Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-26
nRnINANcE NO. AL.

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING PERMISSION TO THE
CITIZENS TELEPHONE co. TO CONSTRUCT, OPP
ERATE AND MAINTAIN TELEPHONE PLANT
IN THE CITY OF BELDING.
The Common Council otHe Cay Of Beiding here
by 0rddtnS:
SEC. l. That consent, permission and
authority are hereby given, granted TO and duly
veste in the Citizens Telephone Co, a corpor.
ate body organized under the laws OF the State
OF Michigan and having its principal office at
Grand Rapids In said state, its successors and
assigns, TO enter upon public streets, highways,
avenues, bridges, alleys and public places in
said city of Bedding and 10 construct erect, lay,
operate and maintain in said public streets,
highways, avenues. bridges, alleys and public
places in said city all needful and proper poles,
masts, cables, wires, conduits and other appli-
ances and fixtures for electric telephone and
telegraph purposes, subject however TO all the
conditions and restrictions hereinafter men
toned and TO all general provisions OF
statute law in force and applicable thereto,
and to such reasonable rules and regulations as
snch Common Council may from time TO time
g 4act in regard thereto and TO said streets ana
highways. avenues, bridges, alleys, and public
places; but before any public alley, street, or
other public place Is so used as aforesaid, per
mission shall first be obtained therefor from
the Common Council or from its duly constl-
tuted Committee or other duly accredited rep
SEC. 2. Said Citizens Telephone Company
above named is hereby granted the right TO
construct, erect and maintain an electric tele-
phone and telegraph plant IN said city OF Beld-
ing and TO repair ana extend the same ana 10
carry on the business OF telegraphy ana renting
electric telephones, and furnishing telephone
service; provided. however that the yearly rate
for telephones used in said city OF Bedding with
in the present corporate limits for business pur-
poses shall not exceed S24 90 per year aad the
yearly rate for telephones in private residences
in said city of Bedding shall not exceed SIS 10
per year for direct single party line service
provided further that an additional charge OF
lot TO exc eed $500 yer year for business service
and $500 per year for residence service may be
made when the total number OF telephones con
nected with said Bedding Exchange sh II reach
six hundred; and with a like increase OF charge
for each additional six hundred telephones be
yond the first six hundred; and provided further
that "a further charge of - 90 per year for bust
ness phones and $500 per year for residence
'rhones may be made by said citizens 20, for
full copper metallic service in said city OF Bel
ding when such copper metallic service sffsll be
requested by the subscriber provided also that
the service OF not TO exceed IN ee telephones
for the use OF said city OF Belding shall be pro
yided without eA peuse to said city, and prOYiu
ed further tn at should the said Citizens Tele
phone Company assign 10 or combine with any
other comparative telephone company now IN
existence or TO become Incorporated ana 70
operate or operating I'm said city, then, in that
case the yearly maximum rate for telephones
for business purposes shall not exceed 5000
per year and he yearly rate.for telephones ia
private residences shall not exceed 5000 per
yeartfor direct and single party lines.
SEC. All poles ana posts erected and used
in the construction OF lines and terminal facti-
ties in onnection with said telephone plant
shall be reasonably straight and OF such height.
kind and quality as shall be approved by SAID
Common Council, and shall be ii mly set in the
ground and when set IA the streets, shall be
placed next To and within the curbstone or
otherwise as the Common Council In said city
may direct. and so as TO cause the least posi-
| BILE obstruction, and further that the trees IN
said highways and public places shall not be
| interfered with exceOt IN manner approved
/ by the Mayor or Common Council
| SEC. 4. Sand Citizens Telephone Company
shall do no injury TO any street, bridge, avenue
lane, park, or public square, or IN any manner
disturb the CT v water or gas pipes or any other
public or private sewer. now or hereafter laid
or constructed by any properly authorized
persons or corporations, or TO any poles, wires
! cables, or other property owned or used by
said city or other corporation or Individual.
! SEC. ;. During tn" construction or mainten-
ance OF said telephone plant which is TO be
erected in, along, or over highways, avenues
streets, alleys or bridges in the said CITY, anC
| especially during the placing OF poles In tho
streets therof, or OF the putting OF conduit
| therein, the said Citizens Telephone Company
shall not necessarily impede public trave
therein, ana shall leave all highways, avenues
streets, bridges, alleys. aud public places upot
| which they may enter for the purpose hereiI
auth oriZed, In as good condition they were
! at the time OF said entry and shall properly
guard all work during the progress thereof, an,
! shall put up and maintain red lights and bar
riers ound excavations, and during the con
| struction and maintenance of said plant, shall
save the said city OF Bedding harmless from
any cost or damage TO any person or propert!
that may occur by reason OF such construction
and maintenance.
| %,
| buildings shall be so trained and arranged as I,
cause the least possible obstruction, and In &C
cordance with the best approved method as I,
the safety from fire and other injury To persons
or property, and all poles shall be erected an,
wires strung therein IN such manner as not u
interf re with any other existing pol, $ or wires
SEC. z. The construction OF the TELEPHONY
plant referred TO herein shall be commence,
within three months after the acceptance o
this ordinance and shall be completed and pu
into operation with all convenient speed there
after and unless commenced as aforesaid
the rights granted by this ordinance shall b.
forfeited.
SEC. 8. All rights and privileges herei
granted TO said Citizen Telephone Compan
and liabilities and obligations herein imposed
upon said company shall apply TO and be opeI
alive In favor OF or against any assignee or sue
cessor to said Citizens Telephone Company
is expressly understood that nothing herei
contained is TO be construed 10 prevent tn
granting OF similar rights on and over any OF Ia
streets or alleys In said city OF Belding TO othe
companies.
SIC. o. The right Is hereby expressly resery
ed TO said city ~ Bedding without expense, 4
use insulation upon upper cross arms for pal
OF wires for fire alarm telegraph purposes, upo
any poles erected by said Citizens Telephon
Company within the city of Belding
SEC. 10. The said city OF Bedding hereby re
serves the right at its election TO declare sal