The herald., 1896-04-14
LEGAL NOTICES


A Resolution of the Board Of Trus-
tees of the City of Long Beach,
giving notice that sealed pro-
posals or bids will be received for
sale of Franchise for the ercc.
ton and maintenance of Tclc-
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-
mission of electricity for telephone and tel
egraph purposes in and upon the streets.
alleys and public highways in the City or
Long Beach, and to exercise the privil-
ege of operating telephones within said city
for term of fifteen q5) years: .s..
Now, therefore, be it resolved, tnac the
City Clerk be and is hereby instructed
to advertise in the Daily Herald, news
Paper sees stats Of r fe Gy
consecutive days. and two weeks IN tne
Eye, a newspaper published In the City Of
Long Beach, the following notice & 4t inten- en-.
aforesaid privileges to the highest bidder
in the following words towit
NOTICE OF SALE OF FRANCHISE
of Trustees of the City Of Long Beach.
County of Los Angeles, State of California.
has received application for franchise
to construct; lay down, operate and main
TEN, with all the necessary appliances. III
the public streets of the city of Long
Reach f for the period OF hfthen tee hs me
highest bidder, and that the said Board OF
Trustees will on the 21st day Of May at
the cty * Rons Beaeh in ey
for the purpose of opening sealed propos
sails for the purchase of franchise OF the
al v which iti tim time "a and place said franchise
will be awarded to the highest bidder.
The following is copy OF the ordinances
which is proposed to be passed awarding to
the successful bidder the aforesaid fran
chise, towit:
ORDINANCE NO. -
'An ordinance granting to o,---,-. o--.
successors and assigns, the right to place,
erect and maintain poles, wires and other
conductors for the transmission Of elec-
tricity for telephone and telegraph pur-
alleys alleys and public highways in the
City of Long Beach, and to exercise the
privilege of operating telephones within
The Board of Trustees of the City Of
Long Beach do ordain as follows:
Section /. The City of Long Beach
sors and assigns, the right and privilege
to place. lay. erect maintain and operate
within said city, poles, wires and other con-
ductors for the transmission of electricity
for telephone and telegraph purposes.
Section .. Such wires or conductors
shall be stretched upon poles or other
fixtures above ground in a workmanlike
and proper manner; said poles shall be
said city in a good substantial manner.
and shall be kept painted. The Board OF
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 tha
location of the same elsewhere. the er-
pense of said removal to be paid by said
grantee.
Section s. The said grantee or assigns
may make all necessary excavations IN any
ways for the purpose of erecting and main
tanning poles or other supports for said
same. Wne and an duo said work Shall liiipd be done I'm 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 A. Nothing in this ordinance shall
be construed as in any wise to prevent the
proper authorities of said City OF Long
Beach from sewering. grading. paving. re-
pairing 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 b. Ihe rlShtS, privileges ana
franchises herein granted shall continue
and be in force for the period of fifteen
G5) years from and after the adoption and
publication of this ordinance.
Section 7. The clerk shall certify to the
passage of this resolution and cause the
same to be published twice in the Eye. q
weekly newspaper published and circll.
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
of Long Beach.
I hereby certify the foregoing resolu.
ton was adopted this 9th day of April.
1896.
FRANK f. COOK.
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