Daily camera., 1897-07-29
An Ordinance,

granting to the Western Union le!e-
graph Company, the right to place and
maintain. its poles and lines in the
streets, alleys and public ways of the
City of Boulder, State Of Colorado, on
the terms and conditions herein stated.
Be 1t ordained by the City Council of
the City of Boulder.
Section I. That the Western Urion
Telegraph Company, its successors and
assigns, are authorized 10 erect, and
maintain, on the streets, alleys ani pub
lie ways of said city, the po.es md tlx-
lures and wires necessary for the pur
pose of supplying the citizens of said
City ana to the public, communication
by telegraph, or other lmprovcd electrl-
cal device, such use to be and continue
upon the terms and conditions herein.
after stated.
Section 2. The location of the poles
and the lines now in use, is hereby ap-
proved; and the location of all poles and
lines hereafter to be erected, and any
change in the location of the poles and
lines now in use, or extensions thereof
shall be under the direction and control
of the City Council of said City.
Section 3. 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 ar
ising by reason of any abuse Of said oc-
cupancy. This grant is made, and is to
be enjoyed, subject 70 such reasonable
regulations and ordinances of police
nature. as said City Council of said City
is authorized and sees proper, at any
time, to adopt. not destructive to the
rights herein granted.
Section a. The right of use herein
given shall not be exclusive, and the
City Council of said City reserves the
power to grant like right of way to any
other Telegraph Company, the same
however, not to interfere with the reason.
, able and proper exercise of the privi
leges herein granted.
Section 5. In consideration whereof
said Western Union Telegraph Company
shall, and by the acceptance of this or
dinance>does, agree to allow the City
Council of said City to attach at any
time 10 the top cross arm of any OF SAID
poles, where practicable, the said City:
Fire Alarm and Police wires; provided
however, said attachment shall be made
so as not to interfere with said company:
use; and said attachment shall be made
and maintained under the direction o.
said Company's manager in said City o.
Boulder. The said Company shall anc
| will furnish for the said City the use o.
! its poles for the attachment thereto o.
its Fire Alarm boxes, without charge ,e
/ SAID City.
| Section e. This ordinance shall take
! effect on and after its passage and the
filing by said Company Of uncondtiona
acceptance thereof in the Office of the
City Clerk of said City of Boulder.
| Section 7. That whenever SAID Com
pany ceases to operate telegraph line
/ in said City of Boulder and ceases tc
use the said poles and lines herein pro
vided for: in the operation OF its line oi
telegraph, then said Company shall re
move SAID lines and poles from the
streets and alleys of said City within
sixty days from date that said Compan,
so ceases 10 use and operate said lines
Section 8. All ordinances and parts
of ordinances, orders and resolutions up
on the subjec of telegraph poles, aires
etc, of previous date, in so far as the
same relates to the Western Union Tele.
graph Company. are hereby repealed
and annulled.
Section O. 1t is hereby expressly de.
clared that in case said Western Union
Telegraph Company shall fail to open
and operate said line on or before the
Ist day of September, A. D., 1907, then
all rights herein granted are forfeited
and made null and void.
Passed this 10Th day of July, A. d. 1897.
Attest c. RICKETTS,,
E. K. STAFFORD, Mayor.
City Clerk.