The herald., 1896-04-19

Whereas, application has been made for
| FRANCHISE TO erect and maintain poles.
wires and other conductors for the trans
mission of electricity for telephone and tel
alleys and public highways in the City oi
Long, Beach, and. to exercise the priv!l-
eege OF operating telephones within said city
Tor term of fifteen Q5) years.
Now. therefore, be it resolved that the
City Clerk be and is hereby instructed
to advertise in the Daily Herald news
geles, State of California, for ten Q0)
consecutive days, and two weeks in the
f9 ffs9e, f,aao neWspaper published IN the Cty of
tion to award franchise. granting the
aforesaid privileges to the highest bidder
II, the following words. towit {:
NOTICE OF SALE OF FRANCHISE
Notice is hereby given that the Board
or Trustees of the City OF Long Beach.
County of Los Angeles State OF California,
mas received application for franchise
10 construct. lay down, operate and maili-
tain an electric telegraph plant and sys-
TEN, with all the necessary appliances, IN
the public streets of the city of Long
leach for the period of fifteen years, and
that 1t is proposed to grant the same to the
Ilrlghest bidder, and that the said Board of
trustees Will on the 2lst day of May, at
the CITY of Long Beach. in open session
lor the purpose of opening sealed propo-
sails for the purchase of franchise Of the
character and for the term set forth below,
at which time and place said franchise
will be awarded to the highest bidder.
The IN Fl, following i Is q copy Of the ordinance
winch is proposed to be passed awarding to
the successful bidder the aforesaid fran
chise, towit:
ORDINANCE NO. -
AN ordinance granting to --------------,
successors and assigns, the right to place,
erect and maintain poles, wires and other
conductors for the transmission of cleo
alleys and public highways in the
City, Of Lonrg Beach. and to exercise the
privilege Of operating telephones within
s'iT The j. Hoard of Trustees of the City of
Long Beach do ordain as follows:
nershH Section rons l. The City OF Long ecss Beach
sors, and assigns, the right. and privilege
to place, lay. erect. maintain and operate
in the streets, alleys and public highways
within said city. poles wires and other con-
ductors for the transmission of electricity
for telephone. and telegraph purposes.
shall be stretched upon poles or other
fixtures above ground in, workmanliko
and proner manner; said poles shall be be
SAID city, city in in good sIbstantial @ manner;
Trustees OF said city shall have the right
of any pole whenever in their Judgment
the public convenience shall require the
pense of said removal to be paid by said
grantee.
Section 3. The said grantee or assigns
may make all necessary excavations in any
of the, ssaid streets. alleys or public high
ways for the purpose of erecting and MAIN
tanning poles or other supports for said
wires or conductors, or repairing the
same and said work shall be done in
compliance with the rules, regulations or
dinances or orders which may during the
of the said city. and the same shall be
done to the satisfaction of the said Board
of Trustees.
Section 4. Nothing in this ordinance shall
be construed as in any wise to prevent the
proper authorities of said City of Long
pairing or altering any of said streets or
thoroughfares herein mentioned.
Section 5. In consideration of the rights
herein granted the said City of Long
Beach shall have the right to suspend
and maintain upon the poles placed by the
said grantee, successors or assigns in the
streets and thoroughfares aforesaid any
and all wires which said city may require
for fire alarm and police telegraph SER
vice.
Section G. The rights privileges and
franchises herein granted shall continue
and be in force for the period of fifteen
Q5) years from and after the adoption and
publication of this ordinance.
Section Z. The clerk shall certify to the
passage of this resolution and cause the
same to be published twice in the Eye a
weekly newspaper published and. crcu-
lated in the City of Long Beach, and there
after it shall be in full force and effect.
Adopted this day of -, 1896.
President of Board of Trustees of City
/ hereby certify the foregoing resolu-
tion was adopted this 9th day of April,
1896.
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