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Show 1 THE CITY BOARD Of Aldermen Grants Some Prlv- and Listens to Thone Talk. I The city council meb In regular scs- I slon last Wednesday night and trans- I acted considerable business. I The first thing on docket was a re- I quest on the part of Liveryman Nicl- I sen asking that the council sco to It I that the hacks at the station take their rightful places. The council referred re-ferred same to the Marshal. Mrs. T. D. Roberts asked permission permis-sion to use street for storing build-L- Ing material, which was granted. Petition of Aaron Dcwltt asking for retail liquor license was granted. An ordinance requiring ditches kept clean was passed, Burrls voting "no." A petition from W. II. Hurst ct al. asking that the culvert on tho north side of Center street at tho Intersection Intersec-tion of 1st West, be extended to the sidewalk at each end, was referred to Streets Committee. $770.71 was appropriated for sundry expenses. The Bell Telephone Co. presented an agreement which It would like to enter en-ter with tho city. The agreement provides that tho city may use five longdistance 'phones In lieu of any licenses; also that for certain privileges the city may use certain of the Bell Co.'s poles. There arc certain other considerations which may he found in a copy of the agreement, reading as follows: "Witnesses, that whereas there now exists a city ordinance, passed by the I party of second part, imposing a JM license on telephones In tho City of Logan, and it is desired that said K license bo offset on the part of the party of the first part by its furnishing m free telephone service to the party of m the second part, And whereas it is tho Intention of the City of Logan to put In an electric light plant, and it is further desired 9j by both parties hereto that Joint poles K may be used by tho two parties hereto K for their respective wires, it is hereby K mutually agreed, towlt: Mi That the said party of the first ml part will furnish not to exceed five long distance telephones with telc- K phono service to the City of Logan for III city business in tho city limits, and m, keep same in good order and repair, B so tliat they shall bo serviceable at all Hi times. Jt And In consideration of the furnish- Kj lngof said telephones and telephone H service during the life of this contract, ft tho party of the second part waives m all claim to license fees, and agrees to W accept said telephone service In lieu M of any payment for all license fees m accruing during the life of this con- K tract. And it Is further mutually agreed that tho party of tho first part will W permit the party of the second part to m placo upon poles belonging to the party of tho first part, that aro now or may bo hereafter located, which arc largo enough for the purpose, one or more standard electric cross-arms with all appurtenances belonging thereto, for the purpose of carrying thereon the wires necessary for the conveying of electric current, to be used for lighting purposes, provided however that tho voltage of such current shall not exceed 2000 volts. And It is further mutually agreed that said cross-arms and wires shall be located on the different sizes of poles which may be used for that purpose pur-pose as provided, at a height respectively respec-tively as shown on blue prints attached attach-ed thereto, which blue prints shall be a part of this contract. And In consideration therefor the said party of tho second part agrees to pay the said party of the first part, twenty cents for each hitch of the wires on tho cross-arms of the party of the second part. And it is further mutually agreed that on such streets as the said party of the second part may erect poles of its own, when the party of the first part may not now have poles large enough for the wires of tho respective companies as provided herein, the said party of the second part may erect poles of a sufficient height to accommodate the wiies of both parties part-ies hereto leaving the tops of poles for the wires of the said paity of the first part, upon mutual agreement between tho managing otllcials of the respective respec-tive parties, and in such case the said party of tho first part agrees to pay the said party of the second part ten cents per hitch, the minimum charge for such hitches on any pole carrying the said first party's wires not less than twenty cents per annum. And it is further understood and agreed that thcqqual privileges grant-cd grant-cd herein do notgivc either of tho parties part-ies hereto, the right or ownership In poles upon which cross-arms are permitted to be placed and wires strung as per this contract, It being mutually agreed that each party is to own, erect and maintain and care for Its own poles. It Is further understood and agreed that before cither party places cross-arms cross-arms or wires on the other party's poles, the construction and erection of such cross-arms and wires must be approved of by the superintendent or managing ofllclal of the party allowing the privilege, and that all cross-arms and wires placed on tho other party's poles shall bo put up and maintained In first-class shape, the work to bo approved of by the party owning the poles, in conformity with this contract. The agreement goes ahead with other clauses to the effect that tho company Is not to bo held liable for accidents; that neither party can sell right; and that the agreement Is to remain in force ten j cars. A motion to refer tho matter to tho special committeo on electric lights was carried, Benson and Burrls voting In the negative. |