Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1912-08-22

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as amended and adopted by the City
Council last night, granting permits
sion to the company to do long dis
lance business ONLY in St. Cloud,
providing a majority Of the electors
of the city shall favor the adoption
at a special election to be held Sep
TENDER II. Attention is particularly
called to Section II of the ordinance:
THE TRI-STATE TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
Gan Ordinance Granting Unto The
Tri-State Telephone and Telegraph
Company, a Corporation, the Right,
Privilege ard Authority, to Occupy
the Streets. Alleys, and Public
Places, Except Parks, of the City
of st. Cloud. State Of Minnesota,
For the Purpose Of Constructing and
Maintaining its Long Distance Teie-
phone Lines, and Prescribing the
Conditions Thereof.
"Section /. The Tri-State Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company, a
corporation, is hereby granted the
right, privilege and authority to con-
struct and maintain it's long distance
telephone lines, along, under, over
and across the streets, alleys and
public places, except parks, of the
City of st. Cloud, State Of Minnesota,
for the purpose of furnishing long
distance telephone service to the in
habitants of the City of st. Cloud and
to the public.
section 2. The Tri-State Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company shall
ccupy such streets, alleys and public
places as shall be designated by reso-
luton by the Commission, and lines
built thereupon shall be constructed
under the supervision Of and in the
manner prescribed by the Commits
sion; provided. however, that there
shall not be opened Of disturbed in
laying the pipes or conduits or in
placing the poles or overhead wires,
more of any street, alley, sidewalk
or highway than may be necessary
for the advantageous placing or re-
pairing of such pipes, conduits OF
poles, nor shall any street, alley,
sidewalk or highway so opened or
disturbed be incumbered with dirt,
rubbish or other material for a long
er time than shall be absolutely ne
cessary to complete the work, and in
crossing any street or highway the
work of laying such conduits or plac-
ing any such poles shall be done at
such hours and with such expedition
as to least hinder or impede travel;
and provided further that the pave
ments, sidewalks, curbing, streets, al
leys or highways disturbed in putting
in any work by the said grantee I'M
der the provisions of this ordinance
shall be replaced and repaired by the
said grantee with like material and
left in as good condition as before
disturbed. Should the said grantee
fail or refuse to replace Or repair
any pavement, curbing, sidewalk,
street, alley or highway as above
provided, then the same may be re-
placed and repaired by the city under
the direction of the city engineer at
the cost and expense of the said
grantee. Whenever the city grades
or regrades any street, alley or high
way along or cross which the said
grantee has laid any pipes or con-
duits or placed any poles for over
head wires, the said grantee shall at,
it's own expense, change such pipes,
conduits or poles to conform to the
street, alley or highway so graded or
regarded on an order therefrom from
the Commission.
Section 3. The Commission shall
have the right to determine from
time to time boundaries within which
the wires of said grantee shall be
placed underground and upon such
determination and an order
to place wires underground
within any specified terri
tory said grantee shall forthwith
place underground all it's wires with
in such territory.
Section 4. The said grantee by
it's acceptance of this ordinance
agrees to construct into the City of
St. Cloud and have in operation a
toll system connecting with st. Paul,
Minneapolis, and Duluth within nine
ty days after this ordinance goes into
effect.
section 5. Unless within thirty
days from and after the time this or
dinance shall be ratified by the cleo
tors of said city, as hereinafter pro-
vided, said grantee shall file with the
City Clerk it's unconditional accept
ance, in writing, of it's terms no
rights whatsoever shall pass by this
ordinance.
"Section 6. The rights and privi-