Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-03-09
AN ORDINANCE.

Authorizing the Compauy
Y" use the public streets of the Town OF
ieIewell, Virginia. for the purnOSe of
PLACING poles and electric conductors
SEC ZION |. BE II ordained hv the
Eereral Council OF the Town of TazeveI
Nuei Ia. that permission be and the same
~ hereby granted tO the Com
p0nN. us SUCCESSORS aud assigns 10 erect.
operate ana maintain lines of telephone
and telegraph, including the necessary
poles, hsstureS and electrical conductors
upon, along ana over the public roads
streets aud highways of the said Town,
aS Its business may from time Ia time re-
pu,re, provided All poles shall be neat
aud ~ numerical.
SECTION ,. That the work of cree
ting poles 10y virtue of this ordinance
shall be done under the supervision of
ne street committee. and the said
company shall replace and properly re-
lay any sidewalk or street that may be
displaced 10y reason of the erection of
such poles, and upon failure q: the Com
panN So To do after twenty DAYS notice
I'm writing shall have been given hv the
MaNO OF said Town go said Company, the
said Town may repair such portion of
the sidewalk Or street that may have
been disturbed 10y said Company aud col
lrct the cost 80 Incurred from Said Com
pany.
SECTION ,. In consideration of the
llvht> and privileges herein granted. said
Company snail, upon demand, provide
one crOS>-arm on each pOlc,'Cn Which the
AIT luWnmay desire Ia attach either fire
alai an telegraph or police telegraph wires ,
tor The Tree use of the police and fire
alarm trlcvraph system of said Town.
SECTION L. Said Company shall at
all times hc subject To the Town ordi-
nance now In existence or which may be
hereafter passed relative To the use of the
public streets 10y telephone and telegraph
companies.
SECTION D. Said Company snail in
demnity tie Town of razewell against
and assume all Liabilities tor damages
which may aIise or accrue to ,he said
low from amy injury to persons or prop
ettN from the doing of any work hen elm
Hu' horiled, or the neglect of said Com.
pAhS or any OF It's employees To comply
with any ordinance relative to the use ut
streets of said Town, and the acceptance
/ 10y the Company of this Ordinances shal 4
he an agrc"m' MT by 10 To pay 10 the said
] Town any sum of money for which the
/ SAID Town may become liable from or hy
reason OF such injury.
SECTION q. The said Company its
successors and assigns, a. hereby author
lHed In maintain aud operate It's plant. oI
/ 50 much thereof as tt may desire, hereto
/ fore constructed maintained aud operated
/ within the limits of said town of IaZewcll
/ ice aud clear OF NIL liabilities and Obii-
! cations or prior grants from said town Oi
! Ial well. as ~ constructed, maintained
4 and operated under the terms and coudi
tious Ot this ordinance,
SECTION Z TINS franchise is grant
/ cd Tor period of thitty 1901 Years.
SEC llON X. In consideration of Ga,
grant ci this franchise the said
Company shall mt all times during th,
continuance of THIS franchise, furnish /,
the public efficient srtVicc at REASONABLE,
rates aud shall maintain IT'S property a
good order; aud IA the event the sni,
Company shall tail 90 nh,
! respect To comply with the provisions an,
requirements ot this section y, Tor twrnt,
day = alter written notice 10y the Counci
| 81 such failure, thru the said Conn pan,
shall Ice liable To the said Town Tor Tia,
payment of the slm of 81 OO per dav 10
each day after the expiration uf sal,
twenty daNs that the said Company ma,
continue Ia said default; and II said ,oni
panN shall continue in such default ion Ca,
Lctiud 0i thirty days after the cNpirntin,
1l SAID twenty days, then this grant an,
iranchi shall be thereby forfeited
SECTION .. The said Company ahal
execute boi.d 10 the Town of lgzcWril n
the penalty OF 10000, conditioned tor IL,
-iaithtul performance of ITS coutrac
| on It's part AS set forth An this or
"cuicd within 80 days after the grant -
this franchise 10 said Company.
SEC ZION 10. This ordinance shall
be In force from and alter the execution 90
The bona provided lor 10y section . oi tin
ordinance.
4, 4. A. Rehass. Ir., hereby certify
that thc above n a true aud correct cop,
OF an ordinance passed at meeting al
the Mayor hnd Council of the Town ~
IHzcweil, Virginia, held on the 29th day
0f sauuaFy, 1906.
(Nlgncd) +. a. REPASS, Jr.,
Clerk ot Council
Approved.
(s,gnrdJ E. V. SPOTS.
May