HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 43 Granting a Franchise Agreement to Southwestern Bell Telephone 011D' NTANCE 1,10. 43
AN 01-r,D"�ll\,IANCL, WFfEIII1:�Pj':("I'liE Town of Westlake
TEXAS, AND THE SO"TTHWESTERN BELL TY-1i-EPI-IONJI�
COMPANYAGR_K' THAT THE TELEPHONE COMPANY
SHALL CONTINUE TO ERECT' AND 1VIIA"INTAIN ITS POLES,
WILRES, ANCHORS, CABIJES, MANKOLE-S., CONDUITS,
AND &THER PY,AN'-!' CONSTRUCTION ANDA1:PURTE
NANCES ALONG, ACROSS, ON, OVER, THROUGH, ABOVE
1,.,�C S 'TS, AENES, ALLEYS,
AND CINDER ALL 1,EY, VU-
PUB_J'_j'r,C GROUNDS AND PJ AGES IN SAID GfTY, UNDER
REGt1L_A.T10NS AND RESTRICICIONS AND THAT THE CITY'
SHALL RECE.11,"E AN ANNUAL PAYMENT AND THE RIGHT
TO USE GERTAlN F_AG1L'2`.TIES OF THE TELEPHONE COM-
PANY, ALL AS HEREIN PRO'N"IDED
WHEREAS, the Scrith-,vesierr. Bell Telephone Company, hereinafter
referred to as the "'Telephone Company",. is now and has been engaged in the
telephone bus-'Mc-;; s in the State of Texas and in furtherance thereof, has
erected and mainta.ined certain items of ills plant construction in the Town of
Westlake Texas, hereinafter referred to as the "City", for .many years pursuant
to such r--.ghts as have been granted it by and under the laws of the State of Texas,
and subject to the- exercise of such reasonable rights of regulalon under the
police povcer as have, been also lawfully granted by and under said laws to said
City; and
WHEREAit: is to the rnu_tual advaritage of both the City and the
Jeleph.one Company that an agreement should be entered into between the Tele-
phone Gon-ipany- and Iffic. Gii.y establishing the condi��ionc -ander which the Telephone
Company shall operate i-n the CAy',
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY' THE Board of
Aldermen 0-F THE Town of Westlake TEXAS, THAT :
SECTION I - CONSTRUCTI-ON AND MAINTENANCE OF TELEPHONE PLANT
AND SERVICE
The poleax, wires, anchors, cables, manholes, conduits and other plant construc-
tion. and appurtenances, used in or incident to the g1v1'nff, of telephone service and
to the maintenance of a telephone business and-system by the Telephone Company
in the City, shall. remain as no-.f-,r constructed, subject to such changes as under
the limitations and conditions herein prescribed may be considered necessary
by the City in the excreise of its la-,.vful powers a-nd by the Telephone Company in
the exercise of its business of furnishing telephone service; and the Telephone
Company shall continue to exercise its right to place, remove, construct and
reconstruct, extend and maintain its said plant and appurtenances as the busi-
ness and purposes for which it is or may be, incorporated may from time to
ti.nz rer �l ~c l.or-g, ac;:a ,s; cal, over, through, above, and under all the pV,1-)l_c
?r1'() puzblic grau.nds an.d }laces W,il_"r the pr`e-ert lr.�-_":s
v c;.,, l= tit Iv' r t
of il'if' (.�i'.i 37d �.��t.l"7'. Cl �,rt.1�_:S r_5 1:1"_e saI'1�.f' frnr�"1 3.ri1@ to ta.l.'Yle rYIC.� bEM
su-1--Ject, to the r.egul. tin�.� li.rn t,. f, nn5 E3.r..d. cor}.d .tion W l:ter:e=zpre cr_ l:7cd.,
SEC'TION 2 -- _SL PJT--,RV1S1.:01\T BY CITY Ode' LOCATION OF POLES ANIS CONDUIT
A].1. poles, to be pl:4.cFd :wha.l.l bF: of sound mater i .l a"zad. rf.:asona.bly st.:;a.ight,, a.x)d
shall, be so set that they not -interfere w-,.th the flow of water in any gut-tex
or cl,- in, a.nd so that the same will in..erfere as Ltt].e as practicable with the
on the street or sidevia.l.l._o The location and route of a.l.l polesq
str-b ,,,, g75ys, anchors. con( is and ca.blps to be 1,3 aced and construct -d by the
Telephone Coz l r.Yxy �. the const,~uctior. and. ma.°inter.-.-+.nce of. its telephone ;;yst,em
the C:_tir, a.n-J the location of all conduits to be 1 "lcl by the: Telephone Company
vAthir-, the llnrrlf ; of t:hr City 1;ndcr this oxd,nance, shall be subject to the reason-
r.bl_.n and. p.apr x€gtl= tion, control and direction of f:he Board of Aldermen
or of a.n.y City off cial to Nvhoz. such duties have beex2 or may be delegated.®
SECTI01'1 3 - STREETS TO BE RESTORED TO C:00D CONDITION
T}ze sup' ce of a.n.y -61-' �--ee-=_1)-e r, high-vita.y, o~ publ--c place disturbed by the Tek -
phone Cornp_<.r_, in buld-irg, constructing, reneviing or maintaining its teI.ephone
plant and system shall be restored 1vlthir~ a reasonable time after the completion
of the � nr, k to as good a. concl-t'ion as before the cornmencement: of work and i-na in-
tained to the sa.ti .<f;actk1n of the Board. of Aldermen , or of any City off=cia.l to
whom each dulies have been or may be delegated, for one year from the date the
