Morris tribune., 1914-10-09

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bond shall run to the city as obligees
with sureties satisfactory to the Conn
mission, and shall obligate the
grantee. or leasee, to discharge all
obligations and Liabilities imposed by
said franchise. 4
Section VII. !
The City Commission shall have
the right to determine, from time to
time, reasonable boundaries within
which the wires of said grantee shall
be placed underground or in some 9TH
er safe and convenient position, and
upon such determination by the CITY
Commission and its order to place
wires underground within any specified
territory, or to place them in any
other safe or convenient position, the
said grantee shall forthwith place un-
dergronud or in such other safe or con-
venient position, all of its wires with
in such specified territory, subject on
ly to its right to maintain in each
block in said district one (1) pole for
the purpose of distributing wires to
and from it's subscribers stations.
Section VIII.
Until the Commission shall by or
dinance otherwise order. the maximum
rates to be charged by the grantee
hereof for local telephone service
within the City of Morris shall be as
follows:
Private Line Business Service,
So. 25 per month.
Private Line Residence Service,
$1.5O per month.
Party Line Residence Service.
$1.25 per month.
All of said rates to be pavable
monthly in advance. and with rebate
upon each thereof of twenty-five (25c)
cents per month if paid on or before
the 10th day of the month in which
the service is to be rendered. making
the net rates wnere bills are paid
on or before the 10th day of the
month in advance, twenty-five (25c)
cents less than those above stated.
Section TX.
The privileges and rights herein
granted are upon the consideration
that the said grantee shall. without
cost to the city, provide suitable places
upon it's poles and within it's conduits
for wires for fire alarm and police
purposes and that it will, at it's own
cost and expense, string upon such
poles and draw in and maintain in
such conduits, all necessary fire alarm
and police wires required by the said
City; provided, that the said grantee
shall not be required to permit upon
its poles or place in its conduits,
wires carrying stronger current
than can be safely carried without i'm
pairing the efficiency of its service to
be carried on over it's own wires. and
that all such wire shall be supplied by
the city.
Section x.
Said grantee and it's assigns shall
indemnify and save harmless the said
City of Morris from and assume all
: liabilities for. all damages which
may arise and accrue against the said
city from the injury to any person or
persons or any property from the do
ing of any work herein authorized to
be done, or from the operation of said
plant, or from the neglect of the said
grantee or any of its authorized agents
or employees.
: Section XI
The said grantee shall pay the costs
of the publication of this ordinance.
Section XII.
The violation by the grantee of any
of the provisions of this ordinance
J shall be cause from forfeiture of this
franchise. Such forfeiture to become
effective by passage of repeating
: ordinance.
Section XIII.
Tnis ordinance shall be published
: once week for four successive weeks
: after its passage as required by Section
80 of the City Charter. and shall take
effect and be in force fifteen (15)
days after its last and final publica-
tion. and shall thereafter remain ir
e full force and effect for the full tern
e of twenty five (25) years unless re
pealed by the City Commission fol
: cause as hereinbefore provided.
Passed this 18th day of Sept. 1914
Attest: E. j. JONES,
S. A. SIVERTS, Mayor
City Manager.