The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-04-08
CITY ORDINANCE.

Ol1 uhOlNAAOE'
An ordinance granting to ]. W.
Davis and associates the right to
establish and maiRtain telephone
system in the city of Texarkana,
Arkansas;
BE itenacted by the council of
the city of Texarkana, Arkansas;
Section i. That the right to
coustrpct and maintain telephone
system in the city OF Texarkana,
Arkansas, is hereby granted to ].
W. Davis and associates, their heirs,
successors and assigns for aud dur
ing the period Of twenty years from
and after the passage of. this ordi-
nance. taan,-ao 80 H..
Section 2, Said aJ,W Davis and
associates shall. So construct and
maiptai9s2id telephone system, as
not teinfringe upon the, indiyidual
rightg6f any citizen OF interfere
with public travel or convenience in
or along -oapy d, of the sidewalks,
streets or alleys of thee city, and
when deemed necessary byl the
council all electric wires shall be
placed underground aud9maintain
| Fan underground system. 2''l'.'l't "a
Section q chat the poles used
lin the construction of the same
IshalI not be less than twenty five
feet nor more Than fifty feet long,
and shall be set or placed deeply
aud firmly in The ground at the
oulef,edge of the Sidewalks, the
widthof which sidewalks the coun-
cil3heteby reserves the right to
Echange a" any and all times, and in
,CdSe any change is so MADE sald j.
w, Davis and associates or assigns
shall at their own cost and expense
adjust their said telephone Iipoles
III conformity aowith, such change.
An. wires used fn operating sand tel.
| phone system Shah be at least TWEEN
tyl2O) faetfrom the surface. Of the
Ground. 4 d3i5a wods O. a}'os .o
.Settion4, That'thed said j. W,
Davis and associates, il consdera.
lion Of the right hereby granted
ehallat theip own cost and expense
erect and maintain Hhd Eetp in
good repair for the use Of the city
tor and dpripg the period granted
herein two phones, to be placed
whereyeo thec city council may di
rect. said phones tobe in opera
cion within SIX months from the
passage Of this ordinance, and the
| tity council shall have the right up
On reasonable noticeto said j wv
Days and associates or assigns tc
change the location Of either OF
| both Of said phones from time tC
time, said changes to be made by
and'at theaeXpenss OF ], w, Davis
and associates, and as a further
consideration for the granting Of
this ordinance the said j, w, Davis
aud his associates on assigns hereby
lgree to the use Of their telephone
poles to accommodate the wires OF
the city electric fire alarm system
and agree to look after and NeeT
the same. when once erected II
order and repair, 50 far as the wires
are concerned, "
Section 5, The prices to be
charged by the said telephone com
| pany shah benOt to exceed $3 90 pei
month for business houses and not
t6ex5ecd $500 Per month for resi-
deRfeS rn.uouoD a.. u.......I
Section 6. That said j., W. Da.
vis.and associates shall commence
the construction of said telephone
system within ninety days from the
passage of this ordinance and open
the same'for business within six
months from the passage hereof
Section T. Thata failure to com.
ply with any Of the terms and con.
dition3QG this ordnance shall rrep7
der theasama null audvoid, womoun
Section S,gnThat this ordinance
shallatake@cTecta andbe in force
from and after its passage,
STATE or ARKANSAS, J
COUNTY OF MILLER, :
.H.. .M CRY or TEXARKANA, }
! IyG, W. Trcher, Recorder in and
for thGtty Of TeXarEana, do here.
BY certify that the above and fore
going ordinance was passed by the
council Of the Aforesaid city at an
adjourned meeting on April the 1st
1898, ne same being an ordinance
entitled an ordinance granting to
J,DW Davis and associates the right
to' establish and maintain a tele.
phone system IN the city Of Texark-
ana ArEansaSNgJ ho0al gg..u1
In testimony whereof | .hereunto