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ORDINANCE NO. 17

AN ORDINANCE

GRANTING TO UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OF LOUISIANA, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, A FRANCHISE, RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE ADOPTION HEREOF FOR THE ERECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF TELEPHONE POLES, POSTS, ANCHORS, WIRES, CABLES, AERIAL CABLES, BURIAL CABLES AND OTHER TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT ALONG, UNDER AND UPON ANY OF THE STREETS, ALLEYS OR WAYS OF THE VILLAGE OF CHOUDRANT, AND THE RIGHT TO CHANGE, MODIFY, REPLACE OR REMOVE THE SAME OR ANY PORTION THEREOF.

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE VILLAGE OF CHOUDRANT IN REGULAR SESSION CONVENED: THAT THE VILLAGE OF CHOUDRANT, HEREINAFTER CALLED THE “VILLAGE”, GRANTS AND THAT IT IS HEREBY GRANTED TO THE UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OF LOUISIANA, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, HEREINAFTER CALLED THE “COMPANY”, IN ADDITION TO THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES PRESENTLY ENJOYED BY THE COMPANY, A FRANCHISE, RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE FOR TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE ADOPTION HEREOF, TO ERECT AND MAINTAIN TELEPHONE POLES, POSTS, ANCHORS, WIRES, CABLES, AERIAL CABLES, BURIAL CABLES, AND OTHER TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT, ALONG, UNDER AND UPON ANY OF THE STREETS, ALLEYS, AND WAYS OF THE VILLAGE OF CHOUDRANT AND THE RIGHT TO CHANGE, MODIFY AND REPLACE OR REMOVE THE SAME OR ANY PORTION THEREOF.

SECTION 2. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE VILLAGE OF CHOUDRANT IN REGULAR SESSION CONVENED: THAT THIS FRANCHISE IS GRANTED UPON AND SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:

• IN MAINTAINING ITS PROPERTIES, THE COMPANY SHALL NOT UNNECESSARILY OR UNREASONABLE IMPAIR OR OBSTRUCT THE STREETS, ROADS, HIGHWAYS, ALLEYS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS, AND THE COMPANY SHALL, AT ITS OWN EXPENSE WITHOUT UNREASONABLE DELAY MAKE ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS TO REMEDY ANY DAMAGE OR REMOVE ANY OBSTRUCTION CAUSED BY ITS OPERATIONS HEREUNDER.
• THE COMPANY SHALL USE REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID DAMAGE OR INJURY TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY AND SHALL HOLD AND SAVE HARMLESS THE VILLAGE FROM ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE COMPAHY, ITS AGENTS, OR EMPLOYEES WHILE EXERCISING ANY OF THE RIGHTS HEREIN GRANTED.

SECTION 3. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF

ALDERMEN OF THE VILLAGE OF CHOUDRANT IN REGULAR SESSION CONVENED: THAT THE VILLAGE SHALL MAKE, ADOPT AND ENFORCE ALL ORDINANCES NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE PROPERTY AND PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THE COMPANY OWNED AND OPERATED IN THE VILLAGE.

SECTION 4. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE VILLAGE OF CHOUDRANT IN REGULAR SESSION CONVENED: THAT THIS ORDINANCE, THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE AND THE NECESSITY REQUIRING IT, SHALL TAKE EFFECT FOR AND AFTER ITS ADOPTION.

THE ORDINANCE WAS READ AND CONSIDERED, SECTION BY SECTION AND AS A WHOLE. MR. WHITMAN MOVED ITS ADOPTION, WHICH MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MR. HAMMONS. THE MAYOR ORDERED A VOTE BY “YEAS” AND “NAYS”, WHICH RESULTED AS FOLLOWS:

FOR ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE: YEAS:

AGAINST THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE: NAYS: NONE

ABSENT: (L.D. ALLEN)

AND THE ORDINANCE WAS DECLARED ADOPTED, THIS THE 1 ST DAY OF APRIL A.D.1957.

-S- W.G. KELLY
CLERK

-S- WILLIAM LYNN SANDERSON
MAYOR