Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-06
Ordinance No. 351.

An Ordinance granting Z. +. Leaven-
worth and his associates and assigns
the right to supply light, heat and
power, by means of electricity, within
the City of Olympia.
The City Of Olympia does ordain as .follons:
SECTION l. That C. F. Leavenworth,
his associates and assigns, are hereby
granted the right and privilege of erect
in the corporate limits of the City of
Olympia, such poles, wires and works as
may be convenient or necessary for the
manufacture, production, generation,
distribution and supply to the inhabi-
tants OF said city of light, heat and pow
er by means of electricity; all poles to
be erected upon such part of the streets,
alleys and public grounds of Olympia as
may be designated by the Street Com
mittee of said city: Prorided, That no
regulation shall be lawful that will pre-
vent running wires to any building where
they may be needed. Said poles shall
be dressed and painted and erected in a
neat and workmanlike manner, and
when erected in or near street having
wooden or other artificial sidewalk,
they shall be placed outside of and ad.
joining the outside stringer or curb of
said sidewalk, said poles shall be not
less than 35 feet in length above ground
and shall be of such size and placed at
such depth in the ground as to render
them safe and free from all danger of
careening or falling, and the city re-
serves the right to change the location
of any and all poles and wires whenever
the public interests demand the same,
and whenever it shall he necessary in
the erection of said poles to take up any
portion Of the sidewalk or dig up the
ground in or near the side or corners of
said streets or alleys, than the said COM
pany, its successors or assigns, shall after
said poles are erected, without delay, re-
place said sidewalk and properly refit
the stringers and planks thereof in a neat
and workmanlike manner, and remove
from said streets, sidewalks or alleys all
rubbish and dirt or other material which
may have been placed there, taken up or
dug up in the erection or construction OF
said poles and shall put up such side
walk, street or alley in as good condition
as it was before the same was taken up
or disturbed.
SEC. 2. Said c. F. Leavenworth and
his assigns and associates shall COM
mence work within sixty days after the
passing of this ordinance, and shall con-
tinue operations with all due diligence
until they shall have running an electric
dynamo, capable of furnishing at least
five hundred incandescent electric lights
of sixteen candle power each, either
within the City Of Olympia, or connected
Herewith by wires capable of carrying a
current of the capacity required to run
said lights.
SEC. 8. Said c. F. Leavenworth, or
his assigns, shall not charge to constm-
ers a price exceeding one and one-half
dollars a month for each incandescent
lamp, or more than ten dollars for each
arc light, or corresponding prices for
other electric lights.
SEC. 4. Any person residing in or
doing business within the City Of Olym-
pia shall be entitled to have electric
lights furnished by said G. +. Leaven-
worth, his successors or assigns, upon
paying the prescribed rates and paying
for putting the necessary wires and lamps
upon his premises.
Sec. 5. Said G. F. Leavenworth shall
furnish lights to the City Of Olympia, il
wanted, at price not greater than tha.
paid by individuals.
SEC. 6. The City of Olympia hereby
reserves the right to adopt and enforce
all necessary ordinances to control the
performance OF the conditions of this
charter, and also of amending this char.
ter, having due regard for the vested
rights Of said Leavenworth and his sue
cessors and assigns.
Sec. z. The City Of Olympia hereby
reserves to itself the power to revoke
this charter if any of the conditions
hereof are not complied with.
Sec. 8. The privileges and franchises
hereby granted to extend and be in force
for the term of twenty-five years from
the approval of this ordinance.
Approved Nov, 30th, 1889.
JOHN F. CONVEY,
Attest: RoBT. MARR, Mayor.
CITY Clerk.