Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-07-15
Bids for Telephone Franchise.

The following ordinance was proposed
by the Town Council OF the Town of Poca.
honta, Va, and approved by the Mayor on
the Seventh day OF July, 1904, and order ed
advertised in accordance with the acts of
theGeneral 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 BE it ordained by the lown
Council OF the Town OF Pocahontas Vir-
ginia, tina permission be and is hereby
granted the
Comp my, its successors and assigns. for
a period of thirty (3O) years, to erect, OPP
crate and maintain lines of telephone and
telegraph. including the necess ,ry poles,
fixtures and electrical conductors upon,
along and over the public roads streets,
and highways of the town OF Pocahontas,
virginia, as its business may from time to
time
require, provided that all of the poles are
neat, symmetrical and provided that this
ordinance shall noe be construed as
granting any company or person, the e1-
elusive right To erect maintain and operate
lines of telephone and telegraph over any
street or highwayo of said town.
SECTION THAT the work of nlacing
and erecting the poles by virtue Of this
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 It rect that
may be Displaced by reason of the erection
oil such poles, or wires and upon the failure
OF theCOmpany to do so, after twenty DAYS
notice in writing shall have been given by
the Mayor of the Town of Pocahantas
Va, to said Company, the town NAV re.
pair such portions of the sidewalk or
street that may have been displaced or
dlstulb bed by said Company and collect the
costs so Incurred from the said Comnanv
SECIlON ). - In consideration of the
rights and privileges herein granted the
said Company shall provide one cross
arm on each of its poles for the free use
OF the police and fire alarm system of the
Town OF Pocahontas. Virginia and shall
also extend 10 the said town of Pocahontas
Va, the free use of its lines for the trans
mission OF messages, on Town bushes
ana that only,by its to WI officers within n
radius, of and not to exceed, fifty miles
from 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 and
are bound not to charge. for its local
service, and use of telephone, 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
DC passed relative to the use of pablo
streets by telegraph and telephone COM
panies.
SECTION 5.-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 10 persons or property, from the
uolhg OF any work herein authorized or
tile neglect of said Company. or any of its
employees to comply with any ordinance
town. and the acceptance of the Company
of this ordinance shall be an agreement
by it to pay to the Town of Pocahontas.
Va, any sum of money for which the
town may become liable from or nv
reason of said injury.
SECTION g. Said Company shall
ME with the recorder of the Council of the
lown OF Pocahontas. Va, its acceptance
OF this ordinance within sixty DAYS from
the date when it shall take effect
SECTION - Said Comuanv shall
deposit with the Treasurer of the Town of
focahontas. Va, bond with satisfac
tory sureties, in the sum OF Fifty (5o)
Dollars, to be forfeited to the Town of
focahontas, Va, should said Compauv
iall to construct, operate and maintain in
good order the telephone system provided
for by this ordinance, ana furnish efficient
telephone service at reasonable rates in
accordance with the provisions named in
Section No. 3, of this ordinance.
SECTION S.-This ordinance shall he
! In force from aud after the date of It's pas
sage. But before this ordinance granting
said franchise shall be effective. said
'o"H Vi oodhohIaS, va, snail hrSt after
due advertisement for once week for four
successive weeks receive bids therefor
publicly in such manner as provided by
law in accordance with Section l24 and 125
OF Article SOf the Constitution of Virginia
and the acts of the Assembly governing
same.
Approved J. NJ. NEWTON. Mayor.
Approved HIM MRERGER
Recorder
Bids on the above franchise are invited
aud Will be received and acted upon AT
Pocahontss. Va. in the Council Chamber
on the Seventeenth day of August, 1904, 1
nine (9) O'Clock p. III.
The Council reserves the right To reject
any and all bids
j. NJ. NEWTON. Mayor.