Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-13
ORDINANCE NUMBER sO1.

An ordinance. granting to the Western Union
Telegraph Company. the right to place and main
public ways of the city of Great Bend state of KAN
sas on the terms and conditions herein stated.
Be IL ordained. by the Mayor and Council Of the
city of Great Bend, state of Kansas
That the Western Union Telegraph COMPANY.
its successors and assigns authorized to erect
and maintain. on the streets. ALLEYS ana public
ways of said city of Great Bend, Kansas the poles
and fixtures and wires necessary for the purpose of
communication by telegraph. other improved
electrical device, such to be and continue upon
the terms and conditions hei einafter stated.
SECTIONS
The location of the poles and the lines now In
use, Is hereby approved; and the location of ali
change in the location OF the poles and lines now
in use, or extensions thereof. shall be under the
direction and control of the Improvement Com
mittee of said city
Said poles and wiz Is shall be placed and main
highways. and said Company shall hold said city
free and harmless from ali damages arising by
is made and is to be enjoyed. subject TO surh
reasonable regulations and ordinances of . police
nature as said Mayor and Council of said city are
authorized and sees proper at any time. to adopt,
not destructive to the rights herein granted.
SECTION 4.
III right OF use herein given shall not be exclu.
sive and the said city OF Great Bend reserves the
power to grant like right of way to any other
Telegraph Company; the same however. not 10 In
the privileges herein granted;
In consideration whereof. said Western Union
Telegraph Company shall, and by the acceptance
OF this ordinance does sgree to allow the mayor and
Council of said city TO attach at any time to the
top cross of any of said poles where practicable
the Fire alarm aud police WIRES and said poles are
hereby made municipal fundamentally for that
purpose; provided however said attachment shall
be made so not to interfere with said Company's
use: and said attachment shall be made and main
tanned under the direction of said Companys Mana
ger In said citv of Great Rpnd The aaid
Com pany shall and will furnish for the SAID city
the use of its poles for the attachment thereto Of
It's Fire Alarm boxes without charge to said city
SECTION g.
This Ordinance shall take effect on and after its
publication In the BA RToN COUNTY DEMOCRAT
acceptance thereof in the Office of the City Clerk Of
said city Of Great Bend Kansas.
That whenever said Company ceases to operate
telegraph ne in said city of Great Bend and ceases
to use the said poles aud lines herein provided for
In the operation of its line of telegraph then said
Company shall remove said lines and poles from the
streets and alleys of said city within sixty days
from date that said Company so ceases to use aud
operate said lines.
All Ordinances and parts of ordinances. orders
and resolutions upon the subject of telegraph poles
wires, etc. of previous date In so far as the same
are hereby repealed and anuulIed
Attest This third day of October, 1898.
tsEALJ G. n. MOSES, Mayor.
GEORGE CRUMMACK. Clerk.
Journal 'sF'' fe wv "
First published in the BARTON COUNTY DEMOCRAT
October Is. 1898