The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-08
ORDINANCE NO. Iss

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING CERTAIN
RIGHTS OF FRANCHISE FOR THE Or
GRAFTON OF A TELEPHONE SYSTEM TO
THE PENINSULAR TELEPHONE COM
PANY. ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS,
IN TEE CITY OF LAKELAND. AND RE-
TITLED. IAN ORDINANCE GRANTING
eEEAIT iRIGHfS AND PRIVILEGES
ITO 1LnM G. BROREIN. OF BUCK
LAND: ono. AND GUY , HUFFMAN; OF
BUSINESS UNDER THE FIRM NAME AND
STYLE OF BROREIN AND HUFFMAN,
AND THEIR ASSIGNEE
Be it ordained by the board Of commission
'r' Of the City q sE 1;1sland Z Florida;
That The Peninsular Telephone Company, .
corpofatie0 oIkanized under the laws Of the
StAts. II Flof1da. with principal Office In the
CITY q Tampa, Haid:: IT, :uccsssors and
granted = ftsnksie lOr de operation q :
streets. alleys, ~ 5es.l bridges. highways and
public place.: e, otn:r a.sn " ~, Of The
lie in the said DIV. Il ~ limit. now are OF
may hereafter u sxtsnded, until more than
the rates herslp specified are charged; lin
tied unless Terminated - heretofore provided,
for the period Of twenty Ave year.; and lin.
tied further = charge for services rendered
within the sid city reasonable rates at no
time to be In excess Of the maximum rates
hereinafter set forth.
That this. franchise ID limited In its opera
S nS Sc. forth Ses esrain n
tations. seeiatim: 4es
al That ths doing Of any work Of extension
or alteration general In character shall be
dUls appros.d and such work. sh. &c unds1
the supervision Of person designated by the
City OF Lakeland, upon proper assurance by
bond or otherwise Of grantee hereunder for
the repair and placing IN status quo the
public places as Aforesaid. as they may be
altered by fhe said work.
~ That the right aforesaid shall be con-
current with any rights In the said streets,
places OF any other person, frm or corpora
ton. or other entity which may now have or
may hereafter obtain franchise or other
rights from the City Of Lakeland for the con-
Quoting OF any business, enterprise or activity,
and that in cases Of conflict between the City
Of Lakeland in the operation Of any public
utility and the grantee hereunder, the City
Of Lakeland shall have precedence on, under
or over any OF the streets. alleys. lanes. high
ways bridges and public places aforesaid.
tc) That the maximum rates which the
Peninsular Telephone Company. Its success
ors and assigns. are limited to charge for
services to be rendered under this franchise,
shall be the following scale Of rates, to-wit
For selective party line residence service.
per month ----------------------- so
For selectiye party line business service.
per month ---------------- ---------- $50
For private line residence service. per
month ------ 1890 Neutrality-suspicious. 200
For private line business service. per
month --------- --------------------3 800
month --- ------- rs
For extension service, business, per
The class Of service shall be optional with
the subscriber
(d) That the services rendered shall at all
times be the most efficient, practical service
from the viewpoint Of the art Of telephone
service.
pany. its successors and assigns shall at all
times grant, and do hereby give to the city
Of Lakeland three circuits throughout its un-
derground cable system for the operation Of
With all proper access to the said circuits In
all manholes. also the right to use space on
the top cross arm on all poles for three cir
cults for the purpose Of installing, maintain
ing. repairing and examining the said sys-
tenn OF telephone fire alarm: and the use Of
six telephones for the transaction Of the said
city's business and or. the business Of the
said city's fire department. free Of every
charge and cost.
the City Of Lakeland shall have the right to
purchase the telephone system installed and
operated under this grant, as well as all prop
erty USED by IL In the operation OF SalO teIe-
phone system, within the limits Of the City
Of Lakeland. as well as all other property
used under or In connection with this fran
chise or right, or such part Of said property
as the said City Of Lakeland may desire to
purchase at valuation Of such property de-
sired to be purchased to be fixed by arbtra-
ton as may be provided by law.
SECTION III
That upon application made to the PENN
suar Telephone Company, they shall proceed
with the least possible delay to install a tele
phone as applied for. In no instance to be
more than thirty days after application IL
made. -
SECTION "
Ordinance Number 81. entitled IAN ordi-
nance granting certain rights and privileges
to william q. Brorein, Of auckland, Ohio. and
Guy HUFFMAN. Of st. Marys Ohio. partners do
ing business under the firm name and style 81
Brorein and Huffman and their assigns. be.
and the same Is hereby repealed
hereby certify that the foregoing ordi
nance. number 1888. was duly passed by the
Board OF Commissioners OF the City Of Lake
land at regular meeting on the third day
of February. A. d. 1915,
O. NJ EATON
Chairman Of the Board Of Commissioners.
Attest II. L. SWATTS' Clerk. 1878