Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-02-07
TELEPHONE FRANCHISE.
No S3A

Ordinance No. 49,
An Ordinance granting to w. NJ. Reese Con-
StructtOn Company, its successors and as
signs the right to operate and maintain tele-
phone lines in the City of Medicine Lodge,
Kansas
Be it ord aimed by the Mayor and Counciimen
of The City of Medicine Lodge. State of Kan
saS..
Sec. 1. That the right of way be and the
same is hereby granted to w. M. Reese Con-
strucfion Company, it's successors and assigns,
TO er Get and maintain poles, mains, manhOlds
aero ss any public street. avenue. alley, bridge
and via1uct in the city. for the purpose of OPP
era ting q telephone exchange and telephone
lines. Provided, said lines OF poles and wires
public use of said streets, avenues and alleys.
Sec 2. Whenever The poles of said company
'.s near as possible to me sides of the alley.
and in such manner as to least interfere
with or incommode the public or adjoining
property owners. Whenever the poles are
erected on any one of the streets. they Shall
he placed in all cases when practicable, on the
outer edge of the sidewalk, just inside the
curbstone, and on the line dividing the lots
one from another; and in no case to be so 10
Gated as to obstruct the drainage OF the
streets or to interfere with any sewer.
Sec. 8. No wires of any electric light. cleo
trio motor, or telegraph company snail be
strung on the same side of any street or alley,
where tho said telephone company mas al
ready placed ii line of poles or other fixtures
for carrying its wires. Provided this shaii
not apply to the city fire alarm telephone me
trio motor companies, to be erected or strung.
shall not ia this case be allowed to approach
the wires of said telephone company rearer
than three feet. Nor shat the said telephone
company be allowed to pls &C its wires nearer
than three feet to the wires of said other COM
panies now operating. n case of the VIOLATION
of hereof. within three DAYS from such nOti-
fication. and on failure to comply with such
notice. il shall be the duty Of the Marshal to
remove the same forthwith at the expense or
the offending party.
Sec. 4. 1t 1s agreed on the pert OF said Tele-
phone Company to furnish the City of Medf-
cine State of Kansas. one free telephone; to
be located by the council.
Sec. 8. 1t IS understood on the part of W.
NJ. Reese Construction Company that unless
they commence construction within hve
months ana have SAID telephone system in OBJ
Grafton within Gig ut mouths the r. ghL under this
franchise shall have been forfefred and said
franchise become null and void. 1t is further
agreed that in case of assignment OF transfer
of the rjghIs under this franchise a copy OF
such assignment shalt be filed with the city
clerk of the said City of Medicine Lodge with
in fifteen days after such assignment shall
have been made.
Sec 6. That tho charge for the use OF the
telephone TIA business hopses and offices shall
not exceed yearly rental of 81 y per mouth
and for private Ia fuses shall nor exceed Il
yearly renta: of 81 Per month. fhis schedule 60
apply TO the said City of Medicine Lodge with
in radius of Ihree-fourths or u mile from
the main busin. IS part of the city.
Sect. The telephone company shall re-
move it's wires after forty-eight hours notice,
on request of the Marshal 10 permit moving
of houses along the streets. at the expense of
the mover. charges Tor cutting not to exceed
twenty-fi five cents per hour per wire.
Sec. 8. The rights aud privileges granted TO
said company shall be for the period of twen-
ty years.
Sec o. This ordnance shall take effect and
be in force from and after ifs approval and
publication in the official paper. The Barber
County INDEX, OF the city of Medicine Lodge,
State of Kansas, and the acceptance by w.
II. Reese.
Passed and approved fiis End day OF Febrr-
airy, 1900. W. COLLIN, Mayo.,
MN. REESE CossTnUcAIos Co.
Seal. By Reese.