Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-12-01
AN ORDINANCE.

Authorizing the Conpanv
I" use the public Str,e's of the Town of
tsz"well. Virginia. for the purpose of
placing poles and electric conductors
, IN reOn.
SEC ZION |. BE IL ordained 10y the
Ga neral Council of the Town of razeweli
Virginia. that permission lie and the sam.
is hereby granted to the Com
pany, its SUCCESSORS and assigns to erect.
operate and maintain lines of telephone
! aud telegraph. Including the necessary
poles, fixtures and electrical conductors
upon, along and over the public roads.
streets and his always of the said Town.
as its business may from time to time re-
quire, provided ali poles shall be neat
and ~ mmetric Il.
SECTION 2. That the work of GREG
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 amy sidewalk or street that NAV 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 10y the
Mayor of said Town 30 said Company, the
said Town may repair such portion of
the sidewalk or street that may have
been disturbed Ivy said Company. aid col
lcct the cost 50 incurred from said Com
pany.
SECTION ,. In consideration of tl.e
rights and privileges herein granted. said
Company shall, upon demand, provide
one cros>-arm cu each pole. N mich the
said Town may desire attach either fire
alarm telegraph orpolice 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 he 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 3. Said Company snail III
demnify tie Town of Tazewen against
and assume all liabilities for damages
which may aIise 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 10 the use %
streets OF said Town, and the acceptance
by the Company of this Ordinance shall
be an agreemtn by it 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 &. The said Company its
successors and assigns, is hereby author
/ a IN n n - N nd -,
SO much thereof as it may desire. hereto
fore constructed maintained and operated
within the limits of said toA II of Tazewell
free and clear of all liabilities and obi
cations or prior grants from said town of
Tazrwell. as If constructed, maintained
aud operated under the terms and condi.
tiOus of this ordinance,
SECTION Z. This franchise is grant
ed for period of Thirty 1901 years.
Section II cOnsidera ton of the
grant CT this franchise the said
{ 'mpany shall at all times during the
continuance Ct this franchise, furnish TO
the public efficient service at reasonable
rates and shall maintain its property in
good order; and in the event the said
Company shall fail. in any
respect to comply with the provisions and
requirements of this section 3, for twenty
days after written notice 10y the Council
OF such failure, .hen the said COMPANY
shall be liable to the said Town for the
payment of the SIM of s. 90 per dav for
each day after the expiration of said
twenty DAYS that the said Company may
continue in said default; and if said Com
pany shall continue in such default for ne
period of thirty days after the expiration
OF said twenty days, then this grant and
franchise shall be thereby forfeited.
SECTION .. The said Company shall
execute bO1d tothe Town of TazewelI i'm
the penalty of $4,000, conditioned for the
faithful performance of its contract
on It's part as set forth i'm this or
dinance. which said bond shall beck
ecuted within 80 days after the grant of
tbs franchise to said Company
SECTION 10. This ordinance shall
be in force from and after the execution of
the bond provided for ny Section o of this
ordinance
l, L. a. Repass, Jr., hereby certify
that the above is a true and correct copy
OF an ordinance passed at a meeting of
the Mayor and Council of the Town of
Tazewell, Virginia, held on the 18th day
of November, 1905.
(Nigned) 4. A REP ass, Ir
Clerk of Council
Approved.
(Sigh,dj +. SPOTS.
MAJOR.