CONTRACT TO ESTABLISH TELEPHONE SERVICE
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Made and entered into this /l~f1day of
May A. D. 1928, by and between the CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, a municipal corporation, party of the first part,
and the PENINSULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY, a Florida corporation,
party of the second part,
WITNESSETH
That, for and in consideration of the
sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) cash in hand paid by the party
of the second part to the party of the first part, receipt
of which is hereby acknowledged by the party of the first
~art and in further consideration of the promises, covenants
and conditions hereinafter set forth on the part of the said
parties to be kept and performed, IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWoS:
1.- Party of the second part, the Peninsular
Telephone Company, shall be allowed the use of the pole line
on the Clearwater Memoria:l Causeway across Clearwater Bay for
the purpose of supporting its telephone wires, and it is agreed
that said telephone wires are to be supported on malleable
iron or steel, castings bolted to the pol!3s, tDe, U8:& ,of sald...
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2.- The Peninsular Telephone Company, party of
the second part shall construct, establish and maintain on the
said brackets or castings referred to in paragraph numbered one
of this contract one (I) complete metallic circuit of the charac-
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ter and quality required by the Southeastern Underwriters Asso-
ciation for the purpose of a fire alarm circuit which shall be
for the exclusive use of the City of Clearwater for fire alarm
purposes, and such.fire alarm circuit shall be used by the City
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of Clearwater free from any charge whatsoever or other con-
sideration except as herein contained.
3.- It is further understood and agreed. that
party of the seoond part, the Peninsular Telephone Company,
will carry their eleotrical service and equipment.to the west
end of the east bridge of theoauseway in submarine cable and
will not go on to the causeway proper nor occupy the pole lines
of the musewayuntil after having crossed the said east bridge
of the causeway and the east channel of Clearwater Bay. It is
further understood and agreed that at the option and election
of the City of Clearwater, party of the second part shall supply
the City of Clearwater with one or more pair of wires in the. F
said submarine cable for use of the above mentioned fire alarm
circui t.
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.J:t 1sweed. that the life of tbis contract
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shall be co-existent with the requirements of the City of Clear-
water to maintain said fire alarm circuit and/or such time as
the Peninsular Telephone Company may decide that it is neoessary
or advisable to place their cables under ground. In the event
it should become necessary "or advisable for the said Telephone
Company to place their cables under ground, then it is agreed
that provision shall be made by said Telephone Company in said
under ground cables to take care of the requirements of the City
of Clearwater in maintaining a free fire alarm circuit for the
island known as Clearwater Key or Clearwater Beach Island.
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IH WI~XESS WHEREOF, The parties hereto
have caused these presents to be executed by their duly author-
ized officers.
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