Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-24
Notice Of Application for Franchise

To the qualified electors of Audubon. Iowa:
NoL,CS " hereby given THAI inc Audubon
,I uunIy Isiepnons Company mas maue ap
al the general municipal election 10 lie held
a. nduoon Iowa. on the 2sfb day OF March.
G'lu, the following quest viii be submitted
y, ihr rlcctofs 81 -aid town:
Shail The Andu t.onnty relephnne Com
pahN,ol Whicn L. simpson is manager. he
anttd Franchise ny >atd avn Of Audi
bon, iowa. for the US. 81 its streets, alleys
ana public places upon the terms and con
ol,to"S g aimed IN the rdndnce herein
alter set forth. and shdfl said Ordinances he
ratliled. confirmed and made operative. said
ordinance being is foiiow,, to-MIt.
OR ,INANpE NO IOl
All Ordinance. granting 20 The Audubon
county Telephone Company OF which l. II.
Simpson Is manager. It's successors or as
s,ehs, tue right o. pace ana maintain upon
town ~ Anduupn, iowa all the poles, wires
aud hxtures necessary aud convenient for
supplying the public with telephone and
electric timinP system or any Otner I'm
proved elec ricu devise for the period OF
twenty hve t2aJ years upo1 tue conditions
and terms herein stated and contained. and
providing for the protection OF the property
thereof; and imposing penalty for the vio-
latton thereof.
THE Town or AUDUBON Iowa:
.oSCLiou T. ThdL IN Audubon County Tel
ephone Company, of which l. +: simpson is
manager. It's successors and assigns be and
Is hereby granted right OF way for period
of twenty NV" (5A) years Tor the ere Ctit.n
aud malntr"ap,, 81 poles and wires and All
OF the alplr coanCeS thereof tor the pur-
pose at tranSlCti'Ig a general telephone and
telegraph anu electric timing system, thru,
upon an" over Tue sire Is ALI Us ana puohC
grounds. ways anu bridges ot the Town of
Audubon Iowa. subject. however, To All the
cOndi'lonS ava Stipuidli|n> herein set forth
S"ctio fhe lines OF poles ana wires
now placed are hereby recognized and APP
pa oreu, and any new poles or supports or
wi es hereafter laced. shall be so done un-
der The supervision of the Street and Alley
Committee, and the same SHAH be so placed
ana the wires thereon secured and kept at
such elevations as 10 reasonably AVOID dan
ger To persons and the al ioiuing property
said poles shall be REASONABLY straight shall
ne well tamped and not less than twenty
| dive feet Ia leugth.
section Alter the erection of said poles
ana fixtures. said Company shall restore the
>nrtace of the streets and alleys and side
walks, which are disturbed by 1t, to thescon
dition In which II found them. The work Of
so restoring the streets as aforesaid shall
| be done under the supervision of the Com
mittee On Streets and Alleys; any expense to
which the said town shall be put, by reason
OF the neglect of said Company to do said
work in workman-like manner, shall be
paid by said ompany, upon the presentation
of bills, certified by said committee. In case
said Companys lines shall be found To inter
tere with the change of grade OF any street,
or with any public Improvement. or the
rights of any citizen. said Company shall
upon receipt OF written notice thereof, from
said Street and Alley Committee, and within
reasonable time, move its said lines at It's
own expense, so as to avoid such lnterter-
ence.
section l. Said Company shall hold said
Town free aud harmless from all damages.
or claims for damages caused by the neg
ligent construction or maintenance OF its
said lines, and shall be liable for injuries to
public or private property. of any kind
WnlCn may be caused thereby.
Section D. Nothing in this Ordinance con
tanned shall be so construed as to grant unto
said Company an exclusive right upon the
- ~ oil fNTNNsA mt orr n
similar privileges to other individuals or
companies for like purposes.
section o. Said poles SHAH not be so set as
to interfere with the constructing, placing
or proper maintenance of any water pipe,
gas pipe. drain or sewer that has been or
| may hereafter be authorized by said city.
section Z. Any person who shall interfere
with, cut, injure, remove. break or destroy
| any of the poles. wires. fixtures, instruments
or other property of the said Audubon Coun-
" Telephone Company. its successors or as
signs, shall be deemed guilty OF INSIDE
meanor, and, upon conviction thereof, snail
he fined in any sum not less than ten dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars; and any
person who shall paste, tack or faSten upon
the poles or fixtures of said Company, It's
successors or assigns, any sign poster al
vertiSement notice or banner shall be fined
in any sum not less than five dollars nor
more than Twenty five dollars
Section In consideration OF rights and
privileges herein granted said Company
snail, upon request OF said town, allow sald
town of Audubon, Iowa. to place upon the
poles WITHIN salo town, sucn wires as mdy
be necessary for the purpose OF maintaining
fire alarm system; and shall furnish said
town of Audubon, Iowa, with telephone
placed in its City Hall. and one in City Mar
Shall's office. free OF cost TO said town, and
the free use of the exchange for said tele-
phone.
Section Q. This Ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage.
approval by the Mayor publication and rati-
hCatiOn by the vote of the people as by law
provided. r. e. SPENCER,
ID. l.. FREEMAN. Mayor.
Clerk. "a