The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-18
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Notice.

IN pursuance TO an ordinance OF the
City Of Jackson. No. entitled An
ordinance authorizing the sale of d
tclephonefrancbi>e in the City Of Jack
son. passed and approved SepteM-
Der 18th. 1891. there Will be sold 1T
the south front door OF ne Court
House in the City OF Jackson on the
18th day of October. 1897. at public
auction. the franchise. privilege and
right to occupy and use the streets.
avenues. alleys parks. squares and
other public LANDS Of said City. sub
ject 20 conditions provided in said or
dinance. for the purpose of erecting
and maintaining asystem of telephone
poles and wires for d period OF twenty
years. above. across, a!oEgandthrOugh
the streets. avenues. alleys. par,s-.
squares and other p~ubliclaHds of said
City OF Jackson. Such franchise Will
be sold 10 the responsible bidder who
will lay the largest percentage year
II of the gross receipts derived from
such occupation and Use: which shall
not b. less than TWO - per cent Of the
gross earnings during the first i've
ycaIS OF such Use: thereafter such persl
ceEtage shall he increased 20 CORES
pond with the increase in the value o.
the land thus used. said successful
bidder shall. before said franchise
shall take effect. give bond 10 said
City in the sum OF One Thousand Doe
lars. 20 be approved by the Board OF
Aldermen ofthe City ofJackson. forthe
faithfuland acknowledgement annually
OF such percentage. andfOr the prompt
construction. completion and main
tcnance Of such telcphO ne poles. lines
system and exchange. and ali other
conditions required b. law and the
said ordinance. The telephone wires
shall bc al least twenty feet high and
the poles for the same shall b. set
along the streets. avenues. alleys.
parks. squares and other public lands
Of said City OF Jackson so A. not to
obstruct public traffic; that 4 central
Office shall be maintained in the City
Of Jackson: that the City of Jackson
shall have the free use OF one phone:
ihat the charges 10 subscribers shall
not exceed 500 per month for each
telephone n 4 place OF business. and
$i.G0 per month in Il residence: and
where q subscriber takes two instru-
ment~. on" in his place Of business
and one n his residence. the chrgeS
per month shall not exceed So per
month for both Instruments: that said
telephone system shall Ire completed
ard nat in opcratiOnwithin six months
from the 18th day ofOctobeT. lSgI:that
should said telephone system hereby
provided to be let and sold. ut any
time be connected with the telephone
system now in operation in the City
of Cape Girardeauorwitht telephone
system now in operation in the County
of Cape GirarGeau. or anv other tele-
phone system nov built OF that may
hereafter be built. then the subscribers
to said system so hereby provided to
be lei and sold. shall have the Use of
said system and ali Of the said lines
SO connected herewith. without any
additional charge therefor: and the
/ lines o. the said system hereby pro-
vidcd to be let and sold shall be eE-
tended 10 the city limits OF the |ity of
jackson so "a 20 conGcct 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-
{ >cribeG ordinance this 18th day OF
/ September. 1891.
HENRY Pulls.
( SeDtI6n24lS City Clerk.