Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-13


and assigns, or by their authority,
shall be subject to the approval
OF the SAID city council.
Section Z the SAID company.
its successors and assigns, shall,
before or at the time of its accep-
lance of the provisions of this
ordinance, execute to the city a
bond IN the sum of one thousand
$1,000 dollars with good and suf-
ficient security. to be approved
by the city council, conditioned
that the said company, its success
sors and assigns. will fill all open
ings and excavations made by it
or them. and Will relay or repair
all paving, sidewalks. curbing,
streets, alleys and public high
ways which may be disturbed by
ii or them; and that 1t or they will
pay all damages for personal or
other injuries, either TO private
individuals or TO corporations or
to property, for which the city
may IN any way become liable,
resulting from Or growing out of
any negligence or want of care on
the part Of the said company. its
successors and assigns, IN the con
ST. uctiOn or operation of any ap
pliance, or any defective construc
tion. unsound material or want of
repair of any appliances used or
constructed by it OF them under
this ordinance
Section the SAID company
by its acceptance of this ordi-
nance, agrees for itself. its success
sors and assigns, to build, lay, con
struet, MAINTAIN and operate a gen.
eral Telephone system IN the
city of Hays. Kansas, of the kind
contemplated by the terms of this
ordinance within Six months after
Its acceptance for use by the city
and its inhabitants, and when any
of the Inhabitants of the said city
shall tender to the said company,
its successors and assigns, the
amount of money to be charged
for telephone service for one quar-
ter, and shall agree in writing with
the said company, its successors
and assigns, shall within forty five
| T451 days time thereafter furnish
telephone service to the party &C
requesting the service and tender
ing payment therefor; provided,
however, that the said company,
its successors and assigns, shall
not be compelled to erect poles
for more than one thousand teet
for any one telephone except the
telephones provided for the city
referred to in section 3.
Section 8. the rights and priv
leges granted by this ordinance
shall be enjoyed and possessed BY
} the said company, its successor!
and assigns, for the period of twel
tY years from tho date of taking
effect of this ordinance, (Jan. I;
1900.
Section 10. this ordinance shall
not be construed as granting t.
, the said company, its successor
! and assigns. any exclusive RICH
, Or privilege or to prevent the graz
/ ting Of similar privileges to am
> other person, company or corpo
2 ration.
Section Ii All the privilege
granted by thus ordinance to thi
company, shall be held to inur,
to the benefit of It's successors ant
, assigns.
; Section IL. IF the said compa
l ny shall accept the provisions o
this ordinance, and it, its success
sors and assigns, shall fail t.
bald, lay, construct. MAINTAIN anG
operate a general telephone system
within the time prescribed in Sc,
ton s of this ordinance, then al
the privileges herein granted b.
this ordinance shall ipse fdcto te
inmate and become null and void
, provided, that if the constructor
or operation of said system shall
be delayed bV Strikes. injunction
or any other legal proceedings fo
, any length of time, said time shsl
UOJ 10 COuULSO his d part III Ia
time gwen for the construction o
) the system but shall be added
therto SO that the tIne specified
IN SAID Section s for the construt
ton of the system therein mention
ed, shall be increased to the ex
tent of the delay,
| Section Is. WithiR sixty day
from and after the time this or
dinanee shall take effect and be
, come a law, the said COMPANY
shall file with the CITY clerk o
said city its written acceptance o
the provisions thereof in such form
as may be approved by the CITY
council, and ia case of the failur.
of SAID company 10 file such ac-
ceptanee within the time specified
then this ordinance shall. lps,
[ facto, become null and void.
Section Il. In case of the az
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