Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27

An ordinance granting to the Rio

Grande Valley Telephone Com
pany. Its successors and assigns,
the right privilege and franchise
TO have, acquire. own, construct.
reconstruct, maintain use and oper-
ate a local and long distance tele-
phone system In the city OF Browns
vile Texas. prescribing the terms
and conditions upon which such
right. privilege and franchise shall
be exercised. and repealing the
franchise heretofore granted TO the
Brownsville Telephone Company.
which franchise is now owned by
the Rio Grande Valley Telephone
Company.
Be it ordained by the City Of
Brownsville, Texas hereinafter for
hrevity sometimes referred to merely
as the city, hereby grants through
Its City Commission to the Rio
Grande Valley Telephone Company,
It's successors and assigns. a corpora
ton organized and existing under
the virtue Of the laws OF the state
of Texas. having It's principal Of
flee In the city OF McAllen, In
Hidalgo County, Texas, hereinafter
for brevity sometimes referred to
merely as the company;) for the
full term Of twenty-five years from
the date OF taking effect OF this
ordinance, the right, privilege and
franchise TO have, acquire, con-
struct. reconstruct, maintain, use
and operate In the city Of Browns
Vile Cameron County, Texas, a
local and long distance telephone
exchange and system and such X
tensions thereof and additions there
TO as shall hereafter be made and
TO have. acquire, construct, recon
struct, maintain, use and operate fri,
over, under and along and across the
J present and future streets. high
ways, alleys. bridges and other
public ways OF the city, al struc-
lures and appurtenances necessary
TO be had IN connection with said
telephone system.
AL rights granted and held
under this ordinance. however. r
subject 70 and governed by the
present or any future city charter
Of the City OF Brownsville contain
ing lawful and reasonable regula-
tons and provisions.
Section ALI poles. wires and
other construction in the streets.
alleys and other public places of
the said city shall be located so as
not to incommode the public in the
use Of the streets and under the
reasonable supervision Of the per-
son designated by the City Com
mission entrusted with such duty.
Section 3.-The company shall
provide at its own expense on all
OF It's poles space for a pair OF
wires (provided the same shall not
carry a current that might inter-
fere with or be dangerous to the
telephone wires and ~service) for
the exclusive use Of the city for
fire and police alarm system and
shall also provide a duct for said
wires in its conduit for the said
fire and police alarm systems. 1t is
provided, however, that the said
city shall pay the said company
for all damage 10 its property by
reason OF the location, mainten-
ance and use of said wires and also
provided that in case any damage or
personal injury Is caused in any
way by said wires being placed,
used or maintained on said poles
or by reason OF any negligence or
any acts of omission OF 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
70 hold the Rio Grande Valley
Telephone Company, its successors
and assigns. safe and harmless
from any and all liabilities from
any and all injuries or damages as
may accrue by a Of the con-
struction. maintenance and opera
ton Of said wires and the exer-
else OF the rights hereunder grant,
ed.
Section 4.-The said company. its
successors and assigns. shall fur
IRISH to the city for municipal
purposes an agreed number OF
telephones free OF charge: or. II
the said company. It's successors and
assigns. desire. II may. IN lieu Of
said agreed number OF telephones.
pay the CITY on the first day of
January each year during the exis-
tence of this franchise and its oper-
aaon hereunder. a sum Of money
e@Flaf 10 one years rental for the