The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-25
An Ordinance.

An Oruluance 10 tfl6 OWOSSO Iele.
phone Company. of OwOssO, Michigan, It's sue
cessors and assigns, permission and authority to
construct, operate and maintain lines of tele-
purtenances and to operate . telephone ex-
change In the city of OwOssO.
II Is hereby ordained by the City of Owosso.-
Sec. 1. Permission and authority Is hereby
granted to the Owosso Telephone Company TO
construct. operate and maintain lines of tele-
phone and electric wire, with the necessary
posts. poles, equipments and appurtenances,
and to make business. house and building con-
nectons. and from time to time repair, replace.
enlarge and extend the same upon. along and In
streets, alleys and public places In the city OF
Owosso, to carry on the BUSINESS of telephOniDg
and of renting electric telephones and OF operat-
ing the telephones In the city of OwOsso.
Sec. 2. The posts, poles and masts which may
be erected under the permission hereby given,
shall be erected under the supervision of the SUI
perintendent OF public works, and at such places
as he shall designate unless otherwise ordered
by the common council. and the said posts shall
be reasonably straight and shall be shaved and
planed SO as not to be unsightly. and In the paw
ed streets shall re placed between the curb and
sidewalk and near the curb, and on streets
and alleys not paved shall be placed
upon such lines as may be established by the SUI
said poles, masts and wires shall be so placed as
not to unnecessarily annoy or Interfere with
owners or occupants of buildings or other tele.
phone, telegraph or electric light wire In the city
and the wires strung on such telephone poles
shall be of such height as shall be designated by
the superintendent of public works.
Sec. 3. During the construction of that por-.
ton of the plant which Is to be erected
in, along or over the highways, avenues streets.
lanes or alleys In the said city of Owosso, said
Owosso Telephone Company shall leave all high
ways, avenues, streets, lanes and alleys upon
which they may enter for the purposes herein
authorized In as good a condition as they were
also take all needful and necessary precaution to
prevent accident or injury to any one during the
construction of their said lines, and shall not
have poles delivered or laid upon any of the
laDaS highways faster
necessary to proper and expeditions compile
tion OF their plant.
Sec. 4. The said Owosso Telephone Company
shall begin the construction of the said plant on or
before twenty days from the time that this Ordi-
nance Is adopted, and have fifty phones IN active
operation on or before September lst, 1898. ana
unless so completed this franchise snail be v0ld.
Sec. 8. Said grantee shall within twenty days
from the passage of this ordinance by the COM
mon council and Its approval by the mayor, NE
with the city clerk notice of acceptance OF TINS
ordinance. Failure to do so shall be considered
as forfeiture of all rights granted by TINS ordi-
nance.
Sec 6. The city of Owosso shall have the
right to use any or all poles erected by the said
Owosso Telephone Company within tne corpor-
ate limits of the city for strlngng hre alarm
der the supervision of the Board of Public works
and the said company. -
Sec. Z. The rate for telephone service shall
not exceed twenty-four dollars per year for bus
mess places and eighteen dollars per year Tor
residences within the city limits for five year
ty -four dollars for business places and
eighteen dollars for residences per year; also
there shall be free service during the life OF TINS
ordinance between OwossO and Corunna. and
said company shall charge not to exceed eight
cen dollars each per year for any and all tele.
phones furnished by said company Tor the use OF
said city of OwOsso, to be placed as the Common
Council of the City of Owosso may order, and one
telephone to be furnished free at the Dorcas
Home in said city. ,..
ed to said company and all liability and oDiga,
tons hereby imposed upon said company snall
apply to aud be operative In favor OF or against
any assignee or successor of said company, pro-
vided however. that said company, It's success
sors or assgnees shall not sell out or assign lts
franchise to any other telephone company, mel
ther shall 1t enter into any combination or agree
ment with any other telephone company. It's at
torneys or agents, to fix the rate of telephonng
in said city.
Sec. s.. Before commencing work upon the
construction of its said telephone plant IN SAID
city, said company shall execute to the CITY OF
Owoss0 a bond In the penal sum OF two th0uS-
and dollars, conditioned to perform all the obi,
cations In this ordinance imposed upon SAID
company and also to save harmless the CITY OF
OwOssO from any judgment or judgments which
may be obtained against IL by reason OF the care
wants or agents, In constructing It's said plant In
said city or in maintaining or repairing the same
Sec. 10. In case said company shall refuse or
neglect to comply with any OF the PROVISIONS OF
said ordinance hereinbefofe mentioned, or shall
neglect to maintain telephone exchange In the
city OF OwossO, with at least nifty telephones,
then, and in such case this ordinance shall be-
come null and void.
Sec. IL. This ordinance shall take Immediate
effect and shall continue In operation for thirty
years after the date of the passage thereof. pro-
vded that said company or its assigns shall con-
I nuOusly operate Its said telephone line In said
city of 0wossO and shall observe the conditions
hereinbefore mentioned.
Passed and approved Feb. 81, AID. 1898.
+. A. GOULD, Mayor.
FRED EDWARDS City Clerk