surface of said. stieet, �;l.ley, higl.kv!ay, or public place is broken fox= such constrr-tc-
tion or n>a"n.te-Laance vic)- k, after wl-nich tirrle responsi,bil.ity for the main.tena.nce shall
b€scor e the_ duty of the Uktya No street, alley, higl-iwa.y or public place shall, be
eDcuzrnbered fog, a longer period than shall be n.ecessa.ry to e .cute the work,
SE CT f all 4 - OPERATION AND 1, AINTENA NGE OF TELEPHONE PLANT
The l F-1.€:p?.o? e Compar�.r sh_11_ its Gya+err?_ in x.ea.sona.ble oper°ati.nr cdrzcl?
tion at x.11 nn_I-nal. t-if-Y:Les during the continuance of this agreernento An exception
to this cor..;clit",on is automatically in effect when service furnished by the Telephone
Company is U-tex;_upted, impa.-fired, or prevented by fires, stri.kes, riots, or other
occurrences beyond the control. of the Telephone Company, or by storms, floods or
other casualties, in any of whic3r events the Telephone Company shall_ do all things,
reasonably viithin it_> power to do, to restore normal service.
SECTION S - TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF WIRES
The Telephone Company ori the request of any pe son shall remove or raise or
lower: its wires temporarily to perm- Et the moving of houses, ar° other bully
structures. The expense of such temporary removal, raising or lQwerin.g of,
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wires shall be paid by the benefited party or parties, and tilo Telephone Company
may require such payment in advance. The Tcicphone C0!1_1pZL1_1y shall be given
not less thp.n fort -T -eight hours advance notice to arrange foi� citch tc)nperary
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VV i r C. c h al 1 s:s.,
SECTiOIN 6 -- TREE TRIMMUNG
The x-ight, license, privilege and pca.nisjion is hereby granteJ to the Telephone
Company, its successors and assigns, to trim trees upon ax -id overhanging the
streets, alleys, sidev,,,alks and public places of the City-, ro as to prcvent the
branches of such troes, from corning in contact with the ,,,;ires or cables of the
Telephone Company, and when so ordered by the City, said trimming shall bo
done under the ssupcyvision and direction of the Board of Aldermen
or of any City official to whom said duties have been or may be delegated.
SECTION 7 - ANNUAL CASH CONSIDERATION TO BE PAID 13Y THIE' TELE-1,11-:110NE
To indemnify the City
ty for any and all possilble damages to its sl-.reets, alleys,
and public grounds which may result frorn the placing and maintenance therein
or thercon of the Telephone Com panyls poles, co-,ld,15_L1 4s 0 r other telephone'
C) e e C
phone'
equipment or apparatus, and to compensate the City fur its superintendance of
this agreement, and as the cash consideration2 for the same, the Telephone Corn -
pang agrees to pay to the City a.Tmnua)-y during the coatiAluance of the agreement
a sum of money equal to two per cent (2%) of the annual gross receipts for the
preceding year received by the Company ny from the rendition of local exchange
telephone transmission service within the corporate limits of the City. The
first payincrit hereunde:i• shall be made April 15' , 1970 J. and shall equal in
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amount two per cent (Z;Io) of the gross receipts received from January I
1969 , to Deccrnb6r 31 , 1969 : and thereafter payment shall be made annually
on April 15 - as herein provided,
SECTION 8 - PAYMiENT OF CAS -1-1 GONSIDEIRATION TO BE, IN LIEU OF ANY
,r\ 'P 'C) A %7 1 1 -,,; �- S rj I - I OR SPECIAL
01HER - 1111V.L_zl' I L ULE-3U.1%L GENER-e'll-I U
AD VALOREM TAXES
The City agrees ' that the consideration set forth in the preceding section hereof
shall be paid and received in lieu of any , taxliccrlsel,
L. charge, fee, street or
alley rental or other character of charge for use and occupancy of the streets,
alleys and public placer, of the City; in lieu of any pole tax or inspection fee
tax; ixi lieu of any easement or franchise tax, whether levied as an ad valorem,
special or other character of tax; a -ad in lieu of any imposition other than the
usual general or special ad valorem taxes now or hereafter: levied. Should
the City not have the legal power to agree that the payment of the foregoing
cash consideration shall be in lieu of the taxes, licenses, charges, fees,
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zenh?ls, and d)- 1..,2.xno for f =_.? , thr_:n. the Cit}j:, (c s that
--t. Null! r.lop.; 'o 17Tucl. O. :'.fir:. }>_"Y']?._G]"1. =. may to t:7.= ,5_..t.i r_i:3.on.
