The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-27

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 An Ordinance. Entitled An Ordinance Grant ing to Edward Cronk the Right to Erect ] Telephone Poles and Wires and Grsntiny
 Said Right on the Terms and Conditions Herein Stated.
 Be 1t Ordained by the City Council of the City of Conway. Faulkner County Arkansas: Section l. That the right is hereby grant ed to Edward Cronk to erect and rnaiptaiu on the streets alleys and public ways of said city, poles fixtures and wires necessary and convenient for the purpose of supplving to the citlzens Of said city and the public. com muncation by telephone and other electrical device; all such right and use to be continued on the conditions herein stated. and provided that no poles. wires or fixtures are to be erected on any stree: now embraced within the territory included in Street Improvement District No. r. of the City of Conway
 Sec. ? Said poles and wires shall be so placed and maintained not to interfere with travel on said highways. and said party shall hold said city free and harmless from all damages arising by reason of any abuse or negligence in said occupancy said poles shall be so placed not to interfere with the flow Of water in any sewer. gas pipe drain or gutter, and in case of bringing to grade or change of grade of any street or alley said poles shall be reset by the holder of this franchise to conform thereto And this grant is made and is to be enjoyed subject to all such reasonable regulations and ordinances of police nature as said city council may see proper at any time to adopt as authorized by law
 Sec. 8. That the rates and charges made for telephone service furnished by the holder of this franchise shall not, until the population of the City of Conway exceeds six thousand inhabitants. exceed the following. to-vit: For each residence telephone One Dollar and Fifty Gents (Sl50) per month for each office tele- phone Two Dollars (S2 0O) per month: for each telephone for mercantile or other busi- ness establishment, Two Dollars and Fifty Gents tS2.50) per month and provided furth- CT, that whenever the population of the City of Conway shall be shown to have exceeded six thousand inhabitants these rates may be readjusted by commission of five members chosen jointly by the holder of this franchise and the Mayor of the City of Conway, said board of commissioners to be approved by the City Council.
 Sec. 4. All poles carrying as many as ten wires shall have such wires inclosed in and connected by cable: the so-called Common Battery" system. the same being an improved drop or central energy system. shall be used and maintained in any telephone plant
 installed hereunder; immeda tey upon the in- stallation of any telephone system exchange operating under this franchise long-distance service must be secured to all patrons and subscribers to said telephone exchange. and the local and long-distance service of such exchange must be maintained in manner satisfactory to the City Council. And this franchise becomes null and void unless said long-distance connection is established at cur rent Bell rates, immediately after operation Sec. D. The rights and privileges herein granted shall become null and void unless work of installing telephone plant hereunder shall be begun within twelve months after the passage of this ordinance and unless com plete telephone service to all parts of the city be installed within two years from date hereof.
 Sec. 6. None of the rights and privileges herein granted shall extend over a period of more than thirty years. and whenever the holder of this franchise shall fail to comply with the provisions of this ordinance all rights and privileges herein granted shall and this ordinance shall become imperative.
 Sec. 7. In consideration whereof, the holder of this first franchise shall allow tNc City of Conway to attach, at any time, to any of said poles, on the upper arms the towns fire alarm police wires. and said poles are made municipal instrumentality for that purpose, provided said attachments and said citys use shall not be made and main tained to interfere with said pcr:y's use, | and said attachments shall be made nrd main 1 tained under the direction of sad party l agent in said city. The said party k to fur l nish for the citys business and without | charge. and with exchange service as l exchange is constructed. and as long a. ex- change is maintained hereunder. one telepaone | at such place the City Council nlav desg- 1 nate. Also such other telephone for the | city's business the Council may hereafter | by resolution require, at twenty-five yer cent |
  time charged for business purposes. provided | that for each of said telephones separate | contracts shall be previously signed contain ing the usual provisions of such contracts. or having endorsed the terms of payment herein provided for
 Sec s. The rights and privileges herein granted to the said Edward Cronk shall not he transferred by him his successors signs to any other telephone company operating in Conway, to their successors or assigns to any directly indirect y connected with any other telephone com pany without the consent and approval of the City Council.
 This ordinance shall be in fun force and effect from and after it's passage and pub- cation.
 State of Arkansas, County of Faulkner
 We. J. Frank Jones, Mayor and George Shaw, Recorder, of the City of Conway, Ar kansas, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Odinance No. 204 duly passed by the City Council of the City of Conway, Arkansas at a regular meeting of said coun- c held in the City of Conway on the 26th day of May, 1914
 J FRANK JONES, Mayor.
 GEO. SHAW, JR., Recorder