Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 13, Page 263, No Ordinance NumberAN ORDINANCE GRANTING PERI,D SSIOPI TO 6ti. R. YATES AND/Ok HIS ASSIGNS TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN TELEVISION SIGNAL CABLES, LINES AND APPURTENANCES UPON, ALONG, ACROSS, OVER AND UNDER THE STREETS, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC CLAYS OF THE CITY OF P"DUCAH, KENTUCKY, AND PRESCRIBING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UPON WHICH SUCH PER1JSSIOII IS GRANTED WHEREAS, in the opinion of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, it is to the interest of the citizens of said city that the services of a community television antenna system with transmission cables and lines be available to those desiring same, and IdHEREAS, W. R. Yates has proposed to construct and erect an airtenna system upon some site outside the corporate limits of Paducah providing permission of this Board is obtained for the con- struction, operation and maintenance of transmission cables and lines inside the City for the purpose of distributing television signals. 1:1I9.1 THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED NY THE BOARD OF COIJEJSSIOidERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KEIiTUCKY: SECTION 1. Subject to the conditions set out hereinafter, permission is hereby granted to CI: R: Yates and/or his assigns to construct, operate and maintain television signal cables and lines upon, along, across, over and under the streets, alleys and public ways of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, including such poles, wires, cross -arms, insulators, fixtures, cables and other structures, appliances and appurtenances as may from time to time be necessary for the distribution of television signals to -the public. All of said cables, lines and associated equipment shall be constructed and maintained in a safe and workmanlike manner, and the said W. R. Yates and/or his assigns shall furnish a surety company bond to the City in the sura of ;,.10,000.00 indemnifying the City from any damage that might be caused to any streets, alleys or other public property in connection with such construction, maintenance and operation. Any poles or other equipment installed under the permission granted herein shall be promptly moved by the said C1. R. Yates and/or his assigns when such moving is deemed necessary by motion, resolution or ordinance adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the City at no expense to the City. 2 63 264 SECTION 2. That said W. R. Yates and/or his assigns shall furnish the City with comprehensive general liability insurance protecting the City against damages and injuries to persons and property caused by them or any of their employees and contractors, said insurance to be in the sum of X100,000.00 for personal injury or death to any one person; and in the sum of 000,000.00 for personal injury or death to more than one person resulting from the same accident; 4'50,000.00 for damage to property it any one accident. SECTION 3. The permission granted by this ordinance shall be for a period of five (5) years from its adoption, unless sooner ter- minated by operation of lair or by ordinance of the City because of any violation of any terms and conditions contained herein, SECTION 4. The permission granted by this ordinance is granted subject to all present and future lams of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the United States of America and shall not be construed as a franchise or exclusive right; nor shall it relieve the said W. R. Yates and/or his assigns from the payment of any taxes or license fees that may be imposed by law or ordinance upon the aforesaid equipment located within the corporate limits of the City and the operation thereof. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be introduced and remain on file for public inspection for at least one (1) week in the completed form in which it shall be put upon its final passage, and if adopted shall be in full force and effect ten (10) days thereafter. !Mayor Introduced by the Board of Commissioners January 18, 1955 Adopted by the Board of Commissioners January 25, 1955 Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, January 25, 1955.