HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 70• • OT!ilnance i'; 0., / f/ � .
4n Ordlr�rino9 granting tm J. 1). Reed. 'Vold his:� 5i; n5. thp' r'�g?
1 ., 1 to
co'9trUct, erect. T11ai,ntaiJh and n e_ to F tr P r, .
O'. T3, O, ,t11 eri,�rj f" tli rty f S0 )
year's, pOles sand wiles attached thereto, i,Don, ov9rrand aLOnd the
;iablic streets, averntes ann alleys Of the City of Ar-yu;a, in the ro,z;lty
Of Los Angeles, State IT California, 1ijd1 to trailsillit .sound 8jgrl't-.ls, .
converligtioi7 ai'iri inceLligerl$e thrto jg%i a17'j Over ggi.rt wires by means of
electricity.together 10.th Che right to conjtril,t, O;�PratP ands rnai stain
11L necP.SHaTy .f PPierg. S"TVi,e rl.Tel3,, house cOilnectiohs arld li1011 other
3p�?T gti15 and ar?nlillnr ei; fn c0nneotion thpr,e,Frijtil as TAY +).; nPce9,3ary for .
the -riUrj-)Ose ,of 4afelg •a:nit efficient Ly operating ani mai?1t:17n'tnt; gxid
r poles and tAi2'Ps, and Carrying •Ori a gcneraL telephone and Tr:le,;raph
b'1S7.neSSby inF"ins t?1PTPof. t-OgethPT "it!''lt�l cPrtal.T; arptirtetlanna,q aprj
• iliaident_OppL ;.qts.
The Bogr(I Of TrIlstees Of the City of Azusa rio or'Iain a5 f011onu:.
l` -section l.. That the right, privile;,e and franchise is hereby granted
to J. D. Reed and his a?3Si3ns, to cOnStri.lct, erect, maintain arid operate
for the DeriOrl of thirty (3o) yearn;, PO'" and Wires attached thereto
u1 -On, over and along the .),lbli etraet5, 18en,zes and alleys, O:P tris City
of Azusa. County Of Los Angeles, State of Ca1i_fornia, anrl to trgnsi:ni t
SOUrid Si;;n'11S. conrersati.on 'Ind- intell i, gQnce through and Over i;ai.d c;1 re';;
b,y ?dean S• of Pleetr icity, tOgefhrlr with the richt to constrilct, OpPratP.
and Maintain all necei;5ary feeders, service wires, house con rlection$
and silch. other apparatus and. appliances in (Wrinee tion thcrPwith as may
be nece$S%.:rY for the, n'.u'„nse Of safely. ands eff•irientl!j nj)e IritinZ ,0ind
ngaint= lnina Said poles and wires an"' carrying roil a ,renPrgl to LP'ohonP .
Ano telegr7ph, bilsines; ,,�y'meana thereof. provided. however
that swirl
ri ht , ptivilege and franehige Is herebzr' granted and shall be at all
lies e :Prci.,,ed and_ enjoyed in accordance with and ljubjpat to each and
Pry of the terms Rr"! c0ndition,5 Of this Ordinance.
Section 7. That said telephone' IInrt telegraph system shall be built in a
gOod and workmanlike manner, a,hri Of good materials, anrt that nil .vires
extending Over any str.ePt; avenue or alley shall be ,1"Laced at .Least ?..�
feet from the gl'01-01d, and theft the poles to be g:kaic dx erected anri
maint lined Under said franchise shall },e of a pipe and charaoter
satisfactory to the Board Of Trustees of. till City Of tizilsa, and ?1a.11
be erected., located and maintained in con_r'tormity ,att21 the i.nstr„nti nrr,-
and_ to the 53ti9f-Iction of the, Said. !301rr1 Of Tr,19t 'P 9, Arid in the event
the arZptPe Of gRld frinchl.BP hi -3 or it'i qw.1coeSSorS or R981a719, f1i.1s
to comply With the instr,lrtions of said .130ard of Trustees for Five days
after the service thereof !inoo said grantee, his Or its sIlccP980r9 or
assigns, then said Board of TrugtaPs may i.-a*ledi.ately cause to be done
the i.1vork on sai.d telephone and telegraph system nPcessary to carry out
said instructions, at the cost Ind expense 0f the �r'irltee, h.S or it9
S11cCP980r9 Or 1S9i.gn8, whin]) Cost the acceptance Of this fr;;lar; h'L HP,
sail �rinteP }it or its gucPessor9 or assigns a"rees to pay itvlerli.atPly
upon demand. ro��ded that said system 9hRll only be constriLnted Over
alleys, only except, where it is %:^.ractieable and llnnecray9,1rily
inconvi;nhe:nt otherwi.8e.
SPCtio,l 3. That the w ,rv, Of Constructin Bald telephone anti telegr ph
sal tem shall be C0 nlPnaed in grn-)d faith rithin frnxr months ,�l fro;n the
dat® Of granti.n> the said franchise, and shall be contitplotsly progec_
]ted thereafter in good faith and without unnPece,;gary Or avoidable
intermiss-ion or delay: that said viork of construction shall be comp] tPot.
Within r)ot ,core than three .Years thereafter, and that if said work. be
not 90 co!lmenced, prOseC-ited or compLeted within tyle ti.?1eg or in the
manner r31)"ified said franchise shall be forfeited.
