The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1914-11-11
FRANCHISE
ADOPTED NOV. 5, 1914, RICH.
MOND, KENTUCKY.

An ordnance providing Tor the sale
of a franchise TO erect. operate and
maintain lines of telephone and tele-
graph in the City of Richmond, KY.
BE il ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Council of the City of Rich
mond as follows:
Section l. That there is hereby
created and granted a franchise or
privilege to erect, operate and main
tain lines of telephone and telegraph
including necessary poles, fixtures and
electrical conductors, upon, along and
under the public roads, streets, alleys
and highways of the City of Rich
mond, KY, as the business of the
purchaser hereof may from time to
time require, subject, however, to the
Limitations and restrictions hereinafter
set out.
Section 2. That the work of erect
ing poles by virtue hereof shall be
done under the supervision of the
street committee, and the purchaser
shall replace and properly relay any
sidewalk or street that may be dis
placed by reason Of the erection of
such poles, and. upon failure so to do,
after twenty days notice in writing
shall have been given by the Mayor of
the City of Richmond to said pur-
chaser, the city may repair such por-
ton of the sidewalk or street that may
have been disturbed by said purchaser
and collect the costs so incurred from
said purchaser.
Section 3. In consideration of such
rights and privileges the said purchas-
or shall upon demand provide one
crossarm on each pole on which the
City of Richmond may desire to
attach either fire alarm telegraph or
police telegraph wire, for the free use
of the police and fire alarm telegraph
system of the City of RichmOad.-------
Section 4. Said purchaser shall at
all times be subject to the city or
dinance now in existence or which
may hereafter be PASSED relative to
the use of the public streets by tele-
phone and telegraph companies.
Section 8. Said purchaser shall in
demnify the City of Richmond against
and assume all liabilities for damages
which may arise or accrue to the City
of Richmond from any injury TO per-
sons or property from the doing of any
work herein authorized, or the neglect
of said purchaser or any OF its employees
TO comply with any ordinance relative
to the use of the streets of said city,
and the acceptance by the purchaser
of this ordinance shall be an agree
ment by it to pay to the City of Rich
mond any sum of money for which
the city may become liable from or by
reason of any such injury.
Section 6. The franchise and prvi-
Ieges created and established hereby
shall continue for the period of twenty
years from and after the date same
shall take effect.
Section 7. The purchaser of this
franchise within sixty (6O) days after
the passage of THIS ordinance shall
exhibit TO the City CCuncil contracts
let with responsible parties for the
construction of the telephone plant
herein described and within period
of twelve months have installed in the
CITY of Richmond and NJ addison Coun-
ty ready for business a telephone plant
as described herein capable of giving
service TO as many as 964 subscribers,
as now located, or the franchise herein
shall be forfeited; and said purchaser
shall deposit with the City Treasurer
the sum of s., 10000 or certified check
for said spm, and any failure OF the
said purchaser to comply in every
particular with the provisions of this
section shall forfeit said sum to the
CITY of Richmond. Provided that II
the purchaser already has telephone
plant sufficient to comply with the
requirements of this franchise this
section shall not apply.
Section s. The purchaser shall en-
ploy and keep at work a sufficient
number of experienced, efficient and