Morris tribune., 1914-09-18
Ordinance No. 90.


TELEPHONE COMPANY, A
CORPORATION, THE RIGHT,
PRIVILEGE AND AUTHORITY
TO OCCUPY THE STREETS,
ALLEYS AND PUBLIC PLACES
OF THE CITY OF MORRIS, STE
VEINS COUNTY, MINNESOTA,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CON-
STRUGGLING AND MAINTAIN
ING ITS TELEPHONE LINES
AND PRESCRIBING THE CON-
DITIONS THEREOF.
THE CITY OF MORRIS DOES OR.
DAIN:
~ Section I.
The Stevens County Telephone Com
pany. corporation, its successors
and assigns, is hereby granted the
right, privilege and authority to con-
struct, and maintain its telephone lines
along, over, under and across the
streets, alleys and public places of
the City of Morris, Stevens County.
Minnesota, for the purpose of furnish
ing local and long distance telephone
service to the inhabitants of the City
of Morris and TO the public.
Section II.
Until the further order of the Com
mission the location of the poles.
wires and other fixtures of the Stevens
i County Telephone Company, as. now
existing upon the streets alleys and
other public places within the City of
Morris, are hereby approved. together
with their manner of construction.
The grantee hereof, in addition to
the streets, alleys ard other public
places now occupied shall hereafter
occupy only such streets. alleys and
public places as shall from time tc
time be designated by resolution Of
the City Commission. The grantee,
in the construction of its lines under
any such resolution, shall not open OF
disturb in laying the pipes or conduits,
! or in placing the poles or overhead
wires, any more of any street, alley.
sidewalk or highway than may be
necessary for the advantageous plac,
ing or repairing of such pipe, con
duits or poles, and no street, alley
sidewalk or highway so opened or dis
turbed shall be encountered with dirt
rubbish or other material for longe
time than may be necessary to com
: plete the work. Provided further
that the pavements, curbing, side
/ walks. streets. alleys or highway
E disturbed in the putting in any worl
by the said grantee, under the provi
3 sions of this ordinance, shall be re
{ placed and repaired by the said granite
: withNlike material andslef in as goot
: condition as before disturbed. Shouts
the said grantee fail or refuse to re
: place or repair any pavement. curb
t ing, sidewalk. street, alley or high
a way as above provided, then the sam
|. may be replaced or repaired by tn
city under the direction of the Cti
Manager at the cost and expense Q
I the said grantee. Whenever the cit
: shall grade or regrade any street
= alley, or highway along or across whic
) the said grantee has laid anv pipes o
: conduits, or placed any poles for over
head wires, the said grantee shall. a
: its own expense. change such poles
a pipes or conduits to conform to tn
g street, allay az, highway so graded 10
d regarded, on an order therefor fror
d the City Commission.
? Section III.
r. The rights herein granted are sub
! ject 90 the additional conditions ths
IS the grantee shall be subject to an
will perform, on it's part, all tn
d terms of Sections 81. 80, and 80 Q
y the City Charter of the City of Nor
e ris.
Il Section ".
= The rights herein granted are sui
: ject to the further condition that tn
is Commission shall have the right:
1t (a) To hear and determine. whs
le are just, fair and reasonable rates
n fares. and charges for public service
b and to order that only reasonabl
It charges shall be imposed. and toimak
le effective such order by penalties an
7 forfeitures. The granting of a frar
= = chise shall not be deemed to confe
any right to include in the charge fC
= service any return upon the value {
!" the franchise or grants.
te (b) To require reasonable extensio
!. of any public service system.