The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-23
Ordinance No. Is

An ordinance granting the Grant County Tele
phone Company Qncorporated) the right t6
erect poles and fixtures and TO string wires tol
the purpose of operating telephone system III
aud through the city of Mllbank, South Dakota
Be 1t ordained by the city council of the city
of Milbank:
Section l. That there is hereby granted to
The Grant County Telephone Company (incor
poraled, their successors assigns. the right
and privilege to erect poles and fixtures and to
string wires along such streets, alleys and pub
lie highways within the city OF Mllbank, ). d..
as may be necessary for the purpose OF estab
fishing, erecting and maintaining a telephone
system in and through the said city OF Mllbank
S. D., for the term of twenty years from the
date OF the passage approval and publcaton
of this ordinance, for the purpose of supplying
the citizens of Milbank, and the public in gen
eral, facilities TO communicate with persons
residing in, near, or at distance from the said
city of Milbank. 5. d., and all such rights and
privileges to become operative and to continue
upon conditions hereinafter named
Section 2. The poles are to be located under
the direction of the city council upon such streets
and alleys as the city council OF the city OF
Milbank may permit
Section 3. All poles, fixtures and wires are
to be placed so as not to interfere with the
ordinary travel and traffic on the streets and
alleys and public places within SAID city, and
not to interfere with the flow OF water IN any
water mains, sewers or cutters within SAID city,
and the city council reserves the rIght TO ADOPT
such rales and regulations of a police nature as
may be deemed necessary and Tor the best IN
terests of the said city OF Milbank, not destructive,
however, of the rights and prlNlllges nereln
granted.
Section d. All wires strung and nsed under
and by virtue Of this ordinance shall be placed
at such distance from the ground as the city
council shall deem necessary, aud at ali street
crossings not less than twenty t2O) feet
Section 5. The rights and privileges herein
granted are not exclusive, and the CITY OF MIL
bank reserves the right to grant the same or
similar privileges to any others, the same, now
ever, not to interfere with the rights and PRIV
ileges herein granted
Section 6. In consideration of the forego-
ing, the city Of Milbauk, 5. d., shall have the
right to string wires on poles or Inc uraht
Co tnty Telephone Company lncorporateu) LOT
ire alarm purposes, free OF charge 10 tne saia
city. said work to be superintended oy the sala
company and such wires not TO interfere Win
the working of the said telephone system
Section 4 The city of Milbank is also to
have the right to use the lines OF me GRANT
County Telephone Company Qncorporated) Iree
of charge for business belonging strictly TO IN Ihe
municality of the city of Milbank, 3 d. The
said Grant County Telephone Company uncor'
porated) further agrees TO provide TOR the ctlZens
Of Milbank, S. D., tirstclass and up-to-date, ap-
pliances and service.
Section 8 The Grant county Ielephone
Company Gncorporatedl further agrees to
maintain suitable office within the city OF
Milbank, s. D., and further agrees to connect
with any local telephone exchange that may bt
established within the said city OF Mibnnk
and to furnish service at a reasonable rate.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage, ap
proval and publication.
Passed first reading. June 8, 1905.
Passed second reading, June II, 1905.
Adopted, June II. 1905
xApproved, June l2, 1905.
Attest: THos. l.. BoucK,
Ed p. DoRE, Mayor
City Auditor.