The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 11, 1963 Page: 5 of 8
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. GRANTING TO
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ATHHETS. AIJLEYS,
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trunrOSES FOR A
H YEARS SPECIFIED
trRANCHISE PRES-
IcnTAtN TERMS
hn'tONS THEREIN
AND DECLARING
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fALTO. CHEROKEE
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TOWN COUNCIL
; CALLED SESSION.
DAY OF MAY. 1963.
[ That there be and
LitedtoW.E. Bynum.
and assigns, isere-
gnated as GRANTEE,
authorizing Mm to
Maintain and operate
of Aito. Cherokee
hereinafter desig-
DWN. works, systems
,),,pcrate a telephone
ft' setl. serve, furnish
tyaid town and its in-
Lith a telephone sys-
}u<e the streets. aMeys,
am) other public
J-.aid town upon the
gc inditions specified in
a '.-p. This franchise
th .ne company and
^ranted herein shaii
^ in effect for a term
hfitngrtn the 20th day
[i'tMH.
i'nat 'ne said
htrebv authorized.
.... empowered to do
I! tilings necessary and
done in executing
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h'i
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the power! a„d utilising the
prtv, eges h.-r, ,n nenti,,,^ and
i<a:„hise. or,
v.dedth^n ,.,d,,ej,,,.t
with water :,, sand , , ,-r,
existing an'' t iatnM'
insaids'rt .) a!)e\
or other ptr '.ir gr«n] ,i ,
Town by Gratrtee shr't -
done with the utmost <1,1,^..
and the [cast inconvenient t„
the public or individuals to ,e
move and reiocatepoies. wi,-,.
and other otwtructions f<<r:)n
purpftseofcooper.itmgwithjh.
Town of Aito in the ituiidinc of
streets and alieys. ast„
interfere withtiie orderly ini-
preyemcnts.attd the sai<1 Grantee
shait, within a reasonable -,m<'
restore such streets, ntlevsanr!
other put-tic grounds exca.attd
by him to their original conditioti
as neariv as pissihie. [t is further
provided that in the cotistruetion.
maintenance and o))eration of the
works or systems or any part
thereof, the Town shalt he heit)
harnitess from anv and ait danw
ages or iiahiiities that tnav arise
or be incurred from the erection,
construction or operation of said
works or systems.
SEC'lOXm. That the said
Grantee stia]]i)e and ishereiry
required to furrsish al' citizens or
residents a!ikt for tike or.simiiar
scrvice within the city limits of
the Town of Aito and otherwise
entitied thereto und<-r the condi-
tions of this ordinance upon such
consumers making ajinlication
therefor. The said Grantee shal)
charge said consumers within the
corporate timits of the Town for
telephone service under the
schedule of rates not to exceed
those heretofore filed with and
approved by the Town Council
and it shall never be in excess of
the general rate schedule of town--,
and systems of comparable
size within the State of Texas,
and any increase it) such sche
dule of town^ and systems of
comparable size within the State
of Texas, and any increase in
such schedules now. or herein
after, shall first have the express
approval of the governing body
T!tF. At,TO ifERALD, ALTO,TEXAS, JULY 11, IMS
A'to.
and hcreina^
' suppti,^ under
!h.
snnrt!i^
'hi I'rin.h! terms of
'dfit-'li-,,.,. d sl'al! finished
a dir^t",'
.mttard telephone engineer-
' hractrces and .),ai) ),e suhlect
j ' and regulated hv
!^Alto''r"ing ^e Town
' ix-^Ttir!* ^ ^''antee shall
hereby required to fur-
he and shal'
iab r a re.
of the tn continuous operati.-n
couatel ad.
f rnish T'"'""' Pcrs-mne! to
f'trntsh such service as mav he
rcessary f.,r residentia) and
-mmtuuty uses, such instattations
cor.fotni t,, standard telephone
^g.neering practices under same
orstmiiar circumstances. H,w-
"-'-r.no claim shall he made
agatnst said Grantee for his faii-
urc.o supply telephone service
when such service shall be in-
terrupted hv the break in any
^'re pole or connection or hv the
breaking down of any machmerv
or by any tmavoidabie accideni.
