The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-09
Notice.

In pursuance to an ordinance of the
City of jackson, Mo-, entitled "An
ordinance authorizing the sale of a
telephone franchise in the City of jack
son." passed and approved Septem-
Der l4th. 1897, there will be sold at
the south front door of The Court
House in,the City of jackson on the
18th day. of October, 1897, at public
auction, the franchise, privilege and
rightto occupy and use the streets,
avenues, alleys parks. squares and
other public lands of said City, sub
ject to conditions provided in said Or
dinauce, for the purpose of erecting
and maintaining asystem oil telephone
poles and wires for a period of twenty
years. above, across, aiOngandthrough
the strsets. avenues, alleys, parks,
squares and other publiclands OF said
City of Jackson. Such franchise will
be sold to the responsible bidder who
will lay the laI gest percentage year.
" of the gross receipts derived from
such occupation and use: which shall
not be less than two o. per cent of the
gross earnings during the first i've
years OF such use: thereafter such per
centage shall be increased to cores
DOlu WILL tlC lliSICooO III an StANO ~
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 DOE
lars, to be.approyed by the Board of
Aldermen ofthe City ofJackson, fOrthe
faithfulan6 punctual payment annually
of such percentage, andfor the prompt
construction. completion and main
nan of such teleDho ne poles. lines
system and exchange. and ali other
conditions reg uired by law and the
said ordinance. The telephone wires
shall be at least twenty feet high and
the poles for the same shall BE- set
along the streets. avenues. alleys.
parks. square and other public lands
of said City of Jackson SO Is not to
obstruct public traffic: that Il central
office shall be maintained in the City
of Jackson: that the City OF Jackson
shall have the free Use of n phone:
that the charges to subscribers shall
not exceed 500 per month for each
telephone in Il place of business. and
SI.G0 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 GfOctober. lS9I:that
should said telephone system hereby
provided to be let and sold. at any
time be connected with the telephone
system now ia operation in the City
of Cane Girardeau orS.iththe telephone
system o 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
to said system so hereby provided to
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 ey-
tended to the city limits of the City of
Jackson SO as to connect with any
lines that may or might be connected
Herewith.
Said sale will be conducted by the
Mayor and City Clerk of said City
and the right to reject any and all
bids will be reserved.
Done in pursuance of the above de-
scribed ordinance this 18th day of
September, 1891.
HENRY Pulls,
s~eptl6n24lS City Clerk.