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AN ORDIYIANCb: granting to the United States of America the
right to lay down, construct, oporate and maintain electric wires
underground on certain streets,and roads in the City of Port
Townsend! and repoaling Ordinance No. 765.
The City Cotmcil of the City of Port Townsend do ordain as
follows:
Section 1. The City of Port Townsend, Washington, does hereby
grant to�tho United States of America the right and privilege to
lay down, construct, maintain, and operate underground electric
wires on the following namod streets and roads in said City, to -wit:
Beginning at the easterly end of Garfield street as.extended
by ordinance number entitled"An ordinance extending Garfield
street in an easterly direction three hundred thirty-eight and
five tenths foot, mcro or less, from the easterly line of Jackson
street", passed by the City Council February lb, 19109 and approved
by the Mayor February 49, 1910, thence westerly over the extended
portion of said Garfield street to Jackson street; thence northerly
on Jackson streot to Carleton Lane; thence easterly on Carleton
Lane to lot RTo. 2 of Drummond's Addition to the City of Port
Townsend.
Sec. 2. That the grant herein contained is made subject to the
following conditions: That in any streets or parts of streets where
there are now or may hereafter be constructed any sidewalks, said
wires are to be laid not nearer than twelve (12) feet from the edge
or line of the street, provided, that on the extended portion of
Garfield street hereinbefore referred to, the said wires shall not
be laid nearer than twelve (12) feet from the northerly line of
said street; that if any such wires should be laid before the con-
struction of any sidewalk, or the grading or re -grading of any
stroot, they are to be properly shifted by the United States at its
own expense, should such shifting become necessary; that said wires
are to be so laid as to avoid injury and inconvenience to travelers