The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-04-14
CITY ORDINANCE.

The CITY Councll OF tne CIIy VI
Marion, Kentucky, do ordain as fol-
lows:
Section |: That there is hereby
created and established franchise
or privilege to erect, maintain and
operate telephone exchange, en-
bracing central Office apparatus, fix
lures, cables, ald wires along,
through, over aud uLder the sire cts,
sidewalks, alleys and public places
OF said city of Marion, Kentucky.
Section 2: That said franchise or
privilege shall continue for a period
Of twenty 900 years from and after
the time the same shall take effect.
Section 3: The purchaser Of said
franchise or privilege may assign or
transfer the same.
Section / Said poles, fixtures, ca.
bles and wires shall be erected and
maintained in substantial and
workmanlike manner, and that said
work and equipment shall be mod
ern and up-to-date in all respects,
and shall be so located rs not to in
te-fere with the legitimate entrance
to any adjacent private property, nor
to obstruct the free use OF the said
streets, sidewalks, alleys and public
places for the purpose Of public
travel
Section 8: The purchaser OF said
franchise or privilege, his successors
or assigns, shall promptly replace al
paving and macademizing that may
be disturbed by the said purchaser
in setting said poles and shall also,
at the purchasers own expense, re-
move all dirt aud debris that may
aiise IL making excavations Tor that
purpose. All work Of setting poles
shall be done under the supervision
Of the street committee, aud II shall
be the duty Of the said committee TO
see that the provisions Of this ordi-
nance are faithfully complied with.
Section o. The City 81 Marion,
Kentucky. shall have the right TO
maintain and operate the fire aud
police wires upon the poles Of said
purchaser within the corporate lin
It's Of said city, free OF charge, pro.
viied said wires shall be located on
said poles In such way as not 10 In
terfere with the wires Of the purchas.
err,
Section I: Said purchaser, his sue.
eessor or assigns, shall indemnify
said city from any aud all damages
that may arise from the presence Of
said poles, fixtures, cables and wires
upon, along, over aud under said
streets, sidewalks, alleys aud public
places, or from It's failure TO comply
with theproyislons Of this ordinance.
Section S: Nothing In this ordiu-
Ance shall be construed so as give
the purchaser, his successors or a..
signs, any exclusive right TO the priv.
ilege gfanted.in Section /; hereof.
Section 8; The purchaser shall fur.
nish two telephones TO th, city 81
Marion, for its use, free Of charge
slid telephones 10 be located At such
places within the corporate limits Of
Marion, as the city council may di.
rect, aud there shall be no distinction
with respect 10 service rendered from
said telephones and the service rem.
dered from other Subscribers tels-
phones embraced In ,he purchasers
Marion, Kentucky Exchange.
Section 10: Tho purchaser shall
construct aud operate telephone *.
changes At salem, Livingston coun.
~, Dvcusburs and Tolu In Cri,tsn.
den county, Kentucky, 70 satisiac-
tory franchise oNn be procured in.
said places, and not less than forty
ti0l boustde subscribers can be -.
cured by the said purchaser IN each
Of the said rlsoss.
Section ~: There stall be free
inter change ~ service between all
bona tide subscribers 20 the tole.
phone exchanges operated by the
purchaser In Critiendcn county, Ken.
lucky, and tho purchasers salem
Kentucky, Exchange.
section "; Tho city council shall.
give written notice to the purchaser.
Or his assigns, n violations ~ the
provisions u this ordinance, and ~
the purchaser W. hi assigns. has
not within = reasonable time. after.
receipt NJ said written notice. r1m.
piled with tho provisions of sA.i 1f.
dlnauos sn violated, ths gity rnuurIl.
NAV declare said franchise forfeited
and s1 notify irn purchaser ur iit
aFs'gus. uf saij forfeiture. ami tra
purchaser or bis assigUs shalt sut-
pend business ia said city, aut far
failure o. suspend business bon sad.
city after receiving notice a. afore-
said the Purchaser, NJ his assigns,
shall be subject TO a fiue Of not less
than Eve dollars nor more than az
teen dollars; and each day of TWEEN.
A.. -. L..... ~ I..Lu--- l. -