1355 ORD GRANTING MIDWEST VIDEO CORP FRANCHISE TO USE PUBLIC STREETS AND ALLEYS OF COP

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ORDINANCE T~0 . '-3 5 5 AIv' ORDIPdANCE GRANTIPIG TO MIDWEST VIDEO CORPORATIGN A t=RAPv~,ISE TO USE THE PUBLIC STREETS AND ALLEYS 0: THE CITY CF PARIS, TEXAS FGh THE PL'RPLSE OF RECEIVIPdG, AtAFLIFYTNG AIvD DISTRIBUTING TELEVISIOPd SIG- NALS, AND PROVIDING FGR THE REGULATION GF THE BUSINESS, AND PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT FOR THE liSE CF THE STREETS$ ESTA3LIS1-iING AN EFrECTIVE DATE AND COivTAINING GTHER fuIATERIHL PRCVISIONS AS SET FORTH E3EI.067. 3E IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CLUNCIL OF TIiE CITY UF PARI5: Section 1. There is hereby granted to Alidwest Video Corpora- tion, hereinafter called grantee, the riaht, privilege and franchise for a period of twenty~-five ~25~ ~,ears,from the effective date of this ordinance to canstruct, maintain and operate in the present and future streets, alleys, and public places cf the City of Paris, Texas, and its successors, towers, poles, lines, cables, necessary wiring and other apparatus for the purpose of receiving, amplifying and distri- buting televisicn signals to saici City and the inhabitants thereof, it being specifically understood and provided that this francY:ise shall not be transferred, or assigned or sub-let by grantee without the con- sent of the Governing Body of the City of Paris. Secticn 2. That poles or towers shall be so erected as not to interfere unreasonably with traffic over streets and alleys. The lc- cation of all poles, towers, or other oastructions shall be fixed under the supervision of the City of Paris, giving consideraticn to the reasonable operation of the 5ame. Section 3. That the service furnished and provided hereunder to said City and its inhabitants shall be first class in all respects, considering all circumstances, and shall be subject to such reasonable rules and regulations as grantee may make from time to time. The grantee may require reasonable security for the payment of its pills ana accounts by and from those who contract for services to be ren- dered under this franchise. Section 4. The City of Paris shall have the right to fix the rates to be charged by the grantee herein by ordinancet after notice to the grantee, and hearing, provided however that the rates so fixed shall be sucli as to provide the public with adequate service at a reasonable price, and to provide the grantee with a fair return upon thE fair value of the property used or useful in rendering its service to the publS.c. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the City of Paris and the grantee from reaching an agreement with reference to its rates. In the event an ardinance is passed fixing rates for the grantee, then such rates shall be subject to review from time to tirrte by the City oi Paris on its own motion or on motion of the grantee. Until the rates of the grantee are fixed by ordinance ttle grantee may fix its own rates by filing its rate schedule with the City Cierk of the City of Paris. Section 5. The City of Paris shall have the right to reasonably regulate the business of the grantee in said City by ordinance. Section 6. The grantee will upon request of the City of Paris make reasonable extensions of its facilities as the facts and circum- stances warrant. Section 7. The grantee may trim trees upon and overhanging the streets and alleys to the extent reasonably necessary to prevent the branches from coming in contact with the wires or cables of the grantee, under the supervision and direction of the City Manager of the City of Paris. Section B. The grantee will make annually a full report oLz its operations under this franchise, and its books shall ai all time be subject to inspection by the officers of the City of Paris.