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

An ordinance authorizing the use of
public streets and highways of the
Town OF tarmyille, Va, for the puT-
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 Farmville subject TO the
provisions of this ordinance.
BE il Ordained, by the Council of the
town of Farmv,lle:
Sec. /. In consideration of the sue
cessful bidder, its successors and AS
sign observing and performing all
the stIpulatiOns and conditions herein
contained, and observing all the ordi-
nances of the town of Farmville rela-
tive to the streets of said town, and
their use by telephone companies now
in force, or that may be hereafter
enacted pertaining TO or concerning
the subject matter of this ordinance,
permission is TO be granted to tele-
phone company, its successors and
assigns, To erect, construct and TO OPP
crate and maintain for the term of
twenty years from the granting of
franchise under this ordinance, lines
of telephone and telegraph, including
the necessary poles, fixtures and
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 10 time; provided all poles shall
be neat, symmetrical and painted,
and that no overhead electrical con
ductOrs shall be placed less than fif-
,een feet above the surface of the street,
and conform TO present ordinance on
poles.
Sec. ,. That all work Of erecting
poles by 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 SHAH be subject TO the supervi-
sion, control and direction of the
Chairman OF Street Committee, or
such other person or persons as the
Council may from time 10 time desig
nate, and that the company shall
promptly replace and properly relay
any side walk or street that may be
displaced by reason Of the erection or
repair of such poles, and upon the
failure of the company so to do after
five days notice in writing from such
supervisor to said company. the town
may repair such portion Of the side
walk or street as may have been dis
turbed by said company, and hold the
said company liable for the costs of
such repair.
Sec. 3. That the electric light poles
belonging TO the town of Farmville
may be used by the said telephone
company at an annual rental of 37-k
cents per pole, only when and where
their use will moi interfere with the
efficiency Of the telephone service.
Sec. 4. In partial consideration of
the right and 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 TO said town
during the period covered by this con-
tract, said telephone to be located as
the Council of said town may direct.
Sec. Said company shall when so
required provide and maintain the up
permost cross-arm on its poles for the
free use Of the town in stringing its
fire alarms and police telegraph wires;
and when it becomes necessary to re-
move said wires from said cross-arm
for its own purposes, such removal
shall be done at the cost Of said COM
pany and under the supervision of the
Chiefs Of Police and Fire Department
and the wires to be promptly replaced.
Sec. 6. The successful bidder 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 eff
cheney Of the service.
Sec. Z. The COMPANY shall be re-