The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-04-03
CITY ORDINANCE.

An ordinance granting to ]. w.
Davis and associates the right to
establish and maintain telephone
system in the city of Texarkana,
Arkansas:
Be it enacted by the council Of
the city of Texarkana, Arkansas;
Section /. That the right to
construct and maintain a telephone
system in the city OF Texarkana,
Arkansas, is hereby granted to j.
w. Davis and associates, their heirs,
Successors and assigns for and dur
ing the period of twenty years from
and after the passage of this ordi-
nance.
Section 2, Said j. W. Davis and
associates shall so construct and
maintain said telephone system as
not to infringe upon the individual
rights of any citizen or interfere
with public travel or convenience in
or along any of the sidewalks,
streets or alleys of the city, and
when deemed necessary by the
council all electric wires shall be
placed underground aud maintain
an underground system,
Section 3, That the poles used
in the construction of the same
shall not be less than twenty five
feet nor more than fifty feet long,
and shall be set or placed deeply
and firmly in the ground at the
outer edge of the sidewalks, the
width Of which sidewalks the coun-
Gil hereby reserves the right to
change at any and all times, and in
case any change is so made said j.
W, Davis and associates or assigns
shall at their own cost and expense
adjust their said telephone poles
in conformity with such change.
All wires used in operating sald tel
phone system shall be at least TWEEN
ty (2O) feet from the surface Of the
ground,
Section 4. That the said j, W,
Davis and associates, in considera-
tion Of the right hereby granted
shall at their own cost and expense
erect and maintain and keep in
good repair for the use of the city
for and dnring the period granted
herein two phones, to be placed
wherever the city council may d.
rect. Said phones to be in opera
tion within six months from the
passage Of this ordinance, and the
city council shall have the right up
on reasonable notice to said j, W.
Davis and associates or assigns to
change the location Of either or
both of said phones from time to
time, said changes to be made by
and at the expense OF j, w. Davis
and associates, and as a further
consideration for the granting Of
this ordinance the said j. W. Davis
and his associates or assigns hereby
agree to the use Of their telephone
poles to accommodate the wires of
the city electric fire alarm system,
and agree to look after and keep
the same when once erected In
order and repair, 80 far as the wires
are concerned.
Section 5. The prices to be
charged by the said telephone com
pany shall be not to exceed $500 Oper
month for business houses and not
to exceed 500 per month for resi-.
dences,
Section 6, That said ], W, Da-
Wis 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. That a failure to com,
ply with any of the terms and con.
ditions Of this ordinance shall rem
der the same null aud void
Section 8, That this ordinance
shall take effect and be in force
from and after It's passage
STATE or ARKANSAS, }
County or MILLER 7
Cry on TExARNANA, }
], G, w, Treher, Recorder In and
for the city Of Texarkana, do here
by certify that the above and fore
going ordinance was passed by the