Reddy v. City of Watertown

At the time of the accident out of which this action arises, the city of Watertown owned and operated a municipal electric light plant. Block 14, about 350 feet square, was divided by an alley 20 feet wide running north and south through the middle of the block. A school, referred to in the record as tire Sisters’ school, with its playgrounds, was maintained on the east half of the block. On the west side of the alley, opposite the school grounds, there was a pole for the support of electric light wires. On this pole, 14 feet and 5 inches above the ground, was a platform of 2-inch plank, on…