The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-26
ORDINANCES

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ing under ground conduits, tubes or pipes
for conductors, cables or wires.
Section. ]. Be it 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 OF lay
ing underground circuits, tubes, or pipes
for electrical or other conductors or cables
or wires, shall conform to the requirements
of this ordinance.
Sec. 2. That no street, alley, lane or
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 for electrical
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 conduits. tubes
or pipes, conductors, cables or wires, no
street. alley, lane or road shall be opened,
lance than five hundred feet 600,
ton Of the 500 feet shall be
days, and said opening or trench shall not
be of greater width than two % feet,
and as the work progresses the paving
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-
string to lay same shall file plans and
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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 ?, 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 to be occupied.
The opening of any street, lane, alley or
road without a 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
by the city, in which case the company
shall have reasonable notice.
Sec 4. That all corporations firms or
persons occupying any street, lane, alley
or road with underground conduits, tubes,
or wires shall be liable to all damages to
gas and water main service, and sewer
connections with sewers and also for any
damages caused by the opening OF
trenches or condition of streets,
alleys, lanes or roads, resulting
from the laying Of conduits' tubes,
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 APP
prevail of the mayor, in the sum of IS 600,
to cover the same, and the same party
or parties shall be liable to the extent of
the damages.
Sec. 5. Any company firm or persons
placing conduts under this, ordinance,
shall furnish to the city on demand one
duct for municipal purposes free, provided
no electric light or power wire shall be
used in telephone or Geographic conduits.
c. e rrbef n II corDora tions firms ~, r,ar.-
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
trical conductors underground, owned or
leased or controlled by them in the city
of Savannah. Failure to make such 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 ($5O fifty
dollars per day until such return is made
for each days delay.
Sec. Z. That for the purpose of reaching
the premises of users of the service fur
nished by any company, firm or indi-
vidual, operating under this ordinance,
the necessary poles for distributing wires
from subWays may be erected under the
direction and supervision of the street and
lane committee.
Sec 8. 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
trical or other conductors, conduits, pipes
cables or tubes, the said company, corpora
ton, firm or individual shall, before ex-
ercisins 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.
See 9. Should any company, corpora
ton firm or Individual, to which or whom
have heretofore been. or shall
hereafter be, granted, for the laying of
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
Sec TO- 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. 10, 1895, and published for information
A. n. MANUCY Clerk OF Council