuous part of some building, wall or place, at or near each end, corner or entrance the name or number of every public street.
5. (3) No person shall without lawful authority destroy, pull down, or deface any such name or number or put up any name or number different from that put up by order of the Commissioner. Numbers on buildings