The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-26
Granted the Telephone Company.

Wilson, Coleman, Stevenson, Terry, Min
nehan, Boswell, Oney, Casey, Mays,
Evans, Guy, Mullen and Hawkins.
The meeting was called to consider the
question of furnishing the necessary ex-
penses to send City Solicitor Glasgow to
Marquette, Michigan, in order that the
city may be represented in the matter of
taking the deposition of Clarence Coleman
in the case OF Dyer, Vaughan g. Co. vs..
the city. .AEA%SHl Rgs g5sSa
Also to consider the matter of the APP
polntment of an assistant clerk of the
market during the busy season, and the
matter of a franchise for the new Roa-
noke Telephone Company.
The appointment of the assistant mar
ket clerk was first taken up and the
Council decided to employ an assistant
from now until November 1 at 81. 30 per
day. X. l.. Greenwood, the present in
cumbent, was reelected
The Council voted an appropriation of
SOU to pay the necessary expenses of Mr..
Glasgow to Marquette, to be drawn from
the contingent fund. The vote was re-
considered and an amendment offered to
charge the bill to the criminal fund which
was carried by unanimous vote
The new Telephone Corlpany's fran
chise was taken up and granted by unan-
lmous vote. The franchise is as follows:
An ordinance granting the Roanoke
Telephone Company the right to estab-
lish telephone exchange, to erect and
maintain poles, and string wires in the
street, avenues, alleys and public grounds
of the city of Roanoke.
J.. BE it ordained by the Common Coun-
Gil Tor the city of Roanoke, that the Roa-
noke Telephone Company, its successors
and assignes, be, and the same hereby is.
upon the acceptance of this ordinance bv
the board of directors of the said com.
pany, invested with the privilege of estAb-
fishing and maintaining telephone rey-
change, with all necessary appurtenaaces
thereto, in the city of Roanoke, land is
hereby authorized to enter upon and use
the sidewalks, streets, avenues, alleys and
public grounds of the city for theIbur-
pose of erecting and maintaining HBles.
stringing wires, ETC., provided, that it
shall not so erect its poles or construct
It's appurtenances as to interfere with the
transmission of messages over the wires
at presentin use by similar companies
operating under franchises granted nv
this city.
2. That the right to said privileges and
easements, and the enjoyment thereof
shall be held in consideration of the fol,
lowing conditions. to be complied with bv
said company, to wit:
l.. Inc Roanoke Telephone Company
snail begin the construction OF its plant
within four months from this date, and
nave the system open for the use of sub
scribers within twelve months from the
passage of this ordinance; provided, that
any delay caused by legal proceedings
shall not be counted as a part of the said
twelve months.
H. The said company, shall, in consid-
GRAFTON of the franchise hereby granted.
supply to the city of Roanoke, five tele-
phones within thirty days from the date
of the opening of its exchange to it's SUBJ
scribers, which said telephones are to be
placed in position and maintained by the
said company without charge to the said
city, said telephones, however, to be used
exclusively for municipal purposes, and
to be located at such points in the city
limits as may, from time to time, be de-
signated by Council.
3. The maximum annual price, when
paid in advance, to be charged by said
company for the rental of its telephones
to the residents of the city of Roanoke.
shall not exceed, for telephones in business
houses. thirty dollars; and for telephones
located in buildings used exclusively for
resident purposes, twenty dollars, and
the company shall, upon the petition OF
any five householders on any one street.
who shall have become subscribers for
one telephone each, extend it's lines and
wires into said street, and furnish sub.
scribers at not exceeding the rate pre-
scribed in this section.
4. The city shall have the free use Of so
much OF the top cross arms and such adj
dltional space, to make all necessary con-
| nections on any and all poles Of said tee.
phone company, for the purpose of plac-
ing thereon as many wires and necessary
MIXTURES therefor as may be required for
the fire alarm and police telegraph SER
vice; provided, that the wires run by the
city shall not interfere with the wires of
the Roanoke Telephone Company on said
| poles, and provided further. that the CITY
shall not string more than four wires
| thereon.
5. If the said company does not comply
with the above stipulations, then this or
dinance shall be null and void; otherwise
| 1T shall remain in full force and effect
D. The said company shall, from time
to time, notify the city engineer at what
| points it desires to locate poles; should
the said location, size, height and charac
/ ter of the poles meet with the approval of
| the, city engineer, he shall issue to said
| company permit authorizing the cree
tion of poles at the points designated. If
he dlsapprove of the location, or of the
size, height and character of the poles or
poles at the point or points designated,
he shall at once notify said company
which, II 1t desire so to do, shall have
the right OF appeal to the City Council
Z. The privileges, rights and franchises
herein granted are subject to the present
license laws of the city of Roanoke. and
such amendments thereto as msy here
after be made; and also subject to the
general ordinances of the city OF Roanoke