nres. strikes or lockouts, action
"V civil or military authorities
"r hv any act of God or the ele-
ments, or any other cause bevond
the control of thy Grantee; 'pro-
vided however, that ;ti such case.i
due diligence shall be used by
'he Grantee to promptly repair
suchinlcrrtipiionsofsetA'icean'l
to restore the same at the earli-
est practicable time
SECTION Vt. The Grantee shal!
maintain in Alto an office for the
conycnicnce of his customers in
handling of service connections,
payment of bills and other sirtt-
i!ar services with the Grantee,
nitd to mamtain such employees
as may be needed to conduct the
Grantee's bu-iness in the Town
of Aito.
The Grantee, his successors and
al igns, shall, at Ittast once a
year, publish ami print under
"ep uate cover a full and complct..
directory cxclttsively for the
Town of Alto. Said directory
shall contain the names of its
customers in aiphabeticat order
and the corresponding numbers
of their telephones, a copy of
which directory shaii be furnish-
ed free of charge to each cus-
tomer of such telephone service.
This franchise, as well as the
rights hereunder, may be assigned
by the Grantee, as weli as by all
succeeding Grantees at their op-
tion, or the right of such Grantee
or successors hereunder may be
transferred under foreclosure pro-
ceedings or judicial sale, or may
be transferred from one holder to
a third party by the operation or
forefeiturc ciause of any agree-
ment between such persons, in
which case assignees shal] succeed
to a!i of the rights, duties and
liabilities of the Grantee here-
under.
SECTION VII. AH expenses in-
cident to the publication of this
ordinance shaii bg borne by the
Grantee.
SECTION VIII. The Grantee
agrees and obligates himself, his
succcssors and assigns, within A
thirty-six (36) month period tj
construct, install and maintain a
dial telephone system for the
Town of Aito conforming with
all standard telephone engineering
practices for a complete dial
telephone system for said Town.
SECTION IX. Alt ordinances
and parts of ordinances hereto-
fore enacted by the Town of Alto
which are in conflict with this
ordinance shall, upon this or-
dinance becoming effective, be
repealed insofar as it affects this
franchise.
SECTION X. This franchise
shall be accepted by the said
Grantee in writing, which accept-
ance shal] be filed with the City
Sccretarv of the Town of Alto
within thirty (30) days after the
taking effect of thib ordinance
and when so accepted this or-
dinance shall be a franchise duly
executed by and between the said
Town atid Grantee.
It is hereby declared that an
emergency exists and that the
rule requiring ordinances to be
read on three occasions be and it I
is hereby suspended, and that
this ordinance shall take effect
from and after this date and it is
so enacted.
Which being put to a vote,
Aldermen voting Aye as follows:
Paul Martin.
Arthur Brooks, Sr.
L. H. Thomas.
J. H. Pearman, Jr.
Douglas Bradford.
Which being put to a vote,
Aldermen voting No as follows:
None.
And the same was declared
carried, and it is so ordered.
F. E. Weimar,
Mayor of the Town of
Alto, Texas.
ATTEST:
G. S. Hart,
Secretary of the Town of
Alto, Texas.
The above franchise was here-
now accepted this the 23rd day of
May, 1963.
W. E. Bynum, Grantee. 6c
RATE ORDiNANCE
ADDENDUM TO THE ORIG-
INAL FRANCHISE GRANTED
ON THE 20th DAY OF MAY,
1963. TO BE HEREINAFTER
KNOWN AS RATE ORDINANCE
FOR TELEPHONE AND TO BE
SPREAD UPON THE MINUTES
OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF ALTO. CHERO-
KEE COUNTY, TEXAS:
BE IT ORDAINED, that the
following rates shall be charged
as the maximum rates for tele-
phone service for the Town of
Alto, Cherokee County, Texas, by
W. E. Bynum. his successors and
assigns, the holder of the tele-
phone franchise.
