The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-04
CITY ORDINANCES.


AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO TIE
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company
the right to construct operate and main
tam underground pipes or conduits and
wires or other conductors and appliances
for the transmission of electricity for .tele-
phone and telegraph purposes in Salt Lake
Section l. BE it ordained by the City
Council of Salt Lake city; That the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone company its
successors and assigns are hereby granted
the right to construct, operate and MAIN
tam, along and across the streets, avenues,
alleys, or other public thoroughfares in
salt Lake city, underground pipes or con-
In such pipes or conduits wires or other
conductors and appliances for the
transmission of electricity for tele-
phone, telegraph and such other purposes
as the City Council may hereafter au-
| thoriZe. Also, the right to construct oper-
ate and maintain branch pipes or conduits
containing wires or other conductors and
appliances for transmitting electricity for
the use of its several stations, patrons or
subscribers at such points in such manner
as may be best adapted to the respective
| location and requirements.
Sec. 2. All trenching or other excavat-
ing and all refllling or other work done by
| the grantee in any of the Streets avenues
alleys or public thoroughfareS, shall be
under the supervision and to the salts
| faction of the city engineer and board of
public works of Salt Lake city, AMI in
! case any curb gutter or pavement or
ether public property shall be displaced in
eXcavating any work herein authorized
| the same shall be restored by the cfty
under the supervision of its engineer and
! board of public works, and the cost of
such restoration shall be paid by the
grantee; provided, that before said grantee
shall disturb any curb, gutter or pavement
or other public improvement, il shall on
the request of the City Council or board
! of public works, furnish a bond with good
| and sufficient sureties TO the satisfaction
of said Council or board of public works.
| to protect the city from all INJURY to it's
| property by reason of such disturbance.
! Sec. ). Before commencing on any sec
ton or division of the work herein au-
thorized, the grantee its successors or
city engineer detailed plans of the pro-
posed work on such section or division,
showing its LOCATION. dimensions and
character, and all such plans shall be ac-
ceptable to the city engineer and board of
public works. And the work shall be per-
formed in strict accordance with the
plans so approved, and to the acceptance
of the city engineer and board of public
| works.
Sec. 4. In all of the pipes or conduits
constructed under authority of this or
dinapce, the grantee, its successors OIL
assigns, shall provide all the space nee
essary for the wires or other conductors
of the police and fire departments of tbs
city, for telephone and telegraph purposes
and such space shall be used by the city
free of cost or rent during the life of this
franchise. The city through its electrical
superintendent or other designated agents
shall have free access to said pipes Of
condIits at all times for the purpose Of
placing, replacing, repairing or reInovins
its wires or other conductors, for which
purpose it shall have equal rights with tn
grantee, its successors or assigns.
Sec. ). The location of all pipes and con
duits shall be such as will not interiors
; with any sewer, gas or water pipe pre-
Viously laid, and after the location o
said pipes conduits shall have beel
fixed in the manner hereinabove pro
vided the city shall not by subsequen
grant or franchise to other parties, per
nit the same to be interefered with eX
cept at the cost of the parties operatin:
under such subsequent franchise, and the
, only upon condition. that any neceSsar,
alteration shall be made under direction
of the grantee herein, and to such eXten
l only as shall be determined by the cit
engineer and board of public works; an
as shall not permanently impair the fran
) chise hereby granted, or unnecessarily in
terefere with or injure the structures
), operations or business of the said grantee
, its successors or assigns.
Sec s. Salt Lake city shall in no wa
be liable or responsible for any action o
! Damage that may occur in the cOnStruC
ton or operation Of said pipes or condrits
- by reason of the default or misconduct. o
otherwise Or at all. of the grantee, X
successors or assigns, or any OF its err
t ployees, and the acceptance OF this graz
shall be deemed on the part of che granite
for itself, its successors and assigns, t
: save the city harmless from and agains
y | damages of any nature arising cut of an
s such default or misconduct, or which ma
accrue by reason of any accident or il
jury which may occur in or by reason :
, the construction or operation of sal
II pipes or conduits, wires or other NJ
q planes or appurtenances. and to linden
f Nifty and repay said city for any los
g costs, expense OF damage of any kin
a il may sustain by reason of any such d
;, fault misconduct, accident or injnr
II which may be recovered against said cit
the recovery thereof and the judgnel
therefor shall be final as between the eli
and the said grantee, its successors an
assigns and conclusive as to the liabilii
of the latter TO the former; Provided, sal
grantee shall have notice Of the pendiT
e of any suit in which such judgment is r
covered and be given an opportunity
defend the same, and PROVIDED furths
e the grantee its successors and assign
shall not be liable for any damage f.
l. personal or other injuries arising fro
- or growing out of any negligence or Wal
Of care on the part of said city, its agen
X or servants, in its use of said pipes or CO.
Quits and appliances or appurlenances.
Sec. T. Nothing in this ordinance shs
A. be construed as granting to the Rocl
l. Mountain Bell Telephone company. its. su
cessers or assigns the exclusive right
: 10 prevent the city from granting TO 9th
~ ! companies or individuals similar RICH
- for like purposes
Sec. g. This franchise is granted fer
is term of thirty-:ive years from the date