The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-08-27
ORDINANCE No. 349.
First published Aueust d. 1sg7.)

An ordinance granting to The lola Local Tel
ephOne Exchange Company, lola, Allen county
maintain line or lines and Telephone exchange
in the city of lola Allen county Kansas
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilman
OF the city OF lola. Allen county. Kansas:
SECTION l. That, The lola Local Telephone
Exchange Company, of lola, Allen county.
Kansas, Its successors and assigns are permit
ted to erect construct and maintain, in the
streets and alleys OF the city of lola Allen
county. Kansas, and over and under the same
a line or lines of poles and wires with all such
necessary and usual fixtures therefore as may
be necessary for the successful prosecution of
a telephone or signal business by means Of
electricity.
SEC. 3 All poles shall be reasonably straight
and notices. than twenty (25l feet in length
with fixtures so as to be erected and placed in q
safe and substantial manner and shall be IS
neat IN appearance as may be and shall be
located under the direction and supervision of
the committee on streets and alleys OF said city
OF lola in such manner as not to Obstruct said
streets and alleys in their ordinary and custom
airy use, and shall be erected, maintained
and cared for at the cost and charges of the said
company. and all wires 10 be strung at least
twenty feet above the surface of the streets.
SEC 3. In consideration of the rights and
privileges granted, said city may attach free Of
charge its fire alarm wires to any aud all poles
erected under the provisions of this ordinance:
one telephone to be furnished said city and
maintained by said Company and its successors
and assigns. for the use of said city at any
building said city may designate free from
charge or expense to said city; and in further
confederation of the rights, privileges and fran
chises herein granted to The lola Local Tele-
phone Exchange Company, of lola, Kansas, so
soon as the gross receipts amount to $500 90
per annum, agree there after to pay into the
City Treasury three per cent of the gross earn
iDgs of said Exchange.
SEC T. That the said, The lola Local Tele-
phone Exchange Company, its successors and
assigns shall be subject to any ordinance or
ordinances that may be enacted in the future
relating to governing, controlling or fixing rates
and charges of Telephone or Exchange COM
panies.
SEC. S. That the said The lola Local Tele-
phone Exchange Company shall pay all ex-
penses incurred in the publication of this Or
dinance and shall save the City harmless from
all damages which may occur in consequence
of the construction, operation and maintain
anee of said line or lines and Exchange.
SEC. 6. That the said The lola Local Tele-
phone Exchange Company its successors and
assigns shall be entitled to the privileges in
this ordinance granted upon its filing with the
Clerk of the City, of lola Allen county, Kansas,
wi thin thirty C30 days from the date of the first
publication of this ordinance, its acceptance
In writing of same, and all the provisions
thereof
SEC. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication in the
lola REGISTER. Approved August 20, 1897.
ATTEST: A. L. TAYLOR.
W. A. COwAN, Mayor.
IsEALl City Clerk