Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-11
ORDINANCE NO. 1870.

Granting to the Standard Telephone Company
the right to erect and maintain a line of
poles, and wires thereon, through the city
of DEBORAH, Iowa, on the streets and public
ways of said city, and erect and maintain
one telephone station therein, upon the
conditions therein provided,
BE IT ORDAINED by The city Council Of the
city of DEBORAH, IoaOd:
SEC. !. That the right is hereby granted to
the Standard Telephone Company, its success
ors and assigns, to place, construct and main
tain upon and through the streets public
grounds ways ana bridges OF said city, an the the
wire and fixtures proper and necessary for
maintaining one telephone line into, through
and out of said city, and one telephone station
in said city, for supplying the citizens of said
city and the public, communication by tee-
phone and other improved appliances, with
points and places outside of the limits of said
city, subject, however, to all the conditions
herein set forth.
SEC 2. All the poles, supports or wires
herein, provided for, shall be placed and
erected under the supervision of the street
committee of said city, and said committee
shall have the sole right to designate what
streets and alleys shall be used, and all the
poles and supports shall be so placed and the
wires thereon secured and kept at such ele-
vations as to reasonably avoid danger to per-
sons and adjoining property. No part of such
poles, supports or wires shall interfere with
the proper use of said streets for other lawful
purposes, and such poles, posts and supports
shall be reasonably straight and be main
SEC. 8. All the poles used shall be new cedar
| poles of proper strength, and not less than 30
feet in length, and shall be set so not to in
terfere with the construction, placed or proper
| maintenance ofany water pipe, gas pipe, drain
| or sewer that has been or may be authorized
| by said city: and In case of bringing to grade,
| or change of grade, or change of curb lines OF
any street or alley, wherein such pole or poles
may have been erected and placed, then the
said company. its successors or assigns shall
| change such pole and poles and reset the
| same to CONFORM TO such changeS
| SEC. 4. The City Council hereby reserves
| the right to grant a like right of way for the
| poles, wires and fixtures of any other Tele
| phone, Telegraph, Electric Light, or Electric
| Street Railway Company, or individuals
| when said city so desires, provided the same
shall not interfere with the full and proper
use of the wires and poles of the Standard
| SEC s. In consideration of the foregoing
the said Standard Telephone Company, If il
shall accept this ordinance, agrees to allow the
City of DEBORAH to place upon It's poles, free o.
charge, such wires as may be necessary FOL
the purpose of maintaining fire alarm sys
tenn.
: SEC g. This ordinance shall be published al
soon as accepted by the Standard Telephone
Company, and shall be in force at the eXpir
, alton of 1--WE DAYS after its publication as pro
vided by the statutes of the State of Iowa.
Passed and approved July Goth, 1896.
+. w. DAUBNEY. Mayor.
fAttest1 E. MATHER, City Clerk.
The Standard Telephone Company at Wau
kon, Iowa, hereby accept the condition of
foregoing ordinance.
' Dated at Waukon, Iowa, July 3lst, 1895.
STANDARD TELEPHONE co.
By VIC III. STEPHENS, President.