The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-08
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Of the City Council Of the City Of
Lakeland. to be held on the 7th day
Of February. A. D.. 1912. make ap-
plication to tho said City Council TO
adopt an ordinance amending ord(~
nance No. 81 Of the ordinances II
the Town Of Lakeland. as follows:
Ordinance No. ......... An Or
dinance amending ordinance No. 81
Of the ordinances Of the Town Coun-
Gil Of the Town of lakeland. Flor
ida. granting certain rightss. and
privileges to william G. Brorin and
Guy Huffman.
BE it Ordained by the City Coun-
Gil of the City Of Lakeland. Section
l. 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 cor-1
poration created and doing business
under the laws of the State Of Flor.
ida. with its principal ONCE In the
City Of TaMpa. Hillsborough county.
Florida. as assignees Of william G.
Brorein and Guy Huffman, partners
under the firm name and style Of
Broeein & Huffman. and Its success
sors and assigns, the rights. privil-
eyes, concessions and franchises OF
| esta blishing. installing and operating
a telephone system throughout the
City Of Lakeland. to set poles. string
wires and lay conduits along. over
and under all its streets, alleys and
avelues, with the privilege OF charS-
ing toll. rent and hire, for the use
of its telephones and lines or other
instruments; provided that, except
distributing poles and wires. and
poles and wires required for the
loperation of toll lines. the said Com
pany shall, on or before January !,
19k3. install it's wires and cables
underground along Main street. be-
tween Massachusetts avenue and Da.
kota avenue, and along Kentuck!
avenue, between Main street and
pine street. and along Florida ave
, nue.. between Main street and Lime
street.
"Section =. That section two O
the said ordinance No, 81 be and thu
same is hereby repealed.
"Section 3. That section three o
said ordinance be and the same Il
hereby amended to read as follows
"'Section 3. That the rates to b.
charged by the said Peninsular Tele
: phone Company for the use. rent ant
hire of telephones operated by 1t il
connection with its said telephone
system, and within the limits OF tn
!, City of Lakeland shall be subject t
the regulation of the railroad com
mission or other lawful authOrit.
hereafter prescribed by law.
section 4. That section 4 Of salt
ordinance No. 81 be and the sam
Is hereby amended to read as follows
"'Section 4. That the rights an
!, privileges hereby granted to the sal
:. Peninsular Telephone Company shal
be in force and effect for the tern
and period of thirty (30 years fror
the twelfth (l2th) day of June. A
d; 1901, and provided further tina
h any sale or attempted sale OF tn
rights and privileges hereby granite
to a competitor of the said telephon
system shall work a forfeiture of al
the franchises hereby granted.
II Section 5. That section ) Of sal
: ordinance No. 81 be and the same
hereby amended to read as follows
II ".Section 5. That at the expira
ton of this franchise the City Q
Lakeland shall have the right to pul
chase the telephone system installe
:, and operated under this grant. a
we'll as all properties used by 1t i
- the operation of said telephone sys
. TEN within the limits of the City Q
Lakeland, as well as all other prop
erty under or i'm connection wit
such franchises or rights. or sue
part of such property as the City Q
:, Lakeland may desire to purchase. a
valution of such property desire
to be purchased. which valuatio
shall be fixed by arbitration. as ma
. be provided by law
section q. That section OF sal
u ordinance No. 80 be and the same