Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-11-24
ORDINANCE NO. 1G6.

All 'IuiildiEtt W tIle SuifStt |
Tele! zone Company, it's Successors ald
assig,~, the right to place, erect and main
tain res and other appliances and con-
ducto: for the transmission of electricity I
for t .ephone and telegraph purposes. in
and Upon the streets, alleys and public
highv :ys of Carson City, Nevada.
The Board of Trustees of Carson City do |
ordai.:
SCI ION l. There is hereby granted by |
atom and conditions in this Ordinance |
centa ned, to the Sunset Telephone and
Teles aph Company, a corporation organ
lied :nd existing under the laws Of the
State { California, and to it's successors
and signs for a period of $50 years, from
and a,ter the date of the passage of this
Ordil.. nee, the right and privilege to
main lin and operate telephone and tele-
grapli system within the said City, and to
erect, maintain and operate such poles
and wire and other apparatus, over and
upon the streets, alleys and public high
ways Of the said City as may be necessary
for its said telephone and telegraph bust
ness.
SECTION 2. 1t shall be lawful for the
grantee herein, its successors and assigns.
to MAKE all necessary excavations in any
Of SAIL streets, alleys and public highways,
for the purpose of erecting and maintain
ing poles and other supports for its wires
or conductors, and for repairing the same.
Said work shall be done in compliance
with the rules, regulations, ordinances or
orders which may, during the continu-
ance OF this franchise, be adopted from
time To time by the Board of Trustees Of
said City, and the same shall be done to
the Sd isfaction of the Board of Trustees.
SECTION 3. Within sixty (6O) days after
the date of the passage of this Ordinance
the sad grantee shall file with the Clerk
of the Board Of Trustees Of Carson City
its written acceptance of all the terms and
conditions of this franchise.
SECTION 4. Nothing in this Ordinance
shall be construed as in any wise to pre-
vent the proper authorities ofthe said City
from sewering, grading, paving, planking,
repairing or altering any of the streets
alleys or public highways Of said City
but all such work shall be done, if pos
sible, in such a manner as not to obstruct
injure or prevent the free use and opera,
ton Of the said telephone and telegraph
system of said grantee, its successors and
assigns.
SECTION 5. The right and privilege,
granted by this Ordinance are granted
only upon the conditions herein contain
ed and upon the following considerations
to wit:
That during the entire existence an,
continuance of this franchise, the sal,
grantee, its successors and assigns, shall
furnish, and maintain, for said City, fire
of charge, one % telephone, with Elk
change connections and free local switch
ing within the limits Of said City, tn
same to be placed wherever the sal
Board of Trustees may designate: sal
telephone to be fer the use of the publ
officers of the said City, in the discharg
OF official duty.
And said City shall also have the rig d
to suspend upon the poles placed by tn
said grantee, its Successors and assign,
in the streets, alleys and public highway
of said City. any and all wires which sal
City may require for fire alarm or polio
telegraph purposes. All of which priv
legeS shall be free of charge to said Cit,
SECTION 6. Whenever it shall be nece
sary. in grading any street or alley of sal
City, or in building any sidewalk.
making any other improvements thareo
to remove any pole or poles belonging t
said Company. or on which any line
MI 1,ol
Company, its successors or assigns, sha
upon receiving three (3) days notice fro
the said Board of Trustees, remove su,
pole or poles, and if said Company.
successors and assigns, upon such mott
shall neglect or refuse to remove SUI
pole or poles. then such pole or poles sh;
be removed by the said Board of TIT
tees, at the expense of said Company
SECTION :. Said Company, its succe.
ors and assigns, hereby agrees and &C
venants to indemnify Carson City for a
injury arising from, or any causuality
accident TO person or property, by reas
ofany neglect or omission to keep s;
poles and wires in safe condition, a
for all valid claims against said Cars
City for damages caused by said poles
wires.
SECTION S. The right Or use herr
given shall not be exclusive, and
Board Of Trustees of said Carson City ,
pressly reserves the power to grant Ii
or other rights of way to others for Ii
purposes; the same, however. not to
terfcre with the reasonable and pro,
exercise of the privileges herein grant