The Goodland republic., 1906-07-20
LEGAL NOTICES.
(First published in The GOOdland Re
nT1b1fp Tr1TZ- % 1906

CFirst published in The GoodIand Re
public, July 20, 1860
ORDINANCE NO 1874 GENER-
al ordinance regarding telephone sys-
TENS, rural, long distance and local,
entering leaving, passing through or
doing business in the city Of Good
land, Kansas, and using, operating or
owning telephone exchanges.
Be it ordained by the mayor and
cOuncilmen Of the city Of Goodland,
Kansas:
Section 1. That the right of any
rural, or long distance telephone COM
pany to enter, leave or pass through
the city Of GOOdland, Kansas, may be
secured by permit or franchise, as
the city authorities may dirtct, the re-
quest being made in writing. specifying
the place Of entry and exit, and the To-
cation Of the Office or telephone ex-
change said grant or privilege by the
mayor and cOuncilmen being govern
ed by the rules and regulations here
matter specified.
Section 2. Local telephones doing
business within the limits Of the city
Of GOOdland, Kansas, by permit, grant
or franchise shall be governed by the
rules and regulations controlling all
telephone systems, and as hereinafter
specified.
Section 3. All poles carrying wires,
guy poles and cables placed along the
streets and alleys, and crossings Of
SNLEELo anu dl1ENSs Slldll De DAdEtu
along the curb lines Of the same, out
side OF walks, and so as not to inter
fere with traffic on said streets and al
leys, and the unObstructed use Of
walks by pedestrians.
Section 4. All wires on all poles in
use by such telephone systems shall
be provided with glass inSulatOrs, and
at entrance and exit from buildings
Ors; and all instruments in buildings
shall be safely and thoroughly ground
ed, and a sufficient number Of poles
used on the line, shall be properly
grounded as a protection to life and
property in case OF electric storms
Section s. All rural and long dis
tance telephone lines entering, leaving
or passing through the city Of Good
land, Kansas, shall pass along the al
leyS instead Of streets. except where
unavoidable and necessary to enter Of
fees or telephone exchanges. for the
conveyance Of messages 10 such ex-
changes or offices or residences OF pa
irons.
Seton s. In case Of property own
ers desiring to remove buildings, all
owners Of telephone systems shall be
to the Inconvenience and expense OF
the raising or lowering OF wires. or
cost to the property owners, and upon
due notice in writing by such proper
ty owner, that such wires and poles
hinder such removal
Section Z. All wires on main busi-
ness streets must be cabled, on due
and timely notice being given by the
city authorities, a reasonable time be
ing allowed for such change, and said
change being made at the expense Of
the owner or owners Of the telephone
system and without cost to the said
city Of GOodland, Kansas
Section s. The future extension Of
the telephone line OF the system now
in operation shall be placed along the
alleys Of said city Of GOOdland, Kan i
sas, instead Of on the fronts Of streets
as heretofore.
Section g. The city Of Goodland, /
Kansas, hereby reserves the right, IN
the case Of any permit, license, fran |
chise or grant OF use Of streets and al
leyS OF said city, TO any telephone SyS-
tenn, and whenever the city council
may decide to make such order, they
streets TO be put in cOnduits under
ground, and poles removed
Section 10. All local telephone COM
panies operating an exchange, for a !
compensation, for rural and long dis
tance. systems OF telephones, shall be |
reasonable in their charges, and shall !
be considered as doing business for /
said companies on, over and along I
such lines and must conform to re-
Quirements OF the statute, session laws /
OF 1905. chapter 5O2.
Section IL All telephone lines do |
ing business in to or through the
city OF GOO0lan0s Kansas must COM 4
ply with the rules and regulations as
herein provided upon penalty Of S25
fine and the cancellation Of such lie
ense. permit, or the annullfng and re-
vocation Of such franchise as they
may have received from said city OF
GOodland, Kansas
Section u. This ordinance shall be /
in full force and effect from and after I
its publication in the city official pa
per
Passed and approved by the mayor
and city council OF the city Of Good I
land. Kansas, this 14th day OF July, |
1896.
GEORGE KELLY. Mayor.
Attest Il 4 FLOYD city CLERK