Ordinance 3952 - Laserfiche WebLink

• •. • � 4 •. 1 '� .. (b) Whenever grantee shall contemplate laying underground said coaxial cable or erecting poles for the carrying thereof above the ground in any street, avenue, alley, highway or other public place within the present or future corporate limits of the grantor, grantee shall file with the City Engineer a map showing the proposed location thereof in such street, avenue, alley, highway or other public place by surveyed measurements and shall further file within a reasonable time hereafter a map showing by curveyed measurements the present location of now existing coaxial cable. if the location proposed does not interfere with the existing or contemplated sewers, water pipes or other public utilities, said Engineer shall approve said map and the same shall thereafter be considered the official location of said coaxial cable or conduits, but if said proposed location would interfere with said existing or contemplated sewers, water pipes or other public utilities, said Engineer shall within fifteen ( 15) days after the filing of said map, furnish the grantee with data by which a map of location of such mains and pipes may be filed. (c) Whenever the prosecuting of any public work by the grantor shall involve the establishment or change of any grade, (established or otherwise) , sewer, water pipe or other municipal public facility or utility and the same shall cross and/or require change of any conduit, cable or apparatus located in any street, avenue, alley, highway or other public place under and by virtue of any ordinance, the same shall be changed by the grantee at its own expense after reasonable notice in writing (of not less than 15 days) to make the changes from the City Engineer. Section 3. At all times during the term of this franchise grantee shall promptly and without discrimination furnish to grantor and its successors and persons and corporations inhabitant thereof who request the same and agree to abide by grantee' s reasonable rules and regulations, television reception commensurate with that which is available under any obtainable coaxial cable system, and shall acquire, construct, maintain, equip and operate all necessary facilities for the reception, transmission and distribution and sale of television signals for the benefit and convenience of grantor and its inhabitants and shall make prompt extensions to existing facilities as may be required by one or more customers or prospective customers, provided that if the revenues to be derived from such extensions shall not afford a fair and reasonable return on the costs of providing and rendering the required service, then grantee is permitted to and is hereby authorized to exact from such customer or customers such cash advances, minimum guarantees, service guarantees orcther arrangements as will enable grantee to earn a fair and reasonable return on the cost of providing and rendering the required service. Section 4. The City Council of grantor shall have the right to hear and determine what are just, fair and reasonable rates, fares and charges for the television service herein contem- plated and to order that only reasonable charges shall be imposed and to make effective such order by penalties and forfeitures. It is agreed that unless otherwise provided by state law, the legislative authority of the grantor shall have jurisdiction and control over the services authorized by this franchise, including all rates and charges therefor to the same extent as the Public Service Commission of the State of Washington now has over rates, charges and services of utilities which are subject to the -2-