Arizona republican., 1896-04-17
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 Phoenix 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, it's 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 TOT the purpose of supplying the citizens ot said city and the public, communi- cation by telegraph or other improved eec- trical d. vice, 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. 5. Said poles and wires shall be placed and maintained so 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 grsnt is made, and is to be enjoyed subject to such regulations and or olnances or police nature, as said Council of said city is authorized and sees proper at any time to adopt, not destructive to the rights herein granted
 SEC 1. The right of use herein given shall | not be exclusive, and the Council of said city reserves the power 10 grant like right of way to any other Telegraph Company the same, l however, not to interfere with the reasonable and proper exerciEes of the privileges herein granted.
 l SEC. 5. In consideration whereof, said Vest ern Union Telegraph Company shall. and by l 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 instrumentahty for that purpose; provided, however, said attach ment shall be so made and maintained under the direction Ot said Companys 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 the attachment there o of it's Fire alarm boxes, without charge to said city.
 SEC. 6. That whenever said Company. it's successors or assigns, ceases to operate tele- graph line in said City of Phoenix and ceases 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 and poles from the streets ard alleys of said city within sixty (60 days from date that said company so ceases to use and ope rate said lines
 SEC. 7. No assignment of this Ordinance shall be made by the grantee herein, except by and with the permission of the Commo Coun. cil as provided in Orc inance No. POT.
 SEC. 8. This ordina nee to be in force and effect from and after its passage and publication af 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, T. A. JOBS, Mayor Pro tenn
 City Recorder.
 First pub ished in THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, official city paper, April IA. A. D., 1896.