The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-26

The city of Astoria does ordain as fol
lows:
Sec. THAT 1t shall be unlawful fo
any person or persons, firm, company ol
corporation, to erect any electric, tee
graph, fire alarm, telephone or othe
poles for the purpose Of hanging wfre
thereon for any purpose, within th
corporate limits of the City of Astoria
except as in this ordinance hereinafte
provided.
Sec. 2.-All poles erected by any person
or persons, firm, corporation or com
pany, for the purpose of hanging wire
thereon, shal! be erected as follows:
1st.-Sawed po,es shall be twe.ve inche,
square at the street grade and six inche!
square at the top of the po,e, SHALL b,
planed smooth on all sides and painted
and shall be of sufficient length to reacf
from the ground to a height OF forty fee
for electric lights and thlrty-five feet fol
all other purposes.
2nd.-Round poles shall not be less thar
ten inches in diameter, at the grade oi
the street, and shall be peeled anC
dressed smooth and painted, so as tC
present a respectable appearance, anO
shall be of sufficient length to reach tC
height of forty feet above the grade
of the street for electric lights and thir.
ty-five feet for all other purposes.
3d.-All poles shall start from the
ground whether over the water or other
wise, and shall be erected and bracec
so as to maintain perpendicular posi-.
tion, and shall be placed in the grount
to a depth Of five feet, and shall be under
the direction of the street department
and shall not be at a greater distance
apart than 200 feet.
Sec. 3-All wires hung on said poles
shall be as follows:
For electric light purposes not less thar
forty feet from the ground or street
and for all other purposes not less thar
thlrty-five feet, provided, that all wires
for any other purpose than electric light
shall. be hung not less than five feet be.
low electric wires, and shall be hung
so as not to interfere in any manner oil
come in contact with said electric wires
and in crossing streets to connect with
buildings for electric light purposes, said
wires shall be at .east five feet above
all other wires, and said wires shall be
so insulated as to prevent danger from
fire or other damage.
Sec. 4.-AL poles and wires as herein
provided, for electric light purposes shall
be constructed on the south and west
sides of the streets, and for telegraph
telephone fire alarm and other purposes
on the north and east sides of the streets
Sec. 5.-No electric light, telephone, tee
graph or fire alarm wires shall be placed
upon any building within the City of AS
torla, except where it is necessary to pro-
vide light, or connect with telegraph or
telephone offices and instruments.
Sec. 6.-Any person or persons, firm
company or corporation who shall violate
any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of msdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof before the
auditor and police judge, shall be fined
not less than twenty-five nor more thar
one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned
in the city Jail not to exceed twenty
days, and 1t is hereby made tie duty OF
the city electrician to carefully inspect
al wires within the city at least once a
month, and to report to the committee
on streets and public ways, any violation
of this ordinance, and upon such noti-
tication the committee on streets and
public ways shall cause all such wires
or poles to be removed,
Sec. 7,-An ordinances and parts Of or.
dlnances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed
Passed by the Common Council Jan
uary 2S. 1890.
Attest. r. S. JEWETT.
Auditor and Police Judge.
Approved February 3, 1890.
MAGNUS CROSBY. Mayor.
As amended by ordinance No. 1161.