Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-06
mo. 95.I

NO. 10.
A GENERAL ORDINANCE-RELA
II to the entry upon, over or under, or the
use or occupation of any street, lane or alley
or any part thereof. by any person or corpora
tion for the purpose of supplying light, heat
and power, or any of them, to the public by
means of electricity, and providing reasonable
regulations pertaining thereto for the public
convenience and safety
Section BE it ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun-
ellis assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same That all
corporations formed for the purpose of supply
ing light, heat and power. or any of them, to the
public by means of electricity which shall
hereafter obtain, by an ordinance duly passed
and approved, the consent of the Councils of
this city to enter upon, over or under
or use or occupy any of the streets,
lanes, alleys or highways, or parts thereof,
within the city for any purpose shall. upon
the passage and approval of such ordinance
and upon the acceptance of this general ordi-
nance as hereinafter provided but not other
wise, have and be declared to possess the right,
under this general ordinance. TO enter upon
over or under. and to occupy and use the
same under and subject to the following regu-
lationS:
Firsu-Every such company before entering
upon the Streets lanes, alleys or highways of
this city for the purpose of constructing there
on or hereunder any apparatus, device or
means for the supply of light, heat and power
or any of them. by means of electricity. shall
file in the office of the Department of Public
Works d plan showing the location and size of
such proposed apparatus. device or means and
the nature and character thereof.
In case such company proposes to use wires
cables or any other means in whole or in part
over and above the surface of the streets and
highways, such plans shall show the size
nature and character, height, with reference to
the grade line and means of insulation of such
proposed wires, cables or other means, and
also the size, character and location, with
respect to the roadway or curb line Of the
posts, poles or other means proposed to be
used for the support of such over
head system, and in such company
proposes TO use under the surface of the
streets any wires. cable, conduit. tube, sub
way or underground system, such plan shall
show the location, manner of construction and
means of insulation of such proposed wire,
cable conduit tube. subway or underground
system and the size and depth thereof with
reference to the surface OF the street. and all
such plans shall be subject to the approval of
the Chief of the Department of Public Works
or of the Committee on Public Works.
Second-Al wires, cables or other means
used by any such companies over the surface of
any of the streets or highways shall be erected
at height of not less than 20 feet above the
grade line, and no such wires. cables or other
overhead system shall be constructed diago-
nally across any street or highway. Every such
constructing any wires. cables or
other overhead system along and over any of
the streets or highways shall erect the same
along and over the curb lines SO nearly as may
be practicable, and no such wires cables or
other overhead system shall be constructed by
any such companyov over and across any street or
highway except at the intersection thereof with