Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-01
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR FRANCHISE
WHOM III MAY CONCERN:

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that at a regular
meeting OF the City Council of the civ Of
Rocky Ford. State OF Colorado. to be held on
NE M,d Fifteensh aalh3 r day ai January lsi5 The
Company intends to apply to said CITY Coun-
| Gil for the passage of an ordinance granting
unto II ana ITS successors and assigns, for
period of twenty years. the right and privi-
| lege to construct, erect. operate and main.
under the streets, alleys and public ways.
| and all extensions thereof and additions
derground conduiis nnl other fixtures nee
essary or proper, for the maintenance and
| ohnuge and lines connecting Herewith.
The terms upon which said franchise is de-
sired are MS follows:
The City shall have the privilege mt any
time of stringing aud maintaining free OF
churge upon the poles of said Company, wires
aud fixtures necessary for the City's fire
| alarm system.
No poles or other fixtures shall be placed
where the same will interfere with any gas
lamp, electric light. water hydrant or water
main. and all such poles or fixtures placed In
of the sidewalk and inside the curb liuc and
| those placed In alleys shall be placed close 10
the line of the lot ahutting on said alley. and
then in such manner as not to Interfere with
the usual travel on said streets, alleys and
public ways.
franchise, shall pay to the City. two perceut
(2SD OF the amount derived by said Company
subscribers directly connected with the
| switchboard or switchboards of said Com
pany located IN SAID City. Said payment
shall be in lieu Of all pole, wire. occupation
privilege. license other similar taxes now
or hereafter assessed against said Company
by the City.
All telephone service furnished bv said
company 20 the city shall be paid for by the
City at the regular schedule rates of said
Company applying in the Rocky Ford .ex-
change.
Said Company shall ut all times be subject
| to all lawful exercise OF the police power by
the City and To sucn reasonable regulation
as the city may by resolution or ordinance
hereafter provide.
The said Company shall save the Citv harm
less from all loss sustained b. the City on
account OF any suit, Judgment. execution,
tlhlm or ufhlhnn WhalspcScf resulting from
negligence on the part of said Company in
| the construction or maintenance of its tele-
phone sy stem in said city,
ANY person desiring to move building or
| TO make any nther UNUSUAL use of the streets
ana highways OF said tiIy. which shall Inter
TCre with the wires or other fixtures Of the
| city, or OF said Company. shall first give
notice threeof TO the City or the CUmpnny us
| the ease may be- and snail pay for the eN-
pense and CamaEe incident 10 the cutting
or altering Ut SAID wires other fixtures,
Neither this application nor the grant of
any franchise thereunder shall constitute II
waiver either upon the part OF the City or OF
said Company II any rights or claims mad or
/ made by either with re>pect to the occupancy
| of the streets, alleys aud public places of the
| city under the constitution and general
| statutes OF the state of Colorado. preiu-
dice or impair any rights claims, existing
| INDEPENDENTLY of this application, or of amy
| or of said company. or its predecessors or
succCssurs, with respect to the construc-
ton. operation aud maintenance, either
before or after the life of any such fran
chise. ofu telephone Sstem in the CITY.
Respectfully submitted.
THE MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE
| AND TELEGRAPh COMPANY,
BY &. Ii. SEELYE.
J Ills District Manager.