HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 10
-..,:
/
f
.--,
'-\
An ord1na.Ilce granting to the Lake Oourrliy Telephone Company, e. .Ello rida
Corporation, its suoaessors and assigns, a franchise along the streets,
alleJII and public plaoes of the IJ!OWIl of 00.0 ee, Urange 0 ounty, .l!llorida,
for the purpose 0' constrctlng, maintaining and operating a telephone
system in said Town of Oooee, and perscribing the conditions under whioh
r suoh franchise sha11 be exeroised. -
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUlmIL OF THE TOWN QF OCOEE:
,~, Seotion 1. That the Town Council of the '.rown of Om ee, in Orange OountYt-_
Florida, does hereby give and grant unto the Lake Cpunty ~elephone Com~n:rt
A .I10rida Corporation, its suocessors and assi~ns, the rtght to construct,
mai.ntain ani operate a telephone system within$ the corporate limits of the
Town of Oooee t and along and across the streets, alleys and public places
belonging to theTown of Oemee,. for a period of twenty (20) years.
Seotion 2. This franohise is granted upon condition that after expiration
of twentl (20) years, the Town of Oooee shall have the option and right, at
its eleotion, to purohaSe the said telephone system at a reasonable valuation
fi..d by disinterested awraisment oommittee of which the said 'J!ovn of Ocoee
shal.leleot one, ahe said Oom:pany one, and these two shall select a third.
Should the Town, however, elect not to exercise the option and purchase, then
and. I1n that event, the said Lake County Telephone Comrany, its successors
ana- assigns, is hereby given the right of renewal and ext ent ion of this
franoh18e for anI addi tiona1 period of ten (10) years on th e same terms
hereby grahtedo
Seotion 3J The said telephone system shall be constructed, maintained
ant. operated in acaordanoe with the rule., regulations and ordinances nn
in foroe or whioh may hereafter be adopted by the Town of Oeoee; and the
lOcation of all poles shall be made with the approval of the street committee
o'! the Town of Oooee; such location shall be so made so that there will be
no interference with the public use of the said streets ,alleys and publio
p1ao_ within the Tcmn. of Ocoee.
Bection 4. The ll1id Lake COunt7 Telephone Complny, its successors
and assigns, shalLl be.~ll t :imes during the term of this franchise, hold
the ~0W':n of Oace., fr~e and harmless from all liability and. 4amages to
perone' 0; property on account of the construction, maintenance and operation
of said ~elephone system.
l
Ordinance 110..10'
'-s
Ordinanoe lio. 10 l'age 2.
Section 6. The said T~ of Ocoee shall'be allov7ed the free 'llSe
of said telephone pOles fo r the ereotion and maintenance ther eon of a
~ire alarm system, at a11 times during the term of this franchise,
- Si,~tion 6. 1'he rates charged for service within the cor:porate limits
of the J.:own of Ocoee shall be under the control of the ic'lori4a Hailroad
Oommission, as provided by 1aw, but in the event of future legislation
sha1.l release telephone companies from control of the said j/lDDida
Railroad Commission or some other state commission, then and in that
event, the rates charged for service shall noj, be higher than the average
rates oharg~ in other towns in J!'lorida of approximately the sam e
population, with the same olass of telephone service.
Passed at a meetl1ng of th-e!own Council of the 'i:OVJn of Oco ee,
on the 9th d8l' of January A. D. 1924.
/? j
"-'i</-:ft;;// // / G /;~'{'
{/ VI {/ (L t c: L. '._-
President of Town' l) oullcil
.J
.Atteat;
~~
, Olerk
AP.tr:- oved by me as Mayo17 of th e Town 0 f 0 co ee, t his 9th
d8J' o:f January A. D. 1924.
/ I {
-
Mayor
\
/