The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-02-24

Pursuant to an ordinance adopted by
the Caty Council at the regular meet.
ing held Feb. 2. 1911 the Undersigned
will ON Msnday Feb. 81 1911 at about
. u ,1rni nn me Scaaars =
l.. ID. offer for sale at public out
tcry a telephone franchise subject to
the conditions OF said ordinance which
is as follows:
The City Council OF the city OF Stan
ford do ordain as follows:
Section THAT there shall be sold
to the highest and best bidder for
the term of twenty (2O) years a fran
chise or privilege to construct, es-
tablish, maintain and operate a tsle-
phone system for public and private
use in the city of Stanford, including
the necessary conduits, subways ana
manholes, wires, poles and other equip
ment, and also the right of way over,
along, under, through and in the
istreets, avenues. alleys, parks, squares
bridges and other public places in
said city for the purpose of running
the subways, manholes, poles, wires
and other equipments necessary to-
construct, establish, maintain and
operate said telephone system In the
city a Stanford in accordance with
the conditions, terms and limitations
Of this ordinance.
Section 2.-That II shall be the duty
of the mayor to offer said franchise
or privilege at public suction to u
highest and best bidder at O'Clock
p. NJ, on MONDAY FEB. 9th 1911,
before the court house door In Stan
ford KY, after giving notice thereof
BY advertisement for ten 10) days in
the Interior Journay. and in which
notice he will insert this ordinance
and he will report TO the City Coun-
oil the bids received by him for its
approval and the Said City Council
reserves the right for and on beha
OF the city to reject any and all bids
| for said franchise or privilege and in
case the bid reported by the said May
or shall be rejected by the City Coun-
Gil II may direct, by resolution or or
dinance. Said franchise OF privilege to
be again offered for sale from time to
time until a satisfactory bid shall be
lreceived and approved, or accept any
OF the bids offered in it's discretion
Section .3.--Before the said fran
ohise or privilege shall be vested In
the BIDDER whose bid may be accepted
by the city council, contract shaall
be entered into between the city and
safd bidder setting out the terms cen
ditiohs and limitations upon which
said franchise or privilege shall be
granted and containing stipulations
necessary to protect the CITY and to
require Of the bidder fulfiflment of
said conditions and limitations, s-S !
the cit ycouncil reserves the power |
to insert In said contract such stipu-
lations concerning the time in which |
the work shall begin after The accep-
lance OF the bid an dthe price TO be |
charged for telephones to it's subscrih |
ers which shall not exceed 81 per
month for residence, 50 per month for
other service the time at the ex-
piration Of which said telephone sys-
TEN shall be in operation, the manner
and places in which said poles shall
be erected, how much OF said wire
shall be placed underground and at
what points manholes shall be con
structed, and such other conditions
and limitations as the said council 1
may by ordinance direct.
Section 4--That the franchise or
privilege provided in this ordinance
when said contract Ia entered into
shall not be construed as being In |
any way exclusive or as preventiRs
the city council OF the city OF Stan
ford from providing for the sale OF |
similar franchise or privileges TO 9th
er persons, compsxies OF corporations |
and this limitation shall be Inserted I
In any contract entered into between
the city Of Stanford and such person,
corporation or company.
Section b.-rhis ordinance shall
take effect from and after its passage |
and publication as required by law
A. b. FLORENCE, Mayor.
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