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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1663 a ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO THE POST DI- RECTORY COMPANY OF TEXAS, ITS SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS FOR A LIMITED TIME, THE RIGHT AND EASE- MENT TO MAINTAIN AND TO AFFIX TO LIGHT STAN- DARDS, AND OTHER CONVENIENT OBJECTS ALONG THE STREETS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, METAL BOXES CONTAINING PRINTED CLASSIFIED BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORIES OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH FOR THE USE, WITHOUT COST, OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND PROVIDING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SUCH RIGHT, EASEMENT, AND FRANCHISE IS GRANTED, AND PROVIDING THAT SUCH ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE. WHEREAS, the "Post Directory Company of Texas" de- sires to affix to light standards, posts, or other convenient objects along the streets of the City of Fort worth, metal boxes or cases approximately 2 x 8 x 20 inches in dimension, each of such boxes to contain a printed, classified business and professional directory of the City of Fort north for the use of the publie without cost, each- directory to eewtain-#.he following information. 1. A brief sketch of the history of the City of Fort worth, its aims and ideals; features of special achieve- ments, and points of interest. 2. Complete and up-to-date maps of the City showing all streets and street car lines. 3. Full and complete information regarding all street car lines, interurban lines, bus lines, railway and airplane lines and depots. 4. Full and complete information regarding all city parks, play grounds, and amusement parks. 5. Full and complete list of all public officials. 6. A full and complete list of all public build- ings, and all business buildings. 7. A complete, authentic, and thoroughly classified list of all business and professional firms. 8. Complete information regarding street signals, and municipal traffic rules and regulations; and WHEREAS, such directories are to be available to the general public at all hours of the day; and WHEREAS, such directories will give local citizens valuable information at all hours of the day, and will assist visitors in obTAining authentic information without delay or inconvenience; and WHEREAS, such service is to be furnished to the pub- lic without cost to the public or to the City of Fort Worth, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: Section 1: The Post Directory Company of Texas, its successors and assigns, is hereby granted the right and ease- ment, for a period of five years beginning May 1, 1930 and end- ing may 1, 1935, to affix to light standards, posts, and other convenient objects along the streets and highways of the City of Fort worth, Texas, metal boxes containing printed, classified business and professional directories of the City of Fort worth for the use of the public, without charge to the public and without cost to the City of Fort worth. The information con- tained in such directories is to,be kept up-to-date, that is to say, it is to be revised and amended at least once each year. Section 2: This right and authorization is grant- ed subject to the condition that the grantee herein shall at the request of the City of Fort worth remove any of such metal boxes containing such directories whenever it is necessary to repair any light standard or to paint the same, and such re- moval shall be done at the cost of the Post Directory Company of Texas, its successors or assigns; and on the further con- dition that grantee shall remove all such metal boxes at the cost of grantee at any time requested by the City Council of the City of Fort worth, provided notice of removal must be given grantee at least six months prior to such request for permanent removal. -2- Section 3: This ordinance is to be in force and effect from and after its passage, and it is so enacted. APPROVED AS TO FORM: orney. ORDINANCE Titl Filed day 1