The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-07
THE EDISON FRANCHISE
The Ordinance as Revised and Re
ported on Favorably.

ported on Favorably.
The committee on streets and walks,
which has had under consideration the
new franchise for the Edison Electric
and Illuminating company of Topeka,
has made various revisions and
changes, and now recommends to the
whole council for passage tonight the
following:
Section 1.
That the right to use any of the
alleys and streets and public grounds
and to cross any bridges of the said
city for the erection, construction.
placing. maintaining, operation and
use of such poles and wires, cables,
conduits, pipes and appliances as are
now used by the Edison Electric IL
Illuminating company of Topeka, and
such as may hereafter be needed in
the extended construction, mainten-
ance and use of a plant and system
for the manufacture and production
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
together with such extensions, addi-
tons and improvements as may here
after be added thereunto within the
city of Topeka, is hereby granted TO
the Edison Electric Illuminating COM
pany of Topeka, q corporation organ
lied under the laws of the state of
Kansas, and to it's successors and as
signs, for the period of thirty 600
years from and after the date of the
publication of this ordinance in the
official city paper
The mayor and council, however,
reserve the right to locate any wires
bridge across the Kansas river, and
the said company shall place its
wires or conduits under the pavement
of said bridge if the mayor and coun-
ell shall so order.
Section ..
That said electric lines, poles, wires,
cables, conduits and pipes and appIi-
ances erected or to be erected by said
Edison Electric Illuminating company
of Topeka, its successors or assigns Ell
be so erected. laid, placed or con-
structed and managed so as to least
incommode the public in its use of
the streets, alleys and public grounds
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. or as near the
side of alleys as the same can be prop
erly placed, provided that all such
poles and wires shall be so placed,
maintained and used as not to inter-
fere with the rights of other wire US
ing companies lawfully occupying said
streets, alleys or grounds. or to impair
the efficiency of the service furnished
thereon, or to unnecessarily injure
property oTners-
The said Edison Electric Illumfnat-
ing company of Topeka shall, when
ever directed by the city of Topeka,
remove any poles or wires erected or
maintained in violation hereof. and,
failing to do so after thirty GOD days
notice, such removal may be made by
said city at the expense of said COM
pany.
The poles, wires, cables, conduits
and pipes shall, wherever placed, laid
n%eaI
leys, ways and thoroughfares, be con-
under the direction of the
city engineer of the city of Topeka
and they shall be located and placed
at such places as the city engineer di-
reefs Said wires and cables, where
overhead construction is made shall
be not less than twenty-five (25) feet
above the established grade of the
oughfare upon which they are placed. |
and all poles shall be firmly placed !
and all excavations for the location
placing and construction of said poles |
wires. cables. conduits and pipes shall |
be under the direction of the city en- |
gineer.
Where a h6use or barn is to be
moved and the wires or cables of the
said Edison Electric Illuminating COM
pany are less than twenty-five (25)
feet above the street surface, the said
company shall move its wires or ca
bles so as to permit the passage of !
SuCn mouse OF DARN Tree OF all expense I
to the house mover; and where the
wires or cables are twenty-five (25)
feet or more above the street surface.
the house mover shall pay the cost of |
removing and replacing such wires |
and cables.
Where a house OF a barn is to be |
moved and the wires or cables of said
company are required to be moved, the |
said company shall place a man at the
of the house mover to assist |
in such removal, whose services shall |
be without charge when the wires or /
cables are twenty-five (25) feet or more
above the street surface.
In making any and all excavations
and other work and improvements and /
in exercising any rights and privileges |
under this franchise the same shall be |
dinances of the city of Topeka, passed |
by said city in the reasonable exercise |
of its police powers; and, if at any
time, the said company shall fail or /
neglect to properly fill any excavation. |
any distractions or in any re-
spect to comply with any lawful or
dinance, passed by the city in the rea-
sonable exercise Of its police powers, |
within a reasonable time after the SER
vice of a written notice upon said COM
pany then said city may do the requir- |
ed work necessary to such compliance
and the reasonable cost and expense
thereof shall become a charge against |
said company subject to collection the |
same as any other debt or obligation. |
Section 5.
That said Edison Electric Illuminat-
ing company of Topeka shall save and
hold the city of Topeka harmless from
payment of which said city may be-