The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-02-29
AN ORDINANCE
Ordinance No. So.

An ordinance regulating placing OF
wires and poles in improvement districts
| Nos. z and 8.
Whereas, the board of mayor and al.
dermen have created improvement dis.
tricts Nos. and 8, and has let contracts
for paving aud other improvements in
said districts, and work is now in pro.
gress In said districts, and
Whereas. the streets in said improve
ment districts are lined with poles of the
East Tennessee Telephone Company, the
Bristol Telephone Company and the
Watauga Electric Company, which poles
are unsightly, dangerous and obstruc-
lions to traffic; therefore,
Be it ordained by the board of mayor
and aldermen of the city of johnson
City, Tennessee,
Section /. That the present use OF said
poles Of the Bristol Telephone Company,
the East Tennessee Telephone Company
and the " atauga Electric Company are,
duu are hVIVos ucCIdicu w UO anu CpH-
stitute, q public nuisance, and that said
companies are hereby ordered and d.
rected to abate said nuisance within fif-
teen days from the final passage of this
ordinance.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, That
said Bristol Telephone Company, East
Tennessee Telephone Company, and
Watauga Electric Company be and they
are hereby directed to remove all poles
from those parts of Roam street and Wa
tauga avenue constituting improvement
districts Nos. Z and 8, and to place and
keep all lines and wires of every charac-
ter within said improvement districts
under ground, in such manner as not to
interfere with the use of the Streets
provided, said companies be and they
are hereby granted the privilege to
maintain jointly one line OF poles, all Of
said companies being hereby granted
the privilege to place all lines and wires
ON one set OF poles, said poles to be
placed in the margin of the streets at
such points as may be designated by the
city engineer, should said companies
elect to maintain and use jointly sim
gle line of poles they shall begin the
work Of making said changes within ten
days from the passage of this ordinance;
provid further, That all lines and wires
in said Improvement districts shall eth
er be- placed under ground or on u single
line OF poles within forty five days from
the passage OF this ordinance.
Sec. 3 fIe it further ordained, That
should the said companies fail to begin
to remove said poles, lines and wires
within fifteen days from the passage OF
this ordinance, they shall be guilty of q
misdemeanor, and each of said compa-
MES failing to comply with said provi-
sons, shall be subject to penalty of
not less than IS nor more than $40 for
each day it shall continue to maintain
any of said poles, lines and wires there
after, to be enforced as like cases, before
the recorder.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That
the city commissioner be and he is here
by empowered and directed to remove
all of said poles, lines and wires after
fifteen days from the passage of this or
dinance in the event said companies fail
to comply with the provisions of section
2 OF this ordinance.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That
this ordinance take effect from and after
its passage, the welfare, Of the city de-
mandlng it.
Passed on first reading Oct. 4, 1911.
Passed on second reading Oct. 5, 1911.
Passed on third reading Oct. z, 1911.
Approved October Z, 1911.
w. A, DICKINSON,
Mayor.
Attest:
WIN. r. POUDER,
Recorder.