The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-22
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
OF ordinance Passed and Resolu-
tions Adopted by the Common
Council of the City of St. Paul.
-Ordinance Ne. f901-


part of the City of St. Paul lying west of
Lexington avenue for the purpose of fur
m, nis6ing electric light and power.
The Common Council of the City Cf St. Paul
do crdein as follows:
Section |. That L. R. Brooks. d. F. Brooks
and A. S. Brooks. copartners as Brooks
Bros, are hereby granted permission to erect
poles and to string wires thereon for electric
lighting and the furnishing of power
along and upon public streets and alleys in
that part of the city west of Lexington ave-
nue., st. Paul, Minnesota, upon the terms and
conditions therein stated, under the super
vision Of the City Engineer, and upon and
under the following conditions and instruc-
tiCnS. to wit:
Such poles shall be thirty-fye feet in
height above the ground and shall not be less
than fourteen inches in diameter at the bot
tom and six inches at the top, and shall be
placed at such depth in the ground as the
City Engineer shall direct to secure their
safety; they shall be planed and
shall be painted a dark color for
the distance of six feet from the
ground; and from that point to the top
(they shall be painted white; they shall be
tset at such distance apart from each other
@nd at such places in the street as may be
designated by the City Engineer.
AAnd in case any other corporations COM
p8nies, person or persons now or shall
be at any time hereafter permitted by the
Common Council OF said city to erect poles
and string its wires for the purpose of cleo
tric lighting and furnishing power in said
city, or 10 have the use Of streets alleys
of said city for the purpose of electric light
ton or corporations, company or companies.
person persons shall desire to use
the poles so erected by said Brooks Bros.
for the purpose of supporting wires for such
purpose such corporations, companies person
or persons shall be entitled to do SO upon
the paying to said Brooks Bros, or to their
successors. the propOrtlonate share of all
costs TO procure and erect such poles, to be
determined follows:
Upon the erection of poles upon any Of
said streets alleys. said Brooks Bros shall
immediately report to the City Engineer the
actual cost of such poles, and the erection
thereof, and said City Engineer shall ascer-
tain and determine the actual cost of such
poles and the erection thereof and certify
the amount which he shall find to be correct
and keep record thereof in the ONCE for
public inspection.
Upon the first application as aforesaid to
use the poles erected, the applicant shall
pay Brooks Bros. ene-half of said actual cost
OF said poles so determined by said City En-
gineer, and in Of second application the
applicant shall pay one-third of such cost,
the same to be equally divided between
Brooks Bros. and the first applicant and sue
cessiye applicants shall pay their proportion,
ate share of said costs in like manner, and
the same to be divided proportionately Ia
like manner above. and all applicants so
paying their proportionate share Of said costs
shall become and be by common consent joint
owners with Brooks Bros. of said poles, and
shall be entitled to use them for the purpose
of electric lighting.
= And it is conditioned that If any other cor
poration, company or person shall procure,
or has procured, like permission from said
Common Council to erect poles in said streets
or alleys then the permission hereby granted
Is Withdrawn as to such streets and alleys
and said Brooks Bros. shall be restricted to
using such poles already erected, or as may
be erected before Brooks Bros. shall have
erected their poles thereon under like con-
ditions as herein stated.
Sec 2. The said Brooks Bros. shall
at all times obey such farther and additional
requirements the Common Council of said
city shall impose in the premises and shall
when SO required remove any or all of said
N 0ff ctr lIoxS.
on which same Is erected at their own cost
ana expense, when so required by said Com
mon council; and also If so required, place
any or all of said wires under ground and
remove the poles at their own expense And
the Common Council reserves the power at
any time amend or repeal this ordinance and
nothing herein contained shall be deemed
TO grant any exclusive right to use the said
streets for the purposes herein contained.
~ sec; e. :, me IN =. SAID Brooks Bros here
by assume all liabilities that may be caused
by the erection Of such poles and the string
ing Of wires thereon and shall at all times
save the City of ST. Paul harmless therefrom
and from ali damages arising out of the use
or exercise of any privileges hereby granted
as to erection of poles and the maintenance
OF wires along and upon any of said streets
or alleys, and shall execute and deliver
TO said city bond with such conditions as
shaH be approved by the Corporation Attor-
ney. in the penal sum of Five Thousand
Dollars C$5,GG000), saving the city harmless
In the premises. Prior to the taking effect
OF this ordinance said bond to be approved
ton Of the provisions of this ordinance shall
render this ordinance null and void at the
election OF said Common Council.
Sec. 4. Said Brooks Bros shall within
thirty days after the passage and approval
of this ordinance, execute and file with the
City Clerk the bond provided for in Section
visions of this ordinance in form to be an
proved by the Corporation Attorney other
wise this ordinance shall have no force or
Sec. o.. All rights granted under this ordi-
nance shall cease and determine unless at
least one mile of electric wiring for the pur-
poses OF the franchise hereInbefore granted
shall be laid and in operation on or before
Dee. 81, 1897
Sec; 6. That Brooks Bros. shall deposit with
the City Clerk Of the City of st. Paul certi-
ned check On one of the banks of the City
81 st. Paul, for the sum of $4,000, payable to
the City Clerk of st. Paul which shall be
rstaned in the office Of the City Clerk until
The 31st day Of December, 1897 at which
time If said Brooks Bros. shall have complied
with al the provisions of this ordinance to
be performed prior to Dec. 81, 1897 and par
ueularly the requirements in section here
of, that at least one mile Of said electric
wiring shall be laid and in operation by or
before Dec 81, 1897, then said check shall
be returned to said Brooks Bros. or if said
company shall have complied with all the
terms of this ordinance to be performed prior
to the S1st day of December. 1897, and the
City Engineer shall certify, then said
check shall, upon the said Engineer certify
ing, as aforesaid, be returned to said COM
pany.
In case said company shall not have COM
piled with all of the terms OF this ordinance
70 be performed prior to Dec. 81, 1897, then and
thereupon the City Clerk shall draw the
money called for by said check and turn the
same into the city treasury, and the same
shall thereupon become the property of the
city.
Sec. Z. This ordinance shall have effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication and the filing of the bond and
acceptance hereinbefore provided and the
depositing with the City Clerk the certified
check provided in section 6 of this ordinance
Passed by the Board of Aldermen Oct 90
1896.
Yeas-AId Allard, Bell Bigelow, Donahow-
er, Kaldupgk, Kenny, Larsen, Lindahl, Shop
ard, Stutznaan, Mr.. Presdent-11.
Nays-0.
JAMES E. MARKHAM
President of the Board of Aldermen.
Passed by the Assembly Dec. IL, 1896.
Yeas-Messrs.- Craig, Daily, Dix. Kirke.
Krahmer, Mabon, Reardon, Thompson, Mr..
President-9.
O. H ARosiN.
President of the Assembly.
Approved Dec. q. 1896.
F. B. DORIAN Mayor.
Attest: MATT JENSEN. City Clerk.
Dec %.
BID f No 6702-
Resolved. That the action of the Chief OF
Police in hiring horse OF F. E. LIE Clair
for nine days at an expense Of $500 and in
hiring horses Of the st. Paul Transfer &
Storage Company, at expense of $47.00. as
shown by bills attached, be, and the same is
hereby in all things approved
Resolved further, That the City of st. Paul
does hereby obligate Itself to pay to said
the st. Paul Transfer Storage company
the said sum of S47.00, payable out OF the
police Department Fund.
Resolved further, That the City Comptroller