Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-16
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Ordinance No, I2,Oi2

(NeW SerteS.)
within the City of Los Angeles, and pro-
hibiting the erection or maintenance OF
wires and poles carrying wires for the
transmission OF electrical energy within
The Mayor and Council Of the City of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows
Section l. That all that portion of
Main street in said city between Seventh
street and Pico street, and all that por-
tion Of Spring street between Seventh
street and the junction of Spring and
Main streets, and all that portion of
Broadway between Seventh street and
the junction of Broadway with Main
street, and all that portion of Hill street
between Seventh street and Ninth street,
and all that portion Of Eighth street
= beween Main street and Hill street, and
al that portion of Ninth street between
Main street and olive street, is hereby
set apart and declared to be a conduit
district OF said city.
Sec. 2 That every pole heretofore erect
ed, to which Is attached any telephone.
telegraph or electric light wire, or other
wire for the transmission of electrical
energy. within the district described in
section hereof shall, within six months
from the passage of this Ordinance, be
removed from said distrlct and the keep
ing or maintaining thereafter within said
district of any pole to which Is attached
any such wire shall be violation of this
Ordinance.
Sec. 8. Every telephone, telegraph or
electric light wire, and every other wire
for the transmission Of electrical energy
heretofore erected within the district de-
scribed In section l hereof shall within
six months from the passage of this Or
dinance be removed from said district, or
placed underground in q properly con-
structed insulated conduit constructed
under the supervision and to the satisfac-
tion of the Street Superintendent Of said
city; and the keeping or maintaining
thereafter within said district of any such
wire above ground shall be a violation of
Sec. 4. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to erect or
cause to be erected any pole for carrying
any telephone, telegraph or electric light
wire, or other wire, for the transmission
OF electrical energy, within the district
described In section l hereof; or to place,
or cause to be placed within said district
any telephone, telegraph or electric light
wire, or other wire for the transmission
OF electrical energy, unless such wire is
sulated underground conduit constructed
under the supervision and to the satisfac-
tion OF the Street Superintendent of said
city.
Sec. g. Nothing in this Ordinance con-
tanned shall apply to any pole or wire
used exclusively for the support of a
street light, or to any iron pole not ex-
ceeding eight inches in diameter used for
the support Of an electric railway trolley
wire, or to any electric railway trolley
Sec. 6. The Street Superintendent shall
not Issue any permit for making any ex-
cavation for the erection of any pole
hereby prohibited in the district described
in section l hereof.
Sec. Z. Any person, firm or corporation.
violating any of the provisions of this
Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be punishable by fine of not more
than five hundred dollars, or by imprison
ment In the city Jail for period not ex-
ceeding six months, or by both such fine
and imprisonment
- Sec fis s. The rhe City Clerk shall certify
shall cause the same to be published once
in the Los Angeles Herald
Il hereby certify that the foregoing Or
dinance was adopted by the Council of
the City Of Los Angeles at its meeting of
H. ]. LELANDE,
City Clerk.
Approved this 18th day of November
OWEN McALEER,
h-lo IL Mayor.