Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-26
Yes | |
No ii
ORDINANCE NO. 100

An Ordinance granting to the Aud
ubon County Farmers Mutual Tele-
phone Company, corporation, it's
assigns and successors, the right to
place and maintain upon the streets
| highways, avenues, alleys and pub
| lie places of the Town of Audubon,
Iowa, all the poles, wires and fixtures
necessary and convenient for supply
ing the public with telephone and
electric timing system or any other
improved electrical devise for the
period of twenty-five (25) years, up
on the conditions and terms herein
stated and contained, and providing
for the protection of the property
thereof, and imposing penalty for
the violation thereof.
Be 1t Ordained by the Town Coun-
Gil of the Town of Audubon, Iowa:
SECTION 1. That the Audubon
County Farmers Mutual Telephone
Company, corporation, it's assigns
and successors, be and is hereby
granted right of way for a period of
twenty-five (25) years, for the err
ection and maintenance of poles and
wires and all of the appurtenances
thereof for the purpose of transact
ing a general telephone and telegraph
and electric timing system, through.
upon and over the streets, highways,
avenues, alleys and public places,
ways and bridges of the Town of Aud
ubon, Iowa. subject however to all
the conditions and stipulations here
in set forth.
SECTION 2. The lines of poles
and wires now placed are hereby rec
ogniZed and approved, and any new
poles or supports or wires hereafter
placed, shall be so done under the
supervision of the Street and Alley
Committee, and the same shall be so
placed and the wires thereon Sc
cured and kept at such elevations as
to reasonably avoid danger to per-
sons and the adjoining property; said
poles shall be reasonably straight,
shall be well tamped, and not less
than twenty-five feet in length.
SECTION 3. After the erection of
said poles and fixtures. said company
streets, highways, avenues. alleys
and public places, which are dis
turbed by IL to the condition i'm which
! it found them. The work of so re-
storing the streets as aforesaid. shall
Committee on Streets and Alleys; any
expense to which the said Town shall
be put, by reason of the neglect of
said company to do said work in a
workman-like manner, shall be paid
by said company, upon the presenta-
ton of bills. certified by said commit
tee. In case said company's lines
shall be found to interfere with the
change of grade of any street, or with
any public improvement, or the rights
of any citizen, said company shall up
on receipt of written notice thereof,
from said Street and Alley Commit
tee, and within a reasonable time,
move it's said lines at its own ex-
pense, so as to avoid such interior
ence.
SECTION 4. Said company shall
hold said Town free and harmless
from all damages, or claim for dam
ages, caused by the negligent con-
struction or maintenance of its said
lines, and shall be liable for injuries
to public or private property. OF any
kind, which may be caused thereby.
| SECTION 5. Nothing in this Or
dinance contained shall be so con-
5trued as to grant unto said company
| an exclusive right upon the streets,
| highways, avenues, alleys and pub
| lie places. or to prevent the grant
of similar privileges to other individ-
| uals or companies for like purposes.
SECTION g. Said poles shall not
| be so set as to interfere with the
constructing, placing or proper main
| tenance of any water pipe, gas pipe,
drain or sewer that has been or may
hereafter be authorized by said city.
SECTION Z. Any person who
shall interfere with, cut, injure, re-
move, break or destroy any of the
poles, wires, fixtures, instruments or
other property of the said Audubon
County Farmers Mutual Telephone
Company, its assigns or successors,
shall be deemed guilty of INSIDE
meanor, and, upon conviction there
of, shall be fined in any sum not less
than ten dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars and any person who
shall paste, tack or fasten upon the
poles or fixtures of said company, it's
assigns, or successors, any sign,
poster, advertisement, notice or ban
ner shall be fined in any sum not less
than five dollars nor more than
twenty-five dollars.
SECTION s. In consideration of
rights and privileges herein granted,
said company shall upon request of
said Town, allow said Town of Aud
ubon, Iowa, to place upon the poles,
within said Town, such wires as may
be necessary for the purpose of main
tanning fire alarm system and shall
furnish the said Town of Audubon,
Iowa, with a telephone placed In its
City Hall. and one In City MarshaPs