Ord 3299 3/21/1978 ORDINANCE NO. 2,,;W
ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 3268 AND SECTION 2
OF ORDINANCE NO. 3267 , AND ALLOWING THE EXTENSION
OF ORDINANCE NO. 2138 FOR A PERIOD ENDING AUGUST 1,
1978.
WHEREAS , prior to September 6, 1977 , Southwestern Bell
Telephone Company requested that Ordinance No. 2138 be renewed
for a four year period; and,
WHEREAS, Section 2 of Ordinance 3267 , adopted on December
6, 1977 refused the request of Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company to renew Ordinance No. 2138; and,
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 3268 , adopted January 3rd,
1978 , the Board of Aldermen authorized Southwestern Bell
Telephone Company to erect and maintain its poles, wires
and other facilities along and across all public streets,
alleys and other public places in the City, and provided that
the City shall receive from the company an annual payment
equal to three percent of the annual gross receipts received
by the company from rendition of local exchange telephone
transmission service within the corporate limits; and,
WHEREAS, the Telephone Company declined to accept
Ordinance No. 3268, and the City and the Telephone Company are
presently attempting to resolve their differences, and both
parties desire that the Telephone Company continue to operate
for a limited period of time under the old agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 3268 is hereby repealed, and
Section 2 of Ordinance No. 3267 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. The request of Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company that Ordinance No. 2138 be renewed is hereby allowed
for a period ending August 1, 1978; Ordinance No. 2138 ,
with the expanded tax base on gross receipts tax payment to
include revenue collected from customers for advertising
in the Wichita Falls telephone directory whose businesses are
located in the City limits and revenue collected from custo-
mers for moves and change charges completed within the City
limits of Wichita Falls, is hereby renewed for a period
ending August 1, 1978.
SECTION 3. The fact that continuation of telephone
service is necessary for the preservation of the peace, health
and safety of property of the City creates an emergency, and
this ordinance is declared an emergency measure, and shall
become effective upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 21st day of March, 1978.
AO/ c-- -42.49119a;
/ M A O R
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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