Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-09-30

anu approved cy the Mayor on the Sist dav OF
dslce With the acts or the General Assembly
governing the same
An Ordinance
an,,n,1ssi.ng the: Company 20 use the
public streets OF che town of Pocah0ntas. Viz
ginia. tor the purpose OF placing poles aud
SECTION L. BE IL ordained by the Town
Council OF the Town OF Pocahontas Virginla
that PERMISSION mission DC and Is hereby granted the
for period ot thirty 1901 years 10 erect, oper-
ate and maiatssin Inns of telephone aud tele-
and electrical conductors upon. a.oug and over
tue puone fOs,c-. streets sud highways OF che
may from time 10 time require provided that
All Ot the poles are neat aud symmetrical, and
provided chat this ordinance shall not be CON
strued as granting any company o. person
the exclusive right TO erect. maintain aud oper-
ate lines OF telephone and telegraph over any
Snl TION 2.-rhat the work of placing and
Greeting the poles 10y virtue of this ordinance
shall be done under the supervision aud iirec-
Of the Street Committee OF said town, and the
saiu ....... .Iornpony shall replace aud
pr perry relay any sidewalk or street that may
pe displaced 10y reason OF the erection OF such
poles. or wires. and uIon the tSurV OF the
c0mpany 10 do so. after twenty CeOl days notice
in writing shalt have been given by the Mayor of
the Town AT Pocahoutas. Il ginis. TO said Com
pany. the town may repair such portions of the
sidewalk or street that may have been displaced
or disturbed 10y said company and collect the
cost SO Incurred tsom the said company.
SECTION SIN consideration of the rights
ana privileges herein granted. the said company
shall provide oue cross arm on each of its poles
Tor tue Tree u-S Of Ih' police aud IRE alarm sys
in further consideration OF the grsn1ing of th,
r,.his ai,d privileges herein gwen. in the event
that the ...;..-;..,... establishes "a local ex-
change service In the town OF PocahOntas, Nir-
giuia, it snail adopt and use such improved ap
pa atuS as IL uses in other exchanges being
81 cis,ted 10y II in cities OF about the size IA
Pocahontas- ana stall not charge 70, ~ or rate
Tor local service than it charges Tor similar ser
wee IN any city Of about the same size as Po-
Provided. however,. that tho shall no,
Charge less for local exchange service I'm the
town OF POcationiHs than IL charged 10y any com.
peting company operating local ,xchange Ina
sad town For aSiiuiar class of service, without
the previous consent of the Mayor and Council
oil tho town of PocahOntas.
SECTION 4.-Said Company shall at all times
be subject 10 the town ordinauces now in exis-
tive to thd use of public streets by telegraph and
telephone companies.
SECT.ON 5-ssid Company shall indemnify
the town of Pocahontas against and ASSUMED an
liabilities Tor damages which may arise or accrue
to the SAID town OF POcahontas, Va, from any
INJURY TO persons or property from the doing OF
any worh herein authorized: or the neglect of
said company or any of It's employees tocompiy
with any ordinance relative 10 the use of the
streets OF said town. and the acceptance by the
company of tins ordinance shall be an
sg,, ement 10y IL 10 pay 10 the town OF
focahontas, Virginia, any sum of money
for Which the town may become liable
from or by reason al said injury.
SECTION 6.-Said Company shall file
with the Recorder of the Council of the
town of Pocahontas. Virginia, its accept
ance Of this ordinance within sixty (6O)
days from the date when it shall take
effect.
SECTION 7.-Said Company shall de-
posit with the Treasurer of the town OF
Pocahontas, Virginia, bond with salts
factory sureties In the sum of Fifty Dol
lars ESQ. 00) To be forfeited To the town of
Pocahontas, Virginia, should said Com
pany fail to construct, operate and main-
tian, IN good order, the telephone system
provided for by this ordinance, and fur
nish efficient telephone service at reason
able rates in accordance with the provi.
sions named in Section 3 OF this OF dinance
SECTION S.-This ordinance shall be
in force from and after the date of its
passage. But before this ordinance grant
Ing said franchise shal be effective, said
town OF POcahontas, Virginia, shall first
after advertisement once weeh for four
(D successive weeks. receive bids there
Tor publicly, In such manner as provid-
ed by law. in accordance with No. l2i and
No. l25 OF Article OF the Constitution of
Virginia. and the Acts of Assembly
governing same.
Approved: j. NJ. NEWTON, Mayor.
Approved: III. Nj. u NJ BERGER, Recorder
Bids on the above franchise are invited
and Will be received and acted upon at
Pocahontas. Va, In the Council Chamber,
on the 9Th day of October, 1904,
at nine o'clock p. M. The Council re-
serves the right TO reject any and all bids i,
j. NJ. NEWTON, Mayor.
III. Nj. UMBERGER, Recorder.