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AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO THE CHESAPEAKE AND
<br />POTOMAC TELEPHONE COMPANY OF VIRGINIA, 1TS SUCCESSORS AND
<br />ASSIGNS, TO USE THE STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF THE
<br />CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, FOR ITS POLES, WIRES, CONDUITS,
<br />GABLES AND FIXTURES, NECESSARY FOR THE OPERATION OF A TELEPHONE
<br />SYSTEM.
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<br /> BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth,
<br />Virginia, that:
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<br /> 1. The City of Portsmouth (hereinafter called "Grantor")
<br />hereby grants to The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
<br />of Virginia, its successors and assigns, (hereinafter called
<br />"Grantee") upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set
<br />out, the franchise, right, and privilege to operate, construct,
<br />and maintain for the term specified in Section 8 hereof, a
<br />telephone system with the necessary poles, wires, conduits
<br />hnd fixtures in, under, over and along the streets, alleys,
<br />highways, and public places of the City of Portsmouth, as
<br />the corporate limits bf said City now exist, or may hereafter
<br />be extended or altered, with the right to use the property
<br />of other companies, and to permit other companies to use its
<br />property upon such arrangements as the comDanies in cuestion
<br />may agree.
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<br /> 2. All poles erected by the Grantee shall be neat and
<br /> symmetrical, and shall be so located as to in no way interfere
<br /> with the safety o~ convenience of persons using the oublic
<br /> streets and pdblic p~aces, and in the installation and main-
<br /> tenance of its underground system the Grantee shall not ooen
<br /> or encumber more of any street or other oublic place than
<br /> will be necessary or enable it to perform the work with proper
<br /> economy and efficiency.
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<br /> The Grantee in the construction and maintenance of its
<br />underground system shall not interfere with or injure any
<br />sewer, water main, or other apparatus of the Grantor, or the
<br />property of any other person. The Grantee shall be required
<br />to relocate at its own expense any conduits or poles which
<br />interfere with the sewers, water mains, or other public work
<br />of the Grantor, or which may be necessary due to the change
<br />of the Grantor, or which may be necessary due to the change
<br />in location or grade of any street or from any public improve-
<br />ment by the Grantor. In the event of the Grantee's {ailure to
<br />relocate its property after reasonable notice fr~m the Grantor,
<br />the Grantor may cause the same to be relocated and recover the
<br />cost thereof from the Grantee.
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<br /> 3. Whenever the Grantee shall desire to use any of the
<br />streets, 'highways, or other public places, to erect, lay or
<br />construct any poles, conduits or manholes, it shall prepare
<br />and place on file with the Director of Planning, Inspections,
<br />and Engineering of the Grantor or such other representative so
<br />de'signate~ by the City Manager, plans of such proposed con-
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