Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-30

lot eaCn tcItNIOnts TOT Iuil IntlalnC ttltI-
tive signal two t2) party line residence
telephones snail not exceed twenty-tour
tsefool dollars per year for each tele-
line residence telephones sEsi not exceed
eighteen (t1S.00) dollars per year for
each telephone: provided. that each rddi-
tional one thousand (1.00OD telephones
connected up and in service In the city
OF Omaha the above rental Tor each tele-
Service PnUe " for two ears may be Increased s
one (s1.00) dollar per year; provided,
r neyer ex see sixty 1seooo dollars per
year for each business telephone, nor
thirty-six (sSs.ool dollars per year Tor
1t IL provided that ths grantees herein
shall furnish service 70 subscribers on
their demand on q message rate basis. not
70 exceed the following rates:
BUSINESS RATES.
For Individual line. unlimited incoming
service. 81 per month.
For each out going city call 2 cents.
For individual line. unlimited incoming
service. 50 cents per month.
For each outgoing city call. 9 cents.
The said grantees shall az no time charge
from from any any public pay station to any other
telephone Of said company within the cities
of Omaha and South Omaha.
said grantee agrees and binds Itself. its
successors or assigns, 10 establish a tele-
soUts omsna 0 NebTasKs ana IN me to S install II
in said City of South Omaha, hrst-class
telephone system. and to furnish 60 their
Omaha telephone connectisn and service
with the telephone subscribers of said
South Omaha system. without toll or ex-
to the telephone rental fer telephone
service in the City Of Omaha, authorized
II shall be the duty OF said grantee. its
successors or assigns, subject to the terms
and conditions of this ordinance TO connect
the line or lines with the lines, Of any
, independent company. which shall extend
it's standaiIs copper metallic toll lines to
mand such connection, and pay the reason
able cost thereof, and to furnish said con-
nection to said companies upon reasonable
terms; and also to furnish to its sub
scribers long distance connections with said
lines at reasonable rates, and that said
connections beyond the City OF OmaRa than
is charged by other Independent systems
for like service for like distance.
or assigns, by the acceptance vi tnIs ordi-
nance, agrees TO build, lay. maintain and
an o@shs Se sWtcS
board, conduits and pores 70 be OF sufi-
cient size, capacity and number to ulti-
service. TO fifteen thousand Q5,OoO) sub
scribers, which system as above described
shall be completed within two years after
the acceptance of this ordinance, provided
said grantee, Its successors or assigns, Is
not hindered by the city or any of Its on
causes over which they have no control.
For the purpose Of securing compliance
with the conditions of this ordnance tile
grantee, It's successors or assigns. shall,
on or before the acceptance Of this ordi-
nance, deposit with the City of Omaha the
City Of Omaha. Nebraska. II the said
within the said time construct and put in
operation telephone system, as above
tfs Gyh c hs OF 81 Sa
the City Council. showing that the said
and put in operation and the provisions
OF this ordinance fully complied with to
said date. shall return 10 said grantee. its
successors or assigns. the said sum of
twenty-five thousand ($25. 00000) dollars or
warrants 30 deposited: but should the said
or refuse to put in operation sucn leisphone
system within the time SO SPECIFIED, then
feite sa 10 the city s Of omsba and sSid fran
chise shall become null and void. The
City of Omaha is hereby given the right
ceedings brought by or against said COM
pany. where 1t may be necessary for tho
y q ns 10 is is or
assigns, shall not. without the consent Of
the City evidenced by %.yGty vote ts q
proposition, except as hereinafter provided,
sell or transfer this ordinance 10 any per-
hereafter engaged in the telephone bust
ness In the City of Omaha, and shall not
or mi ensc INTO sny psrso
persons. or any cor loration. concerning the
rate to be charged for telephone service In
ployes or managers OF the said grantee. its
! successors or assigns, shall at the same
pioyes or managers OF any other telephone
system being operated In said city.
Provided. however, that nothing herein
of the grantee, its successors or assigns TO
make contracts viii, the telephone, systems
I for interchange OF business and division
OF earnings from their connecting lines.
And. provided. further, that the said
Ordinance and the rights. privileges and
franchises hereby grantee as security for
/ said grantee, its successors or assigns
And, provided, further. that the proceeds
| OF all OF such bonds shall be expended in
the construction. extension ana operation
] of said telephone system and no bonds
shall be issued by said grantee. it's sue
| pose.
Sec s. In constructing. operating and
repairing said conduits and telephone
proper precaution to avoid danger or In
ali times and in all places hold harmless
the city from all ana every such damage.
injury, loss or expense caused or occa-
| stoned by any act failure to act on
their account. or through any carelessness
OF themselves or their employees, and this
provision oDuSatAnB the grantee, Us sue
cessors or assigns, under this ordinance,
! TO hold the City OF Omaha harmless
against injury, loss or damage. shall ex-
! damage TO said city by reason OF material
being placed upon any street. alley or via
duct in said city, or TO any injury, loss or
damage caused thereby to any Khird per-
son 10 whom the said city may be liable;
and tire said grantee, under this contract, or
its assigns. or any other person acting
under or by virtue OF the provisions OF
/ this ordinance, shall at Eli times hold
/ said city harmless by reason or any loss,
1 damage or Injury so caused. directly or
| indirectly, whether caused by careIessness
| or negligence Of said grantee. its sue
! cessors or assigns or of any employe or
agent OF the grantee. its successors or
Sec. g. the city shall have the right 10
purchase the property OF the grantee, its
l successors or assigns at the expiration of
| twenty-five years or at any time there
| after. IL such option is exercised the city
shall pay for the value OF the physical
property alone, nothing being added
| thereto for franchise value or so-calted
going value. In case an agreement as to
VALUE cannot be reached between the city
and the telephone company the value shall
! be determined by the District Court OF
! Douglas County, Nebraska The said tel
| ephOne company shall hle with the CITY
Clerk on or before the first oay OF July
each year report ana statemant OF the
value of its property on the nrst day OF
the value OF its physical property second,
! value OF so-called going value. and In cas-
| the city desires to purchase under Its OPP
ton given above IL shall have the right