The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-16
ORDINANCE NO. iss

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING CERTAIN
RIGHTg DF FRANCHISE FOR The U 70
ERATf0H s0f A TELEPHONE SYSihT roM.
THE PENINsULAR TELEp H0 kssfGSs.
IN THE CITY OF LAKELAND: AND E EE-
PEAIING ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 EN-
TITLED, IAN ORDINANCE GKAN rGES
CERTAIN RIGHTS AND fK I nTCK.
TO WILLIAM G. en- BR 1,fY ESi,-F vi OF
ST. MARYs. OHIO. PARTNERS VIZ po aND
BUSINESS UNDER THE FIRM MANI AN
STYLE OF BROREIN AND HUFFMAN
AND THEIR ASSIGNS" .,;ss;on-
Re II ordained by the board OF comhiisS'o'
ers Of the City Of Lakeland fior'oa
That The Peninsular Telephone Company, nc
corporation organized under the i avs IL IL the
State Of Florida. with principal o,ns and
assigns. be, and 1t and or they are he - a
Granted a franchise for the operau9n VI tho
telephone system on, over anu ,,Snavs and
streets. alleys, lanes, bridges, nignma'S, The
nnhlic places, and all other avenues VI ,h ~.
Sytv ~ lakeland used by or open 10 the puo,
lie in the said city. as It's limits num "ro than
NAV hereafter be extended, until more u I;n,.
the rates herein specified are cnaIse U.o,v,ded
tied unless terminated as neretoao os and lin.
~: :.na Svrther to charge for services rehuereu
with,n the said city reasonable rates d. ,ta o
time to be In excess Of the maxim"" 'a'e'
hereinafter set forth.
SECTION II o,..
That this franchise Is limited IN aS az,
ton effect and duration as nerena.e Iii
forth. which provisions set forth certain lima
tations seriatlm:
(a) That the doing Of any work OF eh.e u \.
or alteration general in character sian and
done according to specifications nlea' ,,n anO
dmly approved and such work shall De uhu .'si
the supervision Of person desighaleu U! ~,
City Of Lakeland, upon proper assuran.e 10,
| bond or otherwise OF grantee nei0un mo IN,
tha repair and placing In staius auo and
streets' alleys, lanes. bridges. highways "h he
nnhIic nlaces as aforesaid, as they may w
altered by the said work .u =. con
M That the right aforesaid shaii pe I'll
F., current with any rights ID tne sa, na nnblic
places Of any other person, nrm OF t bnrs q,
, ton or other entity which may now nave y,
NAV hereafter obtain FRANCHISE OF o nn
rights from the City OF Lakeland ior 'iie , vU
Quoting Of any business enterprise VI ,ha CITY
and that In cases Of conflict between me Ny
Of Lakeland in the operation OF any pu T'.,
utility and the grantee hereunder, the ons
~ lakeland shall have precedence on, uiiuer
or over any of the streets. alleys lanes lis"
ways. bridges and public places aiol ,i"h tho
ic) That the maximum rates winch .no
PeninsuIar Telephone Company, It's success
ors and assigns. are limited to charge lof
oarvices IN he rendered under this franchise'
shau no the following scale of rates, to-wit
For seective party line residence ser'"o e, IN
nor month
rnr collective marty line business service,
per month --------------- -7-----a
For private line residence ser''e' pc IN
month ------ .----- --------.I...-or
For private '''e BUSINESS ----- 800
For extension service. resiuehee' pei :,
For extension service, business, per
month - ------------------
The class of service shall be optional WIFI
the subscriber. ,.u =, all
fdl That the services rendered snail al an
times he the most efficient practical service
from the viewpoint OF the art OF 'e'epho"e
service c
e) That the said Pennsular Telephone TOM,
| pany, its SUCCESSORS and assigns, shall AT ail
times grant. and do hereby give to the city
OF Lakeland three circuits throughout It's un.
derCround cable system for the operation Of
the said city's telephone fire alarm system
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