HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Relating to Boone County Telephone Company ORDINANCE NO ta6
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An Ordinance
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Tele uy,its successors and as-
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and lines in the Pity of Ames,Iowa,on
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Be it ordained by the City Council of the Cit_v Vim/
o1 Ames, Iowa; y
SECTION L That the right is hereby granted ------_.-___ _-xe (J I, to the Boone County Telephone Company,its
I successors and assighs, to erect, maintain
and use upon the streets, alleys and public
highways of said City, the poles,wires and - _-- ---- - -------- --
fixtures necessary and convenient for supply-
ing to the citizens of said city and the paUlie j
a communication by telephone or other elec-;
tric signals under the provisions of this ordY-
nance until the 7th day of May.1940,and there.;
after an equal privilege with all persons or
corporations towhoiu rights and privileges; _ - ---_-_--_ -----_-- -___- --_------- ____
may be granted and who may continue t
maintain and operate lines for telephoneo
f business in the City of Ames,Iowa.
SEC.2. The location of the poles and lines �- - ---
C' now in use is hereby approved and any exten-
Sion thereof or change therein shall be done
- --- under the direction of .the committee of
r streets and alleys of said city Connell. _-
SEC 3. Said poles and wires shall be placed
y and maintained so as not to interfere with
travel on said highways and said company
shall save the city free and harmless from all
damages ari.,t:g by reason of any abuse or neg-
ligence of such Occupancy; and this grant is
_ - - -- --made and is to be enjoyed subject to all reas-
onable regulations or ordinances of a public
nature as said city council may be auth-
orized and see proper at any time to adopt, -
i ` nor,destructive to the rights herein granted.
SEC.4. The franchise herein granted shall
not be exclusive,and the city resrrves the
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ri htand, g power to grant a 1L:e right or fran-
chase to any person or persons for similar
" uses. The same, however,shall not interfere
with a reasonable exercise of the'privileges _._-------_---___.--
hereby granted.
SEG.5, It is expressly understood that as a
consideration for the franchise herein grant-
ed, said Boone County Telephone Company --.
agrees to allow the city to attach at any time
it may desire to any of said company's poles,
its fire alarm and Police wires, Provided the -_-_--'--._— ------ -- ---- ---___-- _----_.
same shall not be dune so as to interfere with
said company's use of the same: and such at-
tachments are made.and maintained under - -- _-_
the instructions and direction of the compa-
ny's local manager.
of And as a further consideration for said
franchise the said Boone County Telephone -- -- ---
Company agrees that during the time it shall
maintain a local exchange in the City of Ames.
_ _.. Iowa,by virtue of the rights herein granted
that it will furnish and maintain at the office - -
of the electric light and water works plant
one instrument which shall be connected with
- -" said local exchange and may be used by the
City in connection with said local exchange,
"free o1 charge to the city.
SEC.6. This ordinauce shall be published
according to law and without expense to the
city,and shall be in force and effect from and
after its publication,providing the said Boone
_ County Telephone Company file with the .-
city clerk a written acceptance of the provis-
visic us of this Ord inar ce.
Taos.THObk PSON,
CAL.GIDDINGS, Mayor.
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Clerk..
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