Seward seaport record., 1950-12-01
ORDINANCE NO. POS TELEPHONE FRANCHISE

Alaska Telephone Engineering Cor poration, it's successors and assigns, to own, build, maintain and operate telephone lines, fixtures and ap- purtenances for the operation of the telephone system, exchange and lines within the corporate linn it's of the City of Seward, Territory of Alaska; and defining said Com pany's rights, powers and privi leges.
 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD. ALASKA:
 Section l. That the Alaska Tele- phone Engineering Corporation, hereinafter called the Company, or it's successors CT assigns, be ana hereby is granted the right, power, authority and privilege to build, construct, equip, own, maintain and of the City Of Seward. wires, lines, poles, arms, apputenanceS and fixtures to conduct telephone business and exchange within said city, including the right, authority, power and privilege, upon the con ditionS herein set forth, to use all streets. alleys, and public grounds of the City now owned, or herein ,ff tD strictions as may now or hereafter be imposed by law, either Federal or Territorial, or the City Council of said city for the purpose of erecting and maintaining poles, constructing lines, operating tele- phone lines, a telephone system, telephone exchange, or doing any of the things herein authotized, granted or empowered; the right to buy, purchase, lease, erect, equip, maintain, own or operate such plants, machinery, equipment or buildings as are necessary to main tain and operate such telephone lines, telephone system, or ex- change; the right to buy, hold, own or lease any or all privately owned real estate necessary to conduct telephone service to all residents, Firms. and corporations of the City; the right to connect with other tel ephOne lines within the City, 1n ,lr hn CT, fA o1 duct from said City a rural tele phone exchange; the right to do, switching for any person., firm, or corporation; the right to conduct telephone toll business; to fur hiSh telephone power and service o any person, firm or corporation, and to have and exercise such other and further rights as are necessary and incident to the rights, powers and authority herein granted to he Company.
 Section 2. The Company agrees hat upon approval of this fran fhinSe by the requisite majority of
 uahtled electors of the City of Reward at a special election called or that purpose, and if by them pproved and subsequently, accept Id by said Company in the manner
 erein required, the right to use treets, alleys, thoroughfares and ther public grounds within said ity shall be subject to the follow hg conditions:
 (a) Where city owned electrical
 istribution power lines are in ex- Stence, wires, cables, conductors nd other appliances and appurten- nces shall be placed or strung up n poles now, or in the future, wned by the City, upon a joint
 ser basis. For this privilege of joint
 ser of city owned poles and lines, he Company agrees to pay an an
 ual rental of Sl.00 per pole.
 (b) The City shall, at it's own ex-
 ense, maintain such jointly used hclhties and covenants that said hciGties shall, at all times, be main bined m condition to accomplish
 he purposes of this ordinance. The tIty. however, shall incur no iia-