Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-10
LEGALS.

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AN ORDINANCE, to prevent the
incumbering of Cranberry street from
the west end of the wagon bridge
across the Wisconsin river to the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul depot
with posts, signs and other obstruc
tons:
The Common Council of the city Of
Grand Rapids do ordain as follows:
Section l. All persons, companies
and corporations are hereby required
and directed to remove all telephone,
telegraph and electric light poles and
all other posts and poles of every kina
and description, also all scales used for
the purpose of weighing, and all other
substance and material mbering
and obstructing said portion of said
street, within thirty days after receiv-
ing written notice ordering the re-
moval thereof, from the street commit
tee of said city of Grand Rapids.
Section ,. In case said poles, posts,
scales and other material and sub
stance iucurnbering and obstructlng
saidstreet are not removed within thirty
days after the owner of same receives
the written notice ordering their re-
moval as aforesaid the street commit
tee is hereby ordered and directed to
SUNNI arily remove the same.
Section 3. Provided however that
the street committee may permit one
run of poles along said portion of
Cranberry street on which shall be
run adj telephone, telegraph and cleo
trio light wires, provided the several
persons, companies and corporations
now operating telephone, telegra phi
and electric light wires, along said
portion of Gran berry street will agree
among themselves and the said street
committee upon the erection and con-
struction Of the said run of poles; said
poles to be placed in the manner, at
the time and to be located as directed
and ordered by the said street comm t
tee and to be of such height as re-
CURED by the street committee.
Section +. The Common Council Of
said city may, however, at any time
change the points of location of said
poles and require the same to be re-
moved, or changed at the expense of
the said persons, companies or corpor-
atlons operating the same; and may
require the removal of said poles from
said portion Of Gran berry street en-
tirely at any time at the expense of the
persons, companies and corporations
operating the same.
Section 5. Provided that in con-
sideration of the permission and priv
ilege of this ordinance allowing the one
run Of poles on said portion Of Gran
berry street as aforesaid, all persons,
companies and corporations operating
either telephone, telegraph or elect1 ic
light wires on said run of poles do
hereby expressly release said city of
Grand Rapids from any and all claims
for damage which may arise Or be
caused to its poles, wires or property
by the firen1en of the city during a fire
or by mobS, riots or other civil com
/ motion and all said persons, companies
| and corporations do further expressly
| agree at all times to protect said city
from liability for accidents or injuries
to any person or property, public or
private, and shall save said city harm
| less from all judgments obtained
against it by reason of the erection,
| construction or operation of said poles,
| wires aud appurtenances.
Section 6. This ordinance is not to
| be so construed aud it is hereby ex-
presSly understood that no person,
| companies or corporation will acquire
vested rights Of any nature by erect
ing and operating said run of poles
| and wires thereon hereby permitted.
Section 7. Said city shall have the
| right at any time to repeal, alter or
amend this ordinance or any provision
| thereof as it shall see fit.
| Section s. This ordinance shall be
in force and effect from and after its
passage and publication.
Approved May 8th 1900.
B. r. GOGGINs, Mayor.
| Attest
MILTON w. MosHER, City Clerk