The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-07-05
AN ORDINANCE

Authorizing the Southern Bell Telephonte
and Telegraph Company, to constLuc.,
onarate and maintain lines or Telephone
and telegraph upon, along anu ur
the public roads, streets anu hlsnMS
of the City of Palatka, Fiorlua, aio W W
acnuire operate and MAINTAIN llhes VI
teIanhone and other telephone properly
of the Palatka Telephone COMPANY, m oos
located in the streets ana pubic plaetts
Of the City of Palatka, FLORIDA, any E w
outhorize the Palatka Telephone COM
many to sell all OF its telephone lines,
poles and wires, ana other telepiii anls
property, in the streets ana puDllc pla t
6f the City of Palatka, FloTlaa, 10 wy
Snnthern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company. , -, ., NJo,,or and
CITY Council of the City OF Palatka: t,o
Section /. That permission DE anu tne
CANA is hereby granted to the southern
ReII Telephone and Telegraph company,
| its successors and assigns, to erect, oPe .
and maintain lines OF telepIome aIa ~
graph, including the necessary poiesi M
| fures and electrical conductors upon alohS
| and under the public roads, stTSetS any ~
| highways of the City of Palatka, loFiuu' @s
its business may from ellne ~ 'in a eoi md
| provided tndt III pole@ 9i" "
section ,. That the work OF e[eG ;I ~
poles by virtue of this ordinance sn"l az, pv
| done Under the supervision OF the MY
| COnnriI. and the said Southern Bell lele-
| nhone and Telegraph Company snali lePluett
and properly relay any sidewalk OF slloe'
that may be displaced Dy IL III w Goiio ~ No
lion of its lines, and upon failure OF tnc
| tiomnnny so to do, after five days notice III
writing shall have been given ny the MhSo Gl
of the City OF Palatka, Florida, 10 sum
Company, the City may repair s"Hn a poih ave-
been disturbed by said Company, ana COL
lect the cost so incurred from saia 'o'h-
pany. ,,,,.,,, or tLo riybt .
| and privileges herein granted, shld toilllh-
nv shall. upon demand, PROVIDE one cf9 ~
arm on each pole, on which the Guy OF IA
Iatka Florida, may desire to atlhcl, c l.nvi
fire alarm telegraph or ponce Telegraph
wires for the free use OF the ponce hhu ~ NV
alarm telegraph system OF the 'llS Oh IA
latka, Florida. at oil
times ne subject to the city Ordinances
now in existence or which may be hereafter
| nassed relative to the use OF the publl'
Streets by telephone and telegraph colilpa
I Section 5, That said Company shall in
demnify the City of Phlatkh, floflda
against and assume all LIABILITIES 1Of daih
ages which may arise or acct ue 70 'i,1 Sit;
persons or property from the doing OF an,
{ work herein authorized, or the neglect o
said Company or any OF lts eniploStes "
comply with any ordinance relative 10 TN
= nse or he streets of said CITY ana the accep
& Lance bv the Company OF this ordinance
r | shall be an agreement by 1t TO pay 10 I'M
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. for which the CITY may become liable IRON
l. | or by reason OF such injury. nh mat,
:, section g. The said southern Bell leie
phone and Telegraph Company Is neEeos
J. authorized TO acquire, either by purcnast
4 or otherwise, all OF the equipment llne'
ana wires which now constitute we eLtllt
}. IeIerhone plant OF the Pulatka Telephone
Company, and the shlu falhHHt II u nd
n Company is hereby authorized 10 sell hhu
- transfer said property to the Sald SouluelH
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
e and the said southern Bell Telephone hhu
# TeIeqrnph Company is hereby aulnotlHeu
= tn maintain and operate said lines ana
u nroDprtv. or such parts OF them as IL may
+, desire, in the streets ana pubic places o.
r the city of Phlatkh, tlOrlui, III lHt sum
-, manner as If the said lines ana properly HhI
10 neen ORIGINALLY constructed by II ullucf Ii NJ
/. in accordance with the terms ana pIoNls
q ions of this ordinance, free ana cleaT oi any
and all conditions or cHaIses
IMPOSED upon SAID property or saiu fulalk'
e Telephone Company by any ordinance u
, ordinances Lor, agitement or agreements
II with the said CITY of Pulatka, + lorlda. -,
al Section Z. said Company shall NE VIII
the { Jerk of the Council of the Guy Of IN
e latku, Florida, its acceptance OF inns oTul
70 nance within sixty Gays from the date Whei
~ it shall take effect.
ia force and effect for Il term of thirty year
r from the date when it shall take erect AM
it shall be subject to all the terms and con
S. dttions of the Act of the Legislature o
lie Florida, entitled: AN Act Prohibiting tn
4 Granting by municipalities OF franchises o
=, Rights to Use streets for Certain Purpose
Oh for any Term Exceeding Thirty Years, Q
n without ReserVlng the Right ut and Aitc
the Expiration of such Term to Purchas
Property Used under such Franchise o
al Right "apprOVed June md, 1883.
D. THEREFORE, the said CITY OF Pa!alki
V Florida hereby expressly reserves ther1gl
- to- and does hereby require the Souther
Is Bell Telephone and Telegraph company,
C. condition precedent 10 Inc tnIAiB J trat