St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-28
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
Of OfOrdinances Passed and Reso-
lutiOns Adopted by the Com
mon Council of the City of st.
Paul.

raul.
Bd No s-Ordinance No. 1649-
An ordinance granting permission to the
midway Electric Light Company to erect
poles and string its wires upon streets in that
part OF the City Of st. Paul, lying west OF
Lexington avenue, for the purpose OF fur
nishing electric light and power.
The Common Council of the City Of St.
Paul do ordain as follows:
Section /. That the Midway Electric
Light Company is hereby granted permis-
sion to erect poles aud to string wires thereon
for electric lighting and the furnishing of
power along and upon public streets in that
part of the city west of Lexington avenue.
ST. Paul, Num-, upon the terms aud condi-
tlons herein stated, under the supervision
and subject TO the inspection and control OF
the City Engineer, and upon and under the
following conditions and fnEtructlonS, to-w,1:
z Such poles shall be thirty five feet in height
above the ground, and shall uot be less than
fourteen inches in diameter ut the bottom.
and six inches at the top, and shall be placed
at such depth in The ground as the City En-
gineer may direct to secure their safety: they
shall be planed and shall be painted dark
color for the distance of six feet from the
ground. and from that point to the top they
shall be painted white; they shall be set at
such distances apart from each other and
at such places in the street US may be de-
signated blythe City Engineer.
And in case any. other corporations, com
panies or persons are now, or shall be at any
time hereafter. permitted by the Common
Council of said city to erect poles and string
its wires for the purpose of electric lighting
III said city. or the use OF streets OF SAID
city for the purpose of electric lighting, and
sucn corporation or corporations. company
or companies, person or pc rsons, shall de-
Fire to use the poles SO erected by said Mid
way Electric Light Company" for the
purpose of supporting wires for such
purpose. such corporation, company
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so upon the paying to said Midway Electric
Light Company, or its SUCCESSORS, the pro-
portiOnate share of all costs to procure and
erect such poles TO be determined as follows:
Upon the erection of poles upon any OF
said streets. said Midway Electric Light Com
pany shall Immediately report TO the City
Engineer the actual cost of such poles aud
the erection thereof, and said City Engineer
shall ascertain and determine the actual cost
of the said poles and the erection thereof
and certify the amount which he shall find
10 be correct. and keep q record thereof in
his Office for public inspection.
Upon the first application as aforesaid to
use the poles erected. the applicant shall pay
the Midway Electric Light Company one half
of said actual cost of SAID poles so deter
mined by said City Engineer, end in case of
a second application the applicant shall pay
one-third of such cost, the Same to be divid-
ed equally between the Midway Electric
Light Company and the first applicant, and
tionate share of said costs in like manner,
and the same to be divided proportionately
in like manner as above, and all applicants
SO paying their proportional share OF SAID
costs shall become and be by common con-
sent joint owners with the said Midway Elec-
tr;c Light Company of said psles and shall
be entitled to use them for the purpose of
electric lighting. And it is conditioned that
if any other corporation, company or persons
shall procure, or has procured, Ike permlS
Sion from said Common Council 10 erect
poles in said streets. Or any one OF them, and
shall have actually erected its poles on such
street or streets then the permission hereby
granted IS withdrawn as to such streets, and
said Midway Electric Light Company shall
be restricted to using such poles already
erected. or as may be erected before the Mid
way Electric Light Company shall have
erected its poles thereon under like condl
tions as herein stated.
Sec. p The said Midway Electric Light
Company shall AT all times obey such further
and additional requirements As the Common
Council of said city shall impose in the prem
ises, and shall. when so required remove any
or all of said poles or wires from off the
Streets at its own cost and expense. when so
required by said Common Council; and also,
if SO required, place any or all OF said wires
under ground, and remove the polls at lts
own expense. Aud the Common Council re-
serves the power to at any time amend or
repeal this ordinance. and nothing herein
COuldlilcu Slldll DS ucellitu " AM any
elusive ri .ht to use the said streets for the
purpose herein contained.
Sec. 8. The said Midway Electric Light
Company hereby assumes all liabilities that
may be caused by the erection of such poles
and striuging of wires thereon. and shall at
oil times save the city of st. Paul harm
less therefrom, and from all damages
arising out of the use or exercise OF any priv
1leges hereby granted rs to erection of poles.
and the maintenance OF wires along and up
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deliver to said city Il bond in the penal sum
of five thousand dollars (S5,O00), saving the
city harmless i'll the premises. Prior to the
taking effect OF this ordinance said bond to
be approved by the corporate attorney, and
the violation of the provisions of this ordi-
nance Shall render the same null and void at
the election of said Common Council.
Sec. +. Said Midway Electric Light Com
paDy shall, within thirty days after the pass
age and approval of this ordinance execute
ana file with the City Clerk bond and a
written acceptance of all provisions of this
ordinance in form, to be approved by the
CORPORATION attorney. otherwise this ordi-
nance shall have no force CT effect.
Sec. s. All rights granted under this ordi-
nance shall cease and determine, unless at
least one mile of electric wiring for the pur-
poses of the franchise hereinpefore granted,
shall be laid and i'll operation on or before
July ], 1893.
Sec. 8. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publica-
ton, and the filing of said bond and accept
ance aforesaid.
Passed by the Assembly Dee. s. 1892.
Yeas-Messrs Doran. johnson, Lightner.
Pike, Reardon, Sandell, Van Slyke, Mr.. Presi-
dents.
Nays--Mr. Daly-1.
JNO. II. WoLTERsTORFF.
President of the Assembly.
Passed by the Board of Aldermen Dec. 20,
1872.
Yeas-Ald. Cullen. Franklin, Hickman, Jen-
sen, Montgomery, Warren, zimmerman, Mr..
Presidents
Nays-Ald Copeland, Conley Dorniden-3
+. q. INGERSOLL,
President of the Board of Aldermen.
Approved Dec "A, 1892.
+. p. WRIGHT, Mayor.
Attest; THos, A. PRENDERGAsr. City Clerk.
Dec. 2s.
Bd F No. 17e0-Ordinance No 1850
An ordinance allowing the Wood Harvester
Company to construct sewer Oh Harvester
avenue.
The Common Council or the City of st. Paul
do ordain rs follows:
Section l. That authority is hereby grant
ed to the Wood Harvester Company to con-
struct and maintain a sewer on Harvester
avenue, from Flandrau street TO point 100
feet east of Vandyke avenue; thence north
easterly across La Crosse street and Ames
avenue TO said Harvester ComLanys build
ings; and permission is further granted to
the property facing on said sewer to connect
Herewith on payment of the usual fee of
three dollars for each connection; provided.
that all expense of constructing and main
tanning said sewer shall be paid by said Har-
vester Company, and, further. that it shall be
done under the direction of the City Eli
gineer and all expenses of engineering and
inspection shall be paid into the city treas
ury by the said Harvester Company upon
completion of the work.
Sec g This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage
and publication.
Passed by the Board of Aldermen Dec. 90.
1892.
Yeas-Ald Copeland, Conley, Cullen. Dorni-