The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-15
PUBLIC NOTICE.

Peninsuiar Ieiephoi e Company that
it will, at the re .Sular meeting day
OF the city &c dncil of the City of
Lakeland, TO We held on the 9TH day
of February. A. d.. 1912, make ap-
plication TO the said City Council to
adopt an ordinance amending Ordi-
nance No. 81 of the ordinances of
the Town of Lakeland, as follows:
Ordinance No. ......... An Or
dinance amending ordinance No. 81
of the ordinances of the Town Coun-
ell of the Town OF Lakeland, Flor
ida. granting certain rights and
privileges to William G. BrOrin and
Guy Huffman.
BE it Ordained by the City Coun-
Gil of the City of Lakeland. Section
|. That section one Of ordinance
No. 81 of the ordinances of the Town
Council of the Town of Lakeland be-
ing an ordinance granting certain
rights and privileges to William G.
Brorein and Guy Huffman. be amend
ed to read as follows:
Section one That the City of
Lakeland hereby grants to the Pen
insular Telephone Company a cor
poration created and doing business
under the laws of the State of Flor
ida. with its principal Office in the
city of Tampa. Hillsbcrough county.
Florida as assignees of William G..
BrOrein and Guy huffman, partners
under the firm name and style OF
Brorrin 4 Huffman, and its succs :
sors and assigns. he rights. privil
egeS. concessions and franchises o.
establishing, installing and operating
a telephone system throughout the
City Of Lakeland, 10 set poles, string
wires and lay c0Eduts along, over
and under ali its streets, alleys and
avenues. with the privilege of charS
ing toll, rent and hire, for the us"
of its telephones and lines or other
Instruments; provided that, except
distributing poles and wires, and
poles and wires required for the
operation of toll lines, the said Com
pany shall, on or before January !,
1913, install its wires and cables
underground along Main street, be-
tween Massachusetts avenue and Da-
kota avenue. and along Kentucky
avenue, between Main street and
pine street. and along Florida ave-
nue., between Main street and Lime
street.
Section >. That section two of
the said ordinance No. 81 be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Section 3. That section three Of
said ordinance be and the same is
Section 3. That the rates to be
charged by the said Peninsular Tele-
phone Company for the use, rent and
hire of telephones operated by it in
connection with its said telephone
system, and within the limits of the
city of Lakeland shall be subject to
the regulation of the railroad COM
mission or other lawful authority
hereafter prescribed by law
Section 1. That section 1 Of said
ordinance No. 81 be and the same
is hereby amended to read as follows
Section t. That the rights AMI
privileges hereby granted to the said
Peninsular Telephone Company shall
be- in force and effect for the term
and period of thirty 600 years from
the twelfth ,l2th| day of June. \
u: 1901. and provided further that
any sale or attempted sale of the
rights and privileges hereby granted
TO Il competitor of the said telephone
system shall work a forfeiture Of ali
the franchises hereby granted.
section j. That section ) OF said
ordinance No. 80 be and he same is
hereby amended to read as follows.
Section =. That at the eXpira
ton of this franchise the City Of
Lakeland shall have the right to pur-
chase the telephone system installed
and operated under this grant. as
well as all properties used by it in
the operation of said telephone sys-
TEN within the limits of the city of
Lakeland. as well as all other prop
erty under or in connection with
such franchises or rights. or such
part of such property as the city of
Lakeland may desire to purchase. at
a valution of such property desired
to be purchased. which valuation
shall be fixed by arbitration. as may
be provided by law
Section 6. That section 6 of said
ordinance No. 81 be and the same is