to every half block, arranged so that firemen can cut off the current in case of fire.

Whenever said company shall desire to extend its lines in any of said districts, over or along any street or alley of said city, it shall prepare a plan showing the mode of extension proposed, and submit the same to the chief of the fire department and board of public works, who shall, if they approve the same, endorse their approval thereon, and the same shall be filed with the city clerk.

If they do not approve such plan, they shall make such modifications thereof as they deem proper and approve the same as modified, and the same as modified shall be filed with the city clerk, and such extension shall be made agreeably to the plan so approved, and shall be constructed under the supervision of the board of public works, or such other officer or department of the city government as may hereafter be designated by ordinance. or by law to perform the said duty, or the duties of said board of public works.

EAST SIDE.

East Water street, North Water street to Milwaukee street, Michigan street, Wisconsin street, Broadway, Erie street, Juneau avenue, all entire; Milwaukee street entire, and the district bounded east by Milwaukee street from river northwardly to river; then following river southwardly to place of beginning; all the streets and alleys in the Third ward.

WEST SIDE.

Grand avenue entire; State street from the river to Twentieth street; Chestnut street from the river to Twentieth street; Winnebago street from Chestnut to Vliet; Vliet street from Winnebago to Twentieth; Galena street from Third to Twentieth; Walnut street from Third to Twentieth; West Water street entire; Second street entire; Third street entire; Twelfth street entire, and the district bounded by Fourth street from Fowler street north to Reservoir avenue, thence east to the river, then following the river south to Fowler street, thence west to place of beginning; also the district bounded as follows: The Milwaukee river on the east, Twelfth street (inclusive) on the west, Fowler street on the south, and by Cedar street on the north, except in and over the following streets and

alleys, to-wit: From the power-house over right of way. of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company, to alley, running north and south in block twenty-one (21), thence north in said alley to Galena street, thence west on Galena street to Fourth street).

And also, (excepting north and south alley between Third and Fourth streets from Reservoir avenue to State street; alley between Chestnut and Prairie streets from Third to Fourth streets, alley between Second and Third streets from Walnut to Reservoir avenue, and to cross all streets intersecting said alley).

SOUTH SIDE.

Clinton street to National avenue; Reed street entire; Grove street to Greenfield avenue; National avenue entire; Florida street entire; Lake street entire; and the district bounded by Hanover street from Menominee river to Florida street, thence east to Milwaukee river, thence following said river to the place of beginning.

The said company is hereby prohibited from placing poles in any block in any street of the south division for the sole purpose of illuminating a parallel street by looping from one street to the other, otherwise to have the privileges heretofore granted.

Along the streets and alleys excepted from the foregoing districts, and along the other streets and alleys of the city, the said company may stretch its conductors upon poles; said conductors to be properly insulated, said poles to be of the first quality, not to be more than one hundred and fifty feet apart, and shall in no case support the wires less than thirty-five feet in height, and shall be arranged so as to support the conductors along the sides of the street, and the circuits to be none other than metallic circuits. The city of Milwaukee shall at all times have the right and privilege to use the poles of said company for the purpose of stretching and maintaining thereon a line or lines of wire for the use of the fire department, the police department, or any other department of the city government without any compensation therefor.

Section 3. Whenever it may be found necessary in making any of the connections contemplated in this ordinance or in repairing the same to interfere or disturb any street, alley, pavement or sidewalk, the same shall be

On other streets

wires may be

on poles.

Pavements to be restored.

Right reserved to place wires in conduits.

Proviso.

Bond.

replaced and restored by or at the expense of said company, its successors or assigns, under the supervision of the board of public works, but no sewer, gas or water pipes shall be disturbed for that purpose.

Before opening any street, alley or other public place, the said corporation shall notify the board of public works in writing of such intention, stating the place where such opening is to be made, and shall comply with the directions of said board, or of the common council in reference to replacing the pavement of said street, alley or other public place, and shall employ skilled labor for that purpose.

Section 4. Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed as conferring any exclusive rights and privileges upon the Milwaukee Power and Lighting Company.

The common council of the city of Milwaukee shall have right at all times to direct that the wires of said company shall be placed in a conduit in any street in which a conduit is laid, and the company shall forthwith proceed to have the same placed in said conduit and remove its poles from the street along which the conduit is laid; and the said company shall have the same rights and powers in all respects as if the said wires were placed on poles; the said company, however, in carrying out the directions of the common council, as contemplated in this section, shall have the right and option to build its own conduit on such street and place and operate its wires therein.

