The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-23
o'FARRELL FRANCHISE.
THE
AS Finally Passed and Adopted by
City council.

AS Finally Passed and Adopted by
City council
An Ordinance, granting the right to
Charles }. O'FarreH. Jr.. his heirs
and assigns, to construct and main
tain poles and wires. for the purpose
OF conducting and distributing cleo
trio light and power, on the streets
of the city OF Brunswick and for
other purposes.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor ana aldermen of the city OF
Brunswick, in council assembled, and
1t Is ordained by the authority afore-
said, that, from and after the adoption
0f this ordinance, Charles j. O'FarrelI.
Jr., of said city, his heirs and as
signs, shall have the right and privi-
'ege. subject to the conditions re-
srrictions and limitations hereinafter
set forth, to erect construct and
maintain, on the streets of said city,
YOles and metallic wires attached
thereto and such other equipment as
IS ordinarily used in the transmission
ii electricity for purposes of motive
eUwer and illumination, and to use
said poles and wires ana other equip
ment for said purposes.
Section II. Be it further ordained
oy the authority aforesaid, that moth
ing herein contained snall be so CON
srructed as to give the right to the
sad OFarrell. mis- heirs or assigns.
80 so locate or construct his said elec-
.rical lines as to interfere with. mo-
lest, destroy, obstruct, in1ure or i'm
pair the usefulness of the lines al
ready constructed and operated on
the streets of said city, under lawful
authority, by other individuals, firms
or corpUlations, for the purpose of
transmitting or conducting electricity.
OF pipes laid in said streets. under
lawful authority, for the purpose of
transmlttiLg and distributing gas or
water. or the mains, pipes, condufts.
connections or other parts of the
sewerage system Of said city, or the
lawful use of said streets for travel:
and snoufd he or they so interfere
with, modest destroy, obstruet in
1ure or impair the usefulness of any of
tho same. the right ls reserved by the
aforesaid authority to DECLARE this
franchise void.
Section III. Be it further ordained
by the authority aforesaid, that the
poles or otner upright supports for
wires, erected In the exercise of the
privileges hereby granted, shall be
placed Immediately adjacent to the
lines OF the sidewalks in said streets
without said sidewalks, and not other
wise; and whenever the said O'Far-
reii, his heirs or assigns, shall desire
TO exercise the privileges hereby
granted, ne shall first submit to the
city engineer of said city a statement
in writing, accompanied by appro-
pirate diagrams, showing, In detail,
the location OF each pole and the
height of the same, which he proposes
to erect. and also showing the height
above the street level Of the wires to
be supported thereby 1t shall then
be the duty of said officer, within
three days after the same have been
Submitted to him. to ascertain wheth-
er or not said proposed location and
construction are in conformity with
the provisions Of this ordinance; and
in the event the same are fonrd by
said officer to be so in conformity
with this ordinance, said officer shall
enter on said written statement and
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