The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-25
ORDINANCES

By Alderman Tiedeman-
An ordinance, defining the manner of lay
ing under ground conduits, tubes or pipes
for conductors. cables or wires
Section. /. BE II ordained By the mayor
and aldermen of the city of savannah, In
council assembled, that all corporations,
firms or persons to whom permission may
hereafter be granted for renewing or Jay
ing underground circuits, tubes, or pipes
for electrical or other conductors or cables
or wires, shall conform to the requirements
of this ordinance.
road in the city of Savannah, shall be
broken or occupied by any corporation,
firm or person for the purpose OF laying
down conduits, tubes or pipes Tor electficaI
or other conductors, cables or wires, unless
authority by ordinance or resolution OF
council be first obtained.
That during the construction or laying
down of said underground condults, tubes
or pipes, conductors, cables or wires, no
street, alley, lane or road SHAH pc opened
or the paving broken into for greater dls-
lance than five hundred feet GOD,
at any time, and that no, sec
ton OF the 500 feet shall be
kept open for a longer period than ten QO
days, and said opening or trench shall not
be of greater width than two q feet,
shall be promptly relaid, and the street,
alley, lane or road put in good condition.
Sec. 3. Prior TO making an opening IN
any street, alley, lane or road for the
LAYING of conduits, tubes or pipes. for
electrical or other conductors, CABLES or
wires. the corporation, firm or persons de
specifications with the clerk of council Tor
the street and lane committee, showing
the location, route and length OF the pro-
posed conduits, pipes and tubes, and the
said street and lane committee shall have
authority to issue the necessary permit
authority from council as provided for in
section 2, having been first Obtained) for
the opening of such street, lane, alley or
road, as set forth in the application and
plans as are proposed 70 be occupied.
The opening Of any street. lane, alley or
road without permit having first been
obtained, shall forfeit the right of any cor
poratiOn, firm or person to use or occupy
such street, lane, alley or road. The work
of laying underground conduits, tubes,
pipes, electrical or other conductors, ca
bles or wires, shall be under the direction
and to the satisfaction of the street and
lane committee, and city engineer, who
shall at all times have free and unob-
structed access to the conduitS, tubes or
pipes electrical or other conductors or
cables for the purpose of inspecting the
same, or making connections herewith for
wires or conductors in use, or to be used
bv the city, in which case the company
shall have reasonable notice.
See. 4. That all corporations, firms or
persons occupying any street, lane, alley
or road with underground conduits, tubes,
pipes. cables, electrical or other conductors
or wires shall be liable to all damages to
connections with sewers, and also for any
damages caused by the opening Of
alleys, lanes or roads, resulting
from the laying of conduits, tubes,
pipes. electrical or other conduc-
tors, cables or wires, or making con-
nections for which the city of Savannah
would otherwise be liable. or where the
same belong to the city, and sufficient
bond shall be given, subject to the ap-
proval OF the mayor in the sum of Sc, 600
to cover the same and the same party
or parties shall be liable to the extent of
Sec. 5. Any company. firm or persons
placing conduits under this ordinance
shall furnish to the city on demand one
duct for municipal purposes free, PROVIDED
no electric light or power wire snail pc
used in telephone or Geographic condults.
Sec. 6. That all corporations, firms or per-
sons having telegraph, telephone or cleo
trio lighting wires, electrical conductors
or cables placed underground shall, IN
writing on or before the first day of
January of each year, upon request, GER
tify under oath to the street and lane
committee the actual number of wires,
location and the miles of wire and cleo
tricai conductors underground, owned or
leased or controlled by them in the city
of Savannah. Failure TO make such a re-
turn in the time provided for in this ordi-
nance shall subject the offenders, upon
conviction before the police court of the
city of Savannah, TO penalty of $500 fifty
dollars per day until such return IS made,
for each days delay.
See T. That for the purpose of reaching
the premises of users of the service fur
nished by any company, nrm or indt-
Vidual, operating under this ordinance,
the necessary poles for distributing wires
from subways may pc erected under the
lane committee.
Sec. s. That upon the passage of any
ordinance granting any company, corpora
ton, firm or Individual, privileges under
this ordinance or any ordinance now in
force or to be hereafter passed, relating
to or regulating underground wires, cleo
tricaI or other conductors, conduits, pipes,
cables or tubes, the said company, corpora
ton, firm or ind vidual shall before ex-
ercising any privileges hereunder, give
a bond, to be drawn and approved by the
mayor and finance committee of the city
of Savannah, in the sum of two thousand
dollars, conditioned that they will properly
relay and pave all openings made by them,
and for a period of one year thereafter,
keep in repair the same. The street and
lane committee shall not issue any per-
nit as aforesaid, until this condition is
complied with.
Sec 9. Should any company, corpora
ton, firm or individual, to which or whom
privileges have heretofore been, or shall
hereafter be, granted for the laying of
underground wires, electrical conductors,
cables or tubes, dispose of any of the
franchise granted them by ordinance or
lease to, consolidate or merge with any
other company, corporation, firm or in
dividual, they shall forfeit all rights and
privileges granted to them by the city of
Savannah.
See 10 Be it further ordained that all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the first time
Feb 49, 1928, ana published for Information.
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