Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-01-03
Ordinance No. 1856.

An Ordinance granting to Z. T. Young,
and his associates or assigns the right
to supply the City Of Olympia and its
inhabitants with light, by and through
the incandescent system of electric
lighting.
The City Of Olympia does ordain a. follors:
SECTION l. That f. T. Young and his
associates or assigns, are hereby granted
the right and privilege of erecting, con-
structing and maintaining within the cor
porate limits of the City of Olympia,
such poles, wires and works as may be
necessary for the manufacture, produc-
ton, generation, distribution and supply
to the inhabitants of said city of light by
means of the incandescent system of cleo
trio lighting.
SEC. 2. The poles, wires and works
provided for in Section one Of this Ordi-
nance, shall be erected upon such parts
of the streets, alleys and public grounds
OF the City Of Olympia as may be desig-
mated by the street committee of said
city: Provided that no regulation shall
be lawful that will prevent running wires
to any building where they may be
needed. Said poles shall be dressed and
painted in a neat and workmanlike
manner, and when erected in or near a
street having a wooden or other artificial
sidewalk, they shall be placed outside of
and adjoining the outside stringer or
curb Of said sidewalks, said poles shall
be not less than thirty eight feet in length
above ground AID 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 reserves the right to require the
change of location Of any and all poles
and wires whenever the public interests
demands the same, and whenever it
shall be necessary in the erection of
said poles to take up any portion Of the
sidewalk or dig up the ground in or near
the corners or side of said streets or al
leys, then the said company, its success
sors or assigns, shall, after said poles are
erected, without delay, replace said side
walk and properly refit the stringers and
planks thereof in neat and workman
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 sidewalks,
street or alley in as good condition as it
was before the same was taken up or dis
turbed.
SEC. 5. Said +. T. Young, and his as
sociates or assigns, shall commence
work within sixty days after the passage
OF this Ordinance. and shall continue
operations with all due diligence until
they shall have running an electric dyna-
mo. capable Of furnishing at least five
hundred incandescent electric lights of
sixteen candle power each, either within
the City of Olympia, or connected there
with by wires capable of carrying cur.
rent of the capacity required to run said
lights. Provided, that the whole system
shall be completed and in operation
within nine months from the passage of
this ordinance, otherwise this ordinance
shall be void.
Sec. 4. Said E. T. Young and his as
sociates or assigns, shall furnish lights
to the City Of Olympia, if wanted. at a
price not greater than that paid by indi-
viduals.
SEC. 5. 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, AMI also OF amending this char
ter, having due regard for the vested
rights of sail Young and his successors
and assigns.
SEC. 6. 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. Z. The privileges and franchise
hereby granted to extend and be in
force for the term of twenty-five years
from the approval OF this ordinance, un
less the same be sooner revoked as here
in provided.
Approved Dec. 81, 1889.
JOHN F. CONVEY,
Attest: RoBr. MARI, Mayor.
City Clerk.