The Green Forest tribune., 1901-05-18
THREE NEW ORDINANCES.
Telephone Exchange, Licensing
 Drays and Sunday Closing.

Drays and Sunday Closing. There was a considerable amount of business for the ad- iourned session of the town coun- cil, which met on Thursday night of last week.
 The ordinances which were placed on calendar at the last regular meeting were taken up and disposed of. The one which sought to repeal the stock law was defeated, but the ones licens- ing drays and prescribing pun ishment for Sabbath breaking were passed in regular order, while a bran new ordinance was introduced al.d passed, granting a telephone franchise to T. l.. Hummer.
 Following are the three new ordinances in the order they were taken up and passed.
 The proposition which led to the introduction and passage of the telephone franchise ordinance is as follows:
 PROPOSITION.
 Proposition and offer made by Thos. l.. Hummer to the incor- ated town of Green Forest in Car roll county, Arkansas.
 The undersigned Thos. L. Hummer proposes and offers to erect and maintain within said in corporated town 8 telephone ex- change and lines, said exchange and lines sufficient to meet the present public demands to be completed within 90 days after complete acceptance by the pub ication of a suitable ordinance ( and to be extended thereafter from time to time as the public &convenience may demand. And #urther to furnish and keep in re- &pair for the use of said incorpor- Ated town one telephone instru- #hnent to be erected and maintain Fed at any point within said incor- poration which shall be designa- ted by ordinance of the town council, such instrument being subject to use under the direction of the town council to and from all points within the incorporated limits of said town free of charge. Provided that this proposition when accepted shall be and re- main in full force for the full period of twenty five years. And to faithful performance of the obligation and duties herein as- sumed by said Thos. l.. Hummer, he, by the signing of this instru- ment binds himself, his legal representatives and assigns.
 Signed, sealed and delivered, this 10 day of May, 1901.
 THos. l.. PLUMMER. (sEAL)
 ORDINANCE NO. 38.
 Granting to Thos. L. Hummer, his legal representatives and assigns, the right and privilege of erecting, maintaining and operating a telephone exchange and lines within the incorporated town of Green Forest in Carroll county, Arkansas.
 Be it ordained by the town council of the incorporated town of Green Forest.
 Sec. 1. That the right to con- struct. maintain and operate a telephone exchange and lines on and over the streets, avenues, alleys, highways and public grounds within the limits of said Incorporated town be and the same is hereby granted to Thos. l.. Hummer, his legal represen- tatives and assigns; provided said streets, avenues, highways and public grounds shall not be unnecessarily obstructed or inn paired; provided further that when it becomes necessary to temporarily obstruct or impair any part of such streets, avenues, highways or public grounds in constructing or maintaining said exchange and lines, said Thos. l.. Hummer, his legal representa- lives and aSsiUns shall without