96j ' s st! i ,, 7 7
ORDINANCE ,NO*' 96
An ordinance granting to the Feninsglar Telephone Company, a
Corporation under the laws of Florida, certain rights and privileges
' and franchises in the Town of Clearwater.
Be it ordained by the Town Council of the Town of Clearwater:
Section 1. That the peninsular Telephone Company, a torpor-
ation organized and doing busineso candor the laws of the State. of
{ Florida, with its principal office located in the City of Tampa,
' Florida, be, and it, its successors and assigns are hereby granted
the right, privilege and franchise for the period of twenty (20)
f... Veers from the date hereof, to construct, maintain and operate within
the limits of the Town of Clearwater, as the same now exists or may be
hereafter extended, a telephone system for the public and private
use: to set poles, string wires and lay conduits along, over and
all of the streets, alleys and avenues of the said town, with the
privilege of charging tall, rent and hire for the use of its tele;-
phones and lines or other instruments; provided that, except
distributing poles and wires, and poles and wires required for the
F '
operation of toll lines, the said company shall within two(2)
years install its wires and cables underground along Fort Harrison f
`'. Avenue between Haven Avenue and Drew Avenue, and along Cleveland
{ Street from the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company's Tracks west,
provided that when any additional cables may become necessary on
{• any of the streets of the Town of Clearwater, they shall be
?. constructed under ground, and it is further provided that all poles
.,c +. shall be placed and conduits shall be constructed under the super-
. ,.. t .. ' . ., ..
vision and approval of the Street Committee, provided also that
the Town of Clearwater shall be entitled durin the life of this
franchise to install and maintain at Its own expense wires for a
fire alarm circuit upon the top cross arm of all telephone poles
;. ?'?.. maintained under this franchise.
Section 1£. That the said Peninsular Telephone Company shall
s' r r f
charge far the use rent and hire of telephones operated by it in
connect
Gn w i said telephone system an o
i with is s and within th limits of
the T oven af Clearwater t sum of no
, th not more than ape and 50/100
4(f ? 1;,tt ??e41Ji ?I?•t Y'ri1 h,++:u.?t3??'[.e" . , '
Y
A?-B..Uer. ??ant __fte 06111' 'or sele.ctive_ party line
• 3
--2--
I
i
residency service; the sum of not more than two and. 50/100(2.50)
dollars por month for private call or, selectivo party lino business;
tho sum of not more than two($2.00) dollars per month for private
line residonee service, and not more than three(#3.00) dollars per
month for private line busyness service. The rate to continue
' until the service of the Exchange in the Town of Clearwater shall
have increased to five hp.ndred (500) telephones, and thereafter the
rata shall become subject to further reasonable regulation by agbee--
+ ment between the Company and this Council; provided, however, that
i3 the rate provisions of this ordinance are without prejudice to the
rights of either the company or the Town of Clearwater to invoke the
regulation thereof by the Railroad Coi=ission or other authority
duly authorized by law to regulate the same at any time, but the
rates shall remain as fixed by this ordinance until, changed by
agreement between the said company and the Town of Clearwater
` unless fixed by such authority.
Section III. That at, the expiration of this franchise the Town
of Clearwater shall have the right to purchase the telephone system
installed and operated under this grant, as well, as all property
used by it in the operation of said telephone system within the limits
of the Town of Clearwater, as well as all other property used, under
or in connection with this franchise or bight, or such part of
said property as the said tovm of Clearwater may desire to =
'. purchase, at a valuation of such property desired to be purchased
to be fixed b
a
arbit
ati
be
o
id
d b
l
pr
y
r
on
s may
e
y
v
my.
.
Passed by the Town Council . of the Town of Clearwater this the
17th day of October, A. D. 1911.
Al
:`
R. T. Daniel.
Prec,ident of Town Council.
3 Attest:
1
Thos. J. Sheridan
e ';', .?€ °t <r Town Clerk.
ql?
J ofr ?°'=??srt'.'6 ;_ :?? ?-•
"Approved by me this 18th day of October
A. D. 1911
,
.
Mayor of the Town of,
E
t
i