The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-01-06

or poles or the other places USED py tno city
and to furnish all materials and labor used In
the construction thereof TO the city at actual
cost thereof TO the said company. which labor
and material the said city shall pay for to the
said company.
SEQ. 9. The same company hereby binds
and obligates itself to fully indemnify and hold
the city harmless from any and all damages that
may be adjudged against the Icity for any and
all injury 10 any person or property by reason
OF the said grantees liability in the construc-
ton and msint nance OF said telephone sys-
ana pas sna wSoh "a ns sSy
cd against said city by reason thereof. or it
shall be required TO pay; and shall on notice
suits arising theI efrom al it's own cost and he
bound by judgment rendered thorein, whether
It be party thereto or not, provided. the sid
company shan be notified and permitted 10 &C.
fend such suits or claims.
Sec. z. Rates per annum for telephone SER
vice after said underground work and tele1~
phone system has been Installed, during the
life of this franchise shall be based upon the
number OF telephones in service and working
In the Company Uwosso Exchange at the
time payment or he rental Is asked for. In
making the count OF telephones In service no
extension telephone or private branch teie-
phone shall be count d. No telephone except
those directly connected with the company's
Owosso switch board shall be considered as
being In b. rvlce or working and subject to be
counted. These rates and the number OF tele-
phones governing the same are as follows.
When seventeen hundred tele phones or less
shall have been installed the rate shall be
twenty four dollars 1924 OOl per annum for
business ieleph mes; eighteen dollars tslS0ol
per annum for single line residence telephones
and tifteen dollars ls15.00l per annum for party
line residence telephones From seventeen
hundred and one telephones to nineteen hund
red and ninety nine telephones installed an adj
1ltional charge Of six dollars $4,000 per annum
may be made on business telephones only;
when two thousand telephones shall have been
installed q further and additional charge may
be made OF six dollars [S6 001 for each business
telephone, two dollars [82 00 for each single
line residence telephone and one dollar l.00I
for each party live residence telephone.
When twenty-five hundred telephones shall
have been installed q further and additional
rate may be made as follows For each one
hundred telephones one dollar Si.t0] per
annum for each business telephone, fifty cents
l50cl per annum for each single llne residence
annum for each party line residence Telephone
to take effect only after five hundred tele-
phones have been installed over and above the
number establishing the previous rate and
said rates TO be increased In like manner for
each additional five hundred telephones In
stalled. The grantee may charge two dollars
desk telephone installed. Said rates are con.
ditional upon said grantee furnishing during
the life OF this ordinance, free service between
the Cities OF Owosso and Corunna; and one
telephone shall be furnished free by said
grantee To the Dorcas lone in said city.
Sec. g. No further poles shall be erected
upon any OF the paved streets OF the CITY OF
owosso by the grantee without the co lsent Of
slDle all lines of poles and wires shall be plac-
ed In alleys 1t Is declared to be the policy OF
the City OF Owosso to keep the number OF poles
10 the street as small as practicable. Any other
person or corporation authorized 10 maintain
n the streets and public PLACES lines OF poles
and wires tor electrical teleph mes or tele.
graph purposes shall be entitled TO string their
wires on and support the same by the poles or
the grantee to the extent OF the reason able
capacity OF the said poles after accommodate.
ing at all times the wires OF the grantee and
of the City which IL NAV wish to insta there
on from time to time upon payment by such
person or corporation so using ths poles of the
grantee TO the grantee OF a yearly reasonable
charge for ach wire so strung on each pole,
provided, that such person or corporation so
using toe poles Of the grantee shall give TO the
" antee the like right to use their poles on the
same terms. If the parties can not agree on
the amount OF such annual charge the same
shall De determined by The Common Council
from time to time. In case grantee needs such
poles for Its own use the wires from all other
companies, persons or corporations except the
city shall be removed therefrom at their ex-
peDse.
I he authority right and privilege granted
by this ord .nauce snail continue in full force
and fleet unles IL is sooner terminated under
the provisions thereof for q period OF thirty
IL years from and after the date or its final
passage.
Sec. 10. Any failure on the part OF the
grantee, its successors or assigns. 10 fully per-
form any and all OF the condition. of this
ordinan, shall be SUFFICIENT ground for the
revocation by the Common Council OF said City
of the rights and privileges granted thereby.
Sec. II. That an ordinance entitled IAN or.
dinance granting TO the Owosso Telephone
Company OF Owosso. Michigan, It's successors
and assigns, permission and authority to con-
struct and maintain lines of telephone and
electric wires with the necessary appurten-
anc, and to operate q telephone exchange In
February 2lst, 1898, be and the same sh al be
repealed when this ordinance Is accepted In
writing by the grantee as herein provided for.
Sec IL. The grantee herein, th ILL., at the
time OF the acceptance of this ordinance, as
herein provided. file with the City Clerk OF the
City OF owosso good AMI sufficient bond in
the sum OF Ten Thousand 1910 70 00l Dollars
in favor Of the CITY OF Owosso and with some
surety company authorized to do business In
to be conditioned upon the faithful performance
OF all OF The conditions of this ordinance.
such bond to remain In full force and effect
during the reconstruction OF said system and
u be succeeded at the end OF that time by
bond In the sum OF Five Thousand [S5 o O.COl
Dollars 20 be kept In force during the ife OF
this ordinance.
Sec. 10 In the event the said Union Tele-
phone Company. or It's successors or ass gus,
shall at any time durin the life OF this
o I'd nance SELL assignor lease any part
privileges hereby granted to It. or the
whole or any part OF It's telephone system or
exchange or any Of lts contracts with any of
It's subscribers to any person, firm. or corpora
tion, then or thereafter engaged in the tele-
phone business In the City OF Owosso, or shall
consolidate or combine with any person arm
may thereafter be so engaged. su h purchaser
assigt ee or lessee, firm or corporation shall
thereafter operate Its or their entire or com
biued telephone system and business in the
City OF OwOsso as one exchange. giving sub
scribers OF the said Union Telephone Com.
pany service to and with all the sub scribers of
Its entire or combined system In said city at
not to exceed the rates provided for in this
ordinance, and shall In the trans elton OF
business In the City OF Owosso be bound by all
the terms and provisions of this ordinance
during the life thereof
Sc. IL. This ordinance shall be void and of
no effect and shall not operate as q repeal OF
any ordinance now In force unless the grantee
shall within thirty DAYS from and after the
adoption thereof by a vote of the electors as
provided by law, file with the City Clerk it's
acceptance In writing OF the provisions OF this
ordinance.
Sec 49, This ordinance aud the acceptance
hereof "A ed with the City Clerk as above pro-
vided shall be and constitute q contract by and
between the City of Owosso and said grantee;
provided, however, that the same may be re.
voked by the Common Council OF the CITY OF
Owosso at any time unless It shall be submit
ted to the electors of the Citv at a regular or
special election and shall receive an Affirmative
vote OF three fifths OF the electors OF the CITY
OF Owosso voting thereon at such election;
and upon such proposition women tax PAYERS
having qualifications OF electors shall be en-.
titled to vote; and provided. further. that un-
less and before such ordinance shall receive
such affirmative vote the grantee hereunder
may surrender all the rights and privileges
granted and be free from all obligations i'm.
posed hereby.