Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-23

conductors shall be placed underground
within the district bounded by Ninth street
on the east Jackson street on the south,
port street on the north. Provided. hows
ewes. that electrical conductors shall b
fa%sSwcps street TO enmS stree, tSss'
on Cunning street west to INVENT -fourth
street and on Jeavenworth street west to
service and exchange connections, as pro,
vided In this ordinance, may be made
purpose Wires %sy extend om the soT und s@s
as may Ss reasonably nScesssry. ana md
sbridse the Tisht Of the city to enlarge Ss
said underground district from time to
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lines constructed shall be required TO be-
placed underground in any one year. Out
and wires shall be erected and constructed
IN such manner as to comply with the
successors s or assigns may ere erect ana main
and appliances for such .transmission q
streets. avenues. boulevards, viaducts. al
leys and public grounds IN seiS City OF
sent OF the owners thereof ana in going
from one building to another; in 40 doing
the said grantse, its successors and as
streets, avenues alleys. boulevards, PUBLIC
grounds and city property in any part of
eAlo ClNIs ptONlOeo knat wires snail IN no
part be nearer than twenty 0o) feet to
tne surface OF the grouna, except that all
such n, wires Cs,r shall Ss placed gndsrSround
specified for underground conduits
And provided further that the City OF
the top crossarm arms Of each Of said uI poles
ior necessary wires for its police and FIRE
department. for the TRANSCRIPTION Of sound.
signals and intelligence, and said grantee,
its successors and assigns, when required
70 90 SO by sale city, shall in construct
conduit in the underground district pre-
scribed from time to time for the use
'nf the city wnsn ssd free from ssrSs
wires for its police and FIRE department
Tor the Transmission of sound. signals and
Provided, further. however, that the city
shall, IA tts Use end maintenance Of its
reasonable rules and reESia9Rgoyns " OF salS
| grantee, It's successors or assigns. and the
city shall insulate and protect any. wires In
shall in nowise interfere with the opera
ton or use of the wires or cables of said
| grantee its successors or assigns-
Sec. g. After said grantee, IT'S successors
or asssigns shall have commenced laying its
TO use for that purpose anS %Sos
| are 10 De newly paved, lay such conduits
prior to the laying of the new pavement.
| said grantee. Its SUCCESSORS or assigns,
shall place and at all times keep on file
with the city engineer, plans showing the
any, new conduits shall file with the city
engineer a plan showing where each con-
duit is to be LAID, and location Of manholes
and other openings to gain access to said
conduits>
Sec. Before opening any street for the
condults, wires or other conductors there
under, said grantee, its successors or as
therefor from the proper rope city officiais.
whose duty II is hereby made to grant the
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restore any and all openings made by 1t
under this ordinance IN such streets, ave
TO good condition. and for that purpose
the said grantee, It's successors or assigns,
shall, from the time it commences con-
struction hereunder. place and maintain
on deposit with the city OF Omaha at all
Iars @ which 81 SUM Dhs Shall remain D on
deposit until the exchange herein provided
for shall be put into service; Any portion
the &C city Be used Tor the purpose, Of re-
storing said streets, avenues. boulevards,
tom ton In case said grantee. its successors
thirty IS Gays xS ssSF s az S SS.@ISs
been given by said city.
privileges and franchises hereby granted,
the said grantee it's successors or assis ,,s
shall have and maintain headGua,r,ehrs o &na
and its books and records In the city OF
Omaha, Nebraska, and majority OF the
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at ali times be bona fide residents of this
city Of Omaha; and its books ana RECORDS
shall be open to f a@d th 1eS pST
p Of the OF property and business Of
rsdntse lSs suif fs Successors or assign
shall pay to the city of Omaha on the nrst
day of January in each year an annuity
based upon a percentage OF the gross
earnings of the owners of this franchise
as follows: -. o.-,-
| hereunder Is begun, during the period
granted by this ordinance ana ss lsn6 gran
tee shall furnish twelve free telephones
for the use OF the city.
Said grantees, their successors or as
signs, shall establish a rental Tor teie-
There shall be no charge on telephone
rentals until the grantees, their success
alton and connected up at least three
thousand (s,00O) bona hde subscribers In
III Until eight thousand (s,oOO) telephones
shall be In operation the rental for each
full metallic long distance business tele-
dollars per year; for each full metallic
long distance residence telephone shall
not exceed thirty $4,000 dollars per year,
: for full metallic selective signal two l2l
party line business telephones shall not
exceed thirty-six 0ss.0e) dollars per year
fET esae tWS party ne
telephones shall not exceed twenty-four
$4,000 dollars per year for each tele-
phone; and for full metallic four 80 party
line residence telephones shall net exceed
eighteen l;ls,ool dollars per year for
tionai one thousand G,ooo) telephones
of Omaha the above rental for each tele-
phone after said plant shall have been =. "
one (sl.O0) dollar per year; provided,
} further, that the maximum rental shall
year for each business telephone, nor
thirty-six $4,000 dollars per year toI
each residence telephone.
1t is provided that the grantees herein
shall furnish service to subscribers on
their demand on q message rate basis, not
to exceed the following rates;
BUSINESS RATES.
For individual line, unlimited incoming
. service, 81 per month.
. For each out going city call, cents.
RESIDENCE RATES.
For Individual line, unlimited incoming
service, 50 cents per month.
For each outgoing city CALL cents.
The said grantees shall at no time charge
more than cents for any single message
from any public pay station to any Other