Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-08-04

COMPANY IN Al1nxss0Es and &ssafAss
an the cag IT Las VEGAS. Territory II
S#@ Nsxac0.
Re il ordained b. The City c.ancai
al the CITY e lzs SeeSs:
Section /, That from and after the
date - tAe passage u this ordinance
and fer the fun ana complete period of
foFty-foar aasl years. The Colorado
Telephone Company. a corporation or
gaaix9d and existing under she laws Ut
the State u coaagaAo. In s~neeessnrs
and assigns. shall have. and n II here
b. grantsa she right. privilege and H.
cease 10 sEsei IN. upon. across, asong
and under all streets and alleys Of The
City IL Las vsgss. such poles. wires
and fixtures, and construct such IN
dergrouna eoaauiss ~ may he necesr
sary COR the operation of u Telephone
exchange I'm the said city.
3 SIC. :. That the right and privilege
il hereby granted TO The Colorado Tel
ephon" Company. its Successors n
assigns. upon. along or under all
!. streets and alleys and public Ways. and
to all extensions of the same. for the
placing of poles. rosts. underground
ennduiis, man-holes, cables and wires.
and other necessary fixtures far main"
tanning and operating said telephone
exchange and lines connected there
With. provided, however. that mo pole
or poles or other fixtures shall be plae-
ed where the same will interfere with
any gas-lamp. electric light or water
hydrant. nor shall any such pole or
. other fixture be placed in any street
except nj the outer edge of the side
walk. o In any alley except close TO
the line Of the lot abutting on said al
ley. and then I'm such a mannsr rs not
10 interfere with vehicles passing
through such alley. or with other nee.
essary use Of the same.
Secs. The privileges and rights here
by granted. and the construction Of
the said telephone lines shall az all
times be subject 10 such police power,
reasonable dominion and regulation as
the City Council may by ordinance
provide and the City Council Of said
City reserves 10 itself the right TO re
quire the said Telephone Company. its
successors and assigns, az any place
or time TO elevate the wires connected
Herewith In said city to such height
above the surface Of the street as II
may deem necessary. which right may
be exercised by said City Council by
resolution prescribing the height Of
the lowest wires above the surface Of
the street In any specified locality;
and the said City Council OF the City
Of Las Vegas reserves the full right
and power to at all times and In all
ways control the placing Of all such
wires. poles, and other fixtures. re-
serving among other things the right
and power to require the same to be
placed in underground conduits, OF
disposed Of in any such other manner
as said City Council Of the City Of Las
Vegas may deem requisite and prop
er.
Sec. 1. The said The Colorado Tele
. phone Company, Its successors and as
signs. shall also permit the said City
OF Las Vegas to use their poles for the
attachment thereto Of its fire alarm
boxes, and to attach at any time to the
crossarm Of any Of said poles where
practicable. or to enclose in and carry
through any e0nduits hereafter to b,
, constructed, any fire alarm and poles
wires for the use Of said City free ol
= charge.
! Sec. 5. 1t Is hereby agreed as one
: Of the conditions under which thi,
franchise Is granted, that the said TIT
Colorado Telephone Company. its sue
cessors and assigns. shall at all time
give good and continuous service TO III
subscribers and patrons.
l. Sec. 6. This franchise shall b.
!. null and void unless the said Tn
Colorado Telephone Company, its sue
y cessors and assigns, shall within III
teen days from the date Of the pas
sage hereof execute and ente
into a contract with the Mayor an
City Council relative to condition
not herein provided for, and in add
ton thereto, execute and deliver :
e the City Of Las Vegas bond In the per
al sum Of ten thousand dollars $50
000) with good and sufficient suret
to be approved by the City Counc
on condition that It will hold the Cit
harmless from any damages occasion
ed by negligence or want OF care O
h the part az said Company in the col
struction or maintenance of its tel
phone system within said City.
r. Passed this 2stb day Of July, A. l
1906.
:: X. D. GoODALL. Mayor.
r, CHAS. TAMME, Clerk.