Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-09-13
ORDINANCE.

Relative to the Establishment. Maintenance
and Operation of the Telephone Exchange and
granting certain Privileges to the Wisconsin
Telephone Company.
The Common Council of the CITY of Grand
Rapids do Ordain as follows:
SECTION l. Permission is hereby granted the
Wisconsin Telephone Company, its successors
and assigns, to place. erect, maintain and use all
the necessary poles or posts of wood, iron or
other suitable material and all the necessary
wires, fixtures and appurtenanceS successfully
to operate and use q system of telephones or a
telephone exchange in the streets, alleys and
public places of this city; provided that the
said Wisconsin Telephone Company, its success
ors and assigns, shall maintain and use under
proper and reasonable restrictions and rules, an
office and operate on lines of telephone wire at
some convenient point in said city; and shall so
set said poles or posts and place the wires
thereon in such places and in such manner as
not to interfere with travel on the streets side
walks, alleys and public places of said city, and
shall put and keep in good order all those parts
of such streets, alleys and public places inter
fered with or used in the erection of said poles
or posts, and shall thereafter so maintain the
same in like good order.
SECTION p The points of location of poles
set and to be set by said Company, shall be as
determined by the Common Council and Street
Commissioner of said city, ana the same shall
be so set as not to interfere with the flow Of
water in any gutter or drain of said city, and
the same shall be of such heighth as shall from
time to time be determined by the Common
Council and shall be provided with such safe
guards or cOnveniences as may from time to
time in like manner be determined and ordered.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall in no man
ner be construed granting an exclusive
privilege to the Wisconsin Telephone Company
and the Common Council expressly reserve the
right to pass other ordinances of a similar
nature to this one, add to grant the right of way
through, in and upon its streets, alleys and
public places for the erection, maintenance and
use Of the necessary poles, posts, wires and
appurtenances of any other Telephone company
or individual whenever requested.
SECTION 4. The SAID Wisconsin Telephone
Company in consideration of the passage of
this ordinance, and the privileges hereby
granted, expressly release the city of Grand
Rapids from any and all claims and damages
which may arise or be caused to its poles, wires
or other appurtenances by the tiremen of the
said city during fire, or by mObS riots or other
| civil Commotion, and by the acceptance of this
| ordinance further expressly agrees at all times
10 protect said city from liability from accident
or injury to any person or property, public or
private and shall save said city of Grand Rapids
harmless from any and all judgments obtained
| against it by reason of the erection, existence
or operation of said telephone poles, wires and
appurtenances. Failing to save said city harm
less, all rights under this ordinance shall be
deemed to be revoked, and shall be revoked by
the Common Council of said city, and such
| poles, wires and appurtenances shall be at once
removed.
SECTION 5. The Common Council may enact
such ordinances as shall become necessary for
the protection of telephone poles, fixtures, wires
and appurtenances against abuse and injury.
! SECTION 6, Said city shall have the right at
any time to repeal, alter or amend this OTdi-
nance, and any provision thereof, as it shall see
| fit.
SECTION :. This ordinance shall be in force
| from and after its passage and publication and
acceptance by the Wisconsin Telephone Com
pany, and is acceptance by such Wisconsin
| Telephone Company shall be filed with the City
| Clerk of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, within
twenty days from and after the publication of
| this ordinance.
Approved and passed by the Common Council
of The city o. Grand Rapids, this Srd day OF
September, 1879.
Attest: +. l.. IIBBITS,
GEO. B. R2AZEAU, Mayor
civ Clerk