Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-11
ORDINANCE no. no.

An OTdinancs gpnntlng b she pacine
Postal Teie9raph Cable Company tia
right g erect polss and @ sszeteh wirsl
The cisy 81 Seattle does eaaaIn Is follows:
6kcxIoN 4. That there ha and hareb5
"A granted unto the Paeide Postal Teia
graph Cable Cempany, q corporation
soE1aa9 and existing an1ar nHH bF Firt1s
cf the laws 81 the stats az New Yora.
ard % is suecs aFs ard as gma tke rigis
privilege an4 9Nkhcgity g tucate. erect,
place. maintmin. sad Hae u Tie agreefa
aad eAieyg Within ne city e eea1sls tsls-
graph pales. with necessary craagakFlg.
and 70 faete2 wires On said poles and
eEcasarMlA and % asretch snch wires
thr0nRh said streets and alleFa for tbs
pufpsas Of tFanamittinH Gnd sumduckzna
electric currents 70 end ffom any pians
Bee. z Thaf the sid poles shall %
DRESSED. painted. constructed and erected
Ii 8 neMs. WoEknalAIke manner. and
wGen eFected Ia or nnag g street having 1
wma9ea Sidewalk. EheF shall Be placed IN
side 81 and al lafning the 1u1Hide stringeF
upon wAkcn tho plmmka a. amtd sidewalk
are laid anA On streets having q STONE
o. trnn sidewalk, such poles shall be
ere1ied e near ne oa!aiae q such SIDE
walk e. can practically be done. said
poies shall Be SCI LEES than IS feet IN
heiRht, and shah be of such m1s and
PLACED Ct such depth II the rfOuaa a %
render them safe and free from al danger
Of careenluK o. falling and aai6 poles
shasi be placed under the direction az the
street. Dpmmiaslonar, % 81 not 70 inter.
fsre with Iamn-pnst9 and ather otiecss
lawfully exisssnET = SAD sfrsefs ara alie
Sec. q That said wires shall be carefully
connected. and fastened 20 as not 70 eome
ia direct contec9 win any nhi0cf, and
ahall b stretched 20 aa not 70 interfere
with the tree aad uu0eHsrucsHd use Of said
streets AID ailaYs
Sec. =. That Whenever L ahaA Be neceA.
sary. in the erection % said poles 10 take
up any portion Of The sidewalk. 81 diu up
the ground In or near the sides or corners
81 said streets or aiieyss then the said
Company, it, successors or nasigna shall.
after aAsd poles are erected without de-
lay, replace said sidewalk and properly
clit the asfsnRer9 and planks thereof II
from said streets. sidewalks ar alleys all
Rubbish sand. dirt or other material
which may have been placed there. taken
40 or dug np In the ereGti0H or cnns4ruo.
ton 81 said poles. and shall put such side
walk, street OF alley in As good condition
a. e was before tho same was taken ap
or disturbed
Sec. 8 rhat whenever any psreon has
ohtainad perui sion 70 use any uf the
e Gets Of fha city for the purpose OF re.
moving any building, he said Company
tta Successors or asstRna upon g hours
notice from such person, shall raise or re-
m0se any OF said wires which may oh
airurt the renewal Of such building 90 a.
10 allow the free aud nn0bstfuoted psss
age q The same Such notice shail 81 ID
writing and served by ary person cuupe.
tent 10 be 3 witness ID : civil action
against said Company, ia SUCCESSORS og
asaiwnA or its Or thais representative o.
argent and In Gaze OF sts OF their refusal
o. failure 20 comply with sach notica. the
sstfset Slosalnissi ellsr ahaal raise o. remove
said wires ~ TIE expense 81 said Com
pany. IL sncceaaers o. assigns. fer The
purpose aforeemad.
Soc. & That he city Of Seattle reserves
tina right u amend or repeal this 0rdi
namce whenever, IN the Judgment sf ths
Commoa Cauncil q said city, an ameBd,
.asss &c r.psal 3 .. nsscessaIy having Que
% ,ights of Tia pa ties heFeun O..
Sec ]. That al tbs priv liazns and righta
herein eaafefred upon and granted % said
Company, IN SUCCESSORS o. aaafanN shall
continue ter twanff i've yeaEA from tha
iase this ORdiRAnee gees into effect, sab
Jest however. % tie conaitiens Set forth
Ii section alx gt3 81 this Ordinance.
section B That the said Company. It's
SUCCESSORS o. assigns harehy agTeas and
covanMnfe % Indemnify the city Of Seat.
tie TOR any injary arising frem any casu,
atty or accident g peEaon or property By
FeANou Of any naRiecs or omission 20 keep
the said poles aud wiFes IN safe condi
ton, ant for ali valid claims against said
city for damages eAnaea ey sad wires Or
uolea
Sea 9. That said Company shall, within
. days from tha adoption q this Ordl
aAnea. lie with the City Clerk il ncospt-
encs e re frAaehiss hereby granted,
Sec 10. ThasO rAinancs ahall take effect
and b IN force upon the ding az said 40
ceptamcn, and fron and aftRr tbs zane
shall Aas q been puhllshe4
Passed ~ the Common Council the lssh
dap 81 6AstoheF iSS6
Approved 0esohes rs 1855.
W. n. slioUDY. Mayer.
Fiisd 0ctnassr IS. issS
VI. h. FoRRKsx. Clerk.
Published NovaEn her II. IEs8