Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-08-05
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
advertised In accordance with the acts of
he"eneral Assembly governing the same.
An Ordnance:
Authorizing the
Conn any to use the public streets of the
Town of Pocahontas. Virginia, for the
purpose OF placing poles and electrical
SECTION BE IL ordained by the Town
Council of the Town of Pocahontas, Vir
ginia, that permission be andis her eby
granted the :.
Comp ny, its successors and assigns. for
period of thirty 600 years, To erect, OPP
crate and maintain lines of telephone n nd
telegraph. including the necesst Try 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 ex-
elusive light to erect maintain and operate
lines oil telephone and telegraph over any
street or highway o said town
SECTION 2.-That the work of placing
and erecting the poles by virtue Of this
ordinance shall he done under the suDer-
vision and direction of the Street Com nit
zee of said town, and the said
Company, shall replace and
properly relay any sidewalk or street that
may be- displ ICED by reason of the cree ion
of such poles or wires and upon the failure
OF theCompany To do so, after twenty DAYS
notice in wriiin shall have been given by
the Mayor of the Town af Pocahantas.
va to said Company, the town may re.
pair such portions of the sidewalk or
street that may have been displaced or
distui bed 10y said Company and collect the
costs SO incurred from the said Company
SECTION 3. - 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 TO the said town OF Poca hontas.
Va. the free use of its lines for the trans
mission of messages, on Town busines
and that only,by its town officers, within
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 20 charge. for its local
service, and use of telephone, rate of
more, and that will exceed an annual
1 ental of twenty-five (25) dollars.
SECTION 4.-Said Company shall at all
times be- subject Ia the town ORDINANCES.
now In existence. or which may hrrearter
he passed rel tive tn the use of pdblic
Sc eets by telegraph and telephone c.nn-
panieS.
SEC flON j.-Said Company shall in
demnify the town of Pocahuntas against
and assume all liabilities for damages
which may arise or accrue TO the said
Town of Pocahontas, Va. from any i'm.
jury to persons or prop. rty, 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 tn the use of the streets of said
town, and the acceptance of the Company
of this ordinance shall be an agreement
by IL to pay to the Town of Pocahuntas
Va, any sum of money for when the
town may become liable from or by
reason of said injury.
SECTION O. 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 il shall take effect.
SECTION = Said Company shall
deposit with the Urea surer of the TOWN of
Pocahontas, Va, bond with satisfac.
tory sureties, in the sum of Fifty GOD
Dollars. To be forfeited to the Town of
focahontas, Va, should said Company
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good order the telephone system pro yidrd
for by this ordinance, ana furnish Ell cieut
telephone service at reasonable rates in
accordance with the provisions named in
section No. 3. of this odinanc.
SECTION 81 his ordinance sha II he
In force from aIid nj ter tl,. date of us pas.
sage. But before this ord nance granting
Said franchise shall be- effective said
town oi Pocahontas. Va, shall first after
due ADVERTISEMENT Tor once a week for four
successive weeks receive bids therefor
publicly in such manner as provided bv
law in accordance with Section l24 and l21
at Article sof the Constitution of Virginia
and The acts of the Assembly governing
same.
Approved }. NJ. NEWTON. Mayor.
Approved IL. NJ. UMREKG EK,
Recorder
Bids on the above franchise are invited
and will he received and acted upon a
| Pocahontas, Va. in the Council Chambe
on the Seventeenth day of August, 1904, a
nine (9) o'clock p. M.
The Council reserves the right 10 reIec
any and all bids
j. NJ. NEWTON, Mayor.
H. M, UMBERGER, Recorder.