The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-16
Notice.

In pursuance to an ordinance OF a
City % Jackson. Mo-. entitled ''An
! ordinance authorizing the sale q y
telephone franchise il tha City Of Jack
Sur, PASSED and approved Sepfcm-
tcr lllh, 1897. there will be- sold 81
the south front door of he GUGrt
House in the City Of Jackson on tie
18th day of October. 1897, ii pull.
auction, the franchise, privilege az.
right to occupy and use the streets.
avenues. alleys parks. squares ard
other public lanGS of said City. >s,5-
ject TO conditions provided in sa.u nr-
dinance, for the purpose o. crrci,ag
and maintaining asystem of telephone
poles and wires for II period of tT.L'E
years, above. across, alOngandthrOuCd
the streets, avenues, alleys, parks.
squares and other p~ubliclanGs Of SAL;
City of Jackson. Such franchise viii
be sold to the responsible bidder who
will lay the largest percentage year
~ of the gross receipts derived from
such occupation and Use: which shall
not be less than two = Per cent of the
gross earnings during the first five
years of such use: fter such per
ccntage shall be iIrt..>ed to CORES
pond with the incr5aS,. IN the value OF
the land thus used. Said successful
bidder shall. before said franchise
shall take effect. give bond to said
City in the sum OF One Thousand Dol
lars, to be approved by the Board of
Aldermen ofthe City ofJackson, forthe
faithfula and punctualpayment annually
of such percentage, andfOr the prompt
construction. completion and main
tenance of such telephO ne poles, lines
system and exchange. and all other
conditions required by law and the
said ordinance. The telephone wires
shall be at least twenty feet nigh and
the poles for the same shall be set
along the streets, aVCLGrS. alleys.
parks. squares and other public lands
of said City of Jackson so as not to
obstruct public traffic: thai Il central
office shall be maintained in the City
of jackson: that the City of Jackson
snail have the free use of Il phone:
that the charges to subscribers shall
not exceed SEQ per month for each
telephone in a place of business, and
Sl.GO per month in a residence: and
where a subscriber takes two Instru-
ments. one in his place of business
and one IN his residence, the chrges
per month shall not exceed $50 per
month for both Instruments: that said
telephone system shall be completed
and put in operation within six months
from the 18th day ofOctober, 1897: that
should said telephone system hereby
provided To be let and sold. at any
time be connected with the telephone
! system now in operation in the City
of Cape GirardeauOrwitht the telephone
system now in operation in the County
of Cape G~irardeau, or any other tele-
phone system now built or that may
hereafter be built. then the subscribers
10 said system so hereby provided 10
be let and sold. shall haye the use OF
said system and all of the said lines
so connected Herewith. without any
additional charge therefor: and The
| lines Of the said system hereby pro-
vided to be let and sold shall be CE-
tended to the city limits Of the Cttr "i
Jackson so ~ - connect with aEy
lines that may CT might he connected
herewith.
Said sale will he conducted by the
Mayor and City Clerk cf said City
and the right 10 reject any ana all
bids will be reserved.
Done in pursuance Of the a@ur- :
@cribed ordinance this oh dat GO.
September, 1897.
HENRI 2CL-.
sept1Ga24!S City 'f