Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-09-06
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
CITY Council Room, |

CITY COUNCIL Room, |
Sept. ;, 1894.
Council met, Mayor Tbbits in the
chair.
Aldermen present Schroeder, Hnban,
Gaynor, Dessaint, Plenke, Timm,
Nilsson and DAILY.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Petition for the extension of Plum St.
read and on motion was referred to the
street committee and ]. A. Gaynor.
Petition for the opening of a street
from the middle of the west side S. +.
S. w, 17-22-6 to the center of said forty
Petition filed and referred to same
committee as above.
The following ordinances were then
offered:
ORDINANCE
TO Protect Electric Light Poles and Apparatus,
Fire Alarm Poles, Boxes and Apparatus, Tele-
phone and Telegraph Poles aud Apparatus.
The Common Council of the City of Grand
Rapids do ordain as follows:
SECTION l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to intermeddle, tamper with, injure,
break, cut, take down or disarrangc any tele-
graph, telephone or electric light tower or mast,
pole, fire alarm pole or box, or any wire, cord,
lamp or other apparatus or appurtenanceS used
III operating or maintaining any telegraph
telephone, electric light or fire alarm system, or
any lantern or glass used in connection with
amy such poles, mast or tower, or post any bills
or posters of any kind whatever upon such
poles or posts. within the limits of the city of
Grand Rapids; provided however, this ordinance
snail not apply to the owners of any such poles
or apparatus, or their agents servants to
the officers or employees of the city of Grand
Rapids, Ill pursuance of any ordinance or
regulation of said city relating to such matters.
SECTION -. ANY person who shall violate
Section l OF this Ordinance, shall upon cOnvic-
ton thereof be punished by fine of not less
than One Dollar (S1.0Ol nor more than One
Hundred Dollars $4,000, or by imprisonment
in the County Jail of Wood county tor not more
than sixty days.
SECTION ). Amy ordinance heretofore passed
inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordi-
nance, is hereby repealed.
SECTION t. This ordinance shall take effect
and be enforced from and after its passage and
publication.
The above and foregoing ordinance was
passed and approved by the Common Council of
the city of Grand Rapids the Srd day of
September, 1894
GEO B. BRAzEAr, " Mayor.
City Clerk
ORDINANCE
Relative to the Establishment Maintenance
and Operation of the Telephone Exchange, and
granting certain Privileges to the Wisconsin
Telephone Company.
The Common Council of the City of Grand
Rapids do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Permission is hereby granted the
Wisconsin Telephone Company, its successors
and assigns, to place, erect maintain and use all
the necessary poles or posts of wood, iron or
other suitable material, and all the necessary
wires, fixtures and appurtenanceS successfully
to operate and use system of telephones or
telephone exchange in the streets, alleys and
public places. of this city; provided that the
said Wisconsin, Telephone Company, its success
ors and assigns, shall maintain and use under
proper and reasonable restrictions and rules, an
office and operate on lines of telephone wire at
some convenient point in said city; and shall so