Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03
An ORDINANCE

# ground District, No. g. Fog5iddinl
4 the Erection, Maintenance. Re
o newal and Use of Aerial Systems o
= Wires. Gables ard Appurienance!
. for the Transmission or Distribu
, ton OF Electrical Energy, Electrical
! Impulses. or Signals, Within Suct
, Underground District No, >, ana
: Directing and Commanding Corpor
ations and Persons owning, Operat
ing or Using Such Aerial Systems
Of Wires, Cables and Similar Appa
ratus Except as Noted Hereln) &c
Install and Maintain Their Said
, Wires, Gables and Other Appurte
nances in Underground Subways and
Conduits Within Said Underground
District No. o. Of Said City of Otta-
wa. Illinois.
Be 1t Ordained by the Council OF the
City of Ottawa, Illinois:
Section /. That the following named
streets and alleys i'll the city OF OF
tawa. Illinois. within the limits here
matter specified, viz:
Columbus street from the northerly
side of Lafayette street northward TO
the right of way of the Illinois 4
Michigan Canal.
] La Sale street from the northerly
line of Lafayette street northward TO
the right of way of the Illinois Il
Michigan Canal
Washington street from the west
side of Columbus street to the east
side of La Sale street
Superior street from the west side
of Columbus street to the east side
Of La Sale street.
And the alleys in blocks IS, 80 and
IS, States Addition TO the City OF
Ottawa, Illinois, shall be and are
hereby declared to continue a special
district of the City of Ottawa. to be
known as Underground District No.
g."
See. 2. On and after January l,
1919. no person. firm or corporation
shall be allowed or permitted to erect,
maintain. renew, use or operate any
pole, aerial wire, aerial cable or other
aerial appurtenance thereon, on any
of the said portions of said streets and
alleys constituting said Underground
District No. 2" in the said City Of
Ottawa. Illinois, provided that poles
of material and type to be approved /
by the said Council may be erected in
each of said alleys for aerial wires |
and other aerial appur,enances for 4
transmitting or distributing electrical I
energy. impulses or signals to prop .
erty contiguous to said alleys, proyid- /
ed, further. that the wires carrying
electrical energy, impulses or signals
to said poles i'll alleys must be car
ried in conduts to the base of each 4
Of said poles, the location OF said
poles to be approved by the said |
council.
Section 8. That all Companies now |
owning or operating lines Of poles,
and aerial systems of wires and cables |
thereon for the transmission or distri- /
button Of electrical energy for power,
lighting or other purposes, or for tele- |
graph, or telephone purposes, on any I
of the portions of said streets and al !
leys within said Underground Dis
trict No. o. shall ON or before Janu- |
airy ], 1919, remove all poles and fly |
lures USE, in conveying, supporting or
maintaining such aerial wires or /
cables along the several streets and |
alleys within said underground Dis
trict No. q as herein provided.
Sec. 4. That all companies now
owning or operating lines of poles
and aerial systems of wires or
cables thereon for the transmission or
distribution of electrical energy for
power, lighting or other purposes, or
fer telegraph or telephone purposes,
ON any of the portions Of said streets
and alleys within said UNDERGROUND /
District No. 2" shall have and are |
hereby granted and declared to have |
the right and are hereby required to |
lease agreeably to the provisions OF I
this ordinance or to construct and in 1
stall, subways, conduits or ducts of
suitable size, with necessary manholes, /
and constructed Of suitable material I
under and along the several streets /
above named within said Under !
ground District No. g." Said systems /
Of ducts or conduits and manh0les,
shall be completed on or before July |
1st, 1917, and all necessary wires,
cables, and other appurtenances re-
CURED for the proper and reasonable |
conduct of the business of said com
panies therein installed and operated;
said installation and operation Of nee
essary wires, cables and other appur-
tenances to be completed on or be- |
fore January list, 1912 and the right
hereby granted shall extend to and in
clude the bernie and area ways under |
the sidewalks on the portions of the |
streets hereinabove described as con-
shutting said Underground District
No. o. The location Of the subway,
ducts or conduits in said bernie and !
area ways under the sidewalks to be |
approved by the Council Of the City |
OF Ottawa.
Section 5. Nothing In this ordi- |
nanca cnnfairn Cd chnll hn con Of rnnd a q |