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ORDINANCE NO. G "
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AN ORDINANCE WHEREBY THE CITY OF BATVS'vILLE OF THE
STATE OF ARKANSAS AND THE SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY,
A MISSOURI CORPORATION, AGREE THAT THE TELEPHONE COMPANY SHALL
CONTINUE TO OPERATE ITS TELEPHONE SYSTEM AND ALL BUSINESS IN-
CIDENTAL TO OR CONNECTED WITH THE CONDUCTING OF A TELEPHONE
BUSINESS AND SYST34 IN SAID CITY, AND ERECT AND MAINTAIN ITS
PLANT CONSTRUCTION AND APPURTENANCES ALONG, ACROSS, ON, OVER,
THROUGH, ABOVE AND UNDER ALL PUBLIC STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS,
PUBLIC GROUNDS AND PLACES IN SAID CITY, THAT THE CITY SHALL
RECEIVE AN ANNUAL PAYMENT FROM THE TELEPHONE COMPANY, A14D RE-
PEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND AGREEMENTS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH:
WHEREAS, the City desires to enact and impose upon the Telephone
Company a tax which shall be in lieu of all other licenses, charges,
fees or special taxes other than the usual general or special ad valorem
taxes, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City
of Batesville State of Arkansas that:
SECTION 1. The Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, its successors
and assigns (herein referred to as "Telephone Company") shall con-
tinue to operate its telephone system and all business incidental
to or connected with the conducting of a telephone business and
system in the City of Batesville , State of Arkansas,
(herein referred to as "City"). The plant construction and appur-
tenances used in or incident to the giving of telephone service and
to the maintenance of a telephone business and system by the Telephone
Company in said City shall remain as now constructed, subject to such
changes as may be considered necessary by the City in the exercise of
its inherent powers and by the Telephone Company in the conduct of
its business, and said Telephone Company shall continue to exercise
its right to place, remove, construct and reconstruct, extend and
maintain its said plant and appurtenances as the business and purpose
for which it is or may be incorporated may from time to time require,
along, across, on, over, through, above and under all the public
streets, avenues, alleys, and the public grounds and places within
the limits of said City as the same from time to time may be established.
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SECTION 2. The Telephone Company shall pay to the City on
or before March 1, 1958, for the period January 1, 1958, to
December 31, 1958, inclusive, and thereafter for like periods
on or before each March 1 an amount determined by multiplying
the number of telephones within the corporate limits of the
city 7 s of the last day of the preceding year by the sum of
c0• .
SECTION 3. The annual payment herein required shall be in
lieu of all other licenses, charges, fees or impositions
(other than the usual general or special ad valorem taxes)
which may be imposed by the City under authority conferred
by law. The Telephone Company shall have the privilege of
crediting such stuns with any unpaid balance due said Company
for telephone services rendered or facilities furnished to
said City.
SECTION 4. The Telephone Company on the request of any
person shall remove or raise or lower its wires temporarily
to permit the moving of houses or other structures. The
expense of such temporary removal, raising or lowering of
wires shall be paid by the party or parties requesting the
same, and the Telephone Company may require such payment in
advance. The Telephone Company shall be given not less than
forty-eight hours advance notice to arrange for such temporary
wire changes.
SECTION 5. Permission is hereby granted to the Telephone Com-
pany to trim trees upon and overhanging streets, alleys, side-
walks and public places of said City so as to prevent the
branches of such trees from coming in contact with the wires
and cables of the Telephone Company, all the said trimming to
be done under the supervision and direction of any City official
to whom said duties have been or may be delegated.
SECTION 6. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be con-
strued to require or permit any electric light or power wire
attachments by the City or for the City. If light or power
attachments are desired by the City or for the City, then a
separate non -contingent agreement shall be a prerequisite to
such attachments.
SECTION 7. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as
giving to the Telephone Company any exclusive privileges, nor
shall it affect any prior or existing rights of the Telephone
Company to maintain a telephone system within the City.
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SECTION 8. All other ordinances and agreements and parts
of ordinances and agreements relating to the operating of
or right to operate a telephone system within said City are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 9. The said Telephone Company shall have sixty
(60) days from and after its passage and approval to file
its written acceptance of this ordinance with the City Clerk,
and upon such acceptance being filed, this Ordinance shall be
considered as taking effect and being in force from and after
the date of its passage and approval by the Mayor. The Ordinance
shall continue in effect and be in force until terminated by the
City or the Telephone Company as of the end of any year after
giving ) year's notice of intention to terminate.
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Approved this day of
City Clerk
Mayor
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ACCEPTANCE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bateoville of Independence
County, Arkansas, did on the lith
day _of _ February
A.D. 19 58
enact an ordinance entitled: (Ordinance No, 663).
AN ORDINAidCE. WHEREBY THE CITY BATESVILLE OF THE STA'T'E OF
ARKANSAS AND THE SOUTHWESTERNBELL TELEPHONE. COMPA11Y, . A MISxSOURI. CORPORATION,
AGREE THAT THE TELEPHONE. COINIi'Ai�Y SHALL CONTI96E TO OPE13ATE ITS TELEPHONE
S16T er AiiD ALL. BUSINESS. INCIDENTAL. TO OR CONIti1ECTED WITH THE.. CONDUCTING OF A
TELEPHONE. BUSINESS AND. SYSl'EA IN SAID. CITY, AIVD. ERECT AIVD MAINTAIN ITS PLANT
CONSTRUCTION AND.APPURTENANCES.ALONG, ACROSS, ON, OVER, THROUGH, ABOVE, Aii"D
UNDER ALL,PUBLIC STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS,.PUBLIC GROUNDS AND.PLACES IN
6kiD CITY, THAT THE, CITY SHALL RECEIVE Aid ANNUAL PA1,4ENT FROM THE TELEPHONE
001,IPANY, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AAD AGRE&AEiiTS IN CONFLICT HEREVITH:
and
.WHEREAS, said ordinance was on the Z1th
day of. February A. D.
19__5 , duly approved and signed by the Mayor of said City and the seal of
said City thereto affixed and attested by the City Clerk:
NOW, THEREFORE, in compliance with the tenus of said ordinance so enacted,
approved and attested, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company hereby accepts
said ordinance and files this its written acceptance with the City Clerk of said
City in his said office.
Dated this _----- -µ- ...,._-- daY..9f— ' .t.-.1"2_____
Approved: SOUTH TESTERIV. BELL TELEPHONE. CUMPANY
_A-6a&lBY_
General Attorney r Vice -President ^and General Manager
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Acceptance filed in the office of the City Clerk
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City Clerk