The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-01-20
Town Council Proceedings.

Town Council Proceedings.
COlfax. La. Jan. 3. 1906.
The mayor and board of alderman
of the town Of Colfax met this day at
Z o'clock in special session convened.
Present.. P. Lewis. mayor. and
A1dermanJ. w. Duncan. A. W. Lewis.
j. A. Hyde and C. N. Carnahan.
Absent-R. f. Mcknight.
On motion Of ]. w. Duncan the fol-
lowing ordinance WIS taken up by
sections and adopted az follows:
AN ORDINANCE
Granting to the Cumberland Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co. it's agents.
transferees. representatives. SUCCESS
Ors. or assigns. the right to erect.
construct. maintain and operate
along. through. over and under the
streets. alleys. and high ways of the
town of COlfax, Louisiana. n tele-
phone or telegraph line. or lines. for
the purpose Of conveying intelli-
gpnce. and communicating by cleo
trictty. and carrying on its business
by such means within. to and from
C0lfax. Louisiana. for % period OF
twenty-five years, the privilege not
to I've exclusive, and providing for
violation hereof by such company.
BE it ordained hy the Mayor and
Board OF Aldermen of the Town of
bG0ifax. in Grant parish. Louisiana.
i'm special session convened for the pur-
pose of considering this ordinance
and enacting the same:
Section l. That the Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph Company,
its agents, transferees. representa-
tives successors. or assigns. be and
are hereby granted the right toerect.
construct, maintain and operate
along. through, over and under the
streets, alleys and highways of the
town OF COlfax. Louisiana. u tele-
phone or telegraph line or lines. for
the purpose of carrying on its busi-
ness OF conveying and communicating
intelligence and messages by electric
ity. within. to and from C0lfax. Lon
isiana. PROVIDED such line or lines
shall he 40 constructed. maintained.
and operated as not to interfere I'm
any manner with the free use of such
streets. alleys and highways. the
drainage thereof. or infringe upon the
unhindered use thereof by the public.
nor destroy any trees: and provided
further that said company shall. dur
ing the continuance of this franchise.
place n telephone i'm the town hall OF
the town Of Colfax. when requested
SO to do by the Mayor. for the free
Use of the officials of said town for
local purposes. or I'm default thereof
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sum of two dollars and fifty cents
per month for ench month OF failure
on its part to place such phone in
the town hall, and that this privilege
shall extend for a period Of twenty
five years and not he exclusive.
Be 1t further ordained. etc
Section ?. That this ordinance
shall become effective and binding MP
on the town of COlfax and the Cum
berland Telephone and Telegraph
Company only upon the written ac-
ceptance, in nOtarial form. of the
terms and conditions of this Ordi-
nance by such company through an
officer thereof duly authorized so to
do 10y n resolution Of it's board of di-
rectOrs. which shall accompany. and
be attached tn this ordinance and re-
turned with the signatures necessary
In the premises.
BE II further ordained. etc
Section ,. That. for good and suf-
ficient cause, this ordinance shall I've
executed in duplicnte. one for the
town of CDlfax and one for the Cum
beriand Telephone Company. and
that the same shall take effect and be-
In force from and after the written
acceptance of the terms herein sleci-
fed, In the manner above set forth.
10y the Cumberland Telephone and
Telegraph Company. and that said
period Of twenty-five years. during
which this ordinance confers said
privilege. shall begin on tile date of
such acceptance. provided that such
acceptance shall lie male ON or before
the 3lst day Of january. A. ID. 1906.
which il hereby made the time limit
in which this offer of franchise may
he accepted. under the terms llerein-
above set forth.
Section 4. That all ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict with |
or contrary tn the provisions of this
he and the same are hereby |
repealed.
Approved Jan. 3, 1906.
J. p. LEWIS. Mayor.
This ordinance WAS introduced by |
Alderman J. w. Duncan, and after
being considered by SECTIONS was
-by a vote OF four yeas to no |
nays on Jan. 3, 1906.
&. n. CARNAHAN,
Secretary to the Mayor and Board of |
Aldermen.
There being no further business. on
motion of j. w. Duncan the council
adjourned j. p. LEWIS.
L. N. CARNAHAN. Mayor.
Secretary