The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-25

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in this city. This shall not apply 10
the city fire alarm telegraph lines, and
such lines being owned and operated
exclusively by the city for fire pur-
poses. Wherever the lines of electric
light, telegraph or electric motor COM
panies or other electric plant, save as
above excepted, shall be strung at an
angle across the wires of the Missouri
and Kansas Telephone company, where
crossing is necessary, they shall not
in any case be allowed to approach the
wires OF the said Missouri and Kansas
telephone company nearer than three
90 feet. The said Missouri and Kan
sas Telephone company shall not place
its wires nearer than three (3) feet from
the wires of any other company, as
above described. In case of the viola
ton of the requirements of this sec
ton it shall be the duty of the fire mar
shall to notify the offending party or
company to remove its wires, poles or
other fixtures so erected in violation
hereof. within three co days of said
notification, and on failure to comply
with such notification the fire marshal
shall forthwith remove such wires at
the expense of the offending company
or party.
Sec. 4. The rights and privileges here
by granted to the said company shall
be for the period of five 60 years and
until terminated by the resolution of
the mayor and councilmen of the City
of Wichita, upon six 60 months notice,
to be served upon the managing agent
of said company at Wichita; said notice
to be served at any time after six 80
months Immediately preceding the ex-
piration of five 90 years from the ac-
ceptance Of the provisions of this ordin-
ance by said company.
Sec. 5. The said Missouri and Kansas
Telephone company shall furnish 10 the
City OF Wichita five telephones free of
cost, and as many more telephones as
the city shall need for fire and police
and executive service of the city, at
one-half the regular business rates; al
so 10 furnish the necessary wires and in
struments put UP in proper places and
kept in condition for telephone COM
munica ton between each fire station,
the residence of the fire marshal and
the central telephone office, for the
| simultaneous transmission to each of
! fire alarms and fire department bus
/ mess only, for the sum Of Eighteen Sls)
dollars per annum per station; these free
and half rate services to be given dur
/ ing the term of five 90 years, in place
and instead of any special license tax,
unusual levy, and special assessment
| of any sort or description which the
| said city might otherwise demand, levy
| or collect. Said free and half rate
! telephones are TO be located by reSolu-
/ ton OF the city council. SAID MIS-
! souri, and Kansas Telephone company
shall provide for the sole and exclusive
4 use Of the said City of Wichita, for fre
IN ~
per arm Of each Of the company's poles
I in the SAID city. il being specially here
/ by agreed :hat such pegs or such poles
| shall be used for no private purposes
/ or advantages than the above specified
/ city fire alarm business. and the said
4 city hereby reserves the right 20 use
| any OF the poles Of said company Tor
| fire alarm purposes
| Sec. s. The Missouri and Kansas
! Telephone company shall remove It's
wires after twenty-tour ga hours
! notice on request % the IRE mar
! shall. TO permit the moving OF build
/ ings along the streets. suon removal Or
wires 10 be. In every instance al the
/ expense OF the party for whose oenent
/ or convenience SuCh removal IS MADE
/ such party 70 be determined and dsslS-
mated by the said fire marsnaI OF the
/ city.
Sec :. Amy person who shan a. any
/ zine carelessly or Tillfully inJuTe-
| damage or destroy or deface the struc-
! lures or rhe property OF the sa4d MS
/ souri, and Kansas Telephone company
! its SUCCESSORS or assigns located. con-
( structed and operated for the purpose
! set forth in this ordnance, or VINO sha4l
I in any manner interrupt or inIerfe-e
/ with such telephone communicate OF
/ telephone plant OF business shaA oe
! deemed guilty Of a m!sdemeanor- anu
! shall Re punished BY a fine q not less
/ than Five 80 Or more than tlity tS'l
1 Dollars
! Sec. & The said Missouri and kansas
! Telephone company shall save the t'-y
OF Wichita harmless from the costs.
I damages and expenses for the pay irl---l {
I Of which said city may become haoie
/ 70 any person or p---so1s o. c1rI-1E a.
! ton. by reason OF The granting - She
/ said rtghr % way 70 ~ Missouri 1l-1
/ Kansas Telephone company. Or -
| reason OF the construction Or op-eT2i-l rl
| q the said comPany's lines. O. D
| reason % IRE said company failing y
conform % CT comply wiki he pFoyis-
ions ard reQuirene1is % this o-a-a-