The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-22
ORDINANCE NO. ,ss

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING CERTAIN
RIGHTS OF FRANCHISE FOR The or,
GRAFTON OF a TELEPHONE SYSTEM co TO
PANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
IN THE CITY Or LAKELAND. AND RE-
PEALING ORDINANCE NUMBER ., ~ EN
TITLED Az iS,,1 ORDINANCE ps SkAN FGEs
TO WILLIAM G. BROREIN. OF BUCK,
LAND. OHIO, AND GUY HUFFMAN, OF
ST. MARYS. OHIO, PARTNERS DUNN
BUSINESS UNDER THE FIRM NAME S, ANp
AND THEIR ASSIGNS"
Be 1t ordained by the board Of commission
ers Of the City Of Lakeland. Florida;
SECTION
That The Peninsular Telephone Company, a
corporation organized under the laws OF the
State Of Florida. with principal office III inc
City Of Tampa. Florida; its successors ana
assigns. be, and it and or they are herepy
granted franchise for the operation OF
telephone system on, over and under the
streets, alleys, lanes. bridges, highways anu
public places, and all other avenues OF tne
City Of Lakeland used by or open to the pup
lie in the said city, as its limits now are or
may hereafter be extended, until more than
the rates herein specified are charged; I'M
tied unless terminated as heretofore PROVIDED
for the period Of twenty five years and lin,
tied further to charge for services rendered
within the said city reasonable rates at no
time to be in excess OF the maximum ra'es
hereinafter set forth.
SECTION II
That this franchise is limited In It's opera.
ton. effect and duration as hereinafter SET
forth, which provisions set forth certain iiml-
(a) That the doing Of any work OF extension
or alteration general in character snail De
done according to specifications hled anu
duly approved. and such work shall De uha eea
the supervision Of person designated by the
City Of Lakeland, upon proper assurance oy
bond or otherwise Of grantee hereunder ior
the repair and placing In status quo tne
streets, alleys, lanes bridges. highways ana
, altered by the said work.
~ That the right aforesaid shall be con-
J current with any rights In the said streets,
alleys, lanes, bridges. highways and pubic
places Of any other person. firm or corpora
ton or other entity which may now nave or
may hereafter obtain franchise or otner
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 puD al!.
utility and the grantee hereunder, the City
Of Lakeland shall have precedence on, unoer
or over any Of the streets, alleys lanes nigh-
ways. bridges and public places aforesaid.
(c) That the maximum rates which the
Penf1sular Telephone Company, its success
ors and assigns. are limited to charge ioi
! services to be rendered under this franchse
shall be the following scale OF rates, to-wit
| For selective party line residence service,
| per month
For selective party line business service, :,
For %ef private .,u line residence service, per :.
month ------.--- 200
For private line business service, per :,
month ----- 800
For extension service, residence. per :.
month ---------------------- -
For extension service, business, per =,
| month $780, ----------------- lV'
The class Of service shall be optional with
the subscriber. =,
times be the most efficient, practical service
from the viewpoint Of the art OF telephone
service.
i 81 That the said Peninsular Telephone Com
pany, its successors and assigns. shall at al
times grant, and do hereby give to the CIT!
Of Lakeland three circuits throughout It's un
derground cable system for the operation 0
the said city's telephone fire alarm system
with all proper access to the said circuits II
all manhOes, also the right to use space OF
the top cross arm on all poles for three CIR
cults for the purpose OF INSTALLING maihtain
ing repairing and examining the said sys
TEN Of telephone fire alarm: and the use Q
six telephones for the transaction OF the SAT-
city's business and. Or the business OF IN
said city's fire department. free OF ever!
~ That at the expiration Of this franchis
the City Of Lakeland shall have the right =
purchase the telephone system installed an
operated under this grant. as well as all prop
e!ty used BY it in the operation OF SAID t e
Of Lakeland, Is well as all other propert
used under or in connection with this fran
chise or right. or such part Of said propert
as the said City Of Lakeland may desire ;
| purchase at a valuation Of such property de
sired to be purchased to be hxed by arbitra
| ton as may be provided by law.
SECTION III
That upon application made to the PENN
sular Telephone Company, they shall procee
/. with the least possible delay to install tele
phone as applied for. In no instance to
more than thirty days after application
made.
SECTION "
II Ordinance Number 81. entitled IAN Ordl
] nance granting certain rights ard privilege
to william G. Brorein. Of auckland. Ohio an
Guy HUFFMAN, Of st. Marys. Ohio. partners dc
!. ing business under the firm name and style {
Rrorein and HUFFMAN and their assigns. b.
D and the same is hereby repealed
4 hereby certify that the foregoing ord
nance, number 1888. was duly passed by tn
I Board OF Commissioners Of the City Of Lake
land at a regular meeting on the third da
Of February. A. d. 1915.
/. O. NJ. EATON
Chairman Of the Board Of Commissioners,
D Attest: II. L. SWATTS' Clerk. 31I