Arizona republican., 1896-04-23
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 of the City of fhnnix in the Territory of
Arizona 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
neces sary for the purpose of supplying the
citizens OF said city and the public, communi-
cation by telegraph or other improved cleo
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
and maintained as not to interfere with
| travel on said highways, and said Company
shall hold said city free and harmless from all
damages arising by reason of any abuse of said
occupancy This grant is made, and is to be
enjoyed subject to such regulations and Or
dinanees of police nature, as said Council of
said city is authorized and sees proper at any
| time to adopt not destructive to the tights
herein granted.
SEC l. The right of use herein given shall
not be exclusive, and the Council Of said city
| reserves the power 10 grant a like right of way
| to any other Telegraph Company; the same,
| however, rot to interfere 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
time to the top cross arm of any said poles, free
OF 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 maintained under
| the direction OF 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 its poles for tt e attachment
! there OF its Fire alarm boxes, without charge
| to said city.
| SEC. 6. That whenever said Company, its
| successors or assigns, ceases to operate tele-
graph line in said Citv of Phoenix and ceases
to use the said poles and lines herein provided
| for, in the operation of its line of telegraph
| then said Company shall remove said lines
and poles from the streets and alleys OF said
city within sixty (60) days from date that said
company so ceases to use and Ope rate said
| lines
SEC. T. No assignment of this Ordinance
shall be made by the grantee herein, except by
and With the permission of the Common COun-
Gil as provided in Orc nance No. 207.
| SEC s. This ordinance to be in force and effect
from and after its passage and publication as
require by law, and filing with the recorder of
said city an unconditional acceptance of the
conditions herein contained. The costs of
publishing this Ordinance to be paid by the
grantee.
Passed by the Common Council of Phoenix,
and approved this 9th day of April, 1896
| Attest: R. ALLYN LEWIS,
/ 7. A. JOBS, Mayor Pro TEN.
City Recorder.
First published in THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN,
official city paper, April IA. A. D., 1861