The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-08-14
ORDINANCE NO. 56

An ordinance granting unto Harry
 W. Gartley, his successors or as-
 signs the right and franchise for
 erecting and maintaining a plant
 for the generating of electric cur
 rent within crown of Wrangell,
 Alaska, and for erecting poles and
 stretching wires thereon, for con-
 veying electric current, upon the
 streets, alleys, public grounds and
 thoroughfares of said town, and to
 maintain and operate the same for
 furnishing said town and it's in-
 habitants with electric light and
 power, and to sell such electric
 current to said town and it's in
 habitants, and make provision for
 paying for said current.
 The Town of Wrangell, Alaska, by and through it's Common Council does hereby ordaip:
 Section 1. That there be and there hereby is granted by the Town of Wrangell, Alaska, unto Harry W. Gartley, his successors or assigns the right, privilege, authority, and franchise to erect and maintain plant for the purpose of generating electric current in theTown ofWran gell and to locate, erect, place, main tain and use in the streets, alleys, public grounds, and thoroughfares of said town, conduits, poles, and nec- essary cross-arms and to fasten and stretch on said poles and cross-arms wires for conducting electric current through the streets, alleys, public grounds and thoroughfares of said town for the purpose of generating and conveying electricityto the town and it's inhabitants, and to sell said current to the said town and it's in- habitants and to other persons and corporations without said town pro- yided always that the requirements of said town and its inhabitants ho1 fret ba faEoD of
 Section 2. All poles erected under and by virtue hereof shall be of suf- ficient length so that the lowest cross-arm placed thereon shall be twenty-two feet above the surface of the street if such poles are placed on Front street, and twenty feet above the street if said poles are placed in any other place, and shall be placed in the ground at such depth as to render them safe, and shall be of suf ficient stength to safely support the wires and cross-arms placed thereon. The wires shall be insulated and carefully connected and fastened so as not to come in contact with any object through which a short circuit can be made and shall be stretched 80 as not to interfere with the free and unobstucted use of the streets, alleys, and other public places where the same are placed. All construction and repair work done hereunder shall be done in such way as to not unreasonably inconvenience the pub lie and shall be done under the su- pervision of the Common Council and subject to it's police regulations.
 Section 8. Whenever it shall be necessary in the erection of said poles to take up any portion of the planking of the streets or sidewalks or to dig up the ground at or near the sides or corners of said streets, alleys or other public places, the said Harry w. Gartley, his success ors or assigns, shall, after said poles are erected, without delay replace said sidewalks and refit the string CTS and blanks thereof in neat and workmanlike manner and remove from said streets, sidewalks, or other public places all rubbish, dirt and other material which may be placed thereon and shall leave such side walks, streets, and alleys in as good condition as they were before, all of which work shall be done without delay and with the least inconveni- ence to the public.