Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-12-26
Telephone franchise.

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following proposed ordinance. grant
ing franchise TO the Bloomington
Telephone Co, to erect and maintain
Telephone Exchange in the city of
Lancaster, will be considered and de-
termined by the common council at
meeting of said council to be held
at the Office of the city clerk al Z
o'clock p. M, January 10. 1890. All
persons interested are requested to be
present and will be heard if they SO
desire.
Dated Dec. Is. 1895.
By order of the Common Council.
AUG. MIcHAELIs,
City Clerk.
An ordinance granting to the Blooming
1 ton Telephone Impany or its assigns the
right 10 construct, erect. maintain and
| operate telephone. telegraph and electric
service exchange in the city of Lancaster
with the necessary poles. wires and conduc-
tors IN the streets and alleys thereof.
The Common Council IF the CITY OF Lam
caster do Ordain as follows.
SECTION ! Permission is hereby granted
20 the Bloomington Telephone Company its
successors and assigns to establish con-
strqct and operate telephone telegraph
ana electric service exchange in the city OF
Lancaster; and for that purpose to con-
/ struct, erect and maintain such poles wires
ana other necessary appliances and fixtures
1 "a the streets, alleys and other public
| Bloomington Telephone Company its success
| sors and assigns to connect such electric
service exchange with such places and
premises as 1t may from time to time desire
/ 10 conveniently carry on or extend the busi-
ness of such exchange
SECTION All rights license and author
/ 1ty herein granted are subject to all general
| PROVISIONS OF law applicable thereto, and to
the fsollowing conditions, subject to which
1 franchise ( fad 70 =.
=; All posts and poles used in connection
with the plant shah be reasonably straight:
the supervision of the street commissioned
az acting under the direction of said city coun-
b. M wires shall be strung at such a
neignl and in such a manner as not to en-
Danger life or property or to damage or to
interfere with any shade trees in said city
OF with the works OF any person or COM
pdny having the authority TO use the streets
~ Alleys thereof, or with the free and unob-
structed use of any street or alley
Z. The said Bloomington Telephone Com
pany Its successors or assigns, shall repair
idmages to any street, alley or other pub
nc pace occasioned by the erection of
poles and wires with all diligent despatch
leaNlng all such places in as good condition
as they found them; and shall guard and
protect same to prevent accident while the
work is progressing; and shall keep all
poles. wires and other fixtures in all streets
IN good repair. In case they shall fail to
comply forthwith and at all times with the
above provision, the city may cause the
same 70 be done, and the said Bloomington
Telephone Company for itself its successors
anu assigns hereby agree to pay therefor
uouo!s the sum expended by said city.
u. the said bloomington Telephone Com
pany shall hold the said CITY harmless of
ana iron. any and all causes of action liza
Dlntles and damages caused or accruing
through or by reason of the construction
maintenance, repair or operation of said
telephone exchange, to which end it is here
" made condition precedent TO the taking
erect OF this ordinance that it, the said
Bloomington Telephone Company. shall exc
cute to said city an indemnity bond in the
sum of $500, with two sureties TO be an
proved Dy the common council of said city |
conditioned as aforesaid-to hold said CITY |
harmless from all liability whatsoever, and |
conditioned further that they will assume |
and repay to said CITY any and all sums of |
money 1t may be compelled to pay by iudg-
nent OF any competent court. as damages |
costs or otherwise, arising from or because |
OF the construction. maintenance, repairing |
or operation of said telephone telegraph |
and electric exchange
Any transfer or assignment of the rioht |
ana franchise hereby granted. shall be |
deemed revocation of this franchise un-
snail first execute to said city a similar |
bona OF indemnity satisfactory to its then |
city council
EFT lat said telephone telegraph or cleo
tric SCI ice or exchange shall be at all times
fully up to the standard and equal to the /
pest service furnished in cities of like size
and snail be adequate to meet all demands /
and uniform in price to all subscribers. /
That the price for one shall not be unreal
SonaDle and snail in no case exceed the sum
OF 5000 per year for each telephone located
in place of business, Sls for a telephone To-
Gated in any building used exclusively as a
dwelling, or s42 when telephones are taken |
by same person and placed in his dwelling
and place of business
F'-That said Telephone Company shall
put IN telephone at City pumping station
ana maintain the same during the life of
TINS franchise in good working connection
MI Maan the Sentral station: and shall at all
times. while this franchise continues. per-
init the officers and agents of the CITY to use
Tor city purposes, the entire exchange free
OF charge. This is the consideration upon
which this franchise is granted 1t is I'M
derstood and the city agrees to furnish the I
poles. wires. insulators and other necessary 1
appliances and to erect and construct the
telephone line from the corporation limits
70 70 SAID pumping station. and to be response
ble Tor and keep the same in repair
G.-The said Bloomington TelepbOne Com
pany itself. its successors or assigns shall
obey and comply, as soon as NAV be with |
al ordinances now in force. orywhich NAV
pc hereafter adopted touching or apper
tanning IN any way to said exchange Fail
ure to observe and comply with the same
or WITH any OF the above conditions enum-
sIateu under section two. shall be cause for
immediate revocation of franchise hereby |
granted and of all rights hereunder and
sald city may remove all poles wires and
fixtures from its streets from and after |
thirty DAYS thereafter Provided however |
tnat ten DAYS notice shall be given said Tel
ephone Company prior to such revocation. |
wltnn which It may rectify the delinquency
complained of.
SECTION 3-This franchise and all rights
under this franchise shall terminate on the
LIST day of January. 1906 and during the first
year after date hereof. no rights or fran
chlse shall be granted by said city to any
other person or persons to construct or OBJ
crate Telephone Exchange therein At
the termination of said year. however. all
exclusive rights and privileges under this
ordinance shall cease
SECTION 4.-This ordinance shall take
eject and be in force after its publication
Congress is supposed to reassemble