The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-05
AN ORDINANCE.

| AulnorIzing the Southern Bell Telephone and
| ~ Telegraph Company 10 use the streets OF
| the City Of Paatka, Florida, for the purpose of
| placing poles and electrical conductors there
on.
| SE,TIoN1. Be 1t ordained by the City Coun-
ell of the city of Palatk Florida, that permits
| sion he and the same Is hereby granted to the
| Southern Bell Telephone ana Telegraph Com
| pany, It's successors and assigns, for the per-
! iod Of 30 years, to erect, operate and maintain
| lines of telephone and telegraph, including the
| necessary poles, fixtures ami electrical con-
| ductors upon, along and over such of the pub
| ic roads, streets and highways of the city of
| Paatka as Its business may from time to 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.
SFCrIoY > That the work of erecting poles
| by virtue OF this Ordinance shall be done uu
der the supervision OF the street committee
and thu sal southern Bell releph' ne and Tel
| graph Company shall replace ami 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 (20l days notice In writing shall have
been given by the Mayor of the City o. Palatka
| TO said Company, the CT y may repai" such
portion OF the sidewalk or street that may
| have been disturbed 10y said Company,
and collect the cost so Incurred from said Com
pany.
| SECTION g. In cOnsidl ration Of the rights
| and privileges herein granted said company
| shall provide one crnss-arm on each pole for
! the free use Of the police and fire alarm sys-
| tom of the City of Pa atka.
| SECTION Said Company shall at all times
| be subject to the city Ordinances now in eX-
! istence or which may DO 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 all
! liabilities for damages which may arisa or &c
| cruC to the city If Pa atka from any injury to
persons or property from the doing Of any
| work herein author zed, or the neg lcct Of said
company or any Of its employees, To comply
with any Ordinance relative % the use Of the
! streets OF said city, and the acceptance by the
company of this Ordinance shall be an agree
| ment by 1t 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 1t shall take
/ effect.
! SECTION Z. This Ordinance shall be in force
| from and after the date Of its passage.
SECTION s. This Ordinance shall not be 50
| construed as to authorize the Southern Bell
| Telephone Company, its successors or as
signs 10 operate or conduct or carry on q short
distance or local telephone business or such
as is now being conducted within the citylimits
| of saidclty
SECTIoNO This Ordinance shall be in force
and effect for a period OF Thirty (3D Years
/ from the date when 1t shall take effect and
shall be subject to all the terms and conditions
of an Act entitled "An 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 Laws Of the State
Of Florida, and approved by the Governor,
June ., 1899
SECTION 10. The Ordinance heretofore BASS
ed by this council April q, 1903, and the trdl-
Hat
ell May 9th, 1903 are hereby repealed
Passed in open Council this May 10Th 1893
Seal S.. KENNERLY,
President City Council.
Attest; ]. n. BLACKWELL, civ CLERK
Approved this May 2Oth, 1903
NJ. sTEEN, Mayor