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<br />.,;t,. <br /> <br /> <br />86 <br /> <br /> <br />ORDINANCE 1987-56 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE <br />CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AND THE SAN MARCOS TELEPHONE <br />COMPANY, INCORPORATED AND ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS <br />PROVIDING THAT THE SAN MARCOS TELEPHONE COMPANY SHALL <br />CONTINUE TO ERECT AND MAINTAIN ITS POLES, WIRES, ANCHORS, <br />CABLES, MANHOLES, CONDUITS, AND OTHER PLANT CONSTRUCTION AND <br />APPURTENANCES ALONG, ACROSS, ON, THROUGH, ABOVE, AND UNDER <br />ALL PUBLIC STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS, RIGHTS OF WAY, PUBLIC <br />GROUNDS AND PLACES IN SAID CITY, FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY <br />YEARS, AND THAT THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS SHALL RECEIVE A <br />QUARTERLY FRANCHISE FEE FOR SUCH USE, PROVIDING FOR <br />INDEMNIFICATION OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, AND DECLARING AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br /> <br />~ _7 WHEREAS, the SAN MARCOS TELEPHONE COMPANY, <br /> <br />~Jtorporated, a private corporation duly organized, existing <br />~ ð'l <br />~qþ doing business under the Laws of the State of Texas, <br /> <br />fi&einafter referred to as the "Telephone Company", is now <br /> <br />and has <br /> <br />for <br /> <br />many <br /> <br />years <br /> <br />been <br /> <br />engaged <br /> <br />in <br /> <br />the <br /> <br />telephone <br /> <br />business in <br /> <br />this <br /> <br />State, <br /> <br />and in <br /> <br />furtherance <br /> <br />thereof <br /> <br />has <br /> <br />erected <br /> <br />and <br /> <br />maintained <br /> <br />certain <br /> <br />items <br /> <br />of <br /> <br />its <br /> <br />plant <br /> <br />construction in the City <br /> <br />of San Marcos, Texas, <br /> <br />hereinafter <br /> <br />referred to as the "City", <br /> <br />pursuant to such rights as <br /> <br />have <br /> <br />been granted to <br /> <br />it by and <br /> <br />under the laws <br /> <br />of the State <br /> <br />of <br /> <br />Texas <br /> <br />and <br /> <br />a <br /> <br />franchise <br /> <br />from <br /> <br />the <br /> <br />City <br /> <br />and <br /> <br />subject <br /> <br />to <br /> <br />appropriate regulation under the <br /> <br />police power of the <br /> <br />City; <br /> <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, both the City and the Telephone Company desire <br /> <br />that an agreement should be <br /> <br />entered into between the <br /> <br />Tele- <br /> <br />phone Company and the City establishing the conditions under <br /> <br />which the Telephone <br /> <br />Company shall continue <br /> <br />to use <br /> <br />utility <br /> <br />poles, streets, avenues, <br /> <br />alleys, rights-of-way, and <br /> <br />public <br /> <br />grounds and places in the City; NOW, THEREFORE, <br /> <br />BE IT <br /> <br />ORDAINED BY <br /> <br />THE <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />OF <br /> <br />THE CITY <br /> <br />OF <br /> <br />SAN <br /> <br />MARCOS, TEXAS, THAT: <br /> <br />SECTION 1: <br /> <br />Term. <br /> <br />This Agreement <br /> <br />and Franchise <br /> <br />shall <br /> <br />be in <br /> <br />force <br /> <br />and <br /> <br />effect for a full term and period of twenty (20.) years <br /> <br />from <br /> <br />and after its effective date herein provided. <br /> <br />All rights and duties <br /> <br />are herein granted and <br /> <br />acknowl- <br /> <br />edged for <br /> <br />such <br /> <br />term <br /> <br />subject to <br /> <br />the <br /> <br />provisions <br /> <br />of <br /> <br />this <br /> <br />ordinance. <br /> <br />SECTION 2: <br /> <br />Placement of Telephone Plant. <br /> <br />Page <br /> <br />1 of 7 <br />