Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-15
An Ordinance

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To amend sections and of an ordinanee en-
L utied. An Ordinance to grant to the Mic-
land Telephone Company the right 0f way
for the reconstruction extension and erec-
of Springfield. OHIO" ana TO repeal part Of
certain ordinance therein named.
SscrroS l. lie il ordained by the City Coun-
eli OF the City VI SpringfeldeUhio. That Sec
tiOIs End ! Of An ordinance eutitled, An
ord nance to grant to the indiana Telephone
c IN. pany the right Of way for the recOnstrue-
Ion. extension and erection Of its telephone
lines within the tity Of springfield. Ohio and
TO repea. part y. y certain ordinance therein
named. te 30 amended ~ to read A. follows:
SIC. s. That said telephone company and
its successors In the construction Of sIi new
lines. or the reconstruction and extension Of
Nj lines Low In Opet alton. shall be required
% erect poles and place their wires on the
same rs follows: On all streets In the ssnsr-
ally built vp business portions OF said city the
1oies shaii b. such that the wires thereon
saall be At a height Of not less than thirty
feet from the ground; on AL other streets. al
lsss aud public grouads said wires shall be not
less than twenty-five feet from the ground.
All OF said poles In the generally butit-up
business portions of said city 60 be smoothly
shaved and painted the entire length Of the
same abyve the ground.
sKc. I. Any failure by said telephone COM
paIy. or It's successor. 70 comply with any of
the prOyi ,ions of this ord nance shall be held
a forfeiture of all rights hereby granted. aud
council may remove or order said company To
contrary to the provisions Of this ord nance.
within such time as council may BY resolution
sr ordinance designate. Provided. however.
that said rights shall In no case be forfeited
until council shall have specified by resolu-
tion such failure or omission. ana said compa-
ny shai! thereafter have had re aso nable time
in which T. make proper and satisfactory
compliance. SAID telephone company. its
successors and assigns. In consideration Of
the rights and privileges herein granted. to
furnish 60 said city. for the business Of said
city. free cf charge. one telephone with ex-
change service so long ~ said eachac We Is
maintained. TO be placed in the Mayor ONCE.
one telephone TO be placed In the reside nee
Of the Chief Of the Fire Department and one
telephone 20 be placed In each nre- engine or
hose house which said city maintains or may
such additional telephones with exchange
service. for city use, as said city may demand.
It twenty Eve per cent. discount from regular
ra'-s. said city shall also have the right and
p ivtlegs of placing its nre alarm wires upon
,ns poles and fixtures erected BY said tele-
nhoue company tr it's successors By virtue
h reof. free ofchar. e;said wires to be SO placed
u ser the superv' sivn Of aaid telephone CON-
pany. and To be maintained and operated by
said city In such manner As not Co interfere
with or impair the proper operation Of the
wires of said telephone company.
SIC 2 said original sections and are
hereby repe lied Snd this ordinance shall take
fleet IN ten days after the date of its nrst
publication. aud tue fling In the ONCE Of the
City Clerk By said telephone company. or Its
snr"sssors. Of an unconditional acceptance
hereof.
Passed February li.A. D., 1855.
Attest: JOHN McEENyA,
J. 8. SHEwALrIR, Vice President.
City Clerk. Sgm