Ord 3115 9/7/1976 ORDINANCE NO. j/(.,
ORDINANCE ALLOWING THE EXTENSION OF ORDINANCE NO.
2138 FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR AFTER SEPTEMBER 30TH,
1976, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, on December 14th, 1964, the Board of Aldermen
adopted Ordinance No. 2138 , authorizing Southwestern Bell
Telephone Company to continue to erect and maintain its
poles, wires and other facilities along and across our
public streets and alleys under certain regulations and
restrictions for a period beginning November 19th, 1964
and ending September 30th, 1971, provided that at the end
of the initial period such term may be renewed for two
successive periods of five years each; conditioned, however,
that during the last four months of each period not less
than ninety days prior written notice shall be given by the
Telephone Company to the City of the Telephone Company' s
desire that the term be renewed, and the City shall have
the right to either allow the renewal or refuse to allow
it; and,
WHEREAS, the Telephone Company has given the City
written notice of its desire that the term be renewed for
a period of five years after September 30th, 1976, but
the City does not desire to allow renewal for the full
five years period.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
The request of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
that Ordinance No. 2138 be renewed is hereby allowed to
the extent of a one year period; Ordinance No. 2138 is
hereby renewed for a period of one year after September 30th,
1976.
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
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this ordinance is declared an emergency measure, and shall
become effective upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 7th day of September,
1976.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
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