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AN 01WIRANOL No. d4O
Authorising the Miami 'Telephone Company; its euoceeso
rind aesi tns, to establish, construct, maintain and operate its
telephone poles, wires, and other telephone property along,
upon, across and under the publio streets, lanes, alleys, ave-
nues or other public plaoee in the City of iigini.
h ' IT ORDAINO BY TM O ITY 00UNOMOP lint CITY DP =AUL rLb1li A,
AS 'OLLOWS
Seotiod 1. That permission and the same is hereby granted "
to the Miaeii .'Telephone company, ite eucoeeeors and eeeigns for the
full term bi tlir ty ` 30) years from the, time' this ordinance e1 ali
take effeot, to establish, construct, operate .and maintain lines
of. te1 ephone� ai nd ;telegraph,, including the ne csecsary poles, fix-
tures, oonductore
upon , along,across and underunderiground conduits, athelpublic roads; streets; alleys,
avenues, , boulevards, lanes or other public highways, or any part
thereof within the city of Miami as the same , may now or hereafter
exist, 'and as its business from time to, time require, provided
that all poles shall .b'e neat and symmetrical..
Section 2. That they work herein provided" for shall be done
under the supervision of the Street committee or other designated
city official, and the said Miami j'elephone company, its successors
or assigns hall replace and properly relay •any sidewalk. or street,
lanes, alleys, boulevards, avenues or other public highWays that
may be displaoJJ by it in the construction of its lines and. under-
• ground conduits and upon the failure of the oompanqto do so, after
ten days' notice shall be given by the Mayor of the city of ,Miami,
Florida, to said company, its successors or assigns, the city may
repair such portion of the sidewalk or street, avenul, alley, boule-
vard , land or other public that may have been disturbed by said
oompany and oolleot the cost so incurred from said company.
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eotion,3..: In Oonaideration of the rights and privileges
herein granted, said company, its successors or assigns, shall,
upon demand, provide one duct 'iweach conduit and top cross -arm
on each pole, on or 'in which the City of Miami shall have the r ight
to attach 'either .its fire alarm, telegraph or telephone, or police
telephones or telegraph wires for the free use of the Police and
Fire Alarm telegraph system of the city of siarni, r'lorida, and
shall furthermore pay to the city of Miami, in lawful money of the
United states, annually, a sum equal to one percent of its annual
gas reoeip,ts from rentals. derived from telephones in use within
the City of Miami, ; payable for each year on the first . day of Janu-
ary. of the succeeding year, the first payment to be made ,Tams ry 1,
-1919 And' said company sha11 pay all expenses of the election
provided' for in section 8 of ;hie ordinance.,
Section 4. Said. company, its successors or assigns, shall at
all time be subject to all reasonable and valid rdinanoes of said
City heretofore Qa hereafter passed, regulating a::aavations in the
public highways in said city or governing the issuance of permits
for such excavations or regal t iug or prohibiting the maintenance
of poles and wires above ground, or recairing the use of underground
wires and lines, and all other reavo nable and valid ordinances here-
tofore or hereafter. passed relative to the use of the public streets
and highways of svi.;i City by !'elephone or &e1egrsh eo:nnar ee.
Section S.. Said Company, its euvoseeora and assigns, shall
indemnify the said city of emit $loriau, against, and assume .all
liabilities, for damages woich may arise or aoorue to the city of
Miami, r'lor ids. from any injury to person or property from ine doing
of any wark herein authorized, or the nealeat of said company or any
of its employe9, to comply wtth any 0rdi►ianoe relative tQ the ass
of said street. sn4 tie. acceptance by the QQm9an7 of this ordinance
shall be an afire went by it to pay to the city of Iti.acni, rlorida,
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any sum Of matey for which the said city may bedomae liable by
MOM Of or frdtn such injury.
Section 6. The said Uity of Miami, P1orida, hereby re-
eervee the right to, and does hereby, require the said ctiami
Telephone company, as a condition precedent to the taking affect
of the rights of franchise herein granted, to give and grant to
the said City of Miami, 'a'lorida, the right at and after the
expiration of -the eaid term for Whieh this franchise is granted,
to purchase the telephone plant, property and equipment and other
property within the City of ztiemi used under or in eonneetion
with the franohhiee or right hereby granted or such part of such
property .as the City of Miami may desire to purchase at a valuar
tiott of the property, real and personal, desired,'Which valuation
shah, be fixed by arbitration as may be provided by law, And
the Telephone eompant shall be construed as, and shall constitute,
a grant the said'Miami Telephone Uompany to the said Ui ty of
Miami, Florida, of the right at and after the expiration of said
term for which this franchise is Fretted, to purchase the said
telephone plant, property or Bitch part thereof within the tar/
of Miami as the said pity may desires under the said conditions
herein provided. The terms and conditions of this section are in
accordance with Section 1016 of the seneral 'tatutes of the State
of r'lorida. And the said city also reserves to itself the powers
of eminent domain allowed under its present charter or the laws of
the State of Florida.
Section 7. That
with the City clerk of
anob of this ordinanoe
it shall take effect.
the said Miami telephone Company shall file
the said City of Miami, Florida, its accept.
within sixty (60) days of the date on which
Section 8. That as provided by the charter of the City of
Miami, approved Lay 29, 1915, same being Chapter 7196 (No. 390)
of the laws of Florida of 1915, commencing on Page 791 of said
published laws, this ordinance shall not become a law until the
same has been approved by a majority of the qualified voters of
the City of Miami, Florida, voting at an election held therefor,
but if this ordinance of franchise shall be approved by a majority
of the qualified voters of the City of Miami, voting at an election
held therefor, the same shall be in fall force and effect in all
respects as hereinafter stated.
Section 9. This ordinanoe shall not affect or invalidate
any valid franchise rights that the Miami Telephone Company nay
now have under and by virtue of any valid franchise rights pre-
viously granted to it by the City of Miami, Florida.
Section 10. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from
.and after its passage by the City Council of the City of Miami,
p'lor ids, and its, approval by the Mayor or the acting Mayor, or
upon its passage without such approval, and upon the subsequent
approval by a majority of the qualified voters of the City of
Miami voting at an election held therefor, and upon the filing of
said company in the office of the Clerk of said City of Miami, its
aooeptame thereof.
Passed and adopted September 2lst, 1917.
Attest:
0As?4.1% FTx,
kresident City O+ounoil.
W. 8, I00ii", City "leek.
Approved September 21at, 1917.
P. A. 1110414SON
Mayor, Fla*
13004 ro. 9, lege 79.