That the following rates shall
be charged as the interim rates,
pending the installation and com-
pletion of a dial telephone sys-
tem by W. E. Bynum, his succes-
sors and assigns, under the fran-
chise so granted to the said W. E.
Bynum, his successors and as-
signs, upon the above mentioned
date:
<I) For each one-party busi-
ness telephone, a monthly
rate, charge, or rental not in
excess of $7.60.
(2) For each two-party busi-
ness telephone, a monthly
rate, charge, or rental not iti
excess of
(3) For each on&-party resi-
dence telephone, a monthly
rate, charge, or rental not in
excess of $4.50.
(4) For each two-party resi-
dence telephone, a monthly
rate, charge, or rental not in
excess of $4.00.
(5) For each four-party resi-
dence telephone, a monthly
rate, charge, or rental not in
excess of $4.00.
(6) For each business telephone
extension, a monthly rate,
charge, or rental not in ex-
cess of $1.50.
(7) For each residence tele-
phone extension, a monthly
rate, charge, or rental not in
excess of $1.00.
(8) For each commercial PBX,
PABX or inter-communica-
tion system trunk, a monthly
rate, charge, or rental not in
exccss of one and one-half
times the rate charged for
one-party business telephone
(9) For each commercial PBX
station, a monthly rate,
charge, or rental not in ex-
cess of $1.50.
r 10) For each commercial
PABX and other inter-com-
munication system station,
a monthly rate, charge, or
rental not in excess of $2.25
(H) For semi - public service,
a monthly rate .charge, or
rental not in excess of the
charge for one-party busi-
ness telephone.
BE IT ORDAINED, that upon
completion of the installation of
the dial telephone system as con-
templated under the franchise
for the Town of Alto, Cherokee
County, Texas, the following
rates shall be the permanent
maximum rates to be charged
by the MM W. E. Bynum, his
successors and assigns, upon the
first billing date following com-
pletion of said system, and shall
be the permanent rate until
further action of the Town Coun-
cil of the Town of Alto.
Said rate schedule shall be as
follows:
(I) For each one-party busi-
ness telephone, a monthly
rate, charge, or rental not in
excess of $9.50.
(2) For each two-party busi-
ness telephone, a monthly
rate, charge, or rental not in
excess of $8.60.
(3) For each one-party resi-
dence telephone a monthly
rate, charge, or rental not in
excess of $5.60.
(4) For each two-party resi-
dence telephone, a monthly
rate, charge, or rental not in
excess of $4.50.
(5) For each four-party resi-
dence telephone, a monthly
rate, charge, or rental not in
excess of $4.00.
(6) For each business telephone
extension, a monthly rate,
charge, or rental not in ex-
cess of $1.75.
(7) For each residence tele-
phone extension, a monthly
rate, charge, or rental not in
excess of $1.25.
(8) For each commercial PBX,
PABX and inter-communi-
cation system trunk, a month-
ly rate, charge, or rental not
in excess of one and one-
half times the rate charged
for one-party business tele-
phone.
(9) For each commercial PBX
station, a monthly rate,
charge, or rental not in ex-
cess of $1.50.
(10)For each commercial PABX
and other inter-communica-
tion system station, a monthly
rate, charge, or rental not in
excess of $2 25.
(11) For semi-public service, a
monthly rate, charge, or ren-
tal not in excess of the charge
for one-party business tele-
phone.
Which said ordinance being put
to a vote, the following council-
men voted Aye:
J. H Pearman, Jr.
Arthur Brooks. Sr.
Paul Martin.
L. H. Thomas.
Douglas Bradford.
The following councilmen voted
No: None.
And the same was declared
carried, and it is so ordered.
F. E. Weimar,
Mayor of the Town of
Alto, Texas.
ATTEST:
G. S. Hart,
Secretary of the Town of
Alto, Texas.
The terms and conditions of the
above are hereby acknowledged
by W. E. Bynum this the 23rd
day of May, 1963.
W. E. Bynum. Grantee. 6c
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