The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-16
AN ORDINANCE.

An ordinance Authorizing the use ol
public streets and highways of the
Town of Farmville, Va, for the pur-
pose of placing poles and electrical
conductors thereon, for the purpose
of providing, constructing, opera
ting and maintaining a telephone
system or exchange with local and
long distance connection, in said
Town of Farmvilie subject to the
provisions of this ordinance.
Be il Ordained, 10y the Council of the
town of Farmvlle:
Sec. /. In consideration of the sue
cessful bidder, its successors and as
sign. observing and performing all
the stlpulatiOns and conditions herein
contained, and observing all the Ordl-
napces of the town of tarmville rela-
tive To the streets of said town, and
their use by telephone companies now
I'm force, or that may be hereafter
enacted pertaining to or concerning
the subject matter of this ordinance,
permission is to be granted 10 a tele-
phone comp ny, its successors ana
assigns, to erect, construct and to OPP
crate and maintain for the term OF
twenty years from the granting OF a
franchise under this ordinance, lines
Of telephone and telegraph, including
the necessary poles, fixtures ana
electrical conductors upon, along and
over and under the public roads, streets
and highways of the Town Of Farm
vile, as its business may require from
time TO time; provided all poles shall
be neat, symmetrical and painted
and that no overhead electrical con-
ductors shall be placed less than tlf-
,een feet above the surface Of the street,
and conform To present ordinance on
poles.
Sec. >. That all work of erecting
poles bv virtue of this ordinance shall
be done under, and the location of all
such poles, etc, and the number and
location Of poles on any square IN said
town shall be subject 10 the supervi-
sion. control and direction of the
Chairman of street Committee, OF
such other person or persons a. the
Council may from time 10 time desig-
nale, and that the company shall
promptly replace and properly relay
any side walk or street that may be
displaced 10y reason Of the erection or
repair of such poles, and upon the
failure of the company 50 TO 90 after
five DAYS notice i'm writing from such
supervisor TO said company, the Town
may repair such portion Of the side
walk or street a. may have been dis
turbed by said company, and hold the
said company liable for the costs of
such repair
See. .. That the electric light poles
belonging To the town of tarmville
may be used 10y the said telephone
company at an annual re tai of 31-1z
cents per pole, only when and where
their use will not interfere with the
efficiency Of the telephone service
sec. I. In partial consideration Of
the rishtand privileges herein granted,
said company shall provide and main
tain for the Town Of farmville two
telephones with local exchange ser
vice of class free Of cost 10 said town
during the period covered by this con-
tract, said telephone to be located as
the Council Of said town may direct.
Sec. D SAID company shall when so
required provide and maintain the up
permOst crOss-arm Oh it, poles for the
free use of the town i'm stringing its
fire alarms and police telegraph wires;
and when it becomes necessary TO re-
move said wires from said cTOss-arm
for its own purposes. such removal
shall be done al the cost OF said COM
panv and under the supervision OF the
Chiefs of Police and Fire Department
and the wires TO be promptly replaced.
Sec. 8. The successful Didde. SHALL
put up, maintain and operate a tele-
phone system whose service shall be
satisfactory TO the town Council, who
shall be the sole judges of the ell
cheney Of the service.
Sec. 7. The company shall be re-
quired to relocate its poles, whenever
in The judgment of the town engineer
or the town Council II becomes reces-
sary, the company bearing one-half OF
the cost of changing and the town
one-half, and lis wires, poles, ma
chimes and appliances, etc, shall not
be used for any other purpose than
those specified in this ordinance, with
out the consent of the Council first OBJ
tanned.
Sec. S. The said company shall in
demnify and save harmless the said
town from all claims for damages,
arising from the construction, location
or operation of said telephone system,
and should the said company fail tC
pay any liability hereunder 10 the
town within a reasonable time after
said liability has been judiciously de-
termined, all its rights and privileges
shall in the discretion of the town
Council be deemed forfeited.
See. 9. The said company 10 be re-
quired to fin all applications for ser
vice within thirty days after applica-
ton in writing has been received, they
may collect one months rent in adj
vance. The company will be re-
quired to furnish telephone service
anywhere within the corporate limits
Of the town of Farmville. The said
company 10 maintain an all day and
all night service, provided, however,
that on Sunday il shall be kept open
night and day except between II A.
VI. and T. NJ. Where new phones
are installed subscribers may be re-
quired TO agree to take phone service
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