Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-06-28
ORDINANCE.

An ordinance requiring all telegraph and
telephone companies and all persons or cor
porations using telegraph. lighting. power or
telephone wires to conduct their wires under
Wausau
The common council Of the City Of
WduSdu do 0rddia
Section l. All telegraph and telephone COM
panieS and all persons using or operating
telegraph. lighting. power or telephone wires
in hat part of the city of Nausau known and
described as follows. to-wit: On Third street
from Forest street to Grant street inclusive
of all intersections. shall within sixty days
from and after the passage aid publication of
this ordinance lay and construct underground
in the public Streets alleys and other places of
the City of Wausau within the district or ter
r1tory above mentioned proper cOnduitS neceS-
Sary for the purpose of laying and protecting
all telegraph, lighting. power and telephone
wires and cables, owned, used or operated by
such companies persons or corporations, and
shall place through such conduits all such
telephone, lighting, power and telegraph wires
and cables as may be necessary for the proper
conduct OF the business of such telegraph or
telephone companies. persons or corporations
using telegraph. lighting, power or telephone
wires. such company or companies persons
or corporations shall have the right and priv
ilege within the territory named of construct
ing such manholeS, distributing poles and
other appliances and fixtures as shall be
necessary and proper in the laying of said
conduits and the carrying OF wires and cable
therein.
Section q All conduits. manholes and other
appliances and fixtures shall be of such
material and size as shall be approved OF by
the Board of Public Works, and the same shall
be laid and constructed under the direction
and with the approval of the said Board of
Public Works OF the City of Wausau.
Section 3. Before any telegraph, lighting,
power and telephone companies. and the per-
sons or corporations using telegraph or tele-
phone wires shall lay and construct such con-
Quits and manholes or erect such distributing
fhaN m hAir rfff nd ants Ql
submit TO the Board of Public Works the
route OF the proposed conduit or conduits
stating the name of the street or streets. or if
IN an alley the proper designation thereof and
the exact line and location of the proposed
conduit or conduitS, its distance from the gut
ter, its depth. the manner OF laying the same
and of carrying said wires, and the location of
the manholes and distributing poles and no
such conduit shall be laid until the consent of
the said Board of Public Works shall first be
had
Sections Said conduit or conduits shall be
laid so as not to disturb the drainage of the
streets or alleys, or interfere with or damage
the street. water or sewer pipes or other public
or private property. When said conduit or
conduits come in contact with any water sew
err gas other pipes. il shall be laid directed
by the Board Of Public Works. Nothing here
in contained shall prevent the laying of said
conduitS under any steam or electric railway.
II shall be the duty of the Board OF Public
Works TO see that the grade of said conduit or
conduitS is sufficiently deep, SO that Ii shall
not be necessary thereafter, to relay said con-
duit or conduits in improving the street, but
If, whenever any street on which said conduit
or conduitS shall have been laid shall be
graded or otherwise improved, it shall be
necessary to lower or change such conduit or
conduitS it shall be done by said telegraph
lighting, power or telephone companies, or
persons or corporations using telegraph or
telephone wires, upon reasonable notice from
the Board of Pubic Works, and in case OF the
refusal of such telegraph or. telephone COM
panies. or persons or corporations using such
telegraph. lighting. power or telephone wires, to
lower or change such conduit or conduitS, then
it shall be done by the Board of Public Works
at the expense of such telegraph, lighting,
power or telephone companies, or persons or
corporations using such telegraph, lighting.
power or telephone wires.
Section 4, a. Whenever underground con-
Quits have once been laid in the streets and
alleys of the city of Wausau, they shall not be
removed, relocated or changed, without first
obtaining permission from the common council
of the city of WauSau.
Section 5. 1t shall be the duty OF such tele-
graph, lighting, power or telephone companies,
or persons or corporations using such tele-
graph, lighting, power or telephone wires,
when laying such conduits TO refill the open
ing OF the ditch with reasonable diligence ana
the ditch shall be SO filed as to leave the street
in as good condition as ii was in before the
work was commenced.
Section 8. All cOnduits manholeS or wires
herein provided for must be so carried, placed
and protected as to be free from all danger of
communicating fire, by means of contact with
other wires and conductors or in any manner
Section Z. In all underground conduitS and
manholeS sufficient and necessary space shall
be reserved, free of expense, for wires belong
ing to or to be used by the city of Wausau, and
said conduits shall at all times be accessible to
the city of Wausau for the purpose of putting
in, taking out or repairing its wires
Sections s. Alltelegraph, lighting. power and
telephone companies or persons or corpora
lions using telegraph, Lighting power or
telephone wires shall save the city of Wausau
harmless of and free from any injury and
damage of any and every kind caused or
occurring by reason of laying or constructing
said conduit or conduits, manholes or dis
tributing poles hereunder or by reason OF
negligent management in the construction or
operation thereof, or the wires connected
Herewith.
Section 9. All telegraph, lighting. power, or
telephone companies or persons or corpora
lions using telegraph, lighting, power or tele-
phone wires, in the district or territory OF the
said city described in section one of this ordl-
nance. shall within sixty days aft this ordi-
nance goes into effect, remove fro.aI the streets
and alleys in the city of Wausau. all overhead
wires, poles or posts frame work or other sup
port for wires, within the territory described
in section one of this ordinance except such
distributing poles mentioned in section one of
this ordinance
Section 10. All telegraph. lighting, power,
or telephone companies or persons now doing
business in the cityof WauSau, shall in addi-
ton to the rights and privileges heretofore
given and granted to them, their successors or
assigns. have the right and privilege OF lay
ing and constructing underground in the
pubic streets, dilegS anu Olllei pubtlC pldCtss
all conduits necessary for the purpose of lay
ing and protecting its telegraph lighting,
power or telephone wires or cables, and also
the right and privilege of constructing said
manholes, distributing poles, appliances and
fixtures. necessary and proper in the laying OF
said conduits in any other part Of the city OF
Wausau not mentioned in section one of this
ordinance, under the terms and conditions
provided In this ordinance.
Section 10 a. Any person or persons, corpor-
alton or corporations or associations violating
any provision of this ordinance, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
punished by fine of not more than one hun
bred dollars for each separate offense
Section IL. All ordinances or parts OF ordl-
nances heretofore passed, in any manner con-
flicting with the provisions of this ordinance
shall be and they hereby are repealed.
Section IL. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage ana
publication.
Passed June 7th 1910.
JOHN F. LAMONT, Mayor.
j. ]. LoHMAR, City Clerk.