§ 29-8. Gratings; abutting steps.

The gratings to be used for covering the openings left in the sidewalks of any street, plaza, public lane or alley for lighting and ventilating the cellars of any house or building within the city shall be made in such a manner that they will be entirely safe for persons walking across the same, and the iron bars used for such grating shall be of heavy iron, and not over one (1) inch apart; but no grate hereafter constructed shall extend or project into the sidewalk more than twenty-four (24) inches beyond the building line, nor shall any steps be allowed upon any pavement or sidewalk unless the latter be more than eight (8) feet in width, and in that event they may be allowed by the city council so long as they may not be considered an obstruction to such sidewalks.

(Code 1950, § 52-14; Code 1959, § 35-9)