The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-06-21
AN ORDINANCE

Authorizing the Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph Company,s to construct
operate and maintain lines of telephone
and telegraph upon, along and under
the public roads, streets and highways
of the City of Palatka, Florida, and TO
acquire, operate and maintain lines OF
telephone ana 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
pnny TO sell all of it's telephone lines
poles and wires, and other telephone
property, in the streets and public 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 and the
same is hereby granted to the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company,
Its successors and assigns, TO erect, operate
and maintain lines of telephone and tele-
graph, including the necessary poles, nix.
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 and
symmetrical.
Section 2. That the work of erecting
poles by virtue of this ordinance shall be
done under the supervision of the City
Council, and the said Southern Bell Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company shall replace
street
that may be displaced by it in the construc-
ton of its lines, and upon failure of the
Company so to do, after 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 portion
OF the sidewalk or street that may have
been disturbed by said Company, and col
lect the cost so incurred from said Com
pAny.
sections. In consideration of the rights
and privileges herein granted, said Compa-
ny shall, upon demand, provide one cross
arm on each pole, on which the CITY of Pa.
latka, Florida, may desire to attach either
fire alarm telegraph or police telegraph
wires, for the free use of the police and fire
alarm telegraph system of the CITY of Pa
latka, Florida.
Section 4. That said Company shall at alI
times be 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-
MES.
Section 8. That said Company shall in
demnify the City of Paiatka, Florida
against, and assume ali liabilities for dam
ages which may arise or accrue to the Oitv
OF Palatka, Florida, from any injury to
persons or property from the doing of any
work herein authorized, or the neglect OF
said Company or any of its employees to
comply with any ordinance relative to the
use OF the streets of said City and the accep-
lance by the Company OF this ordinance
snail Sl!t pc an agreement by it to pay to the
money
for which the City may become liable from
or by reason OF such injury.
section T.. The said southern Bell Tele-
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, and the said PalaIka 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 and
Telegraph company is hereby authorized |
TO maintain and operate said lines ana
or such parts OF them us il may |
desire, in the streets and public places of |
Tue city OF Palatka, Florida, in the same |
manner as If the said lines and property had |
been originally constructed by it under and
N accordance with the terms and proyIs-
IONS OF this ordinance, free and clear of any
ina an conditions or charges heretofore
imposed upon said property or said PaIatka
Telephone Company by any ordinance or
ordinances or, agreement or agreements
with the said City of Palatka, Florida.
eeSilon q Sald company shall file with
he Clerk OF the Council of the City of Pa |
aka, Florida, its acceptance of this ordi-
nance within sixty dag from the date when
t shall take effect.
section s. Inis ordinance shall be in |
orce and effect Tor u term of thirty \ ears
rom the date when IL shall take effect and |
I shall be subject to all the terms and CON |
iitions OF the Act of the Legislature OF
Granting by municipalities of Franchises or.l
Rights tobse streets Tor Certain Purposes
or any Term Exceeding Thirty Years mr.
without deserving the Right at and Alter
he EA pirntlon OF such Term to Purchase
property Used under such Franchise or
Right, approved June End, 1889
I'll EREFORE the said City of Palatka.
Florida hereby expressly reserves the a. hi
@, ana does hereby require the southern
Cell Telephone and Telegraph Company. ms
/ condition precedent to the taking effect
u the rights grants and privileges fran
Mise and powers herein contained. To giy,.
ma grant the said City OF Palatka Florida
ne rls MT at ana after the expiration of this
ranchlse to purchase the telephone anr
eltgraph plant, property and equipment on
'thef property used under or in connection
Win TINS franchise or right hereby granted |
IF suCh part of said property which tn
aid CITY of Palatka, Florida may desire 10
,urchaSe al valuation of the Dronerty
cal or personal. desired by the said C'ity ~ |
'alatka, Florida TO be fixed by Arbitratin,'
n accordance with the terms of the sni,t |
bOVe named act. "''
Section 8. This ordinance shau mo f..
orce from and after the date of its uaSsog.
nd approval by the Mayor.
Passed By the CITY Council of the CITY of
hlatSa, Florida: in open session this Ith
lay OF June In the year of our Lord on.
housand nine hundred and twelve.
J. II. YELVERTON, Jr,
.ttest: >''' Council
A. t. TRAY,
CLERK of CITY of PaIatka.
Approved this llth day of June, In tho
ear OF our LORD, one thousand nine bnn-
red twelve. nun
T.. W. WARREN.
Mayor, City of Palatka, Fla,