The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-06-21
Official Proceedings.
Remidji, MINI. June 4, 1900

BemidJl, Mimi. June 4, 1900.
Council rooms, city hall.
Regular meeting hold June eth, 1900.
Meeting called to order by the president.
Members present, f. p. Dudley, president,
u J. Jinkinson, Earl Cell, trustees, Newton
On motion. the following resolution was
Resolved. that the village council adopt the
following ordinance: 81
ORDINANCE RI
An ordinance granting the right to j. 81.
Hanar. Albert Kaiser ard Andrew y. Steph-
ems their heirs executors. administrators,
and assigns to erect, operate and maintain
Telephone poles and wires and general tele.
phone exchange in the streets, avenues alleys
and public places, of the village Of Bemidj for
the transmission Of Intelligence by electric
ity. S, I,
6ec. One a. The right, permission and au-
thority is hereby granted unto j. ii. Haner.
Albert Kaiser and Andrew p. stephens. their
signsto cutter upon and construct, erect, OPP
crate and maintain. in the streets, avenues.
alleys and pnbiie places Of the Village Of Be
midi, public and private telephone system
lines and systems. or both. for the purpose OF
transmitting intelligence BY electricity and Of
doing general telephone business and TO err
ect poles and stringwires thereon and to
! STING wires over and upon buildings In said
villags With the owners permission and to do
any and all acts usual or necessary for the
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business and general telephone exchange,
and to re-enter upon such streets, avenues, all
leys and public places from time to time as
may be necessary for the Eaintenance. sper-
atIon, repair and renewal OF said telephone
exchange business, property and appurten-
anees or any portion of the same.
Sec. Two (2l The authority. ight and per
mission herein grained are subject to the fol.
| lowing terms. restrictions and conditions:
| (a) When the parties to whom the foregoing
authority, permission and rights are granted,
their heirs. executors, administrators or as
signs. shall eAter upon any street. avenue. al
ley or public place for che purpose OF CON
structing or repairing any portion OF their sys-
tenn, they shall close all excavations as soon
possible as work progresses, leaving the
streets, avenues. alleys and public places at
the same grade and in as good coalition az
they were found BY them at the time of en-
1b) The ohief OF the Are department or the
person acting in his stead. may during any
FIRE, cut or break any wire or poles which may
for the q
(c) The said ]. II. Haner, Albert Kaiser and
Andrew D.. Stephens, their heirs, executors,
administrators and asst isns shall be lia Bile for
out concnrring negligence on the parS of the
person injured, to whomsoever resuisIng s
caused by the negligence OF the said j. III. Ha-
ner, lbert Kaiser and Andrew y: stephens
signs in erecting or preparing said telephone
system and exchange.
(d) The SAID j.. ii, H4ner, Albert KAISER ana
Andrew u. Stephens, their heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns, shall furnish
and maintain for the use OF said village Of Be
mid and free of any expense to said village
of Bemidj one O phone at the village hall
(e) Ii said village shall establish and main,
tain a fire alarm system. said village shall
have the right to use the telephone poles OF
said telephone system for striTging wires for
said fire alarm in such manner as not to In
terfere with the operation and etfect tiyeness
of said telephone system and without expense
to said village.
Sec Three {3) Any person or persons who
shall cut, injure or destroy or displace any OF
the poles, wires, instruments or property OF
the parties to whom the foregoing rights,
privilege and authority are granted used In
connection with the said telephone exchange
or business, except In cases of hre aa hereln-
before provided, or shall unnecessarily Inn
pede or interfere with the regular working OF
said telephone system or business, shall DC
punished by fine of not more than Fifty
| (6G) dollars, or less than Five (5) dollars, OF
by imprisonment not exceeding sixty (cel
days together with cost OF prosecution.
\ Sec. Four l4) This ordinance shall not be-
come operative until the PROVISIONS of the
Albert Kaiser ana Andrew d. Stephens, said
Receptanee to be in writing and fled with the
village recorder within thirty $500 days from
the date of the passage of this ordinance.
| Sec. Five (5l.-All ordinances or parts OF
ordinances IN conflict with the provisions oi
this ordidance are hereby repealed
Upon the call for ayes aDd nays the follow.
ing couaciimen voted in favor OF the passage
o the said ordinance: j. j. Jinkfnson, Ear
Cell and Newton Hoiroyd; those voting
against its passage, none; whereupon II was
by its president and attested by its recorder
NEWTON HoLRoYD. President
Rec order.