The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

under its charter in the city of Topeka,
in conformity with a franchise hereto
fore granted by the mayor and council
of said city of Topeka, the said COM
pany having invested a large sum of
money in it's buildings, machinery,
poles, wires, conduits, pipes, appurten-
ances and appliances for the carrying
on of the business of manufacturing,
producing and transmitting to its Gus
toners, light, power and heat, and the
said company desiring to continue the
said business and to increase, enlarge
and extend its plant and facilities so
that it may promptly meet the increas-
ing demands of the public for service,
and to this end and for all the above
named purposes, the said Edison Elec-
trio Illuminating company of Topeka
requests that new contract or fran
chise ordinance be made between the
said city of Topeka. and said Edison
Electric Illuminating company of To-
peka.
Whereas. it is desirable that such
new franchise ordinance or contract be
made and entered into by the said city
of Topeka and said Edison Electric
Illuminating company of Topeka.
Now, therefore, be it ordained by the
mayor and councilmen of the city of
Topeka:
Section THAT the right to use any
of the alleys and streets of the said
city. bridges not included, for the cree
ton, construction, placing, maintaining,
operation and use of such poles and
wires, cables, cOnduitS, pipes and APP
planes as are now used by the said
Edison Electric Illuminating company
of Topeka, and such as may hereafter
be needed in the extended construction,
maintenance and use of a plant and
system for the manufacture and pro-
duction and transmission Of electricity,
and for the supply and transmission of
! light, power and heat, and the right to
maintain and operate such said plant
a. a To-
gether with such extensions, additions
and improvements as may hereafter be
added thereunto within the city of To-
peka, is hereby granted to the Edison
Electric Illuminating company of To-
peka, a corporation organized under
the laws of the state of Kansas, and
/ to its successors and assigns, for the
period of thirty 500 years from and af-
ter the date of the publication of this
ordinance in the official city paper.
Section 2-That said electric lines,
poles, wires, cables, conduitS and pipes
and appliances erected or to be erected
company of Topeka, its successors OF
assigns, either above or under the
ground, shall be so erected, laid, placed
or constructed and managed as to least
incommode the public in its use of the
streets and alleys of the city, and
whenever practicable, all poles in
streets or alleys shall be located on lot
| lines produced and just inside the curb
/ line, OF as near the S1Qe or alleys as
the same can be properly placed; pro-
vided that all such poles and wires
shall be so placed, maintained and used
as to not interfere with the rights OF
other wire using companies lawfully
occupying said streets, alleys OF
grounds. or to impair the efficiency OF
the service furnished thereon, or to un-
necessarily injure property owners,
| The poles, wires, cables, conduits and
pipes SHALL wherever placed, laid OIL
I Tod II
ways and thoroughfares, be construct.
ed under the direction of the city engi.
/ neer of the city of Topeka, and they
shall be located and placed or reloca.
ted, at such places as the city engineer
directs. Said wires and cables. where
! overhead construction is made shall no
be less than twenty-five (25) feet above
I the established grade of the street al
ley or thoroughfare upon which they
are placed, and all poles shall be firmly
! placed and all excavations for the loca,
| ton, placing and construction of saiC
poles. wires. cables, conduits and pipe.