The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-02-05
on motion, passed by the unanimous votG
OF the Council It follows:
AN ORDINANCE

Granting to the Electric Illuminating
| Company, corporation under the
! laws of the State of Illinois, its success
Sors and assigns, use of the streets for
poles and wires for the purpose of fur
nishing electric lights to the CITY or it's
inhabitants.
Be ii ordained or the Common Camel of
Tie City Of Kenosha.
Section l. That the Electric Tlumln-
atlng Company, a corporation duly or
gained and existing under and bv vir-
tue of the laws of the State of Illinois.
its successors and assigns are hereby
authorized and empowered to Law down
IN the ground, put upon poles. and
otherwise attach wires or other suitable
conductors for the transmission of cleo
trclty upon, over through, under and
IN the streets, lanes, alleys and public
grounds OF the city of Kensha, and to
put in place and furnish electric lights
for public and private lighting, for the
period OF twenty years from and after
the date of the passage of this ordinance:
and that they may temporarily obStruct
the same for the purpose of digging and
filling trenches, and the erection Of poles
or otherwise, as the case may require,
and shall, after completing said work,
place the streets in as good condition as
they We're before commencing said
work; and no excavation shall be made
in any paved street for the insertion of
| poles more than twelve inches greater
| in diamater than the diamatGr of the
poles to be inserted The city reserves
the right to use any and all poles at any
time for fire alarm wires, not inter
fering with the wires of the said Eec-
| trio Illuminating Company, it's success
sors or assigns.
| The streets, lanes and alleys in which
said lines of wires may be laid, and up
on which said poles may be erected or
placed, and the position which they
may occupy in said streets, lanes or
alleys, shall be under the control of the
| Common Council.
The poles shall be of the best quality
of cedar, straight, smooth, painted, and
not less than thirty-five feet in height
! from the surface of the street to the
cross beam on which wires are fastened,
and shall be protected with wires wound
around the same and every part there
of to a height of eight feet above the
surface of the street. and said poles
shall be placed in such places and at
such distances apart as the aldermen Of
| the respective wards or the duly author
| lied officer or officers of the Common
| Council may direct.
| All poles and wires shall be SO placed
and maintained as to avoid danger to
| all persons and al iacent property, and
| all wires shall be maintained at an ele-
walton Of not less than twenty feet from
! the surface of the street, and shall be
| thoroughly covered with waterproof in
sulation and in case of change of grade
or bringing to grade Of any street, lane
or alley whereon any poles may have
| been erected or placed by said Com
pany, then said company shall change
said poles at it's own costs and expense,
and reset them under the direction of
| the City Council
| Said poles shall be so placed as not to
interfere with the construction or plac-
| ing Of any water pipes, gas pipes. drain
or sewer or the flow of water there
| from, which has been or may hereafter
be placed by authority of said city.
Said Company shall not place it's
| posts, poles or wires so as to interfere
with the posts, poles or wires, or in any
other manner, of any telegraph or tele-
phone now being operated in the city Of
| Kenosha.
Whenever practicable and available
ways Of working said conductors under
ground shall have been discovered, the
city reserves the right to compel the the
said Electric Illuminating Company, its
successors or assigns, to place their con-
ductors underground in such manner as
may be convenient and reasonable.
Whenever any other regularly incor-
porated company organized for the pur-
pose of supplying electricity for light or
power shall desire to use the poles Of
the said Electric Illuminating Company,
it's successors or assigns, for the purpose
Of attaching to said poles wires and
brackets or cross-arms for the support
of the same, it shall be lawful for said
Electric Light Company to use the poles
of the said Electric Illuminating Com
pany, it's successors, associates or as
signs, provided said wires and brackets
ibe so placed as not to obstruct or
| prevent the proper working Of the wires
and lights of the said Electric Illuminat.
ing Company, it's successors, associates
and assigns and the proper compensation
for the same shall be fixed by the parties
interested; and if they are. unable to agree
upon proper compensation, each Of the
parties int rested shall within ten days,
appoint a referee, and these referees shall
appoint third referee, and the decision
of these referees in regard to cOmpenSa-
ton for the use of said poles shall be
without appeal and final.
Section g. That the said Electric Il
Eliminating Company, its heirs, associates
or assigns, be required to give good and
sufficient bond, to be approved by the
Common Council, in the sum of Ten
Thousand Dollars, to fully protect and
keep harmless said city of Kenosha from
any and all damage to person or property
or to personal or property rights that may
be sustained in consequence Of granting
the privilege herein contained, and also
conditioned for the faithful performance
By the said Electric Illuminating Com
bany, it's successors, associates or assigns
of all the duties and obligations on its or
their part to be done and performed in
and by the terms and conditions of this
ordinance; and further conditioned that
the said Electric Illuminating Company,
its successors or assigns, shall at all times
for the period of five years next succeed
ing the fifth day of August, A, d. 1891,
furnish continuously, If desired by the