The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-16


ORDINANCE NO. 2.227-AN ORDINANCE
- 70 prevent the building or construction of any
talroat OF any kinS. street railway telegraph
line. telephone Ifo. or electric light line In snv of
the streets alleys Of the citv - eatta withoat
permit therefor from the board of public WORKS
Se i ordainei ~ the city of Seattle as follows:
SECTION !. No person or corporation shall nui ID
or construct cr extend any railroad OF any kind.
81 say Strest railway. telegraph line. telephone
tne city OF Seattle without first obtaining permit
thereior from the hoard Of public works and
lrr>on or corporation shall make any excavation
=. NsN Athd. or deposit any material or thing N
-.iiN street or alley OF the city for the purpose
Win the intention OF building constructing or ex-
-,i-S a.! s.icn railroad. street railway, tele-
Efeph me. telephone line or electric lisht ina
OF public works
sec. - II he person or corpora ion applying 10
me ocsrd OF Pnr3I- works Tor any such pernit
shali nave valid and existing franchise or per
mission Tor the structure desired under aay valid
ORDINANCES f The city 10 shall y. the duty OF said
board 10 grant such Kermit: provided that said
oArt shall de er or temporary refuse. the grant
las thereof until such time a. Il deems proper IN
- retro IN all cAsss where the rect all
Nt Vt"tt bHbtic pace on which rhe work desired
% ee done = occupied Y about - be occupied In
-. "DrN oE ne city IA improving or =. pair q
such street alley ~ public place or in repairing
% extending the water mains or other p-ouarty Of
". cry: or IN cases where such street : ey
Puo-9c place Is occupied or l. about tp De occupied by
- St.ler per>oh OF corporation having the rlght 20
H'" tee same IN such manner A. To render i. ssri-
- .'i,ShNeaieh' 70 he public 20 permit aay
'sstructipn thereof AZ sad time. ard pro
Weed further. that said board shall in granting
nes.llS - regulate or defer the granting thereof
tNe >llcteut portion % such street alley p1b-
SIC place shall. FAR ~ possible D.. ops. \ for public
use Tor purposes Of trafhc. snd In al cases any
"'rN OF the CRY or fts contractor. or lovas shAl
haVs precedence over al other work of vrv .fnd
-. y: Al railroads, street railways telegraph
lines, telephone lines and eierri,. tir ices a "a
iA'.N, ties plASS :, posts wires and other stF8c-
sIfen' apparatus aud materials hgllt coustfBcta6
a. ei "a any street OF alley OF city in viois-
ti1h OF section 0f this ordinance snail he deemed
pLo4le nniSAnees, AMI shall ~ abaied with or gt:h
out &Cilon. ana such other proceedings shau ~
ttNvi Io~teo as are authorzasi ~ law and the
finances d TIE city % seattle for the preventiOR,
abatement and punishment Of rti5sH,lces
-, e Any person who shall yloate section I
otuST anything TO he done in ylolst.o1 hereof
- iSe.ised sulliN At Causing panlit nsi.
- an "a convection IL cof snail be p3Gishef
y nfe Of not -ess than fsty iollqrs $50 ODl Il
l1sFv lsn one hundred dollars 90 90 or o. m,
iieat ia Ihe cay iatl ieSs tnal nve days
t"F nor- than thirty DAYS or Yy b,fh sch inc
and imprisonment - -
~ - u shalt De no delenS. T. a5,- prosecution
Fttsce1'hs under This ordinance that = iran
thtse Or permission 10 build Or cspxtruc. suca
t-'iToAa. street railway Telegraph line taisphyae
ne or electric light line has been granted 6y any
HsHAsiics OF sad ciy bat this ordinance shall not
~ 10 Construed AZ 30 require permit Tor The doing
-cA repairs arr made IN Sood faFh and no. for me
Flto>, 81 max rg any extension 70 such structure
sha'l - In force fsou ani agter ~ -Uassaxs ard
-SPs"N@l. Il approved by ths mavor otherwise Is
>ilAii take effect a. te tine 1t shall become las
@,nt-E tn provisions at tha CITY charter
Passed bg the bOart Of alCerman ths, - tiav az
-. 49,, ana gned BY nae I'm 0pen session n
Atcstiou Of Its passage This IAN ifsv OF july
49, T Nj bATI.TJN
Acting President Board ~ Aldermen.
=. 1851 ey Ia. house Of delegates - anleodsd
saV tfin cay Of duly, 1897 and signed ~ use a
Vi-h session IA autAeutcas on Of r. ps.sase thn
4iIa day u July ls92 EIatRrK
.. PRESIDENT House Of Delegates
Approved os Iae this l5.h aay OF Iuiv lS92
2 SWEENEY Acting Msgos
A4l'0 SS l1le thts l5tA day OF Jglv -Qk
No., "f-s' : } ~fpNEAfAN City Glsfk
tao'islsd tbs l6'h day OF July. lss2.