The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-02
Ordinance No. 1877.

CITY OF SULPHUR, ChlOhAoNN
NATION. INDIAN TERRITORY
and for other purposes.
BE II ordained by the City Council
of the City OF sulphur, Chickasaw
Nation. Indian Territory.
Section /. That the right-of-way be
and is hereby granted to Edward ].
Hines, his heirs. executors and as
signs. to erect and maintain poles,
mains, man-holes, and conduits, wires
and cables. over, under, through and
along and across the public streets
alleys. bridges and viaducts in the
city OF Sulphur, Chickasaw Nation,
Indian Territory for the purpose OF
supplying the citizens OF said city
and the public communication by tele-
phone or other improved electrical
devices. and for the purpose OF op'
Grating n telephone exchange and
telephone lines. such is to be and
continue for the period Of twenty
years. upon the terms and conditions
hereinafter provided.
Section g. The location OF all poles
and wires hereafter to be erected
shall be such as not to necessarily
interfere win traevl on said streets.
avenues and alleys, and said poles
and wires shall. when possible and no
more expensive to do so, be placed
nthe alleys, and the said Edward
J. Hines, his heirs, executors and
assigns, hereby agree to hold the
city free and harmless from all cost,
damages and expenses arising by
reason Of the construction and main
tpnance OF said poles or wires or any
abuse Of the occupancy OF said streets,
avenues and alleys; this arant iS
made and to be enjoyed subject to
any proper and reasonable rules. reg.
ulations and ordinances of public
nature as the council are authorized
to make, not destructive of the rights
herein granted.
Section 3. The right OF use of such
streets, avenu{s and alleys hereby
given shall not be exclusive and the
council of said city reserve pow
er to grant like right-of-way to any
other telephone company. the same
however, not to interfere with the
reasonable and proper exercise OF the
privileges herein granted.
Section 4. Hereafter the wires of
any electric light company or any mo-
tor company shall not be placed or
strung on the same side OF the street
avenue or alley nearer than three
feet above or below where said Ed
ward j. HinJs, his heirs, executors
and assigns has alretdy placed a
line OF poles or other fixtures fol
carrying its wires; provided this shall
not interfere with any city fire alarm
lines and poles provided that said
Edward ]. Hines. his heirs, executors
and assigns poles shall occupy bu
one side OF any street, avenue OF
alley. Hereafter the wires OF all elec
trio light or motor companies tC
be erected or strung at any angie
across the wires of said Edward j
Hines. his heirs, executors and as
signs shall not be nearer than thre'
feet nor shall the said Edward j
Hines, his heirs. executors and as
signs, be allowed to place his wire'
nearer than three feet to the wirei
of said other companies.
Section 8. In conSideration whereo
Edward J. Hines, his heirs, executor
and assigns does agree to al
low the said city at any time to attacl
to the cross-arm of any Of said poles
where practicable, the fire alarm AM
police wires TO be owned by In
city. and said poles are hereby mad
municipal instruments for that pur
pose; provided, however that said al
tachment shall be made so as not u
ir .erfere with said Edward ]. Hines
hi heirs, executors and assigns us
of said poles; and said attachmen
shall be made and maintained unde
the direction of said Edward ]. Hines
his heirs, executors and assigns loca
manager In said city of Sulphur.
Section 6. In further considerable
whereof the said Edward ]. Hines, hi
heirs, executors and assigns. agree
to furnish the city of sulphur six &c
free telephones, and all other tell
phone connections with the exchang
for the city and school purposes 10
one-half the regular business rate
and to install and maintain continl
GUS fire alarm at the city power plan
1t is further agreed that said cit
shall have free use of the telephon
system in case Of fire, riot or othe