Every person or corporation having occasion to place any obstruction in any street or alley or to make any excavation therein under provision of this chapter, shall be responsible to anyone for any injury by reason of the presence of such obstruction or excavation on the public highways when the obstructions or excavation is the whole proximate cause of the injury and shall also be liable to the City, in the event that the City is held responsible for any action or claims or otherwise arising out of the presence of the obstruction or excavation on the public highway. (Ord. 177, passed 9-8-2020)