Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-11-10
AN ORDINANCE

Authouzingthe Company
to use the public streets % the Town Of
Tazeweil, Virginia. for the purpose of
placing poles and electric conductors
th-reOn.
SECTION 1. BE it ordained by the
General Council Of the Town of TazewelI
Virginia, that permission be and the same
is hereby granted To the Com
pany, its successors and assigns. to erect,
operate and maintain tines of telephone
and 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 ali poles shall be neat
and symmetrical.
SECTION ,. That the work OF cree
ting poles by 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
paby so to do after twenty day $ notice
in writing shall have been given by the
Mayor of said Town 20 said Company, the
said Town may repair such portion of
the sidewalk or street that may have
been disturbed by said Company, and coll
lect the cost SO incurred FROM said Com-
pany.
SECTION ;. In consideration Of the
rights and privileges herein granted. said
Company shall, upon demand, provide
one cross-arm on each pole. IN " hich the
said Town may desire tn attach either fire
alarm telegraph or police telegraph wires,
tor the free use of the police and ire
alarm telegraph system of said Town.
SECTION I. Said Company shall mt
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
demnity tie Town of Tazewell against
and assume all liabilities for damages
which may arise or accrue TO Tie 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 of said Town, aud the acceptance
10y the Company of this O,diuance shall
be an agreement 10y it To pay To the said
Town any sum OF money for which the
said Town may become liable from or 10y
reason of such injury.
SECTION &. The said Company, its
SUCCESSORS and assigns, IS hereby author
lied 10 maintain and operate its plant. or
50 much thereof as it may desire, hereto
fore constructed, maintained and operated
within the LIMITS Of said to yn OF Tazewen
free and clear of all liabilities and obi
cations or prior grants from said town of
Tazewell. a. il constructed, maintained
and operated under the terms and condi-
tions OF this ordinance,
SECTION Z. This franchise is grant
ed for period of thiIty l30l years.
SECrION 5. Said Company, or its
SUCCESSORS and assigns, shall Tile with the
Clerk of the Council of the Town OF
Tazeweli, its acceptance of this Oldinan-
&c within sixty days from the date of its
passage.
SECTION .. This Ordinance shall
be in force from and afte: the date OF its
acceptance 10y said Company. or its sue
cessors and assigns.
/, I. a. Eepass, .r., hereby certify
that the above is a true and correct COPY
OF an ordinance passed AT meeting of
tine Mayor and Council Of the Town nf
Tazeweli, Virginia, held on the 18th day
of October, 1905.
(Signed) +. y. REP ASS, Jr..
Clerk of Council.
Approved.
(SigHrd1 e v SPOTTS