The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-29
AN ORDINANCE.

| uthorizing the Southern Bell Telephone and
| ~ Telegraph Company to use the streets of
| the City of Palatka, Florida, for the purpose o.
| placing poles and electrical conductors there
on.
| SECTION l. Be II ordained by the City Coun-
ell of the city Of PaIatka, Florida that permits
sion be and the same is hereby granted t. the
| Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com.
pany, It's successors and assigns, for the per-
| lOd Of 80 years, TO erect, operate and maintain
Ines of telephone and telegraph, including the
| necessary poles, fixtures and electrical con
ductOrs upon, along and over such Of the pub
| ic roads, streets and highways of the city OF
Palatka as It's business may from time 10 time
| require for the purpose OF doing Long Dis
| lance Telephone business, and As shall be
designated by the street Committee of said
| city, provided that all poles shall be neat and
symmetrical.
SECrIoX ;. That the work of erecting poles
by virtue OF this Ordinance shall be done uu-
der the supervision of the street COmmiil ee
and the sal Southern Bell Telephone and Tel
graph Company shall replace and properly re-
ia any sidewalk or street that may be dis
placed by reason of the erection OF such poles,
and upon failure of the company so 10 do after
twenty 200 days notice in writing shall have
been given by the Mayor OF the city o Pala ka
to said Company, the City may repair such
portion OF the sidewalk or street that may
have been disturbed by said Company,
and lllect the cost so incur cd from said Com
pany.
SECTIONS. In consideration Of the rights
and privileges herein grant, d said ompany
hall provide one cross arm ON each pole for
the free use of the police and fire alarm sys-
tom of the city of Pa atka
SECTIO> / Slid Company shall at all times
be subject to the City Ordinances now in eX-
lstence or which may be hereafter passed rel
alive TO the use of the public streets by tele-
phone and te .egraph companies.
SECTION 5. Said Company shall indemnify
the City of Palatka against and assume ali
liabilities for damages which may arise or ac-
crue to the city ii Pa atka from any injury to
persons or property from the doing of any
work herein author zed, or the neglect OF said
company or any of its employees, To comply
with any Ordinance relative TO the use Of The
streets OF said city, and the acceptance by the
company of this Ordinance shall be an agree
ment by it to pay to the city of Palatka any sum
Of money for which the city may become liable
from or by reason of such injury.
SECTION 6. Said company shall file with the
Clerk Of the City Council Of the city of Palatka
its acceptance of this Ordinance within sixty
60) days from the date when II shall take
effect
SECTION l. This Ordinance shall be in force
from and after the date of its passage.
SECTION s. This Ordinance shall not be so
construed as to authorize the Southern Bell
Telephone Company, It's successors or as
signs to operate or conduct or carry on short
distance or local telephone business or such
as is now being conducted within the cityllmits
ofsaid city.
SECTION O. This Ordinance shall be in force
and effect for period OF Thirty 800 Years
from the ud0o Nheu IL Sudll tdhe eHeCti anu
shall be subject to all the terms and conditions
OF an Act entitled can Act prohibiting the
granting by Municipalities of Franchises or
rights to use Streets for certain purposes
for any term exceeding THIRTY YEARS, or
without reserving the right at and after the
expiration of such term to purchase property
used under such franchise or right" the same
being CHAPTER 4s59 Of the avs of the State
Of Florida, and approved by the Governor,
June 2, 1899.
SECTION 10. The Ordinance heretofore pass.
ed by this council April p, 1903, and the Ordi-
nance amendatOry thereof, passed by this coun-
ell May 9th, 1868, ATE hereby repealed.
Passed in open Council this May 18th, 1908
Seal S. J kENNERLY,
President city Council.
Attest: ]. N. BLACKWELL, City Clerk.
Approved this May 10Th, 1903.
NJ. sTEEN, Mayor.