The herald., 1896-04-18
LEGAL NOTICES
RESOLUTION NO. Sc


A Resolution of the Board of Trus.
tees of the City of Long Beach,
giving notice that sealed pro-
posaIs or bids will be received for
sale of Franchise for the crec-
ton and maintenance of a Tele-
phone and Telegraph system in the
City of Long Beach
Whereas. application has been made for
a franchise to erect and maintain poles.
wires and other conductors for the trans
egraph purposes in and upon the streets.
alleys and public highways in the City Of
Long. Beach. and to exercise the priv!~
for term of fifteen Qo) years.
Now, therefore. be it resolved. that tl,s
City Clerk be and is hereby instructed
paper published IN the City of Los An
geles, State OF California, for ten 0m
consecutive days, and two, two weeks in the
Long Beach, the following notice of inten-
ton to award iranchise th Eranting the
in the following words, towit ''''''e'
NOTICE OF SALE OF FRANCHISE
Notice is hereby given that the Board
OF Trustees of the city OF Long Beach,
County Of Los Angslet stats fc, OF cfaiforn
TO construct. lay down. operate and rnlin-
tain an electric telegraph plant and sys-
the public streets of the city of Long
Beach for the period of hftcen years. and
that IT is proposed to grant the same to tho
highest bidder. and that the said Board Of
Trustees will on the 2lst day of May at
80 O'Clock y. in. meet in the city hall of
tho City of Long Beach. in open session
for the purpose of opening sealed propo-
sails for the purchase of franchise of the
character and for the term sci forth below.
al which time and place said franchise
will be awarded to the highest bidder.
The following is a copy of the ordinance
which is proposed to be passed awarding to
the successful bidder the aforesaid fran
chise. towit:
ORDINANCE NO. -
"An ordinance granting 10 --------------.
successors and assigns. The right to place,
erect and maintain poles. wires and other
tricity for telephone and telegraph pNr-
poses poses, IN and upon the streets,
W ciy of Eo%g % Beach % and iS to esercse the the
privilege of operating telephones within
The Board of Trustees of the City of
Loug Beach do ordain as follows
Section I. The City of Long Beach
hereby grants to ,ho iii, and n,s,i5aso snfGes
to place, lay. erect. maintain, and operate
in the streets. alleys and public highways
within said city. poles, wires and other con.
for telephone and telegraph purposes
Section .. Such wires or conductors
shall be stretched upon poles or Other
nxtures above ground in. workmanllse
and proper manner: said poles shall he
erected at the edge of the sidewalks in
and aaa sha SAY IN he e5 6pGa The Boad o
Trustees of said city shall have the right
to cause said grantee to move the location
Of any. pole whenever in, their Judgment
the public convenience shall require the
location of the same elsewhere. the eX-
pense of said removal to be paid by said
Section g. 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 tho
same. and said work, shall be done in
compliance with the rules. regulations, or
dinances or orders which may during the
continuance Of the franchise be adopted
Of the said city, and the same shall be
done to the satisfaction of the said Boarfl
Of Trustees
Section 4. Nothing in this ordinance shall
he construed as III any wise to prevent the
Beach from sewerlnG. grading, paving. re-
pairing or altering any of said streets or
thoroughfares herein mentioned.
Section ). 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 Tho
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
15, wears from and after the adoption and
publication of this ordinance.
Section T. The clerk shall certify to the
passage of this resolution and cause the
same to he published twice in the Eye y
weekly newspaper published and circ''-
lated in the City of Long Beach, and there
after il shall he in full force and erect.
Adopted this day of -. 1896.
President of Board of Trustees OF City
OF Long Beach.
/ hereby certify the foregoing resolu,-
ton was adopted this 9th day OF April,
'''' FRANK T.. COOK.
City Clerk OF City OF Long Beach.