The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-14

CLERKS FILE NO. 3sBi7.
ORDINANCE NO. 1901
AN ORDINANCE granting TO the
National District Telegraph Company
OF Seattle. its successors and assigns.
the right 10 establish and conduct In
the city OF Seattle. an electrical pro-
lection system. and 10 lease from
other persons or corporations. wires
or Conduits for the operation Of such
system, and TO construct and main
tain wires upon poles owned by any
corporation or person upon obtaining
the consent OF such corporation or
person, and to operate such system
for the assistance OF the fire and po-
lice depa rtments Of the city OF Seat
tie.
BE 1T ORDAINED ny THE CITY OF
SEATTLE as FOLLOWS.
Section L. That there be and Is
hereby granted TO the Nationsi Dis
.trict Telegraph Company OF Seattle.
under the laws OF the State OF Wash
inRton. and having It's principal place
OF business In the city OF Seattle, and
TO Its successors and assigns. under
the conditions and limitations pre-
scribed In this ordinance, up to and
until the a1st day OF December. 1894.
unless sooner terminated as by this
ordinance provided. the right, priVi-
lege 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
same, and TO make the necessary
connection with such wire or wires.
conduit or conduits. and to construct
and maintain wires upon poles
upon obtaining the consent of such
corporation or person.
Section 2 There Is also granted
to 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,
automatic fire alarm, and sprinkler
supervisory and valve alarm. and
generally for other similar forms OF
protection service now known or
hereafter TO be discovered or devised.
Section 3. That said company, its
successors and assigns, is also grant
ed the right. at Its own expense. to
connect IT'S central office with the
headquarters OF the fire department
of the city OF Seattle with such de-
vices, and Installed In a manner sat
isfactory to the superintendent OF
tie 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
after 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.
Sstion 4. That said company, its
successors and assigns, is also au-
thorlGed 20 connect its central office
In the City of Seattle with the head
quarters OF the police department of
the City OF Seattle, ana TO transmit
to such police department any
alarms OF burglary received by IL
over it's said circuits or from its said
signal devices hereafter established
within the city OF Seattle. which
may require or call for the aid of
the police department but without
compensation for so doing from the
city of Seattle. The aforesaid con-
nection with the police headquarters
shall DO made under the directions
and subject TO the control of tho