Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-13
ORDINANCE No. $40.
First published Jan. 10, 1900,


An ordinance grating for a j
term of Twenty years to
The Lndepeadeat Telephone Go,
It's successors and assigns, the
right, privilege and authority to
construct, maintain and operate
IN the city of HAYS, Kansas,
through the public streets, avenues
and thoroughfares, thereof, poles,
wires and othOr appliances for the
purpose of furnishing and supply
ing to city of Hays, and inhab-
itants thereof Telephone service.
Sec. 1, Be it ordained by the
Mayor and the Countil OF the city
of Hays.
Section 1. That the Laadepen-
dent Telephone Company, a cor
poration created. organized and
existing under and by virtue of
the provisions of Article V. chap
ter 42, of the Revised Statutes of
the State of Missouri, and here
after called ''the company" or
''the said company" its successors
and assigns, are hereby authoriz-
ed, and the consent of the city of
Hays thereto is hereby granted to
SAID Independent Telephone COM
panY, Its successors and assigns,
the right to place, construct and
maintain their poles within the Inn
its OF SAID city of Hays, and place
and MAINTAIN on said poles. cables,
wires and fixtures suitable for use
in the operation of a telephone
system; provided, that every teie-
phone pole shall be marked in
some suitable manner to designate
It's proprletorship
Section 2. Whenever the poles
of said company shall be set in
any alley, they shall be located
as near the sides OF the alley as
practicable, and in such manner
as to least incommode the public
or the adjoining property owners.
Whenever the poles are erected
on the streets, they shall be placed
in all cases, when practicable, on
the outside edge of the sidewalk,
just inside of curbstone and on
lines dividing the lots one from the
other and In no case to be placed
as to obstruci the drainage of the
streets, or to interfere with any
sewer or other public work or i'm
provement. Said telephone com
lpany's lines shall occupy bnt one
side of any street, avenue or alley,
and the wires shall be placed not
less than twenty four T24l feet
above the established grade of all
streets and alleys inside of fire Inn.
It's and twenty GOT feet outside OF
fire limits of said city of Hays.
And the telephone company shall
remove the wires after twenty four
hours notice, on request of the
| Mayor, to permit of moving houses
along the streets, all at the ex-
pense of the mover.
Section 3 The SAID COMPANY
its successors and assigns, shall
and by the acceptance of this or
dinance does agree to furnish tc
the city at their own expense anc
free of all cost or charge to the
city, not less than two and as ms
ny additional telephones as the
City council may require for The
transaction of the city's business
, with their proper connections
which telephones aud thar connec
tons are to be at least equal tt
the best furnished to their patrons
and are to be located in such oil:
ces as may be designated by thu
city council and so connected will
the system of SAID Company, it!
successors and assigns, as to bt
operated as a part of said system
Section 4. the telephone SER
wee to be performed and render
ed by the SAID company, its success
sors and assigns, within the lin
: Its of the said city, shall be OF the
, character known and designated
as the long distance or metalli.
circuit.
Section 5. the said company
its successors and assigns, may
charge for the use of telephone:
3 in places of business in said city
: sum not to exceed twenty fou1
, (241 dollars per annum for eacE
telephone; and for the use of tel
ephones In residence use sum no
to exceed twelve [12) dollars pei
annum for each telephone; al
snch charges to be paid quarter
! annually in advance. The forego
ing charge per aunnm shall include
! all necessary appliances, connec-
, tons and exchange service,
Section 6. Before exercising
Iany of the rights, authorlt, OF
privileges hereby granted, the sale
company. its successors aud as
signs, shall file with the city coun
Gil of said city. maps, plans an6
specifications. showing the exac
location, size and character of the
) proposed works. and the same shall
/ | be subject to the approval of sale