The Huttig news., 1910-03-05
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l AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO THE
 FL DORADO TELEPHONE COMPANY. ITS SUeots-
 SORS AND ASSIGNS.
 Be ordained by the Town Council of the Town Of Huttg.
 Section That the right franchise and privilege of erecting maintaining and operating over through and upon all or 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 a Tele- phone System for and during the period of Twenty five years from the First day of January 1910, is hereby granted to the Fl Dorado Telephone compa- ny, corporation organized under the laws of Ar kansas, its assigns and successors
 Sec. 2. That said grantee, it's assigns and sue cessors shall place their poles and wires and shall maintain and keep the same so they will not inter fere with the travel on said streets avenues, alleys and sidewalks, and the said grantee, its successors and assigns shall hold said Town free and harm less from all damages arising by reason of any neg Igence in said occupancy or use. Said poles shall be so placed not 10 interfere with the flow of water in any drain or gutter, and in of bringing to grade or change of grade of any street avenue or alley, said poles shall by said Fl Dorado Telephone Company. it's assigns and successors, be reset so as 10 conform thereto.
 Sec. 5. That said grantee shall furnish to the Town of Huttg free of charge. for the use of its of ficers. two phones, and shall increase the number from time to time so that the number of phones so furnished shall be one for every five thousand popu | lation 3f said town.
 Sec. 4. That said grantee it's assigns and sue cessors shall maintain 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 and fifty oenfs per month to the residence for private families for each phone during the life 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 shall have the same rate as private families. For said charges the Fl Dorado Telephone Company its successors and assigns shall furnish o its patrons continuous and efficient service
 Sec G. Should said grantee. its assigns and sue cessors refuse or wiuy neglect to furnish said | vic frFa If cI.fff dave all its privileges shall be forfeited and held for naught.
 Sec. z. Should said system be injured or de- stroyed by fire, storms or any other unavoidable casualty. failure from such cause on the part 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- ing section.
 Sec. 8. substantial failure in any respect or way to comply with the provisions oi said ordinance by the grantee. its assigns or successors sha cause forfeiture of ali rights hereunder
 Sec, g. The grantee. it's assigns and successors shall not intimate in it's or their charges in favor of or against any patron in the amount of charge made for phone service, and shall furnish phone service to any person or company within the Town of Huttg located within one-half mile of the Central office of said grantee, or one hundred yards of line of poles already established within thirty days from the date of written application for the phone and payment to said grantee its successors or as signs of three months charges in advance. Sec. 10. This ordinance and the rights granted
 
 the following manner The instruments of writing affecting said transfer assignment or proven copy thereof, shall be filed with the Recorder of the Town of Huttig otherwise no transfer or assign ment shall have any force or effect
 Sec. Fl. Should the telephone of any subscriber, not for his telephone service get impaired or out of working order and fails to perform the usual functions of a telephone. and the said Teie phone Company shall fail or neglect to cause the same to be repaired within three days after receiy- ing written notice thereof ffom such subscriber. living within the Town limits, thsn the said El Dora do 1elephone Company, its successors or assigns shall be guilty of msdemeanor. and upon convic- tion shal be lined in any not less than five nor more than ten dollars, and each and every day that such telephone is not repaired beyond the three days after such written notice shall constitute sep crate ofiense provided. however said Telephone Company shall not be held 10 the pains and pena.- ties Of such ordinance in case the damage 10 such phones, is the result of public calamity of fire or other casualty destroying or injuring any mater al portion of it's property
 Sec. 12. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after it's publication.
 Approved this December 5Cth. 1909.
 Attest; R. E. ROWLAND, Mayor
 W. H. MOORE, Recorder.