The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-15

Lancaster, Garrard County. State Of
Kentucky, do oriain as follows:
Sec. L. That there is hereby Great
ed and established franchise or
privilege to erect, operate and main
tain a telephone exchange embracing
central office apparatus, telephone
poles, fixtures, cables and wires along.
through, over and under the streets,
sidewalks and alleys of the said city
of Lancaster, Kentucky.
Sec. >. The said franchise or priv
lege shall continue for the period Of
ten years from and after the time the
same shall take effect.
See. 3. The purchaser # said
franchise or privilege may assign or
transfer the same
Sec. 4. Said poles, fixtures, cab
les and wires shall be erected and
maintained in substantial and
workmanlike manner; said poles shall
be neatly painted and shall be so To-
Gated as not to interfere with the
legitimate entrance to any adjacent
private property, nor TO obstruct the
free use of said streets, sidewalks
and alleys for the purposes of public
travel.
Sec. 5. The purchaser of said
franchise or privilege, his successors
or assigns, shall promptly replace all
paving and macadamizing that may
be disturbed by said purchaser in
setting said poles, and shall at said
purchasers own expense remove all
dirt and debris that may arise in max
ing excavations for that purpose. All
work of setting poles shall be done
under the supervision Of the street
committee, and it shall be the duty
of said committee TO see that the pro-
visions of this ordinance are faith
fully complied with.
See. 6. The city of Lancaster
shall have the right to place, main
tain and operate its fire and police
wires upon poles of said purchaser
within corporate limits Of said city,
free of charge, provided said wires
shall be so located upon said poles in
such a way as not to interfere with
j the wires of said purchaser. The
purchaser agrees to furnish, free Of
charge to the city Of Lancaster, three
long distance Pay Station telephones
with metallic circuits. to be placed
where directed by said city within
said city.
! Sec. 7. If after said exchange is
established, said purchaser, his sue
cessors or assigns, shall fail to per-
form all terms and conditions of this
ordinance. said City Council may,
after giving said purchaser, his sue
cessor or assigns, reasonable notice
of such failure, and such failure is
not remedied, revoke all rights and
privileges herein granted, and cause
all poles, wires and apparatus erect
ed under this ordinance to be remov-
ed.
| Nothing in this franchise shall be
construed so as to give the purchaser,
its successors or assigns, any exclu-
sive right to the privilege granted in
Section /.
See. 8. The rates to be charged
for telephone service in residences
shall not exceed the sum of s1.65 per
month and the charges for business
houses and offices shall not exceed
the sum of s2.75 per month and all
subscribers Of said Telephone shall
have free service on all telephone
lines throughout the County of Gar
rard. and also through the Hubble
exchange.
Sec. 8. Work on said telephone
plant shall be commenced in good
faith within thirty days from the
date of the sale and acceptance of
the bid for same and shall be COM
pleted within six months from said
date by the purchaser or purchasers
of said franchise.
! Sec. 10. Within ten days after
the approval and publication of this
ordinance, it shall be the duty Of said
City Council through its Mayor to
advertise in the Central Record, the
only newspaper published in the City
of Lancaster, Kentucky, and having
general circulation therein, for two
consecutive weeks, that bids will be
received at public outcry for the be-
fore mentioned franchise or privilege
and said Mayor shall according to
such advertisements receive such
bids, and report same TO said City
Council at its next regular meeting,
and said City Council shall award
such franchise or privilege to the
highest and best bidder, subject how
ever to the approval of said City
Council. Said advertisements shall
reserve the right to reject any and
all bids. The bidder to whom such
franchise or privilege sla!l be award