Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27

exceeding, however, the term of ten days.
Section 49, All telephone telegraph, cleo
trio light, heat railroad and street-raiway poles
and posts now in or upon or hereafter erected in
or upon the public streets alleys of the city of
Lancaster, shall be subject to and governed by
the following rules and regulations:
Section 49, The city of Lancaster shall have
the right at any time to designate the location of
all such poles and posts and reserves the right at
any time to direct any alteration in the location
of such poles or posts the height thereof and the
height at and the manner in which all wires
thereon shall be strung. any such alteration to
be made at the cost of the owner or owners of
such poles and posts; but before any such altera-
tion is made at least ten days notice in writing
shall be given the president or local officers in
charge of the company, or to the person or per-
sons affected by the proposed alteration, and re-
asonable opportunity shall be afforded such per-
son or persons or the representative of such COM
pany or any citizen interested to be heard there
on. When any such alteration shall be ordered,
such company shall, within five days thereafter,
commence such alteration and complete the same
as soon as practicable thereafter and upon fail
ure SO to do the city may perform said work at
poles, posts or wires, and such person, persons
company shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing one hundred dollars.
Section 20. All poles or posts of iron or
other metal shall be of such height and pattern
as shall be approved by the mayor, the city clerk
and the street commissioner; if of wood all such
poles or posts shall be of sound timber Of uni
form size and shape and they and all wood at
tachments thereto shall be thoroughly painted
green; and all telephone or telegraph poles or
posts within distance of one block from the
court house block in said city shall be at least
thirty-fv feet in height above the ground, and
the wires thereon shall be not less than thirty
feet above the ground, but said telephone tele-
graph poles and wire shall be of such greater
height as shall be ordered by the mayor, city
clerk, and street commissioner. All other cleo
trio poes posts and wires shall be of such height
as the mayor city clerk and street commissioner
shall direct.
Section 81. Before any person, persons, cor
poration or association shall erect any telegraph,
telephone electric light, heat or railway poles or
posts upon any street or alley, they shall submit
to the mayor, city clerk and street commissioner
the route Of their proposed line or lines any
extension thereof stating the name of the street
or streets to be occupied or, if alley, the
Der of the block and as far as practicable the To-
cation of each pole or post, and the number and
location of the wires, and no such pole or post
shall be erected until such approval shall first be
obtained Provided, however, that no additional
poles or posts shall be erected on the public high
ways bounding the courthouse block.
Section o. Whenever in the judgment of
the mayor, city clerk and street commissioner
the use Of any alley for the purpose Of erecting
the poles or posts herein mentioned is practicable,
said poles or posts shall be placed upon and along
said alley instead Of upon and along the streets
next adjoining When the poles are set in any
alley they shall be located near the side lines
as practicable, and in such manner not to in
commode the public or the adjoining proprietor
or resident.
Section 90 Whenever the said poles or posts
are erected on street, they shall be placed in all
cases, unless specially directed otherwise by the
mayor, city clerk and street commissioner on the
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