River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-26
TO THE HONORABLE COMMON COUNCIL OF TIL

TO THE HONORABLE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RIVER FALLS GENTLEMEN
Albert f. Morgan hereby applies to your
honorable body for fra ichse and right to
construct maintain and operate q telephone
exchange by the use of poles wires and other
appliances in and upon, across and along the
streets, alleys and public grounds of the City of
River Falls, and asks for the adoption of the
annexed ordinance.
Dated January 90, 1905.
ALBERT F. MORGAN
The ordinance, the adoption of which is
asked for in the foregoing application Is in the
words and figures following, to wit:
The Common Council Of the City of River
Falls Counties OF Pierce and st. CroiX and
State of Wisconsin do ordain as follows:
SECTION /. franchise is hereby granted to
Albert f. Morgan. his heirs representatives
successors and assigns, to construct. maintain
and operate a telephone exchange within the
present and future limits of the City of River
Falls. Wisconsin to use the streets alleys and
public grounds of said ity for the erection of
poles. Stringing of wires and the construction
If other necessary appliances, subject to all
the provisions of the Statute Law ow in force
and applicable thereto and to such rules and
regulations respecting S lid lStreetS and ALLEYS
and public grounds, as now are, or may here
after be in force within said City OF River
Falls.
SECTION II. The setting of said poles the
of said appliances shall be under the control o
the Common Council to the extent hat tn e
common Ouncil or their authorized repre-
SentativeS may prevent the said Albert f.
Morgan his heirs SUCCESSORS representatives
or assigns, from permanently placing said
poles. wires and appliances where they will
ObStruct the public travel. and see that the
poles are Set as nearly as possible to the divld-
ing lines between lots abutting on the streets
and alleys along which the telephone lines are
extended.
SECTION III. The permission herein granted
shall be subject to all the following conditions
and restrictions: All poles and posts used in
the construction of said telephone exchange
shall be good, sound peeled and reasonably
straight of q height acceptable to the ttY
ouncil and placed as near the curbst''ne of
the sidewalk as is consistent for the Stringing
of said wires relative to the trees intervening
and shall not interfere in any way with the
flow of water in the drains and shall leave the
streets alleys. and public grounds in as good
condition as they were before placing Of said
poles and appliances.
SECTION ". The said Albert F. Morgan.
his heirs representatives SUCCESSORS and as
signs, shall save and hold and keep the City of
River Falls harmless Of and from all actions
causes OF action. liability and damages. eX-
penSes and costs caused by or accruing
through or by reason Of the faulty and negli-
gent erection and construction of said tele-
phone exchange.
SECTION v. This ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage and publication.
The Jerk of the 'ity of River Falls, counties
of Pierce and st. t'rOiX. State OF Wisconsin,
shall. and is hereby directed to cause this or
dinance, according to law. to be published In
the official paper OF the City OF River Falls,
Wisconsin
Passed ---. 1905.
ApproVed--, 1905
-, Mayor.