The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-23

he cost of changing and the town
one-half, and its wires, poles, ma
thines 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 TO
pay any liability hereunder to the
Town within reasonable time after
said liability has been judiciously de-
termined, all its rights and privileges
shall i'm the discretion of the town
Council be deemed forfeited.
Sec. 8. TIE said company to be re-
quired to fill all applications for ser
vice within thirty days after appllca-
ton In writing has been received, they
may collect one months rent in adj
vance. The company will be re-
aired to furnish telephone service
anywhere within the corporate limits
of the town of Farmville. The said
company TO maintain an all day and
all night service, provided, however,
that on Sunday it shall be kept open
night and day except between ii A.
NJ. and l. NJ. Where new phones
are installed subscribers may be e
Quired 10 agree to take phone service
TO- "A period Of months.
Sec 10. The said company shall
maintain and furnish during the
period of this contract the following
named kind of telephone exchange
service or telephone exchange service
of another kind equally a. efficient,
namely: A Metallic circuit and wires
cabled for 10 or more phones, unlimit-
ed service.
Sec. II. Charges for residence, per
wear $500 Charges for business, per
year 5000. This service 10 be only
one phone to one circJit.
Sec. L. The right Of the town to
impose any lawful license franchise
and property tax upon said company
il hereby expressly reserved and is not
to be in any manner waived and
abridged by this ordinance.
Sec Is. Nothing herein shall be
construed as granting to said COM
pany the exclusive right TO use any OF
The streets and alleys and public high
ways for its telephone system, or as
in any manner preventing the town
from granting similar, equal or great
er rights TO any other person or com
pany.
See. If. The said company shall
complete the construction Of its e.
change and telephone system within
SIX months from the pas sage Of this
ordinance, otherwise all the rights and
privileges shall be deemed waived
and forfeited, unless the company can
show that the delay was unavOida-
BILE.
Sec. To- The privilege hereunder
granted shall continue for twenty
year, from date OF this ordinance, pro-
vided, however, that the said town of
tarmvilie reserves the right OF annull-
ing the privilege granted hereunder
upon three months notice in writing
to the successful bidder by paying the
said successful bidder fair and rea-
sOnable compensation for all poles,
lires and fixtures there put up and
used by the said successful bidder; the
said compensation TO be ascertained
by board of arbitration consisting
of two, one selected by the Town
Council and one by the successful bid
der, and these two choosing a third. |
For any failure 10 comply with this |
ordinance there shall be a fine of not !
less than - 90 nor more than $1,000 |
for each oflense. The successful bid
der for said franchise shall be requi.e ed |
to give bond in the penalty of 81 10000
with security to be approved by the
Finance Committee, conditioned upon
the constructing and putting into
operation and maintaining the tee-
phone system i'm the franchise granted.
The said successful bidder shall make
special request TO trim trees in the
said town, and get consent of the
street committee before doing so, and
said trimming shall be done under the
direction OF the street commission er.
The successful bidder shall file with
the clerk of the Council Of the town
Of Farmville its acceptance Of this or
dinance within five days from the
date, when it shall take effect.
Bids under the above proposed or
dinance will be received and consider
ed by the Council in the Council
chamber of the tow of Farmville,
Va, on Tuesday, May 18th, 1909, be-
tween the hours of S and II p. M. All
bids must be i'm writing.
The town reserves the right to reject |
any and all bids, or 10 accept lower
bid and award said franchise TO the |
lower bidder, if in the opinion of TIE |
Council, the interests Of the town
make 1t advisable.
This ordinance shall be enforced |
from its passage.
1, JOS. +. Garland, hereby certify |
that the above is a true and correct |
copy of an ordinance passed at a
of the Mayor and Council of
the town of Farmville, Va, held on
the 18th day of April, 1909.
Approved: Jos. +. GARLAND,
w. I. BLANTON, Clerk of Council.
Mayor.