The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-24
THE ELEcrRrc LIGHT.
Meeting OF the Board-synopsls. OF the
Ordinance,

VENAuuutNs
The newly elected. Board Of Directors OF
the Brush Electric Light Company Of Wheel.
ing met last evening in the Office Of the Man.
ulacturers Insurance Company, and effected
only temporary organization, the periua.
nent organization being postponed until after
the meeting Of the stockholders next Tuesday
ev0ningat Veteran Hall, Mcclure House, 1t
which time bylaws will 10 submitted under
which the Board Is to act. The time was
spent last evening In discussing the contract
between tile Brush Electric Light Comuanv
Of this city and that Of Cleveland.
Several Of olir citizens having incurred AZ
to what the provisions Of the ordinance
granted this Company by the Council were.
the following synopsis has been made:
The ordinance starts out by reCiting that
the Brush Electric Light Company Of Wheel.
Ing, a corporation under the laws OF West
Virginia, formed for the purpose Of creating
and maintaining the necessary number al
poles, masts, wires, supports, brackets, etc,
necessary TO the business OF furnishing the
general public with light by electrical cur.
rents, Is giYen permission to carry on itS
business itfthis city upon such streets, alleys
and public grounds as the Board of Public
Worksm may designate, and under such rules
az have been and may be prescribed from
time to time. When desired to erect any
poles; etc, application shall be made to the
board, and the route loid down, be.
fore the Board shall act. No grant
or permission or right acquired by
the company shall continue for u longer per.
iod than twenty years, and at the end ofthat
time oil privileges. etc. granted, unless
sooner revoked, shall cease to exist, All
property Of the company erected shall be so
erected under the direction OF the City Sur
veyor aud with the approval OF the Board,
and shall not interfere with any other wires
now up, or In any way obStrlCt any person
in their right to the free use OF such streets
as public highways, nor shall any pole be so
placed as 10 inconvenience any private drive
or passage or injnre any sewer. water or gas
pipe unless otherwise directed by the Board.
All poles shall be within one foot of the
curb line. The lights may be suspended In
the air midway over street or alley, or pro.
ipct from q building All wires must be
twenty-five feet above ground. Nothing in
the ordinance Is to be construed us giving
the company permanent right during said
twenty years TO maintain In any place poles,
wires, etc, but the fixtures shall be changed
by the company at its own expense TO any
other location the said Board may direct, or
be entirely removed as in the OpiniOn of the
Board may seem best for the city, or as the
public may demand and the streets where
said fixtures are removed from, shall be
properly repaired by the company;
and further condition is, thai
the company shall, when required
by the Board Of Public Works, with tue up.
proval Of the Council carry all electric wires
through underground pipes aud when the
light is carried to post or bracket, the wire
shall be conveyed TO within six inches OF
where tue light Is exposed in pipe or tube.
The poles shall be sound and Symmetrical
painted black six feet from the ground and
white the remainder Of the pole; the com.
pany shall at its own expense keep the poles
so painted and repaired whenever necessary
Oras the Board may direct the poles and
brackets shall be placed so as not to remove
any shade or ornamental trees; any injury
done the sewers, or water or gus pines shall
be paid for by the company. The
company shall save harmless the city from
all suits and expenses resulting from Injuries
to private parties by reason Of the existence
Of any poles or fixtures or by reason OF the
negligence OF the company, Its officers, ser:
wants, etc. The company is not be entitled
to these rights and privileges unless the COM
pany accept by resolution before May LIST,
and certify that 1t will agree and comply
| VIVA VII lue GuuultAuLs VI Tue ordnance. IN
case it fail to do those things It is required
to do, or does those thingsitis prohibited from
doing, the city shall give notice Of its inten.
ton TO repeal The ordinance stating in such
notice in what respect the company has done
wrong. At any time after three months
from the service OF such notice the Council
may repeal the ordinance, provided that said
company in that time shall fulfill and per.
form what II has failed to do, or shall cease
to do what 1t ought not to do, then the
Council shall not have power to repeal. The
company is entitled TO no right by implica.
ton, and the city reserves the right to amend
and enforce the ordinance by such penalties
as the city may hereafter see fit to impose,
provided the amendments shall not deprive
said company OF any Of the rights it now has.
Whenever the Board is not unanimous the
Council may amend modify, or annul any
action Of the Board. The ordinance takes
effect from the time OF filing the acceptance
OF the same by the company with the CITY
Clerk. Section 5 of the ordinance prcscribes
the rules which are those adopted BY the
New York Board of Fire Underwriters and
are very strict