Arizona republican., 1896-04-15
Ordinance No. 22O.

Granting to the Western Union Telegraph Company. the right to place and maintain its poles and lines in the streets, alleys and public ways ot the City of PhOnix in the Territory of Ar1zona on the terms and condi ions herein stated.
 The Common Council of Phoenix do Ordain:
 SECTION l. That the Western Union Tele- graph Company. its successors and assigns. are hereby granted the right to erect and maintain on the streets, alleys and public ways of said city for period of twenty-five years from the date hereof, all poles and fixtures and wires necet sary tor the purpose of supplying the citizens of said city and the public, communi- cation by telegraph or other improved eiec- trlcal device, such use to be and continue upon the terms and conditions hereinafter stated
 SEC. 2. The location of all poles and lines hereafter to be erected. and any change of the poles and lines now in use, or extensio there of, shall be under the direction and control of the Council of said city.
 SEC. 3. Said poles and wires shall be placed ana maintained so as not 10 interfere with travel on said highways, and said Company shall hold said city free and harmless from all occupancy. This grantis made and is to be enjoyed subject to such regulations and or dlnances Of police nature, as said Council of sa1d city IS authorized and sees proper at any herein granted.
 SEC. I. The right of use herein given shall not be exclusive, and the Council of said city reserves the power to grant like right of way to any other Telegraph Company; the same. however, not to in terfere with the reasonable and proper exercises of the privileges herein granted.
 SEC. 5. In consideration whereof, said West. ern Union Telegraph Company shall and by the acceptance of this Ordinance does agree to allow the Council of said city to attach at any tune to the top cross arm of any said poles, free ot rental or charge therefor the City Fire Alarm and police wires, and said poles are hereby made municipal instrumentaIity for that purpose; provided, however. said attach ment shall be so made and maintain under the direction ot said Company's Manager in said City of Phoenix. and that in addition said Company shall and will furnish for the said city the use of it's poles for tie attachment there of its Fire alarm boxes, without charge to said city.
 SEC. G. That whenever said Company, its successors or assigns, ceases to operate tele- to use the said poles and lines herein provided for, in the operation of it's line of telegraph, then said Company shall remove said lines ana poles from the streets and alleys of said city within sixty (60) days from date that said company so ceases to use and operate said lines N--~
 SEC. 7. No assignment of this Ordinance snail De made by the grantee herein. except by and with the permission of the Common Coun- Gil as provided in Orc inance No. 2O7.
 SEC. s. This ordinance to be in force and effect rom ana after it's passage and publication as require by law, and filing with the recorder of sald city an unconditional acceptance of the conditions herein contained The costs of pupllsh1ng this Ordinance to be paid by the grantee.
 Passed by the Common Council of Phoenix, and approved this 9th day of April, 1s96 Attest: R. ALLYN LEWIS.
 "A. JOBS, Mayor Pro'tem.
 City Recorder.
 First published in THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, official city paper, April 14, A. D., 1S96.l