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

ton Company, or by the Chicago, o
I tawa & Peoria Railway Company, fC
L the maintenance, renewal and operi
r ton OF street railway lines and inteI
e urban lines upon and over any
d the streets within the limits OF sal
5, underground district" or for tn
G maintenance, renewal or use of trolle
i poles, and aerial trolley. aerial trolle
l. signal wires, and span wires alon
+ and in connection with any of sal
g street or interurban IA lways withi
] said underground district" except a
+ herein specifically stated
, Sec. 6. Each of said companies
: firms ar corporations shall replace al
wooden trolley poles with iron pole
or poles of other material of a typ,
: and material TO be approved by thu
council OF the city OF Ottawa. of suit
able length and strength, within sale
underground district" before Janu
, airy /. 1919.
Sec. !. Nothing in this ordinance
: contained shall be- construed as add
ing 10 ar extending any of the right.
or privileses Of any corporation. firm
or individual at present Possessed OF
enjoyed by virtue of an ordinance
granting the same.
Sec. s, Before any system of un
derground subways, conduits or duets
shall be installed by any corporation
firm or individual upon any of the
streets of the city. suitable detailed
plans shall be prepared and submitted
to the council of the city of Ottawa
for consideration and approval All
such sibways, conduits or ducts shall
( be so located in said street, alleys,
bermes and areaways under the side
walks as not TO damage or interfere
with any sewer, water pipe, conduit,
cable or gas main then in said streets.
All electric wires. or cables, placed
underground shall be carefully insu-
lated and shall be placed in standard
type of fibre or burnt clay or iron or
cement conduits or pipes; where fibre
or burnt clay form of container is
used, same shall be thoroughly i'm
belded in concrete.
Sec. .. Before opening up any
street or alley for the construction or
installation of any subway conduit or
duct. or removing any poles or aerial
wires, cables or appurtenances as re-
CURED by this ordinance, each such
corporation, firm or individual, shall
lie with the council of the city OF OF
lava a bond in the penal sum of ten
thousand dollars (sl0,000.00l, singed
by good and sufficient surety or
sure ties to be approved by said colin-
Gil. in favor of the city OF. Ottawa, for
the indemnifying, keeping and say
ing harmless of said city. from and
AGAINST any and all loss or claims for
loss. damage or injury which said
city may in any event sustain by rea.
son of any such openings in the
streets, or by reason of the removal
OF poles, aerial wires. cables or ap-
purtenancos, or by reason Of the acts
OF any such corporation, firm or in
diyidual or the employees of any OF
them; and further covenanting and
agreeing to replace said streets or
alleys and the surface thereof in as
good condition as before same were
opened
Sec. TO- When any street or alley
within the limits Of said underground
district shall be proposed to be paw
ed, graded or otherwise improved, all
corporations having them in use, or
Their contemplating or proposing to
install, in accordance with the terms
Of this ordinance, any pipes, mains,
subways, conduits, ducts or service
Herewith upon said
street shall be notified thereof, and
shall Immediately and in such manner
as not to interfere with the progress
of the work of paving or otherwise
said street, complete all
repairs, requirements and new work
then proposed to be done or required
in and along said street, within said
district
Sec. J.. Any person, firm or cor
poration violating any of the proyis-
ions OF this ordinance, or maintaining
or using any pole, aerial wire or aerial
cable on any street or alley in the
sail underground district in viola
TIN Of the provisions herein contain
ed alter the LIST day of January, 1919,
shat be fined in the sum of not less
than twenty-five dollars (s25.00) nor
more than one hundred dollars
tsl0o.00), and each day such person,
firm or corporation maintains any
rcle. aerial wire or aerial cable, as
aforesaid, in violation of the pro-
visions Of this ordinance, shall be
deemed separate olfense and pun
ished accordingly.
Sec II. That all ordinances and
raits of ordinances in conflict here
with be, and the same are hereby re-
nealed.
Sec IS. This ordinance shall be in
force and take effect from and after
its passage, approval and publication.
Passed by the council OF the city OF
Ottawa. Illinois, at regular meeting
thprnof held IN the 9th day of OctO-