The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-02

In pursuance 10 an ordinance Of the
City Of jackson. No., entitled ian
ordinances ~as<hofizinf the sase of 3
telephonefrancbi8e ii the City OF Jack
sou,r PASSED and approved Sep<em-
Der 14th, 1887, there xiil be sold st
the south front door Of he Court
House Ia the City OF jackson on the
18th day of 0ctober, 1857, It public
auction. the franchise, privilege and
right to occupy and nse the streets,
avenues, alleys parks, squares snd
other public lands OF said City, sub
Jet 70 conditions provided in said Or
dinance, for The purpose Of erecting
and maintaining asysfem Of telephone
poles and wires for q period Of twenty
years, above, across, aIongnndthrough
the streets, avenues, alleys, parks,
squares and other prb1iciands OF said
City Of jackson. Such franchise viii
be sold to the responsible bidder who
will pay the Largest percentage year
Iy of the gross receipts derived from
such occupation and use: which shall
bat be less than fno ~ per cent Of the
gross earnings during the first five
years of such use; thereafter snch per
centage shall be increased to CORES
pond with the increase 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 DOG
lars, to be approved by the Board Of
Aldermen ofthe City ofJackson, forfhe
faithfaland punctual payment annually
of such percentage, andfor the prompt
construction, completion and main
tenance of such teiepho ne poles, lines
system and exchange, and all other
conditions required by law and the
said ordnance 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, squares and other public lands
of said City of jackson so as not to
obstrucf public traffic: that a central
Office shall be maintained in the City
Of jackson; that the City of Jackson
shall hare the free use Of one phone;
that the charges to subscribers shall
not exceed 500 per month for each
telephone IN a place of business, and
s1.C0 per month In a residence: and
where a subscriber takes two Instru-
nents, one in his place OF business
and one in his residence, the chrges
per month shall not exceed 81. so per
month for both Instruments; that said
system shall be completed
and put importation within six months
from the 18th day ofOctober, 1891; 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 Girardeau
system now in operation in the County
of Cape Girardeau. 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
connected Herewith, without any
additional charge therefor; and the
lines OF the said system hereby pro-
vided to be let and sold shall be ex-
tended to the city limits of the City of
Jackson so as to connect with any
lines that may or might be connected
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
1897.
HENRY Pulls,
City Clerk.