Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-11-17
AN CRDR ANcE.

Authorizing the COMPANY
to use the public str,e's of the Town of
Tszewell. Virginia. for the purpose of
placing poles aud electric conductors
tn TeOn.
SEC ZION 1. BE It ordained 10y the
General Council of the Town of farewell
Virginia. that permission Le and the sama
is hereby granted 10 the Conn
paDy, its successors and assigns. tai erect.
operate and maintain lines of telephone
ana telegraph, including the necessary
poles, fixtures and electrical conductors
upon, along and over the public roads.
streets and highways OF the said Town.
as its business may from time To time re-
quire. provided all poles shall be neat
and symmetrical.
SECTION ?. That the work of cree
ting poles 10y virtue of this ordinance
shall be done under the supervision of
the street committee, and the said
Company shall replace and properly re-
lay any sidewalk or street that may be
displaced by reason of the erection of
such poles, and upon failure of the Com
pahy so to do after twenty DAYS notice
in writing shall have been given by the
Mayor of said Town 70 said Company, the
said Town may repair such portion of
the sidewalk or street that may have
been disturbed by said Company. aid col
lect the cost so incurred from said Com
pany,
SECTION 3. In cons liberation of the
rights and privileges herein granted. said
Company shall, upon demand, provide
one cross-arm on each pole. On Which the
said Town may dr>iic to attach either fire
alarm telegraph or police telegraph wires.
tor the free use of the police and fire
alarm telegraph system of said Town.
SECTION I. Said Company shall at
all times be subject to the Town ordi-
nance now in existence or which may be
hereafter passed relative to the use OF the
public streets by telephone and telegraph
companies.
SECTION >. Said Company snail in
demnify tie Town of Tazeweil against
and assume all liabilities for damages
which may al sse or accrue To The said
Town from any injury to persons or prop
erty from the doing of any work herein
authorized, or the neglect of said Com.
pany or any OF its employees TO comply
with any ordinance relative to the use ~
streets oil said Town, and the acceptance
by the Company of this Ordinance shall
be an agreement byi to pay to the said
Town any sum Of money for which the
said Town may become liable from or by
reason OF such injury.
SECTION Il. The said Company. its
successors and assigns, IS hereby author
lied to maint;sin and operate its plant. or
SO much thereof as may desire. hereto
fore cont ucted maintained and operated
within the LIMITS OfSaid to Nn of Ia newell
free and clear of all Liabilities and obi.
cations or prior grants from said town Of
lazewell. as If constructed, maintained
and operated under the terms and cnndi.
tons OF this ordinance,
SECTION Z. This franchise is graft
ed Tor period of thiIty 1901 years.
SECrIO.i S. Said Company, or its
successors and assigns, shall ii lie with the
Clerk of the Council of the Town of
Tazewell, its acceptance Of this Oidinan-
&c within sixty days from the date OF its
passage.
SECTION .. This Ordinance shall
be In force from and after the date of it's
acceptance by said Company. or its sue
oessors and assigns.
!, !. A. Repass, Jr., hereby certify
that the above is true and correct copy
OF an ordinance passed at meeting of
the Mayor and Council of the Town of
Iazewell, Virginia, held ON the 18th day
of October, 1875.
(Signed) 4. y. REP ASS. .Jr..
Clerk OF Council.