of the `1'elt.pl'.ng',,_ C:or p^,r^yl obl gMdns, Of any, to pay any such Axes, licen es,
ch%-T'gF_ feen yentn&,fee and _a ctnnl'_t; or franchise taxes.
SEG1 W%T o FA.GI`_l f- t F,-rS TO BE 1',`UJ-,, r S.P�7.D G;T-:= AS ADDITI,]ONAL
GOWS'_f F-RA.TTON
In addit-,.on 3_o the consideration set: forth in Section 7, the Telepl.�one Conapa,ny
shall hold. itself re&dy to furnish, subject- to the u&e of the City, such wire
sp;=cr. nil r be: requ-. ed_ frorn. thaic to W.>> by the City urpon the poles now
owned or hex e0ter F uct.Fd by the Teephone Cornp any the City foTM the use
of the City's police and fire alarm ys Lern provided. that the required vA7-e
space shall not exceed the wine capacity of one cross arm on any one pole.
The location on the polc:�^ of this fire and police wKe space shall be d terra ned
071 spec'E"C Fpt lAcat_r n _ fo.T- Space. at the Erne the applications are receaved
frorn the City, -'-nd. NvW be allotted. in accordance vnith the con. sidf .ra.Lions for
electrical cor}.pt- act on of the Ur -.,ted States Depar traeut of Gor.-nme,-. ce, Bureau
of Standards. In its s;,_re cons+: uct.?on on the Te3ephonc Gornp ny's poles, the
C�`ty s° ll fo11_on the suggestions and requk,crnents laLddown for wire construc-
tion in the ,Rules and Wg 1<t.ions of the Bureau of 54a.nd.a.rds of the United States
Dep,-' rhrert. of Goinnaevcv, Where cor:.du.t- are ?.s,ud or, are constructed by the
Tele>_hore Company, Fald Company shall hold; 1Mlf re._dy to ft .rni s1. �t ffir_ic rit
duct spice riot to er,c:eed. CRpacity- of one duct f:o--r uc"e 1_}} the City in Carrying its
police and five l.._rrawires. A.l.l such wires, whether an poles or in canduits,
shall be constructed, n_.^_. t. _,red. and operated in `:inch rnannerr as not to '..ntf_arfF,re
with Yvo~- c_ c__:te u dtn hazard, in the opexation of the te1c, hone syst,erxa of te
Telet=,honey Gn np_.n.y- l:+ is furt:heK agreed that th<: Telephoa-e Goz.lzp ny shall not
b e r o n P i l_11. c ;, o_. t 2:- t� paxties i whatsoever 5s e r � � c
='p - � F,a.�.. �; c�� l _._. -: e s �.1_rhtso _ _. io-� :�.>n, c1�,.:.rrrl.F& d.errr r,.dl.�,,
loosen suits, judgxnents .,`.'oLL el,_:magEs or r=.jL:,1e7' to per=sors Or proprrt;Y by
3'e >':cr' of the con t' uct: o :., maintenance, ..nce,9 °Y'_`'pection or use of the polls,, c'_nd f re_
alar,,-„ %vise s br'ongr'.rg to the City, ar.dl the City shall Ji- sure,-ndlrm.tlify and. hold.
