The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-12
ORDINANCE
An Ordinance Creating and Establishing
Telephone Franchise.


Darlington, KY, do ordain as fol-
lows;
Section l. That there is hereby
created and established a franchise
Of privilege to erect, operate and
maintain a telephone exchange en-
bracing central Office apparatus,
telephone poles, fixtures, cables and
wires along, through, over and Jun
der. the streets, sidewalks and alleys
of said city Of Darlington, Ky.
Section 2. The said franchise or
previhge shall continue for a period
of twenty years from and after the
time the same shall take effect.
Section 3. The purchases of said
franchise or privilege may assign or
transfer the same, but nothing here
in shall be considered as an exclu-
sive franchise or privilege.
Section 4. Said poles, fixtures,
cables and wires shall be erected
and maintained In a substantial and
workmanlike manner, and shall be so
located as not to interfere with the
legitimate entrance to any adjoining
private property, nor to obstruct the
free use of such streets, sidewalks
and alleys for the purpose of public
travel.
Section 8. The purchaser of said
franchise or privilege, his successor
or assigns shall promptly replace
all paving and macadam that may
be disturbed by said purchaser in
setting said poles; and shall, also
at purchasers own expense, remove
all dirt and debris that may arise in
making excavations for that pur-
pose; and all work of setting poles
shall be done under the supervision
of the street committee and it shall
be the duty of such committee to see
that the provisions of this ordinance
are faithfully complied with.
Section 6. The City of Darlington
Kentucky shall have the right to
place, maintain and operate it's fire
and police wires upon the poles of
said purchaser within the cooper
ate minutes of the said city, free
of charge, povided, saId wires be To-
Gated upon said poles is such way
as not to interfere with the wires of
said purchaser.
Section Z. Said purchaser, his
successors and assigns, shall indem-
Nifty the said city, free from any and
all damage that may arise from the
presence of said poles, fixtures, ca
bles and wires, upon, along or under
said streets, side walks and alleys
or. from it is failure to comply with
the provision of this ordinance.
Section 8. Within ten days after
the APPROVAL and publication of this
ordinance, it shall be the duty of
said City Council to advertise by
publishing in some newspaper
in said city or by posting written
or printed notices, for a period of
ten days in at least three conspicuous
places in said city that bids will be
publicly received for the before men,
toned franchise or privilege, and
said City Council shall, according
to said advertisement, receive such
bids and report the same at its
meeting to be held on the 9th day of
April 1908, and said City Council
shall award said franchise of privil-
eye to whOmsoever they consider
the highest and best bidder. Said
advertisement shall reserve the right
to reject any and all bids. The bid
der to whom said franchise or privi-
lege shall be awarded shall pay the
amount of such bid in cash, or by
duly certified check to the. Treasurer
of said City, within thirty days
after such franchise is awarded.
Section 8. 1t is further agreed
that during the exercise and enjoy
ment of privilege herein contained
by second party, second party shall,
until the number of telephones di-
rectly connected and embraced ia
its Darlington, Kentucky exchange
reaches 600, charge subscribers
living within one and One-halt mile
of its central office in Darlington,
Kentucky. for the local service not
TO exceed the following rates:
Business houses and offices, d.
rect, full metallic circuits and long
distance telephone, per month ,$2.75i
two party line, same equipment,
per month, 81. Residences, direct
fall metallic circuit long distance
telephone, per month, $l.65; two par
ty line same equipment per month,
$l.4O.
When the number of telephones
directly connected to and embraced
in the Darlington Kentucky eX-