The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-02-21
Sale of Franchise

Pursuant to an ordinance adopted BY
the City Council at the regular meet
ing held Feb. 2. 1911 the undersigned
will on Monday Feb - 1911 at abou,
= J.. NJ, offer for sale at public out
cry telephone franchise subject 10
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 sgld
to the highest and best bidder fOr
the term OF twenty t20) years fran
chise or privilege TO construct es-
tablish, maintain and operate a tele-
phone system for public and private
use in the city of Stanford, including
the necessary conduits, subways an.
manholes, wires, poles and other equip
ment. and also the right of way over,
along. under, through and in the
streets, avenues. alleys, parks. squares
bridges and other public places in
said city for the purpose OF running
the subWays, manholes. poles, wire
and other equipments necessary 10
construct, establish. maintain and
operate ssid telephone system in the
city OF Stanford In accordance with
the conditions terms and limitations
of this ordinance
Section 2.--That il shall be the duty
of the mayor 10 offer said franchise
or privilege at public auction to
highest and best bidder at ? O'Clock
T. NJ, on MONDAY FEB. 9th 1871.
before the court house door in stan
ford Ky, after giving notice thereof
b, advertisement for ten G0) days IN
the Interior Journay, and in which
notice he will insert this ordinance
and he will report 20 the City Coun-
oil the bids received by him for its
approval and the said City Council
reserves the right for and on behs
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 Il may direct, by resolution or or
dinance. Said franchise or privilege to
be again offered for sale from time to
time until a satisfactory bid shall be
received and approved, or accept any
of the BIDS offered in its discretion
Section 3.--Before the said fran
chise or privilege shall be vested in
the bidder whose bid may be accepted
by the city council, a contract shall
said bidder setting out the terms con
ditions and limitations upon which
said franchise or privilege shall be
granted and containing stipulations
necessary to protect the CITY and e.
require of the bidder fulfillment OF
said conditions and limitations, and
the cit ycOuncil reserves the power
TO insert in said contract such stlpu-
lations concerning the time in which
the work shall begin after the accep-
lance of the bid an dthe price 10 be
charged for telephones to It's subscr
ers which shall not exceed 81 per
month for residence. 80 per month for
other service the time al 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
may by ordinance direct
Section 4-That the franchise or
privilege nrOvi>ed I'm this ordinance
when said contract is entered into
shall not be construed as being In
any way exclusive or as preventing
the city council Of the city of Stan
ford from providing for the sale Of
similar franchise or privileges 70 9TH
er persons, companies of corporations
and this Limitation shall be inserted
in any contract entered into between
the city OF Stanford and such person,
corporation or company.
Section 5.-rhis ordinance shall
take effect from and after its passage
land publication as required by law.
A y. FLORENCE, MAYOR
city OF stanford, Kv