Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-02-23
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE.
Authorizing the Company
To use the public streets of the Town of
IHLewell. Virginia. for. the purpose of
placing poles and electric conductors
IN reOn.
SEC ZION |. BE II ordained bv the
General Council o. the Town of IazewelJ
Virginia, that permission be aud the same
Is hereby granted To the Com
pany, It's SUCCESSORS aud 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 aud highways of the said Town,
rs It's business may from time To time re-
qulre, provided all poles shall be neat
aud symmetrical.
SECTION =. That the work OF cree
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 may Ice
displaced 10y reason OF the erection of
such poles, and upon failure % the Com
phhy So To do after twenty days notice
IN writing shall have been given 10y the
Mayor oi said Town so said Company, the
said Town may repair such portion of
I the sidewalk or street that may have
been disturbed 10y said Company aud sOl-
lrct the cost So incurred from said Com
panY.
SIC ZION 3. In consideration OF the
rights ANA privileges herein granted. said
Company snail. upon demand, provide
/ one crOSS-aim on each pole. en- which the
>atd Town may desire To attach either fire
ALARM telegraph OF police telegraph wires
J tor the Tree use at the police and fire
alarm teleeraph system of said Town.
! SECTION 1. Said Company shall at
all tunes he subject To the Town ordi-
| nance now IN existence or which may be
/ hereafter passed relative to the use at the
| public streets by telephone and telegraph
/ mpanics.
SECTION .. Said Company snail hl-
demuIiy q q Town of Tazcwcil against
ana assume all liabilities Tor damages
/ which may All sc or accrue To ,he said
Town from any injury To persons or prop
etty from the doing of any work herein
authorized, on the neglect of said Conn
pany or any of It's employees tO comply
with any ordinance relative To the use 0f
| streets OF said Town. and the accpptunc,
10y the Company of this Ordinance SHAH
bean agrcemt nj by IL Ia pay to the said
, Town any sum of money for which Uls
said Town may become liable from or by
reason of such injury.
SECTION q. The said Company, IT.
successors and assigns, Is hereby author
lied to maintain and operate its plant. al
40 much'thcreOi as 10 may desire. hereto.
tore constructed, maintained aud operate,
/ within the limits OF said town of IRzcwcl
/
cations ar prior grants from said town %
lazrwcll. rs " constructed, maintaInU,
ahd operated under the terms and cOndl
tiouS oi this ordinances,
SECTION Z. This franchise IL grant
cd for period of thity 1901 years.
SECTION x. In consideration of ia
grant If THIS franchise the said
Company shall at all times during th
continuance of tins franchise, furnish 4
the public efficient service at REASONABLE
rates and shall maintain It's property II
good order; and la the event the san
..... Company shall TAIL in uu
respect To comply with the PROV isions au,
requirements ut THIS section 3, Tor twcnt
days after written notice 10y the Couuci
of such failure .hcn the said Com pan
shall Ice liable To the said Town tor ia
payment of the SIM oi $500 per da, fu
each day after the expiration ot sal,
twenty uaNS that thc said Company ma
continue IA said default; and II said Com
panN shall continue Ina such default tor d
Period ut thirty days after the cNpimtio
at said twenty days, then this grant an,
, franchise shall be- thereby forfeited.
SEC1lON .. 1hesaid Compan, shall
execute buid io the Town of IaLrwrll II
the penalty Ot $500 90, conditioned Tor ia
faithful performances of ITS cuhtrac
on its part as set forth Ia this ur
dinance, which said bond shall be- cN
rcutcd Within 80 days after the grant -
this franchise to said Company.
SIC HON 10. THIS ordinance shall
be IN force rom and alter the execution -
the bond provided for by section or tai
ordinance.
/, 4. A. icpass. .Ir., hereby certif
2 that the above ~ a tIie and correct cop
of AN ordinance passed at a meeting %
: the Mayor and Council of the Town -
Tazcwcll, Virginia, held ou the 10Th da,
of january. 1906.
(oigncd) /. A REPASS, Jr.,
Clerk ct Council
Approved.
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