Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-06-10
ORDNANCE No. ia.


An Ordinance 8 anting the right to erect
poles and stretch wires thereon for eIec.
TIC puapOaoA.
The City Of Seattle does oriain a follows:
SECTION /. That there he ana q hernhv
granted unfo the seattle Ca ana I sisrf
Light Company. corpor. ton formed ~
and ex.ssin( under and By viFtus % The
law Of Waahina atom Territory. and "a n
successors and eaeigna. the right privilege
ana authority % locate. erecf, place. maj n.
tain and use In the streets and aileVs
within the city Of Seattle. poles, win
necessary cross arma and thereon 70 fa1f.
en- w.res AID to etretch - q wires thronsh
said streets and alleys FOR the purposs n
distributing electric currenta 10 and n
ne oiiLerent buildings and sections q
Sec Z That the said poles chan b.
dressed and painted and Constructed IN :
MoEka ankle manner, aud when erectad
~ OF near street having 9 sidewalk.
they shall Be placed Inside sf and "a ioin-
tQg ne outside strtngerB upon which ~
plenks Of said Sidewalk are laid: ~
poles shall not b ie . THAI thirty n ek iono
ana ehan ee Of such size and placed n
such depth 10 tie ground as To render
them safe and free from all danger 81 ca,
reening OK falling and said poleS nhsll n
PLACED uadef the direction 81 ne street
Commissioner 90 - 70 not interfere Win
lAlnpposts o. other objects lawfully exist,
ing n tue street,
soc. 3. That the aald wire ahaH b Imam.
lated and carefully connected and fasl.
ened, % - not % come n direet conta 4
could b found, aaa ehail - rfresehed =
as 70 nct interfere with the free and unoh.
etfueied q o. said streets and aileya.
Sec T. That whenever q ahall e npcanl
aafy, ~ the erection % said roles, 70 take
ID any paruon o. the sidewalk or dig IN
the groun4 IN o. near the sidoa or cornalr
o. said streets Or alleys thea The said
company tts Successors or assigns. ahall
after said poles are erected. without delay
replace said sidewalk and properly reiit
the neringcrs and planks thereof 10 3 noaf
and WoFkmaRlike MANNER. and rernoVe
from said streets, sidewalks o. allsYs an
rubhlah. sand and dirt o. othsF naHforIal
which may have been placed there, taken
~ Or 1u9 m IN she erection Or construp-
ton o. said poles. and shall But such
sidewalk, strest o. afisy II e good 4 Con
dition as y was before Il was taken ~ e.
sso. 5. That whansvsr any person h.s
obaAined permlaaion 60 ms1 any 81 the
streets Of The city for tho purpose of re-
moving any building. the aafd com unnT.
lSs successors or nssixsa upon forrg -eisSi
80 hours notice from guch psrBua shali
raieo o. romoTe any o. said wires which
may obatfnct The removal Of such hallf-
ing 40 ~ 70 allow The free ana unahafrucf.
"a passage o. the same; such notice ahall
BE- m writing and served hT any person
competent % - q witness h q civil acllon
lpon SAID oompany, ila SUCCESSORS or -.
sigaA o. ia e their represenfnfIys, al
agent and IN ease q itn or their refusal
o. failure 10 comply with such not3ea, the
street. CumminManar shah rnissor remove
snca wires - the exposes q said oompa,
". lts saoeea.urs O. assSgnA fer tie par
Sc. e has tha city a ssuttls reserves
The right % annul o. repeal this ordnance
wheneFer, In TIE Judgement 81 To Com.
mon Counc1 q said ctty. ~ amaadmens
o. repeal b noc8saarys havfnR fua -.
gara, hswevsE. far he vested rigAts q a.
&c. !. ThAt al the privileges heruln
oonieEred upon and gnRnted u said cula-
TIME ter twenty-five % yearu frem the
time thia ordinances gsns Into e1sct sah-
jcct. however. % ne candition - fofth u
SEXTON SIX 30 ~ this urdinanoa.
Sec. & That the aid cumpMnF confrneta
and covenants herehY 10 kndamnify the
sai4 ely q sealils fer any injurY afizfng
trem eny ensaAliy o. accident = Porsea
% puoperty b reae1n Of any neElecf o.
omiasien % keep Ne aid poles asd Wlrss
u sAfs oQndillon. ana Tor al valid claims
against naia city fas damages cannnd 81
sid wlres o. elec&ric currents cnnduciad
Sse. & Thst Mld company uhan. withln
ten 90 days frum tie aaopfion - tbs e.
dtnanca 0.o with The clty ciaEE rs acunuI-
ence q The tf11cht8s heFain aranlad aaG
anhtec& to the c0ndifinu4 hnF0ta.
Sec. n. This ordlnanca nhan take enact
and Be u farce frem and nftsT tie axpira-
ttna q ave O. aayn after ths aams lhai
have tesn plbliaho4
fansea - tha Ca2mnn CouneH q lAe
cisy q esa1tie 1una an. lsa4 and A.
proved June tEh- Ea1
no. YKHER. Msysr.
Fiisd Jans sth fsa
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