Provided, however, that the common council reserves the right to require the said Milwaukee Power and Lighting Company to place any or all of its wires and lines under ground at any time.

Section 5. This ordinance shall not take effect unless the Milwaukee Power and Lighting Company shall, within ninety days after the passage of this ordinance, have executed and delivered a bond to the city of Milwaukee in the penal sum of fifty thousand ($50,000.00) dollars, with sureties satisfactory to the mayor and comptroller of said city, and approved as to form by the city attorney, conditioned to indemnify and save harmless the city of Milwaukee of and from all damages which may accrue, or which may in any way arise or grow out of the exercise by said company of the privileges herein granted.

The bond above mentioned shall be further conditioned Renewal of same. for the faithful compliance by said company with all the terms and provisions of this ordinance, and shall be renewed every five years or oftener, and at any time and as often as the common council of said city may desire.

Section 6. The Milwaukee Power and Lighting Company shall extend its conductors so as to supply any light or lights that may be ordered by the common council of the city of Milwaukee, or by the proper city officials, and shall supply the same to the streets and alleys in which the lines of conductors of such company are under ground at a price as agreed by contract, but not to exceed the maximum price of one hundred and fifty dollars per year for each are light of two thousand nominal candle power.

Whenever the common council of the city of Milwaukee, or the proper city officials shall order any light or lights in any street, alley or public place to which light may be conducted by wire, stretched upon poles, then said company shall, within thirty days, put up and maintain such light or lights, of the power above mentioned, during the entire night every night in the year, at such price as may be agreed by contract, but not to exceed one hundred and fifty dollars per annum for each light of two thousand candle power.

All lights mentioned in this section shall run and be in operation from early twilight in the evening to daylight in the morning.

Conductors to be

extended on order

of council.

Maximum price.

Lights to run all night.

to be uniform.

Section 7. All charges for standard lights furnished by Charges for lights said company, except those furnished to the city, shall be uniform in price throughout the whole city, and in no case shall a higher price be charged by said company for such lights to any consumer in any part of the city, than the lowest price for which the same number of similar lights is furnished by the company to any other consumer in any other part of the city.

must be furnished.

Said company shall furnish lights to all persons who To whom lights shall pay for the same monthly, and who shall reside upon a street, alley or public way in which the conductors of said company are maintained.

Said company shall extend its conductors to any point upon any business street, and to any point upon any street within the fire limits of said city, so as to supply consum

Conductors to be extended, when.

Extension to be made in thirty days.

Right to amend or repeal reserved.

Pooling prohibited.

Gas Light Company not to acquire interest.

ers, whenever application shall be made therefor by not less than five resident consumers in every block of such street on such proposed extension; provided, such application shall be made in writing addressed to the company, signed by the proposed consumers, and shall specify the extensions desired, the number of consumers in each block of such extension, and their location by street numbers.

Whenever such an application shall be made to the said company for such an extension of its conductors it shall be the duty of said company to make such extension within thirty days after such application shall be made; provided, that in case the proposed extension is required by this ordinance to be made under ground that said company shall have ninety days, after the frost is out of the ground to complete its extension.

In case said company shall neglect or refuse to make such extension within the time hereinbefore mentioned, this ordinance shall thereupon become null and void, and all franchises and privileges hereby granted shall cease and terminate.

Section 8. The common council of the city of Milwaukee hereby expressly reserves the right to amend, alter, modify or repeal this ordinance or any amendments hereto at any time; the action of the common council in this respect to be conclusive on the said Milwaukee Power and Lighting Company and its assigns.

Section 9. The Milwaukee Power and Lighting Company shall not at any time pool their interests or consolidate with any other electric light company which may have heretofore obtained or may hereafter obtain a franchise to do business in this city; and if said Milwaukee Power and Lighting Company shall pool or assign their interests or consolidate with any other illuminating companies without the consent of the common council, then all rights under this ordinance shall be null and void.

Section 10. It is hereby expressly enacted that the Milwaukee Gas Light Company is prohibited from acquiring any interest whatever in the said Milwaukee Power and Lighting Company, and if the said last named company shall allow said Milwaukee Gas Light Company to acquire any interest whatever in said Milwaukee Power