The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-02
HIGH WATER RECEDING
THROUGH THE SOUTH
ELECTRICAL FRANCHISE.
AS IT Win Be Passed by Council to

AN ORDINANCE granting the right
to Charles j. Farrell, Jr mis- heirs
and assigns. to construct and main
tain poles and wires for the pur-
pose of conducting ami distributing
electric light ana power, on the
streets Of the city of Grunswick and
for other purposes.
Section l Be it ordained by the
mayor and aldermen of the city of
Brunswick, in council assembled, and
it is ordained by the authority afore-
said, that from and after the adoption
OF this ordinance Charles j. O'Farrell,
Jr of said city, his heirs and assigns,
shall have the right and privilege,
subject to the conditions restrictions
and limitations hereinafter setforth,
to erect, construct and maintain, on
the streets OF said city, poles and me-
tallic wires attached thereto and such
other equipment as is ordinarily used
in the transmission OF electricity for
purposes of motive power of illumina-
zion, and to use said poles and wires
and other equipment for said purposes
Section II. Be it further ordained
by the authority aforesaid, that no
thing herein contained shall be con
strued as to give the right to the said
O'Farel, his neirs or assigns, to so
lolate or construct his said electrical
lines as to interfere with, molest, des-
troy obstruct, lnjure or impair the
usefulness of the lines already con
structed and operated on the streets of
said city. under lawful authority, by
other individuals, firms or corpora
tions, Tor the purpose OF transmitting
OF conducting electricity or pipes laid
in said streets. under lawful authority
for the purpose OF transmitting of dis
tributing gas or water, or the mains,
pipes, conduits. connections or other
parts OF the sewerage system of said
city or the lawuse It said streets for
travel, and should he or they so in
telfere with, molest, destroy, obstruct
injure or impair the usefulness OF any
Of the same, the right is reserved by
the aforesaid authority to declare
this franchise yoid.
Section Ill Be it further ordained
by authority of the aforesaid, that the
poles OF. other upright supports for
wires, erected III the exercise OF the
privileges hereby granted, snail be
placed Immediately adjacent to the
lines Of the sidewalks in said streets,
without said sidewalks, and not other
wise, and whenever the said OFareH
his heirs or assigns, shall desire to ex
ercisc the privileges hereby granted.
he shall shall first submit to the
city engineer Of said city a statement
in writing, accompanied by appropriate
diagrams, showing, in detail, the To-
cation Of each pole and the height Of
the same winch he proposes to erect
and also showing the height above the
street level Of the wires to be support
ed thereby. 1t shall then be the
duty OF the said officer, within three
days after the same have geen sub.
mitted TO him to ascertain whether
Or not said proposed location and con
striction are in conformity with the
provisions Of this ordinance, and in the
event the same are found by said Off.
Ger to be so in conformity with this
c'dinance, said officer shal enter on
sald written sta.emer; and diagram
hls approval thereof au1 only after
said officers approval shall have Deen
obtained, shall the said O'Farrcl his
heirs and assigns, proceed to erect
said poles and wires; provided that.
should said engineer refuse such ap-
proval unjustly or without good cause
then said written statement and dia-
gram may be submitted directly to
the mayor and council aforesaid. who
shall, at their next regular meeting
after the same have been submitted.
OF as soon as practicable thereafter
either approve or disapprove OF same
and then, in the event Of the approval
OF the same by said authority it
shall be the privilege Of the said
oFarrell, his heirs or assigns, to
proceed as if the same had been an
proved as aforesaid, by the city engi-
neer, or reserve to said mayor and
council, the power, by refusing such
approval to nuuify or revoke the
rights and privileges hereby granted.
any part thereof so long as said
oFarrell, his heirs Or assigns are ex-
ereising or attempting to exercise the
same in conformity with the provis-
ions Of this ordinance; and should
| the said O'Farrell, his heirs or as
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