The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-06-28
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AN ORDINANCE

Authorizing the Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph Company, to construct,
operate and maintain lines OF telephone
and telegraph upon, along and under
the public roads, streets and highways
of the City of Palntka, Florida, and TO
acquire, operate ana nalnthlh INES ol
telephone and other telephone property
of the Palatka Telephone Company, now
located in the streets and public places
of the City of Palatka, Florida, and to
authorize the Palatka Telephone Com
pany to sell all of its telephone lines,
poles and wires, and other telephone
property, in the streets and pubic places
OF the City of Palatka, Florida, to the
southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company.
BE II ORDAINED by the Mayor and
City Council of the City of Palatka:
section l. That permission be ana the
same is hereby granted to- the soutmer ,i
its successors and assigns, to erect, operate
and maintain lines of telephone ana tele-
graph. including the necessary poles, IN
lures and electrical conductors, upon, along
and under the public roads, streets ana
highways of the City of Palatka, Florida, as
its business may from time TO time require,
provided that all poles shall be neat ana
symmetrical.
Section 2. That the work of erecting
poles by virtue of this ordinance snail be
done under the supervision OF the SitS
Council aud the said Southern Bell Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company shall replace
and properly relay any sidewalk or street
that may be displaced by 1t in the construc-
ton of its lines, and upon failure OF the
COMPANY so to do. afteri five days notice in
writing shall have been given by the Mayor
of the City of Palatka, Florida, to said
Company, the City may repair such poftloh
of the sidewalk or street that may have
been disturbed by said Company, ana col
lect the cost so incurred from said Com
pany. ,,,
sections In consideration of the rights
and privileges herein granted, SAID Compa-
nv shall upon demand, provide one cross
arm on each pole, on which the Olty OF "a
latka, Florida, may desire to attach either
fire alarm telegraph or police telegraph
wires, for the free use of the police ana nre
alarm telegraph system of the Oily OF Pa
latka, Florida.
section A. That said Company shall at all
times he subject to the City Ordinances
now in existence or which may be hereafter
passed relative to the use OF the public
streets by telephone and telegraph compa-
section 5. That said Company shall in
demnify the City of Palatka, Florida,
against and assume all liabilities for dam
ages which may arise or accrue 10 lhe Olty
oil Palatka, Florida, from any injury TO
persons or property from the doing OF any
work herein authorized, or the neglect ol
said Company or any of It's employees 10
comply with any ordinance relative to the
use of the streets of said City and the accep-
tauce by the Company OF this ordinance
shall be an agreement by 1t to pay to the
City of Palatka, Florida, any sum of money
/
or by reason of such injury.
Section 8. The said southern Bell Iele-
phone and Telegraph Company Is hereby
authorized to acquire, either by purchase
or otherwise, all OF the equipment, lines
and wires which now constitute the entire
telephone plant of the Palatka Telephone
| COMPANY IS hereby authorized to sell and
| transfer said property to the said southern
| Bell Telephone and Telegraph company
and the said Southern Bell Telephone ana
a
| to maintain and operate said lines and
property, or such parts OF them as IL may
desire. in the streets and public places OF
| the city OF Palatka, Florida, in the same
manner as if the said lines and property had
| been originally constructed by 1t under and
| in accordance with the terms and proVis-
| ions of this ordinance, free and clear of any
and all conditions or charges heretofore
| imposed upon said property or said Palatka
/ Telephone Company by any ordinance or
| ordinances or, agreement or agreements,
| with the said City OF Palatka, Florida.
Section Z. said Company shall file with
| the Clerk of the Council of the City OF Pa
! lntka. Florida, its acceptance of this ordt-
nance within sixty days from the date when
! it shall take effect.
section s. This ordinance shall be in
| force and effect for term of thirty years
| from the date when it shall take effect, and
! IL shall be subject to all the terms and con-
ditions of the Act OF the Legislature of
] Florida. entitled; AN Act Prohibiting the
/ Granting by municipalities of Franchises or
| Rights TO Use streets for Certain Purposes
for any Term Exceeding Thirty Years, or
without Reseving the Right at and After
! the EX piraton OF such Term to Purchase
Property Used under such Franchise or
| Right, approved June End, 1889.
| TIL EREFDRE the said City of Palatka,
Florida hereby expressly reserves the right
to- and does hereby require the southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, as
IA condition precedent to the taking effect
Of the rights grants and privileges, fran
chise and powers herein contained. to give
the right at and after the expiration of this
franchise To purchase the telephone and
! telegraph plant, property and equipment OF
other property used under or in connection
/ with this franchise or right hereby granted,
or such part of said property which the
said city of PalatlSa, Florida may desire to
| purchase at valuation Of the property,
! Palatka, Florida to be- fixed by Arbitration
i'll accordance with the terms of the said
above named act.
| Section .. This ordinance shall he In
! force from and after the date OF its passage
/ and approval by the Mayor.
Passed by the CITY Council Of the CITY Of
! PHlatEa. Florida. in open session this 4th
day Of June in the year OF our Lord, one
Thousand nine hundred and twelve.
J. H. YELVERTON. Jr.
President, City Council.
Attest:
AT. TRAY,
! CLERK of City OF Palatka.
! Approved this llth day of June, I'm the
| year OF our LORD, one thousand nine hun
dred twelve,
f. W. WARREN,
Mayor, City OF Palatka, Fla.