The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-07-24
An Ordinance.


An ordinance authorizing the
Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph 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 Dawson, Ca, and to
acquire, operate and maintain lines
! of telephone and other telephone
property of the Dawson Telephone
| Co., now located in the streets and
public places of the city of Dawson,
Ca, and to authorize the Dawson
Telephone Co. to sell all of it's tele-
| phone lines, poles and wires and
other telephone property in the
streets and public places of the city
of Dawson, Ca, to the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Co.
Section L. Be it ordained by the
| general council of the city of Daw-
son, Ca, that permission be and the
same is hereby granted to the South
ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
| Co., it's successors and assigns to
erect, operate and mai tain lines Of
| telephone and telegraph, including
the necessary poles, fixtures and cleo
|
under the public roads, streets and
highways of the city of Dawson, Ca,
as it's business may from time to
time require, provided that all poles
shall be neat and symmetrical.
| Section 2. That the work of erect
! ing poles by virtue of this ordinance
shall be done under the supervision
of the street committee, and the said
| Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph Co. shall replace and properly
relay any sidewalk or street that may
be displaced by it in the construction
of it's lines, and upon failure of the
company so to do after 20 days no.
tice in writing shall have been given
by the Mayor of the city of Dawson,
Ca, to said company the city may
repair such portion of the sidewalk
or street that may have been dis
turbed by said company, and collect
the cost so incurred from said COM
pany.
Section 3. In consideration of the
rights and privileges herein granted
said company shall, upon demand,
provide one crossarm on each pole
on which the city of Dawson, Ca,
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 Dawson, Ga.
Section f. Said company shall at
all times be subject to The city ord1-
nances now in existence or which
may hereafter be passed relative to
the use of the public streets by tele-
phone and telegraph companies.
Section 5. Said comp-n shall in
demnify the city of Dawson, Ca,
against and assume all liabilities for
damages which may arise or accrue
to the city of Dawson, Ca, from any
injury to persons or property from
the doing of any work herein author
lied, or the neglect of said company
or any of it's employees to comply
with any ordinance relative to the
use of the streets of said city, and
the acceptance by the company of
this ordinance shall be an agreement
by it to pay to the city of Dawson,
Ca, any sum of money for which
the city may become liable from or
by reason of such injury.
Section 6. The Southern Bell Tel
ephone and Telegraph Co. Is hereby
authorized to acquire, either by pur-
chase or otherwise, all of the equip
ment, lines and wires, which now
constitute the entire telephone plant
of the Dawson Telephone Co., and
the said Dawson Telephone Co. is
hereby authorized to sell and trans
fer said property to the said South
ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Co., and the said Southern Bell Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co. is hereby
authorized to maintain and operate
said lines and property, or such parts
of them as it may desire, in the
streets and public places of said city
of Dawson, Ca, in the same manner
as If the said lines and property had
been originally constructed by it I'M
der and in accordance with the terms
and provisions of this ordinance,
free and clear of any and all condi-
tions or charges heretofore imposed
upon said property, or said Dawson
Telephone Co. by any ordinance, or
ordinances of agreement or agree
ments with the said city of Daw-
son, Ga.
Section T. Said company shall file
with the Clerk of the Council of the
city of Dawson, Ca, it's acceptance
of tRt~ ordinance within sixty days