Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09
Ordinance No. 43.

An Ordinance Granting Certain Rights
to the Southern Idaho Telephone Com
pany, Limited, its Successors and
Assigns, in the Village of jerome,
State of Idaho.
Be in Ordained by the Chairman and
Board of Trustees of the Village of
Jerome, State of Idaho:
Section l. There is hereby granted
to the Southern Idaho Telephone Com
pany. Limited, a corporation, its sue
cessors and assigns, for the period of
Fifty (50) Years, the right and privil-
edge to erect and maintain in, upon,
along, across, above, over and under
all streets, alleys and public ways now
laid out or dedicated, or which may
hereafter be laid out and dedicated, and
all extensions thereof, in said village,
poles, wires, cables, underground con-
QUITS, manholes and other telephone
fixtures necessary for the purpose OF
transmitting messages either by tele-
phone or telegraph within and through
the Village of jerome; provided, how
ever, that no poles shall be set on Main
Street for line running east and west
between Peach Street and Poplar Street,
and on Lincoln Avenue for line run
UlIlR anu SOulll DClWGC III ave
nue. and "E'' Avenue, except at street
intersections, nor shall poles be set in
blocks now laid out for Public Parks,
without special permission of the Board
of Trustees, also that no other fixtures
shall be placed where the same will in
terfere with any gas lamp, electric
light or water hydrant, and all such
poles or other fixtures placed in any
Oh he ,oIoaal Of arfr
of the curb, and those placed in alleys
shall be placed close to the line of the
lot AUDITING on said alley, and then in
such manner as not to interfere with
the usual travel on said streets, alleys
and public ways.
Section 2 That said telephone and
telegraph system shall not be used as
competitor of any other telephone or
telegraph system which may have Sc
cured the right and franchise to carry
Village of Jerome, but will be operated
as non-commercial system to be used
for private purposes.
Section 3. Any person or corporation
desiring to move building or other i'm
provement along, or to make any I'M
usual use of, the streets, alleys, and
public ways of said Village, which shall
interfere with the poles, wires and
other fixtures of the Company, shall
first give notice to the Company, and
shall pay to the Company a sum sutfic-
lent to cover the expense and damage
incident to the cutting, altering and
moving of the wires and other fixtures
of the Company, and before permit is
given by the Village therefor, the ap
plicant shall present receipt from the
Company showing said payment; there
upon the Company, upon the presenta-
ton of said permit shall, within twenty
four (24) hours thereafter. provide for
and do such cutting, altering and NOV
ing of the wires and other fixtures of
the Company as may be necessary to
allow such moving or other unusual use
of the streets, alleys and public ways
of said Village.
Section 4. The Company shall at all
times during the life of this franchise,
be subject to all lawful exercise of the
police power by the Village, and to such
reasonable regulations as the Village
may by resolution or ordinance here
after provide, and the Village hereby
reserves to itself the right to require
said Company, upon giving it ninety
ddfo Wlitlcll lOllCc lHeIeOl, W eleNdlt
or lower its wires at any place in said
Village to such height above the street
as it may deem necessary, which right
may be exercised by,a resolution or or
dinance prescribing the height of the
lowest wires above the street in any
specified locality.
Section 5. This franchise and grant
shall not be construed as limitation
on the Village of Jerome through its
proper officers, to grant rights, privil-
eyes or authority to other person or
persons, firms or corporations, similar
to or different from these herein set
forth, in the same streets, alleys, ave-
nues or other public ways.
Section 6. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in full force on and after
its file and publication according to law.
Passed by the Board of Trustees OF
the Village of Jerome, this 25th day OF
April, 1912. E. G. GAUSS,
Attest: Chairman.
R. F. RUPP,
[sEAL] Clerk.