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Show AN ORDINANCE Granting to the Davis County . Independent Inde-pendent Telephone Company a Franchise Fran-chise to Construct, Maintain and Operate a Telephone System, Over, Upon and Under the Public Streets and Thoroughfares of Weber County Coun-ty State of Utah. The Hoard of County Commissioners of the County of Weber, in the State of Utah, ordains as follows: SKCTION 1. " That the Davis County Independent Telephone Company, a Utah corporation, corpora-tion, grantee, its successors and assigns, as-signs, be, and they are hereby granted, he franchise and right to construct, con-struct, maintain and operate a nubile, telephone pole line and electric light and power system, for Inter-cominuni-caflon by electrical devices, and also for the distribution and conveyance of electrical energy and current, across, upon and under tho public streets, alleys and other public thoroughfares thor-oughfares of the said County of Weber, We-ber, and to erect the necessary poles, , braces, cross-arms, wires, circuits and other appurtenancos thereto appertaining. appertain-ing. Said telephone and electric light and power system, with the wires, poles, braces and other equipments and appurtenances necessary thereto, shall be so jdacoJ, constructed and maintained aa not to interfere with the safety or convenlenco of the traveling trav-eling public, or with the rights of private pri-vate Individuals, and shall bo pluced aud located as directed by the Board of County Commissioners. SF.CTIOX 2. That said company, its successors and assigns, shall bo subject to all such laws, ordinances, rules and reg ulatlons as are now In force In said I county, and shall conform to all such reasonable rules, regulations and ordi nances as may bo hereafter enacted 1 by the Board of County Commissioners Commission-ers of Weber County, having regard to tho safety and convenient use and I maintenance of roads, streets, high-1 ways and lanes, in said county; provided, pro-vided, that wherever Jt Is prartlcablo and possible for the parties concerned to enter into reasonable and satisfactory satisfac-tory arrangements the wires are to be placed upon the poles of other telephone, tele-phone, telegraph, or llsht and power companies as are now constructed upon and along the roads, highways, lanes and allevs In said Weber County. SECTION' 3 That In consideration of this franchise, fran-chise, and in lieu and In commutation of any license fees upon the business of the grantee, required by any ordinance ordi-nance of Weber County, tho grantee, Its successors and assigns, expressly agree to furnish to Weber CVnmty, as soon as l's exchange In Weber County Coun-ty Is established and In operation, such telephone equipment and exchange ex-change service within said county as the Board of County Commissioners may from time to time require, without with-out cost to the said Wo her County; said free service, however, not to exceed, ex-ceed, at any one time. Ten (10) regular reg-ular telephones In number, and shall not Include long distance telephone service except In Weber and Davis counties. And by Its acceptance of this franchise, the grantee, for itself, its successors aud assigns, shall be deemed to promise and agree to furnish fur-nish Weber County with telephone equipment anil service as aforesaid. SECTION 1 That said Weber County shall in no way be held liable or responsible for any accident or damage that may occur oc-cur In tbe construction or operation of said polo lines, wires or other appliances ap-pliances pertaining to the system of said grantee. That said grantee. Its successors or assigns, shall save the county harmless from and apalnsl any anil all damages, liabilities, judgments and costs, on account of the construction, construc-tion, operation and maintenance of wild telephone system, and the acceptance accept-ance of this franchise shall be deemed nn agreement on the part of the grantee, for Itself, Its successors and asyigus, that It or they will save said county free and harmless from any such liability, loss, costs or expenses arising from or out of such neglect, default or misconduct, or may accrue by reason of any accident or Injury which may occur by reason of the construction, con-struction, operation or maintenance of said poles, wires or appliances under this franchise. SECTION 3. The rights hereby granted shall exist ex-ist and Inure to the benefit of the said grantee, its successors and assigns, as-signs, until the 1st day of April. A- D. 1!)35. provided written acceptance of this ordinance and all the terms and conditions thereof be filed by the said Davis County Independent Telephone Company with the County Clerk of Weber County. Utah, within Twenty (L'O) days after tho passage of this ordluaucc. SECTION C. This ordinance shall be In effect on and after the Ut day of April. A. D. 1910. said date being not less thau lliteeu (151 days utter its passage. Fassed this 2Sih day of February, A. D. 1P10. Coininlksioner O. R Mndson Voting "aye." Commissioner Frank Moore Voting "aye. ' Commissioner John T. Bybee Voting Vot-ing "aye " O B MADSON. Chairman of tho Board of County Commissioners of Weber County, Coun-ty, State of Utah. Attest: S. t;. DYE. (Seal ) County Clerk. State of Utah. County of Weber ss: I, SAMUEL CI. DYE, County Clerk In and for Weber County, Stute of Utah, and ox-Officio 'Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of said county, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance, entitled enti-tled "An Ordinance Granting to the Davis County Independent Telephone Company a Franchise to Construct. Maintain and Operate a Telephone System Over. Upon and Under the Public Streets and Thorouhiares of Weber County, Stf.te of Utah." was duly passed by tho said Board of County Commissioners at a meeting thereof, held on the 2Sth day of February, Feb-ruary, A- D. 1010, and that upon the llnal passage thereof Oscar B. Mad son, Frank Moore and John T. Bybce each and all voted "aye." Witness my hand and ofllcial seal hereto affixed this llih day of March, A. D. 1910. (Seal) SAMUEL G. DYE. Countv Clerk of Weher County, State of Utah, and exOlncIo Clerk of tb Board of County Commissioners of Weber Coun ty, State of Utah |