The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-07-18
AN ORDINANCE.

J An ordinance granting TO the "Andcr-
sou Telephone Company' its sue
ccssors and assigns the privilege Of
using the streets and alleys in the
city of Anderson. State of South
Carolina, for II period of ten (lO)
wears from the date of the ratifica-
tion thereof, for the purpose Of erect
ing and maintaining telephone svs-
TEN in the said city of Anderson.
BE it ordained by the mayor and al
dermcn of the city Of Anderson, South
Carolina i'll council assembled and by
authority of same as follows, to wit:
Section |. That the Anderson Telc-
phone Company, n corporation under
and assigns. be and is hereby granted
the right Of way for the erection and
maintenance OF poles and wires. with
the necessary appurtenanccs, thereto.
Tor the purpose of transacting a Ueier-
al telephone business, through, upon,
over, and under all the streets and
alleys of the city of Anderson, State
OF South Carolina, for period Of tc;,
U0) years from the ratification here
Of; provided, that the privileges here
i'll granted to the said Anderson Tele-
phone Company shall not interfere
with privileges heretofore granted to
the Anderson Water. Light aud Power
Company. And. provided further,
that the said Anderson Telephone
Company shall within ten (lO) days
after notice Of the ratification of this
ordinance file with the clerk Of the
council written notice, under the
hand of it's president and attested by
the secretary Of said corporation un-
der its corporate seal, that said COM
Dany accents said privilege subject to
all the restrictions, limitations and
provisions of this ordinance
Sec. II-That upon the filing of said
notice of acceptance by said corpora
ton as hereinbefore provided. the
clerk of this council shall Immediately
i'll writing acknowledge receipt of
said acceptance, and shall. as soon as
practicable, record said written accep-
tance OH the ordinance book of said
city at the foot Of this ordinance.
| And as soon as said written acceptance
is filed with the clerk of this council.
this ordinance, together with said
written acceptance, shall be and be-
| come n binding contract between the
city of Anderson, S. g.. and the said
| Anderson Telephone Company
Sec. II.-That i'll consideration of
the use for telephone purposes of the
streets and alleys of the city Of An
derson as herein provided and granted
the said Anderson Telephone COmpa-
ny shall at any and all times, when
SO requested by the municipal author
tiles of the said city of Anderson,
permit the lower cross arms on it's
poles within the city limits, or so
manv pins on said arm rs may be re-
4uirca, to be used by the city of An
lcrsOn for the purpose of placing and
of LO Cf
said city, any fire Or police alarm,
telegraph or telephone wires which
may be necessary for the installmcnt
and maintenance of police or fire
alarm system III said city of Andcr-
son; provided. such system be SD ill.,
stalled, under the supervision and ,li-
rcction Of the superintendent of the
Anderson Telephone Company. rs not
to interfere with or impair the eff
cheney of the telephone service Of the
said COMPANY.
Sec. IV.-That in further consider
alton Of the privileges herein and
hereby granted to said company. its
successors and assigns, said company,
its successors and assigns shall provide
the said city of Anderson, free Of
charge, for use ill the City Hall. as
many phones i'll connection with the
system Or exchange of said company
as the city council of said city may
deem necessary for the proper trans
action OF the public business by the
various city officers, not to exceed,
however, one phone for and in each
office III said City Hall, together
with three additional phones (exciu-,
sive of those in City Hall to be To-
Gated and placed at such points with
i'll the city limits (and cemetery as
no Il kNxJ csA
now or hereafter; and the same to be
changed or removed to other points
at pleasure of city council; and all Of
said phones shall have long distance,
as we'll as all other service rendered
to any subscriber to said telephone
company, and a failure or refusal by
said telephone company, its success
sors and assigns to comply with the
provisions Of this section shall work
forfeiture of the privileges herein
granted.
Sec. v.-That the privileges herein
granted to said company are upon the
further express conditions that its
charges or rates for local or city SER
vice shall never exceed fffteon ($15)
dollars Der year for residence phones,
and twenty ($20) dollars per year for
commercial or business, phones per
phone, but this section shall not be
construed AZ regulating the charges
for long distance or out Of town con-
nections, charges for which service
shall never be more than what is
charged for like service IN other cities
Of the same size as the city Of Ander-
son.
Sec. VI.-Tlint all poles wires and
crc SO arms used ON any Of the streets
or alleys Of said city Of Anderson by
said telephone company shall be sub
ject to approval es 20 length and
size By the city authorities, and shall
be located and placed ON said streets
under the supervision and direction
Of the city authorities, to the end
that they may be 30 placed as not
to obstruct public travel, subject the