Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-30

common council shall determine, to
such owner for the use of such poles or
posts. When there is a line of poles
or posts on any street, the mayor, city
clerk and street commissioner shall
not grant permission for the erection
of an additional line of poles or posts,
if the use by the applicant of the poles
or posts already erected shall be prac-
tica BILE.
Section II. Every person or persons
corpor alton or association erecting any
poles or posts or wires herein men
toned shall before commencing the
erection of said poles, or posts, and
before the stringing of said wires, file
an agreement with the city clerk of
said city to save the city harmless of
and from any and all injury and dam
ages of any kind caused or occurring
thereby or by reason Of the negligent
management or default of said person,
persons, corporation or ISOLATION, IN
the construction, management or oper-
alton of said poles or wires, and shall
give bond to said city in the sum OF
not less than one thousand nor more
than five thousand dollars, in the dis
erection of the city council with suffici-
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council, conditioned so to do.
Section II. All such wires herein
mentioned and all other conductors OF
electricity must be so carried, placed
and protected as to be free from all
danger communicating fire by means
of contact with other wires or conduc-
tors, or in any manner injuring public
or private property.
Section Is. No signs. bills, adver
tisements or notices shall be posted on
any of the poles or posts herein men
toned.
Section IA. The erection or contin-
uance of any of said poles or posts or
the stringing of any of said wires here
in mentioned shall be deemed an &C
ceptance by the person, persons, cor
poration or association so erecting or
continuing said posts or stringing said
wires of all of the conditions and pro-
visions herein contained, and this or
dinance so far as applicable shall be
deemed to be and shall become a part
of all franchises heretofore or hereaf-
ter granted for the erection of any said
poles, posts or wires herein mentioned.
Section Is. In all matters herein re-
ferred to the mayor, city clerk and
one body, the mayor being chairman
thereof, and their proceedings, decis-
ions and orders shall be reduced to
writing, signed and filed with the city
clerk, who shall report the same to the
common council.
Section 10. Should the mayor, city
clerk and street commissioner fail to
agree in any of the matters hereby re-
ferred to them for decision, the said
matter shall be referred to the common
council for decision.
Section II. Any person, persons,
corporation or association violating
any of the provisions Of this ordinance
shall be deemed guiltyof a misdemean-
or, and shall be punished by fine of not
more than 800 for each separate Of
tense; and the mayor shall Immediate
ly order and cause to be removed all
poles and posts erected and all wires
strung contrary to any of its provi-
siOns.
Section IS. Nothing contained in
this ordinance shall be soconstrued as
to in any manner affect the right of the
city in the future to prescribe any
other mode of conducting such wires
over or under it's thoroughfares. The
terms and provisions of this ordinance
shall apply as well to renewals of or
changes in existing lines, as to the or
iginal construction of any line of poles
posts or wires in said city, and no
such line of poles, posts or wires shall
be erected unless intended for present
use.
Section 49, This ordinance shall be
in force and Of effect from and after
its passage and publication.
Passed by the Common Council of
the city of Lancaster this 21st day of
May, A. D. 1908, and approved by the
mayor. S. E. HASSELL, Mayor.
Attest AUG. MICHAELIs,
City Clerk.