The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-23

THE FOLLOWING IS AN oRDI-
NANCE PASSED by THE CITY
| COUNCIL AND SUBMITTED UN-
PEE 6F k AIttI'Ei ~ OF rH lS cciITTY
| CHARTER. AND PURSUANT TO
REFERENDUM PETITION CITY
CLERKS FILE NO sssi7.
ORDINANCE NO. 1901.
AN ORDINANCE granting to the
I National District Telegraph Company
OF Seattle. It's successors and assigns
the right to establish and conduct In
the city OF Seattle. an electrical pro-
lection system. and 60 lease from
other persons or corporations. wires
or conduIts for the operation OF such
system. and 10 construct and main
tain wires upon poles owned by any
corporation or person upon obtaining
the consent Of such corporation OF
person. and 20 operate such system
/ Tor the assistance of the fire and po-
lice departments Of the City Of Seat
tie.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS;
| Section !. That there be and Is
hereby granted TO the Nationsi Dis
trlct Telegraph Company OF seattle,
| Washington. corporation created
under the laws OF the state OF wash
lington, and having rs principal place
OF business In the city OF Seattle, and
TO it's successors and assigns, under
the conditions and limitations pre-
scribed in this ordinance, up to and
until the 8ist day Of December. 1884.
unless sooner terminated Rs by this
ordinance provided. the right, privi-
llege and authority TO establish and
conduct In the city OF Seattle, a sys-
tenn OF electrical protection. and TO
that end TO lease electrical wires or
conduits for wires In the streets and
public ways OF the city OF Seattle
| from persons or corporations now or
hereafter having or maintaining the
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connection with such wire or wires,
conduit or conduits. and TO construct
land maintain wires upon poles
owned by any corporation or person
upon obtaining the consent OF such
corporation or person.
| Section 2. There Is also granted
10 said company its successors and
assigns. the right to operate said
electrical protection system for the
following specific purposes. to-wit:
/ for burglar alarm. combined night
watch and fire alarm, temporary
burglar alarm, manual fire alarm,
lautomatic fire alarm. and sprinkler
supervisory and valve alarm. and
| generally for other similar forms OF
protection service now known or
thereafter TO be discovered or devised.
Section 3. That said company. its
Successors and assigns. IL also grant
cd the right at Its own expense, TO
connect its central office with the
headquarters of the fire department
OF tho city OF Seattle with such de-
Vices, and installed in manner sat
isfactory to the superintendent OF
| Public Utilities OF the City of Seat
tile, but only upon permit from the
Board OF Public Works. and by such
connection TO transmit to the head
quarters of the fire department OF
the City OF Seattle all signals OF fire
received by said grantee over its cir
cults or from its signal devices here
latter established within the City OF
Seattle. For the service so rem
| dered, however, the grantee, its sue
cessors or assigns. shall receive no
compensation whatsoever from the
City OF seattle.
Section 4. That said company, its
successors and assigns, Is also au-
thoriged TO connect Its central office
In the City OF Seattle with the head
quarters OF the police department of
the city of Seattle, and TO transmit
to such police department any
alarms OF burglary received by IL
over Its said circuits or from its said
signal devices hereafter established
| within the City of Seattle. which
may require or call for tho aid OF
the police department.. but without
compensation for 40 doing from the
| city of Seattle. The aforesaid con-
Inection with tho police headquarters
shall be made under the directions
and subject to the control of tina