the Teal:.ephor_f° C:ornt -n. ;r l_4E_vrnless, against ._nst all such cl.=4 runs losses, Cler?1c?nct ,
suits and judgr eus,
SEEC'I`ION 1-0 - ATT'AGI-13VIE,.N'TS ON POLES AND SPACE .1N DUCTS NOT HERS
AFFEGTED -
Nothing in th-.:7 osdin__-ijace coma n"d shall be construed to redlu-irr or permit any
electric: light or po,Y.-er v=�_' e attachments bye- the C-ity or for the G .Ly, now to
require o3° pe mst: any elc ct.r= c l.glrt or power wires to be placed in, any duct
used by the Gi.ty in tl-,e Telepi-one Gom. par,,.ys s conclt lts4 If l.- gb-t or power
attachments a e d.c-siTed by the City or for the City, or if the C qty desires to
place electric light or pov e?: wixes r tiny duct used. by the tarty, thea a; further
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sf.-p,-: `:-.ate n-or-oili�a gcr{ g :r=rixr,er!t she -3.1 be pre xequ .tri to such attachrac,n.ts or
shall obl�.Pat.e
sue),. Us'-, of �,,_Y caltii:t us,d. by alar G��tya Nothing he :e�-r,: containedo
Gon-zp<iny n ex c3.s-ng its; r-�ght- voluntax-ily to rarte_r
into pol..e' ttC;ChmCn.t� pole usS^L(, joint ovwnershi.p, and. other wile space a.rtd
fa.c litiec :4 :e -'en eats writ] 1. gi-If -?.'fid po%ver coI)`J:pan e s and, with other wire using
companies NA+3ch I7:1ay be p.Hvileg(-d. to op€ r'),tc the Gity.
SF.C'ICION 111 - PER_ "':'0D OF TIME OF THIS ORDINANCE - TE IeMIN AT101V
Th4.s: agre,em-nt .shp.11 br- 4n, full fol:cc and effect for the period. beginning with the
effect'Eve date hereof_ and ending twenty- (20) yeas`,, after August 1
1969 , provided that: at the end of the exp 7at.on. of the initial period, such term
shall be automat�°�cal,l.y renewed fort,hv�.�'.t.).� for successive pc�€lods of t`�re,.�.t.y ?Q
years, condy.t:ionecl, however, that -if dui ink; t1_ --e last four months of the initial
p€ clod- or of an -y successive twenty (20) yea-,-, period, not less than, ninety days'
priori wrii.tten notice sha,Jl. be given. either to the Telephone Company by the City
or to the Gi.ty by f1he Telcpl._on.e Corn.pa-ny, setting forth the desire of the giver
of si;.ch not`cF to ted-,=7)a.te t.h.s agreerner-t, then in. such case this agreement
shall. tern -.d -.ate at the e:xpiirat--',on of the then current pe,:iddo
SECTION 1Z - NO EXCl. US-1VE PRIVILEGES CONFERRED BY THIS ORDINANCE
Notb n.g herein confa-lned sheall. be construed as giving to the Telephane Gorr-Loa.ny
any e,3.c1,',) siv r- p:: 3. vi 1..F-gc o
SECT."LON 13 SUCCESS01'.S AND ASSIGNS
The rigilts, pox -e. s lim-nations, duties and restrictions herein. provid.cd fox-
shall
orshall inu-xe to and be binding upon the parties hE.re-,to and upon their respective
successors and ^ss±ga?so
SECTIQJ'\T 14 - PARTIAL INVALIDITY .Al_`wTD REPEAL PROVISIONS
If any sect -or, ser_.ter.ce, clr.us:- or ph -ase of this, o.reUna.nee is for any reason.
held to be illegal, u.ltua. vir c: or unconstitutional, such invalidity shall not
affect the validity of the rernaina:.r.g portions of this ordinance. All ordinances
and agree rnen.ts and parn of ord r:,ances and, agreements in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
SECTION 15 - ACCEPTANCE OF .AGRE1 MU',NT
The Telephone Company shall have sixty (60) days from and after the passage
and approval of this o?-d.:ixa rice to file its Av itten acceptance thereof with the
City Secretary, and upon such acceptance being Hiled, this Ordinance shall.
5 a.
U-1he effoct be in force frorn Enc' l aftcr Lh--- da,':- c-.,-. iLs, 9''-1r,,-.�7 app -,.Ova,
bY l.."ayor and rhoiffl u �[-Ct, -1y
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the torro.,,i hereof.
alld P-PPT-ov--d thif; 9th Jay of October
Atte ct:
City Secrc-,Lsufy
, A.13, 1969a
City Clarl,
1, A. L. ODOM City jS-',,-crct;-z.t-ry of tlle Town of Westlake
do hzrelw certily that UiLe ics a truc, anil covrect. of cc, y
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Ordinatice No. 43 , paso-edand ap-,,provc-0. by the Board of Aldern-iei-), of Westlake:
at a rogv-!E�r held o:="2 t.11c 9th day of October , 1969.
In witneoe vvbercof, I hc.-cto r,,et my band au!�k the officiaL scal
of the To'wn of Westlake CM & 9th day Of October , A.D, 1969.
City Secretary
City CLork
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