The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-12-21
ORDINANCE NO. 424.

An ordinance authorizing and granting
unto the Northwest Light n Water Com
pany corporation duly organized and
existing under the laws of the State of
Washington, its successors or assigns,
the right. privilege and franchise for
erecting and maintaining electric light
works within and without the limits of
the City of North Yakima. Washington,
and for erecting poles upon the streets.
alleys, public grounds and thoroughfares
of said city. and to maintain and operate
the same for furnishing the said city and
its inhabitants and all other persons and
corporations within or without said city.
with electric lights and power. and to sell
such lights and power to said city and
its inhabitants and all other persons and
and making provision for paying for
lights for the use of said city.
The City Council of the City of North
Yakima do ordain as follows:
Section l. That there be and is hereby
granted unto the Northwest Light & Wa
ter Company, a corporation duly organ
State of washington. its, successors or
assigns, the right privilege, authority
and franchise to erect within and without
hs tT s of the Ror fty ,S Od I and to
erect, place. maintain and use in the
streets. alleys, public grounds and thor
O9ghsres of saa Gty R0ss Win t6 tse
ten wires and to stretch wires through
said streets. alleys. public grounds and
thorpughfares for the purpose OF light
nishing said city and its inhabitants with
electric lights and power. and to sell said
lights and power, to said city and its in
habitanta and all other persons and cor
porations within or without said city.
Sec. ,, That said poles shall not be
less than thirty-ttve feet long, and when
erected near street having a sidewalk
they shall be placed next to the side
walk said poles shall be placed in the
ground at such depths as to render them
safe and free from all danger of careening
or falling. and said poles shall be placec
under the direction of the mayor and city
council. so as not to interfere with lamp
posts or other objects lawfully existing
in the streets.
Sec. 8. The said wires shall he insulat-
ed and carefully connected and fastened
50 not to come in contact with any
object through which a ground" could
be formed and shall be stretched so as
not to interfere with the free and unob-
structed use of said streets or alleys.
Sec. 4. That whenever 1t shall be ne
cessary in the erection of said poles TO
take up any portion of the sidewalk or
dig up the ground in or near the sides
or corners of said streets or alleys then
the said Northwest Light * Water Com
pany, its successors or assigns. shall, af-
ter said poles are erected. without DELAY,
replace said sidewalks and properly refit
the stringers and planks thereon in a
neat, workmanlike manner, and remove
from said streets, sidewalks or alleys.
all rubbish and the dirt or other mater
ial which may have been placed there.
or taken up or dug up in the erection or
construction of said poles. and shall put
such sidewalks. streets or alleys in as
good condition as they We're before TAX
en- up or disturbed.
Sec. 8. That whenever any person has
obtained permission to use any of the
streets of the city for the purpose of re-
moving any building. the said Northwest
Light Il Water company, its successors
or assigns upon forty eight hours notice
from such person, shall raise or remoR
any OF said wires which may obstrtN
the removal Of said building so as to al.
low the free and unobstructed massage of
the same: such notice snail be in writ
ing and served by any person competent
to be witness in a civil action upon the
said Northwest Light & Water company,