Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-29
Bids for Telephone Franch,sr.

bios Tor Celepnono franchise.
The following ordinance was proposed
by the Town Council OF the Town Of Poca.
honta, Va. and approved 10y the Mayor on
the Seventh day OF July, 1904, and order "a
advertised in accordance with the acts of
tile General Assembly governing the same
An Ordinance:
Authorizing the
Conn any To use the public streets OF the
Town OF Pocahontas, Virginia. for the
purpose OF placing poles and electrical
conductors thereon
SECTION i.-Be IL ordai ned by the Town
Council OF the Town OF Pocahontas, Vir-
Rinia. that permission be andis her eby
etHhpu the
Comp my, Its successors and assigns. for
period of thirty (30) years, 10 erect. op-
crate and maintain lines of telephone and
telegraph. including the necessary poles
INJURIES and electrical conductors upon,
along ana over the public roads. streets
aud highways of the town of Pocahontas
Virginia, as its business may from tinle to
time
require, provided that all of the poles nre
neat. symmetrical and provided that this
ordinance shall noe be construed as
grantins any company or person, the ex-
elusive tight tn erect maintain auc opera ta
lines of telephone and telegraph over any
street or highway of said town.
SECTION THAT the work of placing
and erecting the poles by virtue OF ills
ordinance shall be done under the super.
vision and direction of the Street Commit.
Tee OF said town. and the said
.'... Company, shall replace and
properly relay any sidewalk or street that
may be displt ced by reason of the cree ION
of such poles. or wires and upon the failure
oi theCompany TO do so, after twenty DAVIS
notice In writin shall have been given hy
the Mayor of the Town of Pocahantas.
n An IA I'm
PAIR such portions Of the sidewalk or
street that may have been displaced or
dstui bed by said Company and collect the
costs so Incurred from the said COMPANY
SECTION ,. -In consid Grafton of the
rights and privileges herein granted. the
said Company shall provide one cross
arm on each of Its poles for the free use
oithe police and fire alarm system of the
nor Pocahontas. Virginia and shall
also extend TO the said town ofPocahontas
Va, the free use OF Its lines for the trans.
mission OF messages, on Town business
and that only,by It's To wn Officers, within "a
RADIUS or and not 20 exceed, fifty miles
nom said Town of Pocahontas. In further
consideration of the granting OF the rights
and privileges herein given the said Com.
pany, Its successors and assigns agrees aud |
are bound not TO charge, for its local
service. and use of telephone, a rate of |
more, and that will exceed an annual
rental of twenty five (25) dollars.
SECTION 4.-Said Company shall at all |
times be subject to the town ordinances
now In existence. or which may hereafter
he passed relative to the use OF pablic
streets by telegraph and telephone com.
panies.
SECTION Said Company shall in.
demnify the town OF Pocahontas against
and assume all liabilities for damages
which may arise or accrue to the said
Town OF Pocahontas, Va. from any in
jury to persons or property, from the
doing of any work herein authorized or
the neglect of said Company. or any OF its
employees to comply with any ordinance
relative 10 the use of the streets of said
town, and the acceptance of the Company
OF this ordinance shall lie an agreement
10y It TO pay to the Town of Pocahontas |
Va, any SUM of money for when the
Town may become liable from or by |
reason of said injury.
SECTION g. Said Company shall
file with the recorder OF the Council of the |
Town OF Pocahontas. Va, Its acceptance
OF this ordinance within sixty days from |
the date when it shall take effect.
SECTlON 2. - Said Company shall !
deposit with the Treasurer of the flown OF /
Pocahontas. Va, bond with satisfac- ]
tory sureties, in the sum of Fifty (5O)
Dollars. to be forfeited to the Town or /
Pocahontas, Va, should said Company 4
fail to construct. operate and maintain i'm /
good order the telephone system provided \
Tor by this ordinance, ann furnish efficient /
telephone service at reasonable rates in /
accordance with the pi PROVISIONS named In |
section No. 3, OF this ordinances.
SECTION 8.-This ordinance shall be |
In force from aud after the date of It's pas
sage But before this ordinance granting |
said franchise shall be effective, said
town OF P0cahontas, Va, shall first after
due advertisement for once week for four
successive weeks receive bids therefor
publicly Ia such manner as prov ided by
law In accordance with Section i24 and rs
Of Al ticle sof the Constitution OF Virginia
and the acts OF the Assembly governing |
same.
Approved J. NJ. NEWTON. Mayor.
Approved IL. NJ. MBEtGEK, !
Recorder.
Bids on the above franchise are invited
and will he received and acted upor &C
PocahOntas. Va. In the Council Chamber
on the Seventeenth day of August, 1904, at
nine (9) o'clock p. m.
The Council reserves the right to reject /,
any and all bids
j. NJ. NEWTON. Mayor.
II NJ. UMBER(s Eis, Recorder. /.