The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-05-03

ORDINANCE NUMBER 214
GRANTING A PERMIT TO RUSSELL
CHRISTMAN FOR USE OF STREETS
AND PUBLIC PLACES IN CONNEC-
TON WITH a TELEyIS!oN
WHEREAS, Russell Christman has
submitted to the Village of Caldwell,
| Ohio, his plan for distributing teIe-
vision to the residents of the Village
of Caldwell, Ohio, and
| WHEREAS, Council of this Village
| of Caldwell feels that such a system
will be, for the general good and bene-
fit, and
WHEREAS, a permit should be
granted to Russell Christman,
DAiSED N8W THEEEEoeG RY TEE EGiNeE BE TT IT TE OR;
VILLAGE OF CALDWELL, OHIO:
SECTION 1: Russell Christman is
| hereby granted permission to use the
streets. highways, and public places
of this Village. or any part thereof. or
as trees and Ior poles owned by the
Village or controlled by it. for the
purpose of installing and running
televiSion shielded wire cable to carry
| teleViSion signals and to connect wire,
| equipment or other apparatus as may
be necessary to permit connection
| from that cable to homes or business
| establishments within the Village, and
to construct, maintain, operate and
| keep in repair upon or over the
public streets, highways and public
| places within the Village line or
lines or wire or other conductors
together with all necessary feeders,
| service wires and appurtenances, and
| to install, maintain and keep same
| in repair for period of ten l0t
| years from and after the enactment
| of this ordinance.
SECTION 2: This agreement shall
! continue in force for ten 1O) years
from the date of enactment of this
! ordinance, but the same may be
| revoked at any time the said Russell
Christman shall fail to comply with
| the terms and conditions set forth
| in this ordinance.
SECTION 3: AS a condition of this
! permit. Russell Christman shall, at
all times, comply with the speetica-
tions, rules and regulations of the
Federal Communications Commission
for installation and maintenance of
| television cables.
| SECTION d: AS a further condition
of this permit, Russell Christman shall
| furnish to all persons desiring the
| service, and paying for the same, a
service capable of producing as good
a quality of television picture signal
or reception as may be possible from
time to time, and he shall make all
| reasonable hcttcrmentS and improve
ments of said service as advances IN
the art shall warrant. An established
price of One Hundred twenty-five
Dollars ($l25.0O) plus tax for lnstaila-
ton and Three Dollars $4,000 plus
tax each month thereafter until a
change in the price of material or
increased cost of labor shall be deter
| mined by the Village Council and the
] aforesaid Russell Christman.
SECTION S: Said Russell Christman,
by acceptance of this permit shall
l q doomed fn have accented the fol-
lowing conditions:
| ta) Any person or corporation may
purchase television sets from any
source without liability to the said
Russell Christman.
| (b) Said Russell Christman shall be
required as facilities are extended to
cover the entire area of the Village
to permit any individual or corpora
ton to have access to his facilities,
subject only to the payment of a
monthly charges plus federal taxes
thereon PROVIDED, HOWEVER, I,
that no extension of the system is
required to be made to any location
beyond the corporate limits OF the
Village or to any location within the
| Village which would require installa-
| ton of additional amplitiers or
antennae, distribution boxes and
| unless there are at least ten tlo)
| subscribers in said location, or unless
| SuDScllDtTS Shall pay Iol eiiit oiihi y
equally the actual additional expense
of labor and materials lin addition
| to the normal installation fee payable
by each subscriber) for such eXten-
sion of the system, except that no
| person applying for installation OF
aforementioned cable, shall be denied
such installation without additional
| expense if the point of installation
is not greater than 500 feet from
cable line which has been installed
provided that the location applied for
is within the corporate limits of the
village. The service shall be furnished
to ali paying subscribers without dis
| elimination as to rates or service
within the village limits except where
| special installation problems arise
the approval of the Board of Trustees
| of Public Affairs as to the location
| thereof and be so placed as not to
| obstruct the use of the streets by the
public. A..
| cable shall be not less than thirteen
| l3) feet from the ground, except IN
] such instances where power lines
| prevent the placement thereof at tna'
height Where such fact exists, the
cable shall be placed at approNimaiieis ie
two (2) feet from the power me
All wires shall be grounded and al
necessary safeguards taken agalns
lightning. contact with 1--we wires
danger of falling wires or interference
with village or private utlntles OF
| facilities and the same shall always
be subject to the requirements OF the
Village Council and or private utllltS
| companies The wire used snail ps
! properly shielded coaxial cable.
SECTION 6: The said Russell Chrlst
| man shall provide special Ieoucee
| charges for additional installations a
/ | the same location for the same sup
, | scriber and for cases where SUD
: | scriber moves within the Vlilase.
SECTION I: The said Russell CHRIST
I man shall, at all times, Keep IN eliec
| the following assurances coVerases'
(a) Workmen's Compensation on di
I | employees engaged IN lnstailatioh U
| servicing of equipment
= (b) Public liability Insurance. III
I total overall amount OF not less tnai tS
SlOO 600 90 insuring, among others th'
owner or owners of utility poles o
= | trees to which the cable is attachee
=, and the Village of Caldwell agalns
z liability, personal injuries, or death
- or property damage by reason OF TIT
| installation, serVicing or operation
| the system. ..
SECTION 8: The said Russell Christ
| man shall be subject to such reason
able rules and regulations as snail o.
e imposed in the public interest by I'M
n Council from time to time.
SECTION 8: This ordinance shal
:. be in full force and effect from AM
n after the earliest period allowed o.
E law,
l Passed: May /, 1856 ,
DONALD D. NICHOLS, Mayo