Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-13

graph, telephone. lighting and power COM
panies and persons or corporations using tele-
graph. telephone and lighting or power wires.
Such company or companies. persons or cor
porations shall have the right and privilege
within the territory named to construct such
manholes ornamental distributing poles and
other appliances and fixtures as shall be neces-
sary and proper ana approved by the Board of
Public Works. in the laying of said conduits
and the carrying of wires and cables therein.
Section 3 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.
Section 3. Before any telegraph telephone,
lighting and power companies. or persons or
corporations, using telegraph, telephone. light
ing or power wires shall lay and construct
such conduitS and manholes. or erect such
distributing poles. or other appliances and fix
lures they. or their officers and agents, shall
submit TO the Board of Public Works the route
of the proposed conduit or conduits stating the
name OF the street or streets, or il an alley or
other public place the proper designation
thereof and the exact line and location of the
proposed conduit or cOnduitS its distance
from tn gutter, its depth. the manner of lay
ing the same, and of carrying said wires or
cables and The location of the manholeS. dis
tributing poles and other appliances and fix
lures and no such conduit shall be laid until
the consent and approval of the said Board
of Public Works shall first be had.
Section 4. Said conduit or conduits shall be
laid so as not to disturb the drainage of the
street or alleys or interfere with or damage
the street, water or sewer pipes or other public
or private property. When such conduit or
conduits come in contact with water. sewer.
gas or other pipes, it shall be laid as directed
by the Board of Public Works Nothing
herein contained shall prevent the laying of
said .conduits under any steam or electric
railway.
1t shall be the duty of the Board of Public
Works to see that the grade of such conduit or
conduits is sufficiently deep that it shall not
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
relay or change such conduit or conduits it
shall be done by such telegraph, telephone
Fighting or power companies or persons or cor
porations using such telegraph. telephone
sonable notice from the Board of Public
Works, and in case of the refusal
OF such, telegraph. telephone light
sons or corporations using such telegraph
telephone, lighting or power wires and cables
70 relay or change such conduit or conduits
then II shall be done by the Board of Public
Works at the expense of such telegraph. tele-
phone. lighting and power companies or per-
sons or corporations using such telegraph
telephone, lghtlng or power wires and cables
Section 5. Whenever underground conduits
have once been laid in said streets alleys
and other places, they shall not be removed
relocated or changed without first obtaining
permission from the Common Council
Section 8. Ii shall oe the duty of such tele-
graph, telephone. lighting and power compa-
MES or persons or corporations using such
telegraph. telephone, lighting or power wires
and cables. when laying such conduits to re-
NIL the opening of the ditch with reasonable
diligence, and the ditch shall be so filed and
the macadam or pavement so replaced or re-
laid as to leave such street alley or other
place in as good condition as it was in before
such work was commenced.
Section Z. All conduits manholes. wires
and cables herein provided for must be so ear
RED, placed and protected as to be free from
al danger of communicating fire nv means nj
contact with other wires and conductors or Ia
any manner injure persons or property, public
or private.
section 5. In all underground conduits ane
manholeS. sufficient space shall be reserved
free of expenses to the city for wires or ga
oleS belonging to or to be used by the city
ana sIch conuults shall at all times be accessi-
pie TO the citg for the purpose of putting in.
taking out or repairing its wires aud cables.
Section 9. All telegraph telephone lighting
s slla power companies or persons or corpora
power wires and cables shall save the city
harmless Of and free from any injury and
aamaee of any and every kind caused or oc-
curing oy reason OF laying or Constructing
such conduit or conduits. manholas distriput-
ing poles or other appliances and fixtures
hereunder, or oy reason OF negligent manage
ment IN the construction or operation thereof
or the wires connected Herewith
section 10. All telegraph. telephone. l;s-nt-
ing ana power companies or persons or cor91-
power wires and cables in the district or terri
tory described in Section | OF this Ordinance
shall. within sixty days of the completion Of
the conuuits and conduit systems herein pro-
vided for. remove h0m such streets aileys
and other places all overhead wires. uoles or
posts frame work or other support
Tor wires or cables Wit hin such territory. sx-
eept the distributing pol Is provided for III this
ordinance. - '-''9
Section H. All tele0a ph. telephone. light
ing aEd power companies or persons or ,,orrsor
1ltNfflS USfNX telegram fpfpnhora
power wires and cables now doing or who ma
hereafter DO business In the city hall have the
right and privilege OF laying aud CONSTRUCTING
underground IN the public streets alleys and
otner places IN said city all conduitS man.
holes distributing poles. appliances and fly
lures Tor the purpose OF laying and protecting
~ or shelr wires or cables in any other part OF
the cifs not mentioned in Section OF this ar
dtn2ncs under the terms and Conditions l,rx,
vldted in this ordinance
section T. The conduitS and conduit SvS
TENS reqaired TO be CONSTRUCTED by this orii-
mango on or IN Scott and Washington streets
SnalI DC 1uily COMPLETED and IN operation mi
later than the first day OF June. 1912
Section IS Any person or persons. company
violating any provisions OF this ordinances
shall De deemed guilty OF 4 miSdemeaDor ana
shall oe punished By fine OF not more than
one hundred oel dollars and in addition
thsreto shall forfeit the sum OF twenrv-fSvs
600 dollars per day for each day this orsli-
nance snail oe nncompled with BIZ them or IL
$500 :, ~ oEliasnees or parts OF orxli-
names heretofore pissed In any manner con-
nictinS with the Provisions OF this ordinance
shall BE- and they are hereby repealed
>ectaon - This ordinance shall be OF force
and ia effect from and after its adoption and
publication.
Adopted Feb. ssh. islS
Attest: Approved.
J. J. LoHSAR. JoHx F. LAMONT.
City Clerk Mayor
Published Fab II rolo