Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-10
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way by said wires being placed.
used or maintained on said poles
or by reason Of any negligence or
any acts Of omission or commits
sion in connection with their con-
struction, maintenance or opera
ton on said poles or otherwise. the
said company shall not be In any
wise held responsible or liable, and
the City Of Brownsville binds itself
10 hold the Rio Grande Valley
Telephone Company, its successors
and assigns, safe and harmless
from any and all liabilities from
any and all injuries OF damages as
ma accrue by reason Of the con-
st-uction. maintenance ard opera
ton Of said wires and the exer-
else Of the rights hereunder grant
ed.
Section 4.--The said company. It's
SUCCESSORS and assigns, shall fur
rish to the city for municipal
purposes an agreed number OF
telephones free Of charge; or. II
the said company. its successors and
assigns. desire. 1t may. in lieu Of
said agreed number OF telephones
pay to the city on the first day OF
January each year during the exis-
fence Of this franchise and its oper-
alton hereunder. a sum OF money
equal to one years rental for the
agreed number OF telephones at the
then existing rate for local telephone
service in the city of Brownsville.
w~An nrrnAE nYNrrnnw ~ enfn-Anr~nu
to be furnished unuer this fran
Chise shall be determined as fol-
lows: the number Of free tele-
phones furnished by the company
shall be limited to ten so long as
the number of local telephones
connected TO the Brownsville Tele-
phone Exchange Is less than twenty
five hundred, but for each addition
al five hundred telephones connect
ed with the brownsville Telephone
Exchange above the original twen-
ty-five hundred, one additional free
telephone will be furnished by the
company. provided. however, that
the total number Of free telephones
furnished by the company under
this franchise shall in no case ex-
coed twenty.
Section 5.-That II in the con-
struction OF the said telephone system
Ii shall become necessary to place
poles on any Of the sidewalks Of
the city of Brownsville, then the
said telephone company, its sue
ceSSorS and assigns. shall have and
il is now hereby granted the right
TO place its poles upon said side
walks under The supervision OF the
person designated by the City Com
mission as hereinbefore stated and
tc this end the said telephone COM
pany. its officials, agents. or en-
ployeeS may remove any and all
distractions thereto. provided. how
ever. that the said telephone COM
pany shall repair said sidewalks and
pay any and all such damages TO
the persons actually injured there
by as same may accrue thereto.
but provided the negligence OF
said company is the direct and
proximate cause Of said damages
and injuries.
Section 6.-The telephone COM
pany is hereby granted the right
70 establish new rates as herein
after set forth for telephone SER
vice but until such new rates are
established. the present telephone
rates shall be maintained. The new
rates. however, shall not take ef-
feet until the completion OF All new
work including the construction OF
a new ornamental building as spe-
Gifted in a letter written by the said
even date hereof, but In no event
shall the { rate 20 into effect
prior 10 March /. 1881.
Section 7.-Wher the building
and the new construction mentioned
II the preceding paragraph are
completed. the said telephone COM
pany shall have the right to es-
tsblish the following schedule Of
rates:
Residence wall telephone, $3.50
per month.
Residence desk telephone, s2.T5
per month.
Residence cradle type telephone,
$500 per month.
Business wall telephone, $500 per
month.
Business desk telephone, s4.25
per month.
Business Cradle type telephone.
$3.50 per month.
Section 8. The company shall
and operate its lines and
service in an efficient manner and
condition during the period OF this
franchise. and failure to do S % shall
come within the provisions of Sec
ton 10 Of this Franchise.
Section 9. The said City Of
Brownsville shall not be in any
manner responsible for any in
jury or damage that any individual
may suffer by reason OF any acts Of
commission commission or permits
sion on the part of the
said telephone company in
the construction. maintenance or
operation Of said telephone ex-
change system and said telephone
company accepting this franchise
hereby covenants. grants ard binds
itself TO hold the City Of Browns
vile safe and harmless from any
and all liabilities for any and all in
juries or damages as may accrue or
in any manner arise by reason Of
such telephone exchange system.
Section 10. II the said telephone
company. its successors and as
signs, shall refuse or fail to keep
and perform any and all of the
conditions. covenants. agreements
and provisions herein contained, the
City OF Brownsville may at its op-
ton a. any time during the con-
tinuance OF this franchise declare
the same to be in all things for
feited and Of no further force or
effect. but provided. that before the
same is forfeited. written notice OF
the failure or default shall be given