The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-04
ORDNANCE NO. 2o4.

ing 10 EoWard CrOnk the Right 70 Erect
 Telephone Poles and Wires, and Granting
 Said Right on the Terms and Conditions
 Herein Stated
 Be it 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 maintain on the streets. alleys and public ways of said city, poes fixtures and wires, necessary and convenient for the purpose of supplying to the citizens 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 poes wires fixtures to be erected on any street embraced within the territory included in Street Improvement District No. r. of the City of Conway.
 Sec. 2 Said poles and wires shall be so placed and maintained as 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 as not to interfere with the flow of water in any sewer, gas pipe drain or gutter, and in of bringing to grade change of grade of any street alley said poles shall be reset by the holder of this franchise so as to conform thereto. And this grant is made and is to be enjoyed, subject to all such reasonable regulations and ordinances of police nature said city council may see proper at any time to adopt, as authorized by law.
 
 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-wit: For each residence telephone One Dollar and Fifty Cents (s1.50) per month for each office tele phone Two Dollars ($200) per month for each telephone for mercantile or other busl- ness establishment, Two Dollars and Fifty Cents (S2.50) 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 many ten wires shall have such wires inclosed in and connected by cable; the so-called Common Battery system, the same being improved "drop" central energy system, shall be used and maintained in any telephone plant installed hereunder; immediately upon the in- stalation 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. 5. 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 G. None of the rights and privileges herein granted shall extend 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 cease and this ordinance shall become imperative
 Sec. 7. In consideration whereof. the holder of this first franchise shall allow the City of Conway to attach at any time. to any of sald poles, on the upper arms. the towns fire alarm or police wires, and said poles are made municipal instrumentality for that | purpose, provided said attachments and said | city's use shall not be so made and 1nain- l taned as to interfere with said partys use and said attachments shall be made and mann ! tained under the direction of said party s | agent in said city. The said party is to fur 1 nish for the cty's business and without charge, and with exchange service, so soon as exchange is constructed, and as long as ex- , change is maintained hereunder, one telephone at such place the City Council may deslg- ] nate Also such other telephones for the city's business as the Council may hereafter 1 by resolution require at twenty-five per cent discount from the regular rates from time to 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 be transferred by him his successors or as- signs to any other telephone company now oneratinp in Conway nor to their successors or assigns or to any one directly or indirect ly connected with any other telephone com pany without the consent and approval of the City Council.
 This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after it's passage and pubh- 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 was duly passed by the City Council of the City of Conway. Arkansas at a regular meeting of said coun- ci held in the City of Conway on the 26th day of May, 1914.
 J. FRANK JONES. Mayor.
 GEO. SHAW. JR., Recorder.