The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-06-09
Ordinance No. 4S. !;


An ordinance granting to the Edgerton Tele-
phone Company the right to construct. main
tain and operate aSystem of telephones in and
upon the streets, highways and alleys Of the
city of EdgeIton.
The Mayor and Common Council of the city
OF EdgertOn do Ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The Edgerton Telephone Com
pany; it's successors and assigns, is hereby
granted the right reconstruct, maintain and
operate system OF telephones in the city OF;
Edgerton, and. for that purpose may erect at
such places and in such manner as shall have
the approval of the street committee and main
tain in the streets HIGHWAYS and public a legs
thereof poles which shall be of neat appear
ance and kept well painted; such poles to be of
wood, iron or other suitable material and may
place thereon cross arms, wires and cables
necessary to the full and complete enjoyment
or the right above granted, as may be consist
ent with the provisions and restrictions herein
before made, This grant shall continue While
said system is maintained and operated, but
subject, however, to the condition and reser-
vatiOns hereinafter contained.
SEC. 2. The city OF EdgertOn reserves the
right to place and string on the poles of said
wires of said city.
SEC. 3. Said telephone company in con-
STRUGGLING said system, shall perform the work
with due care and dispatch, and avoid all I'M
necessary obstruction to travel and injury to
persons and property, and shall restore all
streets alleys and public grounds, cutters and
bridges to their former condition as nearly as
practicable; and shall not unnecessarily dis
turb any gas mains water mains, sewer Or
drains, now or hereafter laid in said streets
alleys or public grounds by consent of said
city, and shall return the same to their former
condition.
SEC. 4. Said telephone company, its sue
ceSSOrS and assigns, shall protect and hold said
city harmless against all lawful claims or de-
mands for damages to any person or property
by reason OF the construction and maintenance
OF said telephone system or by reason Of the
negligence Of said company, it's contractors
agents or employees, and shall refund to said
city all sums which it may be adjudged to pay
ov1xy loi otn9 Cho11 hn1r1 of%x
harmless from all expenses incu rred in de-
tending any action in which Judgment shall go
against the city on account of such negligence
within reasonable time after demand there
for.
SECS. Whenever any street on which any of
said poles shall have been set, shall be graded,
regarded, macadamiZed or paved, said tele
phone company shall. when necessary, reset
said poles so as to conform to the street as
reconstructed. at the expense OF said company.
SEC. 3. That nothing in this Ordidance con-
tanned shall be construed as exempting the
EdgertOn Telephone Company, its successors
and assigns. from the operation of any rules,
ordinances or action of such common council
equally applicable TO all other telephone or
telegraph lines operating in said city.
SEC.7. This ordinance shall be of no force
or effect unless tue said Telephone Company
shall. within sixty days. after the passage
thereof file with the city clerk of said city its
written acceptance of the same, conditioned
alton telephone exchange in said city of
EdgertOn within one year from the date of the
acceptance of this ordinance.
SEC 8. Said Telephone Company shall fur
niSh, operate aud maintain free of charge dur
ing the life of this franchise, at such places as
shall be designated by the common council,
two telephones within the limits of said city
for the exclusive use of the city in the transac-
ton of city business.
SEC. 9. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and afteritS passage and pub
lication
Passed by the Common Council of the city
OF Edgerton. Wis, this eth day of June, A. D.
1899.
Approved June Sth. 1899.
GEO. d. MANSFIELD,
Attest: Mayor,
HENRY JOHNSON, City Clerk.