Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-22
Published In BAXTER SPRINGS
NEWS Dec. ~, 1904
ORDINANCE NO. ~.

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ORDINANCE NO. ~:
An ORDINANCE granting unite
r. o. Thomas and assigns the
right to construct, maintain and
operate a Telephone System and
Exchange, in, upon and over the
streets, alleys and public places
of the city of Baxter Springs.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the mayor
and councilmen of the city of Bax.
ter Syringe:
SEC. 1: That authority lie hereby
given and granted unto R. o. Thorn
as and assigns to erect and main
tain lines, poles, mains, mahnoles
and wires along, In, through, under
and across the streets, alleys and
public placessof and In the city Of
Baxter Springs, for the term OF
twenty (2N years, for the purpose Of
operating a telephone exchanges
and telephone lines; provided, all
poles, lines and wires shall be 90
placed as shall least interfere with
the public use of said streets, alleys
and public places, and shall be
placed In and on the alley lines
where practicable; and shall be 80
placed az shall least incommode
adjoining property owners.
SEC. 2: Whenever the poles for
said telephone lines shall be placed
upon the streets or alleys, said
poles shall be placed on the lines
the lots. one from another,
and when placed on the street, shall
be placed at the outer edge of the
sidewalk and inside the cufbstone
line; and in no case shall any pole
be erected so az to obstruct or inter.
fere with the drainage or the sewer.
age of said streets and alleys; and
in placing said poles, or in replac.
ing old poles with new ones, said
grantee and his assigns shall at all
times keep and maintain the
ground at and about the foot of
such poles in proper condition and
repair as compared with the ada.
cent parts of such streets and al
|eys; and all poles used shall be at
east twenty-five feet in height and
not less than five inches in diam.
.ter at the top, and of cedar.
SECTION 3. That said grantee and
assigns shall place and maintain
iree of expense to said city and dur.
ng the full term of this franchise
,ne telephone in such public build
ng as the city council may direct,
;or the free use of city officers only.
SEC. 4: That the telephone char.
yes or rentals 10 be established by
grantee or assigns shall at no time
exceed one dollar @l00 per month
'or telephones in private residences
Ind two dollars $500 per month for
in business houses.
SEC. 5: That said grantee or as
signs. upon twenty-four ca hours
notice, written or verbal, by the city
shall remove its wires 80
10 to permit the moving of build.
ugs along the streets or alleys of
,aid city; expense of removing wires
o be borne by the person desiring
he wires removed, which expense
,hall not exceed twenty (2O cents
Der wire per hour.
SEC. 6: This ordinance shall take
Eject and be in force from and af.
er it's publication in the BAXTER
SPRINGS NEWS, and the written &C.
:eptance by said R. o. Thomas, of
he provisions hereof, duly filed
With the city clerk within thirty (3O)
iays after such publication.
Approved this 10th day OF Decem.
Der, 1904. L. d. BREWSTER, Mayor.
Attest: F. C. EASTER, City Clerk.
I hereby certify that the above
Ind foregoing is true and correct
copy of ordinance No. ", as the
same was passed by the city coun.
Ill on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 1904, and
low appears on file in my office. q.
[SEAL:l +. C. EASTER, City Clerk.
DEALS IN DIRT.
III. NJ. Duncan has sold his resi-.
ience property to Mrs.. Rehm.S
p. B. White has sold the building
occupied by Frank McCammon's
grocery to John w. McCammon.
il. Hudspeth has cold his home
place to Mr.. Lisk.
Sadie E. Talbot has sold to ]. s.
Tanner some property In Railroad
addition.
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