The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-06-14
AN ORDINANCE

Authorizing the Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph Company, to construct,
operate and maintain lines of telephone
and telegraph upon, along and uAder
the psbllc roads, streets and highways
of the City OF Palatka, Florida, and to
acquire, operate and maj ptaih 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
pany to sell all of its telephone lines,
poles and wires, and other telephone
property, in the streets and public places
of the City of PalHtka, Florida, 10 the
southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company.
BE II ORDAINED by the Mayor and
City Council oflthe City of Pulatka:
Section l. That permission be and the
same is hereby granted to the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company,
It's successors and assigns, to erect, operate
and maintain lines OF telephone and tele
graph, including the necessary poles fix
lures and electrical conductors, upon, along
and under the public roads, streets and
highways of the City,of Palatka, Florida, as
its business may rom 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, aud the said Southern Bell Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company shall replace
ana properly relay any sidewalk or street
chat may be displaced by it in the construc-
ton of its lines, and upon failure of the
company so to 10, after five days notice in
writing shall have been given by lhe Mayor
Of the CITY OF Patatlta, Florida, to said
Company, tilV 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
pHny.
sections. In consideration of the rights
and privileges herein granted, said COmpa-
ny snail, upon demand, provide one cross
arm on each pole, on which the City of Pa
lAl6n, Florida, may desire to attach rither
Are alarm telegraph or police telegraph
wires, for the free use of the police and fire
alarm Telegraph system OF the City OF Pa
latkn, Florida.
times he subject to the city ordinances
now in existence or which may he hereafter
passed relative to the use of the puhtic
streets by telephone and telegraph compa-
MICS.
Section 8. That said Company shall in
demnify the City of Palatka, Florida,
against, and assume allNiabilities for dam
ages which may arise or accrue to the CITY
Oh Palatka, Florida, from any injury to
persons or property from the doing of any
work herein authorized, or the neglect of
sald Company or any of its employees to
comply with any ordinance relative tothe
use OF the streets of said City and the accep-
lance by the Company OF this ordinance
shall be an agreement by it to pay to the
CITY OF Palatka, Florida. any sum Ui inoauy
for which the CITY may become liable from
or by reason Of such injury.
Section u. The said southern Bell Telp-
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 EN- ire
telephone plant of the Palatka Telephone
Company, and the said Paiatka 1Slephone
company Is hereby authorized to sell and
transfer said property to the said soutkern
Ben Telephone and Telegraph COMPANY:
and the said southern Bell lelee phone and
Telaglaph Company IS hereby authorized
TO maintain and operTte said lines aud
properly, or such parts OF them as it may
desire, in the streets and public places OF
the clly OF Paatka, Florida, in the same
manner rs If the said lines and property had
been originally constructed by it under and
n accordance with the terms and provis-
ions of this ordinance, free and clear of any
and all conditions or charges heretofore
imposed upon said property or said Palatka
Company by any ordinance or
ordinances or, agreement or agreements
with the said City of Palatka, Florida.
Section l.. said Company shall file with
the Clerk of the Council Of the City of Pa
latka, Florida, its acceptance of this ordi-
nance within sixty days from the date when
it shall take effect.
Section $. This ordinance shall be In
force and effect for a term of thirty years
rom the date when it shall take effect, and
II shall be subject to all the terms and con
iitlons OF the Act of the Legislature of
! ~ ido' 'ii'ISi'u' All ACl 1IOnlblllnB tnt
Granting by municipalities of Franc hiscs or
Rights to Use streets for Certain Purposes |
Tor any Term Exceeding Thirty Years, or |
Without RCserving the Right at and After |
the Expiration OF such Term to Purchase |
Property Used under such Franchise or |
Right, approved June End, 1889.
III EREFORE the said City of Palatka |
Florida hereby expressly reserves the right |
20, and does hereby require the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, as
l condition precedent to the taking effect
]t the rights grants and privileges, fran
mise and powers herein contained, to give
md grant the said City of Palatka, Florida,
he right at and after the expiration OF this
ranchise to purchase the telephone and
plant, property and equipment or
'ther property used under or in connection
With this franchise or right hereby granted,
" such part OF said property which the
aid City OF Palatka, Florida may desire to
purchase Mt valuation of the property,
eul or personal, desired by the said CitV OF
'alatka, Florida TO be fixed by Arbitration
II accordance with the terms of the said
bONc named act.
section .. This ordinance shall be in
Orce from and after the date of its passage
ND approval by HE Mayor.
Passed by the CITY Council of the civ of
'alatka, Florida. in open session this lth
hN of June in the year of our Lord one
hOusand nine hundred and twelve.
j. H. YEI.NERTON. Jr.
ttcst:
AT. TRAY,
Clerk of CITY of Palatku.
Approved this lllh day OF June, in the
ear OF our Lord, one thousand nine hun
rcd twelve.
r. w. WARREN,
Afnt zoe IB.,I 1, l.