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O#53 ORDINANCE N0. 53. A PROPOSED ORDINANCE O~~ TH~ TOWN OF BOYNTON, GRANTING A PUBLIC FRA]~?CHISE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TO~.~~, COMt.,'iISSION OF THE TOV~ OF BOTNTO~', FLORIDA: Section 1. That permission be and the same is hereby granted to the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, its successors and assigns,to erect, operate and maintain lines of telephone and telegraph, including the necessary poles, fixtures and electrical conductors upon, along, under and over the public roads, alleys, streets and highways of the Tov~n of Boynton, Florida, as its business may from time to time require, provided that all poles shall be neat and symmetrical. Section 2. That the work of erecting poles by virtue of this ordinan'ce shall be done under the sm per- vision of the Town Commission, and the said Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company shall replace and properly relay any sidewalk, street or curb that may be displaced by reason of the erection of such poles, an~ upon failure of the Company so to do, after twenty (20) days' notice in writing shall have been given by the Mayor of the said Town to said Company, the T~'~wn may repair such portion of the sidewalk or street that may have been disturbed by said Company, and collect the cost so incurred from said Company. Section 3. That in consideration of the rights and privileges herein granted, said Company shall, upon demand, provide space for one cross-arm on each pole, on which said Town may desire to attach either fire alarm, telegraph or police telegraph wires, for the free use of the public and fire alarm telegraph system of the said Town. Section 4. That said Company shall at all times be subject to the Town ordinances now in existence or which may be hereafter passed relative to the use of the public streets by telephone and telegraph companies. Section 5. That said Company shall indemnify the said Town against, and assume all liabilities for damages which may arise or accrue to the said Tova from any injury to persons or property from the doing of any work herein authorized, or the neglect of said Company or any of its employees to comply with any ordi- nance relative to the use of the streets or said Toy,'n, and the acceptance by the Company of this Ordinance shall be an agreement by it to pay to .the said Tovm any sum of money for which the Tov~n may become liable for or by reason of such injury. Section 6. That said Company shall file v~lth the Town Clerk of the said Tov~ its acceptance of this Ordinance within sixty (60) days from the date when it shall take effect. Section V. That this ordinance shall be in force and effect for a term of thirty (30) years from and after the date it shall take effect, and the said Town hereby reserves the right and requires the said Company, as a condition precedent to the taking effect of this grant, to give and grant to the Town of Boynton, Florida, the right, at and after vh~ e~piration of such term to purchase the telephone ~nd telegraph lines or other pro- perty in said Town used under or in connection with this grant, or such part of such property as the minicipiaity may desire to purchase at a valuation of the property, real and personal, desired, which valuation shall be fixed by arbitration, as m'~y be provided by law; and the acceptance of this ordinance shall operate as a grant by the said Oompany to the To~'~n of said right to purchase. Section 8. That this or~inance shall take effect, and be in force from and after tarn (10) days after the date of its passage. Passed first reading, ~ay l~th, 1.925. ~assed second reading, June ~nd, 19~S. ~TTEST .. j. H. L'~eyers (Signed) Tov~n Clerk. C. F. ff~nuth, ilarry ~enson, ~. .:~. i~,eyers, Commissioners (Signed) (Signed) (Signed) I, J. H. ldeyers, Town Clez~k, hereby certify th~t the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an ordinance ado~ted by the Commissioners of the Town of ~.3oynton, Flo::~ida, at their meeting duly held on the 13th day of i,,iay, 1925; that said ordinance was, after its first reading, and on ti._e 2nd day of O'une, 1925, duly posted, in I~].-., at Front of Town ~all in the Town of Boynton, and was, after its second reading ~d final passage and on the 2nd day of Sune, 19~5, again duly posted, in full at front of 'fown ~iall in the Tov~n of Boynton; all as required by law. Ufitness my official hand, under the corporate seal of said '~" this the 3rd day of J~e 1925. J. ~-~. Keyers To' :;n C 1 e r].c.