Section 4. That the rent or charge for a metallic, circilit teleph me
Service in the systPin estlhlished Or maintained under 9ai.rl. franchise
shall not exceed Thi rtygi.g (P .3G. O()) D011.11 -S. per annam. for a telephone
installed in any business office Or premises, or Tire..^.tyfour (,,,P4.00)
DOLLars. per annim, for any telephone installed i.•, any prl.vrltP residenc-11,
said rent or charge to be payable monthly in advanr;e,
Section 5. That the Verson. partnership or COrlOrltiOn t0 whom Haid
franchise i9 granted or awarded, 'lis or its s'icce9s0r9 or R9Si;;ns shall
d_lrin.� the life Of Said franchise, pa.V to the City of Azusa, In 11t;fi1:1
money of the Linited States, two per cent of the ,.;toss annual receipts
Of diol grantee and of his or its succe8sor9 Or a9yignS, arising from
the lige, Operation Or pOsSe9sion of Said franchi,,ie'i -T40 llereent:L,e ShaL1-
be paid for tale first five years 9,lCcel-.ding the date of the franchise
but thereafter. 9ueh Vercenta1.
cre shall be P'li.ri annually, :tnd tiat.ri
franohi9P is to be forfeited by the faililre to lake n-1,_nentti ,>rrly1 lea
for. The m oilnt 0f the �r0y5 'inglla l. reoeipts Of the nerSOrl, n .rtner S?1iT_7
or conror-7ti.o,l to vi}10l11 Said franchise; i6 'r'arlted Or 347--^.r(led, ;lrlSi_n5
Prom i t:; ,z8P operati.On and pos"9sior' shalt h�. !seemed and lnderr;too(i
to be and shall be the tot :l dross ea.rni.ng' collected or received or in
any taanrer gained or rterived by tilt; grantee of said franchise o.r alis
Or it3 successors or a,signs..from telerhone or t,ele;raph.rrargPS or
11
rental;, .and from the leasing or letting of ,>oles.
lines or any part
of tle s ste,a co.nstrur;ted ender sairt franchise. And it silall hr. tire (tut
of _the grantee of s=lim franchise, his or its s,10(, Or aSHl.�p%'• to
file with the City Clerk of ti1P City Of Az-isa at file Pmj)iration of six
years from the date of the ;;.ranting of said franchise ;and at the
expiration of each and every year therenf'ter, a stst,Pme.nt Verified by
the oath of the grantee his or sty successors or assigns, or by the
oath of the ;e3nager or ;residing of Firer Of said ;rantPe, his or its
Successors or assigns. Showing the total gross reCeiT)tS and gross
earnings collected or received in any manner, or gained or derived by
the ;;air' slr:intpe. his or its 5llccessor8 Or assivnS, during the :,.rececct_
ing twelve months from the telepho,le anrl. tele�r3ph charges or rentals
and, :for, the leasing or. letting of lines, prllea or any part of said
telephone or telegraph system. And Within ten days after the tiTle of
Filing the aforesaid statement, it shall be file duty of the1grantee
his or its sl1ccessors Or assigns, to pay to the Treasur(.r Of the City
of Azusa the 3.�regate Sum Of the said percentage I—on the a'nrnl.nt of
the gross annual receiotS. ariding From the ,.ase. operation or. T,ossession
Of' said fl_•anchtse, deter)ni.ned and Computed in the manner herein t,e.f,nr.e
rovide<q, And any neglect. Omission or ref,lsnl by
said gra!Itea, hi.y Or
its successors or assigns to file said "rtfi.ed statement, or to ray
the said perepnta,e Of the gross annual receipts at the tine or in tine
manner hereinbefore ;,rovt,ied, or any neglect. failure nr refusal to
co?imly with any of the provisio,Is Or conditions of said .franchise,
shall there,.lpnn immedi.atel�?, ipso facto, 47ork a forfeiture of the
Franchise herein proposed to be granted, and all of the rights there
ander to the City of Azllsa, anri the said City, lay its Board of Trustees,
may there,zr,on declare
the said franchise forfeited, and may exc Liu.e
sai.r3. grantee. his Or i.ts S,10reSyOYB Or assigns, from ftlrtineT ?lye Of
the stye ;t:i, even les and alleys of the said City of A?llsa limier i.ilsl0
said frn=chi se
and his ori its Suoces„ors or assi.Zns shall. thereuUon immediately
Surrender all rights in and t6 the swe and said franchise Shat e. be
and shall re:I n mall and vOia and of no effect.
t[ Section 6. That the person. firm or cnrpor.tion to whoo this frgnchise
I shall be granted, his or its 4ucceg8Ors shall. as goon as thvAinstr mewe
tIMto be used,in said telephone system are ready to be installed, install
free of charge to the City Of Azusa during the Life of this franchise
and maintain in good working order^ 011e telephone instrument in the
City Hail of the City of Azusa in such place as the said Marl of
Trustees nay direct, end.sha�kir„�aintaXxu.:Paiflxanstx�mrxf rimx�c:�>nYx.�ic�xx>.
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Section 7.
The City C-lerk shall certify to the Passage of this Ordinance and gha.11
cause the same to be published Once in the Pouotronic, a weekly newn
paper published and circulated in the City of Azusa, and thereAM,
upH and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
Adopted the/W clay Of ldarch 1904.
President if the 72,Ozr q r�
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C i. Y Clurk.
State of California
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City of Azusa.
I, ?Y. 0. StreshLy, City Clerk of the City Of Azusa dO hereby certify
that the forgoing ordinance Was passed by the POar1 of Trjt.gY8 of the
j City of Azusa at a regular meeting thereof held on the 6
�,• .- day Of_ �^.rch
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a f � l�%vv�-� ✓fit �vid ,E-�- DI” `�"_ll�--off` [p//„�u_�� 1,. � �-'',✓
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1�C4,sai.i franohi.sn beim kno^,n as ordi.nanno �o 70 of sai.,i Ci. ty