The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-23
Election for Telephone Franchise.

Election for Telephone Franchise.
At a special election to be held June
10, 1902, the fell, wing proposition Will
be submitted to tt e electors of the City
of Denison. Iowa: Shall the city
Council of the City of Denison, Iowa,
grant the following franchise to the
the Crawford County Telephone
Company
ORDINANCE NO. 100.
Granting to the Crawford County Teie-
phone Company the right to erect
city of Denison, Iowa, on the con.
ditlons hereinafter provided:
Be it ordained by the City Council of
the city of Denison, Iowa:
SEC. l. That the right is hereby
phone company, its successors and as
signs, to erect, maintain and use upon
the streets, alleys and public highways
of said city, the poles, wires and fix
lures necessary and convenient for
supplying to the citizens of the said
city and the public, communication
by telephone or other electric signals,
under the provisions of this ordinance
until the first day of May, 1902.
SEC. 2. That the location OF the
poles and lines now in use is hereby
approved, and any change therein or
extension thereof shall be done uader
the direction of the committee on
streets and alleys of the City Council.
SEC 3. That said poles and wires
shall be placed and maintained so as
not to interfere with travel on said
highways, streets and alleys, and said
Company shall hold said City free and
harmless from all damages arising by
reason of any abuse or negligence in
such occupancy and this grant is made
and is to be enjoyed subject to all
reasonable regulations or ordinances
OF police nature as said City Council
may be authorized and see proper at
any time to adopt, not destructive to
the rights hereby grained, and in case
OF change ct grade or bringing tograde
or change of grade or curb line of any
street, highway or alley, the said
Crawford County Telephone company
shall remove and reset such poles to
conform to said changed grade or curb
line without any expense to the city:
and with regard to cutting wires OR re-
moving poles for the passage of any
vehicle or structure, the Crawford
County Telephone company shall upon
a notice of eight hours being given by
the Mavor of the city, remove said
wires, poles or other distractions with
out any charge to the city for said re-
moval, but in no case shall said Com
pany be required to keep said wires or
poles removed for any longer period
than would be a reasonable time for
the passage of said vehicle or structure
so passing.
SEC. 4. That the rights OF use here
given shall not be exclusive. The
City Council reserves the p wer to
grant like right of way or privileges
to any person or parsons for similar
uses. The same, however, not to in
terfere with the reasonable exercise of
the privilege hereby granted.
SEC. 5. That in consideration where
of said Crawford County Telephone
company shall agree to allow the city
to attach at any time to any of said
poles, city's fire alarm and poll:e wires
provided that same shall not be done
so as TO interfere with said Company's
use, that snch attachment shall be
made and maintained under the di.
rection of said Company's local mana
ger in said city. And in case said
Company shall at any time operate a
telephone exchange under this ordin
ance, it shall furnish three telephones
to be maintained, one at the Office OF
the city Mayor, one at the residence OF
the city Marshal, and one in council
chamber at city hall, OF at such places
as the City Council shall from time to
time by resolution direct. said tele-
phones shall be mailtained free of
charge to the city, and such further
telephones as the City Council may b,
resolution require for city use, at so
per cent discount from the regular
prices from time to time charged for
business office, provided, that for each
OF the telephones furnished, seperate
contracts containing the customary
provisions be previously signed having
endorsed thereon the concessions here
in specified.
SEC 6. Should an exchange be es-
tabllshed under this ordinance, said
Crawford County Telephone company
shall, whenever requested so to do by
pany roperty owner or citizen within
the limits of the city of Denison, Iowa,
extend such telephone lines and furn
ish said property owner or citizen with
a telephone upon the payment of the
established rate and the signing of the
Company's contract for the same, but
IN no case or at no time within the five
years following the establishment of
such exchange shall said charges ex.
coed one dollar per month for private
residences. or two dollars per month
for business house, and these rates
shall be the maximum rates for the
first five years aforesaid, provided,
that any change of rates made in the
future by the City Council under or.
dinances heretofore passed, granting
similar franchises to the Iowa Tele.
phone company, and the Odebolt Tele.
phone company, shall apply to the rates
charged by this company with the
same effect and at the same time as tc
the said Iowa Telephone company and
the Odebolt Telephone company.
SEC. Z. That unless said Crawford Co
Telephone company complete it's ex
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