The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-12
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o. nance NJ. -.
Hsiag o dinance granting . tele-i
phone franchise TO r. 2. Cors6n, his
successors and assigns.
b It ordained BY the city council.
Section l. That +, p. Corson Of Far
60, N. D. his successors and assigns,
who shall hereinafter be termed and
designated in this ordinances as the
grantee-) are hereby granted limited
license and franchise to extend his tele-
phone line now operated and being
built along the Pembina river from
Neche, N. d. into and within the limits
Of this city, and to erect the necessary
poles and wires upon and over the
streets dsalleys, to make the necessary
connections with the bonafide subscrib-
ers thereto and to operate and maintain
a terminal exchange for the same.
Section 2. Said poles and wires shall
in all cases where possible be erected
and extended in and over the alleys of
said city in preference to the streets,
and under the supervision and direction
of the city marshel and street engineer.
Section 3. Said poles and wires shall
be of sufficient height from the ground
that they shall not impede the passage
of vehicles of any kind including thresh-
ing engines and separators.
Section 4. Whenever any person shall
receive permit and license from the
mayor, or city council, or /. both, to re-
move any building, or to perform any
other act, that would necessitate the
temporary removal of any of said poles
or wires, then upon the presentation of
a copy of said permit or license and five
days written notice, by said licensed
person, together with the tender of a
reasonable sum of money for the necs-
sary expense of such removal of wire
and poles, to said grantee, said grantee
shall proceed to remove said wires or
poles, or both, with all possible dispatch.
Section S. The city council may at
any time after ten years from the pas
sage and publication of this ordinance
order the said telephone wires and poles
taken down and placed under ground,
and after six months written notice,
signed by the Mayor and Auditor there
after given to said grantee,if said poles
wires are not removed from the alleys.
and street as set out in said notice,
then the city council may order the
said wires and poles removed from the
streets and alleys in such manner as
they may deem best, and the poles, wires
and other materials shall be forfeited to
the city of Pembina.
Section 6. The said telephone line be-
ing an extension of the line now in op-
Grafton and being built from Neche,
N. d. as aforesaid, this franchise is
granted for the sole purpose of the ex-
tension of the said line into this city, to
make the necessary connections with
the bona fde subscribers thereto and to
operate an exchange for the same, but
is not to be construed to give the right
privilege or franchise of establishing a
a general local telephone system within
the limits of this city without further
action by the city council.
Section Z. This franchies is granted
upon the express conditions, that said
grantee shall within ninety days after
the taking effect of this ordinance, COM
plete said telephone line and establish
said exchange, or terminal station, or
connect with some other established. or
to be established, lines having such ter
minal exchange. That he shall at all
times during the continuance of this
franchise maintain and operate said
telephone line in good working order for
the use of the subscribers thereto, and
the general public, and at usual and re.
sonable prices. And if said grantee fol
any cause, except such as is beyond the
control of said grantee, or could be
guarded against by ordinary foresight
and prudence, fail to erect said line and
establish said terminal exchange within
the time hereinbefore specified, or shall
fail to keep the same in good condition
or shall upon reasonable notice and re-
quest fail to perform any of his othe1
duties imposed upon him by this ordin
ance, all his rights hereunder shall 10
so facto cease, and this ordinance ma,
be repealed.
Section 8. The rights, obligation.
and liabilities extending to and impos
ed upon the said F. e. Corson undo
this Ordinance by his acceptance there
OF as hereinafter provided, shall equal,
extend to and be binding upon any sub
sequent successors or assigns.
Section 9. Said grantee shall With