The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-14
ORDINANCE NO. 27o4.


An ORDINANCE GRANTING TO THE
Missouri and Kansas Telephone com
pany, corporation, its successors and
assigns, the right Of way and the right
70 construct operate and maintain IN
foreground conduIts and mannoles upon.
IN ana under the sidewalk on the east
SIDE Of the bridge across the Kansas
11tteE on Kansas avenue IN the city OF
topeka, Shawnee county. Kansas;
BE II Ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the City of Topeka:
Section l. The right of way and tho
right IS hereby granted The Missouri and
Kansas Telephone company, a corpora
Ilons It's successors ana assigns to con
struct, operate and maintain underground
conduits suitable to contain cables and
wires Tor the carrying OF electrical cur
rents Tor low tension wires with suitable
and proper manholes for access 10 said
condultS and with all necessary aDplf-
ahces and fixtures and the right to place
IN SAID cOnduits, maintain therein or re-
move therefrom at its discretion and con
Ven1ences all or any cables, wires or 9th
e appliances for the carrying OF electrical
currents of low tension wires along and
under the sidewalk on the east side or fl7a
Orldge across the Kansas river on Kansas
avenue IN the city OF Topeka, Shawnee
county, Kansas.
Sec. 3 Said Underground conduits shall
be placed under the sidewalk on the east
side of said bridge and shall be SO located
as not to interfere with the public travel
wnen completed and not to endanger said
Drluge- The work of laying said cOnduits
snail be done in such manner as not TO
enqanger or deface the said bridge.
Kansas
Telephone company. its successors and
assigns, shall save and hold the city of To-
peka free. during the period of this fran
chlse, from all liability, costs, damages
and expenses of every kind for the paw
Tnent of which said city may become ia
bic to any person, firm or corporation by
reason of the rights and privileges herein
granted to said company or by reason OF
the construction, maintenance or opera
manholes.
Sec; 4 In. consideration of the rights and
privileges hereby granted said The Mis-
souri, and Kansas Telephone company. its
successors and assigns, agrees to entirely
recons{ uct, In first class workmanliks
manner, the sidewalk on the east side or
said Melan arch bridge to its fun width
after the completion of said conduits ana
manholes, and said work of reconstruct
ton shall be done in accordance with the
plans and specificat tons furnished by the
city engineer and approved by the mayor
ana council of the city of Topeka, and
said work Of reconstruction shall be done
under the direction and to the satisfaction
OF the city engineer. Said The Missouri
ana Kansas Telephone company, its sue
cessors and assigns, SHALL during the life
of this franchise, repair and maintain
said sidewalk in first class condition for
travel without expense to the CITY Of
Topeka. And II the said telephone com
pany, its successors and assigns. shall fail
TO repair defects in said sidewalk within
five days after receiving notice to do so
by the street commissioner, then said re
and the cost thereof be paid by said tele-
phone company, its successors and assigns.
re WOAh u CIIlSlIucllnE SAID COnCuitS
and TnanhOles and reconstructing said side
walk shall begin on or before August l.
A. D. 1906. and be fully completed on or
before October 81, A. D. 1896
At the time of the acceptapca
of this ordinance said The Missouri and
Kansas Telephone company, its success
sors and assigns, shall give q good and
sufficient bond to the CITY of Topeka in
the sum of one thousand dollars Isl, 600. 00)
to secure the faithful performance OF all
the terms and conditions of this fran
chise.
Sec. 5. The said The Missouri and Kan
sas Telephone company, its successors
and assigns. shall never let or lease its
condufts and manhoies to any person. firm
said bridge without the consent of ths
city Of Topeka granted by ordinance
Sec 6. Said telephone company shall hls
its acceptance OF this ordinance with the
city clerk of said city OF Topeka within
ten (i09 days from the date Of its passage.
Sec. z This ordinance shall be and re-
main IN force and the rights and priv
eleges hereby granted shall be for a term
of thirty (3O years from and after the ac-
ceptance of the same. but nothing herein
shall ever be construed as extending thu
term Of the franchise or any right or priv Z
ilege granted said telephone company un-
der Ordinance No. sos which took a4e9t
ADriI 18th. 1885
Sec g. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage
and acceptance by said telephone come
pany, and its publication n the Official
Passed on this gth daylof July. A d
Approved on this 18th Jay Of July. A. D.
gseal1 W y DAVIS. Mayuz.
Attest: J. II. SQTIRES. ClsEA