The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-05-10
ORDINANCE NUMBER PA
GRANTING A PERMIT TO RUSSELL
CHRISTIAN FOR USE OF STREETS
AND PUBLIC PLACES IN CONNEC-
TlON WITH A TELEVISION

! CHRISTIAN FOR USE OF STREETS
AND PUBLIC PLACES IN CONNEC-
Ti0N WITH A TELEYIsION
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
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
NOW, THEREFORE, BE TT OR
DAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE
| VILLAGE OF CALDWELL, OHIO:
| SECTION 1: Russell Christman is
hereby granted permission to use the
| streets, highways, and public places
| OF TINS Village, or any part thereof, or
| the space over or under them. as well
as trees and ior poles owned by the
| village or controlled by it, for the
| purpose of installing and running
| telev1Sion shielded wire cable to carry
| teleVlslon signals and to connect wire
! equipment or other apparatus as may
pc 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
| puohc streets, highways and public
places within the Village a line or
| llneS 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 (10)
years from and after the enactment
OF this ordinance.
SECTION 2: This agreement shall
continue in force for ten 10) 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 speoifica-
ttons, rules and regulations of the
Federal Communications Commission
for installation and maintenance of
television cables.
SECTION 4: AS a further condition
OF this permit, Russell Christman shall
furnish 10 all persons desiring the
service, and paying for the same, a
service capable of producing as good
quality of television picture signal
or reception as may be possible from
time to time, and he shall make all
reasonable betterments and improve
mentS Of said service as advances In
the art shall warrant. An established
price Of One Hundred Twenty-Five
tion and Three Dollars $500 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 5: Said Russell Christman,
by acceptance of this permit, shall
be deemed to have accepted the toll
lowing conditions:
"a Any person or corporation may
purchase television sets from any
source without liability 10 the said
Russell ChriStman.
lbJ 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.
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 amplifiers or
antennae. distribution boxes and |
unless there are at least ten 10) |
subscribers in said location, or unless
subscribers shall pay for and share ,
equally the actual additional expense
Of labor and materials tin addition
to the normal installation fee payable
by each subscribCr) for such extern
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 all paving subscribers without dis
elimination as 10 rates or service
within the village limits except where |
special installation problems arise |
Any poles installed must first have |
the approval OF the Board of Trustees |
OF Public Affairs as to the location !
thereof and be so placed as not 10 |
obstruct the use of the streets by the |
public.
tcl In all street installations the |
cable shall be not less than thirteen |
l3) feet from the ground, except in
such instances where power lines |
prevent the placement thereof at that
height. Where such fact exists, the
cable shall be placed at approximately
two t2l feet from the power line:
All wires shall be grounded and all |
necessary safeguards taken against
lightning. contact with live wires,