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

ground District" Fobidding Il
Erection, Maintenance, Renewal ar
Use of Aerial Systems of Wire
Cables and Appurtenances for Il
Transmission or Distribution
Electrical Energy, Electrical In
pulses, or Signals, Within Such I'll
foreground District" and Directir
ana Commanding Corporations an
Persons Owning, Operating or U
ing Such Aerial Systems of Wire
! Cables and Similar Apparatus (e.
eept as noted herein) TO Install an
Maintain Their Said Wires. Cable
and Other Appurtenances in Unde'
ground Subways aud Conduits Witt
in Said Underground District" Q
Said City of Ottawa. Illinois.
Be it Ordained by the Council of tn
City of Ottawa, Illinois;
Section l. That the following nam
ed streets and alleys in the city 0
Ottawa, Illinois. within the limit
hereinafter specified. viz:
Mil street from La Sale street Il
Columbus street.
La Sale street from north approach
of Illinois river bridge to the norther
ly side of Lafayette street.
Lafayette street from the west sidt
of La Sale street to the east side O
Columbus street.
Columbus street from racewa,
south OF Mill street to the northerl,
side of Lafayette street.
Main street from the west approach
of Fox river bridge. west to bridge
over lateral canal, called side-cut.
Madison street from point one hun
dred and fifty feet east of the east
line of Columbus street west to the
bridge over lateral canal, called the
side-cut.
jackson street from the east line OF
Columbus street to the west line OF
La Sale street.
jefferson street from a point 225
feet east of the east line of Columbus
street to the west line of La Sale
street.
Court street from Main street to
Madison street.
And the alleys in blocks IS and So,
States addition, and the alleys in
blocks 10 and II, and the east 160 feet
Of block II, original town, shall be
and are hereby declared to constitute
| special district of the city of Otta.
va, to be known as the underground
district"
Sec. 2. On and after January /,
919, no persons, firm or corporation
hall be allowed or permitted to erect,
maintain, renew, use or operate any
'ole, aerial wire, aerial cable or other
erial appurtenance thereont except
'oles of material and type to be APP
roved by the council of the city OF
ottawa for the purpose Of supporting
erial trolley, aerial trolley signal
wires extending from the west ap-
roach of the Fox river bridge afore-
aid to a point near the intersection
i Columbus and Main streets, and
pan wires for electric railway and
nterurban operation) Of any of said
ortions OF said streets and alleys con-
tituting said underground district,
4 the said city of Ottawa, Illinois,
rovded that poles OF material and
ype to be approved by the said coun.
II, may be erected in each CT said al
sys for aerial wires and other aerial
ppurtenances for transmitting or dis
'ibuting electrical energy, impulses
r signals to property contiguous to
aid alleys, provided, further, that the
Tres carrying electrical energy, i'm
ulses or signals to said poles in al
,ys must be carried in conduits to
ne base Of each Of said poles, the To-
alton Of said poles to be approved
y the said council.
Sec. 8. That all companies now
wning or operating lines of poles,
nd aerial. systems Of wires and cables
hereCn for the transmission or dis.
Of electrical energy for pow
r, lighting or other purposes, or for
elegraph, or telephone purposes, or
ny OF the portions OF said streets and
lleys within said underground dis
rict,' shall on or before January /,
9l9, remove all poles and fixtures
sed in conveying, supporting or main
aiming such aerial wires or cables
long the several streets and alleys
within said underground district" as
lerein provided
Sec. 4. That all companies now
'wning or operating lines of poles, and
Lerial systems of wires or cables
herecn for the transmission or dis
Of electrical energy for
lower, lighting or other purposes, or
or telegraph or telephone purposes,
IN any OF the portions of said streets
md alleys within said underground
district" shall have and are hereby
granted and declared to have the right
nd are hereby required to lease
Igreeably to the provisions Of this or.
finance or to construct and install,
conduits or ducts of suitable
ize, with necessary manholes and
constructed of suitable material un-
er and along the several streets
boye named within said under