The Huttig news., 1910-03-12
Ordinance No. 28.

AM ORDINANCE CHANTING A FRANCHISE TO THE
 FL DORADO TELEPHONE COMPANY, ITs suceas-
 soRs AND ASSIGNS:
 Be Ii ordained by the Town Council of the Town ot
 Huitg.
 Section That the right franchise and privilege of erecting, maintaining and operating over. through and upon ali any of the streets avenues, alleys sidewalks and public lands of the Town of Huttig Arkansas. now within or which may hereafter be within the corporate limits of said Town, 8 Tele- phone system Tor and durng the period of Twenty five years from the First cay Of January, 1910. is hereby granted to ths Ei Dorado Telephone Sompa- ny, a corporation organized under the laws Of Ar Kansas, its assigns and successors.
 Sec. 2. That said grantee, its assigns and sue cessors shall place their poles and wires and shall maintain and beep the same so they will not rter- iefe with the travel on said streets, avenues, alleys and sidewalks, and the said grantee its success ors and assigns shal hold said Town free and harm ess from all damages arising by reason of any neg lgence in said occupancy or use. Said poles shati be so placed as not to interfere with the flow of water in any drain gutter and in of bringing 10 grade or change oi grade oi any street avenue alley. said poles shall by said Fl Dorado Telephone Company its assigns and successors, be reset so as to conform thereto
 Sec 8 That said grantee shall furnish to the
 Town of Huttig, free of charge for the use Of it's of fcers two phones. and shall increase the number rom time to time so that the number of phones so furnished shall be one for every five thou@and popu-
 Sec 4 That said grantee, its assigns and sue oessors shall mairain said system in good order and condition. and shall construct the same of first class material and use modern and approved appliances.
 Sec 5 The charges to patrons for the use of the phones shall not exceed one dollar ana fifty cents per month to the residence for private families for each phone during the fife of the franchise The charges for all other phones shall not exceed two dollars and fifty cents each per month Phones for churches and lodges snail have the same rate as private families. For said charges the Fl Dorado Telephone Company, its successors and ass{gns shall furnish Q it's patrons continuous and efficient
 Sec. 6. Should said grantee. its assigns and sue cessors refuse or wluy neglect to turnsh sad ser vice for period of sixty days then tilis grant with all it's privileges shall be forfeited and held for
 Sec. z. Should said system be injured or de stroyed by fire storms or any other unavoidabis casl5aity fattre from such cause On me oarf of said grantee. it's assigns and successors to furnish service within three months thereafter, shall be deemed wilful negligence and shall subject itself to the penalty and forfeiture prescribed in the forego- Sec g. A substantial failure in any respect or way 10 comply with the provisions o said ordinance by the grantee it's assigns of successors, shall cause forfeiture oi all rights hereunder.
 Sec g. The grantee, is assigns and successors shall not discriminate in it's or their charges m favor of or agaiustany patron n the amoun of charge made for phone service, and shall furnish phone ! service 10 any person or company within the Town oi Huatg located within s-hdlf mile o the Central office of said grantee, or one hundred yards of a fine of poles already established within thirty days ffom the cate oi written application for the phone. and payment to said grantee its successors or aS- signs of three months charges in advance.
 Sec To This ordinance, and the Tights granted hereunder shal be transferred ana assigned ony in the following manner. The instruments of wiring affecting said transfer or assignment or a proven copy therea shall be filed with the Recorder o the Town Of Euttig. otherwise no transfer or assign nnent shall have any force or effect.
 Sec l. Should the telephone oi any subscriber, not arrears for his ephone service, get impaired or out of working order and fails to perform the usual functions of q telephone. and the said lele- phone Company shal fall or neglect to cause the same to be repalred within three days after receiY- ing written notice thereoi from such subscriber. living within the Town limits, then the sad Fl Dora do Telephone Company, it's successors or assigns shall be gully of nisuerneanor. and upon conNc- ton shall be lined in any not less than live nor more than ten dollars, and each and every day that such telephone is not repaired beyond the three days aitsr such written notice shall constitute sep efate offense provided. however, sald Telephone Company shall not be held to the pains and penal- lies of such orGigauce in case the damage to such phcnes. is ine result Of pNhAe calamity, or of fire CT other uaiy destroying or injuflng any mater iai portion u its pfoperiy
 Sec. 2. Tnis ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after it's publication.
 Approved this. December odth 1909.
 At.est K. l. ROWLAND, Mayor
 W H. MOORE. Recorder.