Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-01-06
ORDINANCE NO. 100

An Ordinance granting to <h
Audubon County Farmers Mutua
Telephone Company, a corporation
its assigns and SUCCESSORS, the RICH
4 70 place and maintain upon tn,
streets. highways, avenues, alleys an,
public places OF the Town Of Audi
bon, iowa. all the poles. wires an,
fixtures necessary and conyenien
\ Tor supplying the public with tele
phone and electric timing system OF
4 any other improved electrical deyic.
Tor the period OF twenty-five (25l
\ years, upon the conditions and term.
herein stated and contained, and pro
I vlaing for the protection of the prop
Ply tnere0i and imposing a penalty
Tor the violation thereof.
pc II Ordained by the Town Coun.
Gil OF the Town OF Audubon, Iowa:
SECTION 1. That the Audubon
County Farmers Mutual Telephone
Company, q corporation, its assigns
and successors. be and is hereby grant
ga right Of way for aperiod Of twenty
i've (25) years for the erection and
maintenance Of poles And wires and
all OF the appuftenances thereof for
the purpose of transacting 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 Audubon,
Iowa, subject, however, to all the con-
ditions and stipuiations herein set
forth.
sEcTIoN2 3. The lines of poles and
wires now placed are hereby recog-
pized and approved, and any new
poles or supports or wires hereafter
placed. shall be done so under the
supervision OF the Street and Alley
Committee, and the same shall be so
placed and the wires thereon secured
and kept at such elevations as to-
reasonably avoid danger to persons
and the adjoining property; said poles
shall be reasonably straight, shall be
well tamped. and not less thantwenty-
five feet in length.
SECTION 3. After the erection OF
said poles and fixtures said company
shallrestore thesnrface ofthe streets,
highways, avenues, alleys and public
places, which are disturbed by 1t, to
the condition in which II found them.
The work Of 50 restoring the streets
as aforesaid, shall be done under the
supervision of the 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 COM
pany, upon the presentation of bills,
certified by said committee. In case
said company's lines shall be, found
to Interfere with the change of grade
OF any street, or with any public i'm
provement, or the rights of any citi-
zen, said company shall upon, receipt
OF written notice thereof. from said
Street and Alley Committee, and
within o reasonable time, move its
said lines at Its own expense, so asl
TO avoid such interference.
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 az its said
llss,ess spd ehass Ne HE Tor iiSt,UiAsl
1Aelies 1isyNtE
hny kinds 6ich may be caused
h SECTION Nothing IN tins ord
nance contai Red shall be so construed |
As TO grant Into said company an ex-
elusive ri6tE upon the streeta. high
ways, alleys and public places or toll
prevent the grant at similtF priyi- |
lixcs TO other individuals OF compan-
tos. for like purposes. =
SECTION 6. Said poles shall mt be I
n set az to ,inxerferat@stth the eon-
etrucilng. placinS lof hyo3er maintsn.
- s5s.t ~ ~ tig $50 q ts4A :