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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS,
GRANTING TO WILLIAMSON COUNTY CABLEVISION CORP.,
AND ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, A PERMIT TO LOCATE,
CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE A CABLE TELEVISION
SYSTEM IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL RULES AND REGUL-
ATIONS IN THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING
THE USE, RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE, POWER, AND AUTHORITY
TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, OPERATE, IN,OVER AND ACROSS
THE STREETS, AVENUES, PARKWAYS AND PUBLIC PLACES THE
NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR THE OPERATION OF SUCH SYSTEM
IN THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS: PROVIDING FOR THE
REGULATION THEREOF: PROVIDING FOR THE PROPER INSUR-
ANCE AND PERMIT FEES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS:
SECTION l:
There is hereby granted by the City of Georgetown, Texas, (hereinafter
called CITY), to Williamson County Cablevision Corp., and its successors and
assigns, the right and the privilege, for a period of ten (10) years from the
effective date of this Ordinance, to construct, erect, maintain, and operate
a Cable Television System in the City of Georgetown, Texas.
The CITY hereby grants the company the right and privilege to install all
necessary wiring, cables, poles, -underground conduits, and other apparatus for
the purpose of operating and extending to the citizens of Georgetown, Texas, and
the inhabitants thereof, a Cable Television System for the reception and dis-
tribution of television signals and energy, frequency modulated radio signals,
and non-commercial visual and aural signals, as governed by the Federal Commun-
ications rules and regulations. The right herein granted shall extend to any
area annexed to the City of Georgetown, subject to such restrictions as are
hereby imposed and as may be hereafter imposed by law.
SECTION 2:
The surface of any street, alley, highway or public place disturbed by
the GRANTEE in building, constructing, renewing or maintaining its plant and
system shall be restored within a reasonable time after'completion of the work
to as good a condition as before the commencement of the work. No street,
alley, highway,, or public place shall be encumbered for a longer period than
shall be necessary to execute the work. the GRANTEE shall not disturb the
surface of any street for the purpose of any construction without first obtain-
ing authority to do so from the CITY.
SECTION 3:
The GRANTEE shall, at all times, make and keep full and complete plats,
maps and records showing the exact location of all towers, poles, lines, cables,
and other equipment and facilities located and used by the GRANTEE in the City
of Georgetown, Texas in connection with such system.
SE.'CTION 4:
The GRANTEE shall defend the CITY against any lawful claim of injury to
any property caused by the GRANTEE in the construction or operation of its
property; and in the event of such determination of such liability shall
indemnify the CITY. The GRANTEE herein, its successors and assigns, shall
indemnify and hold harmless the CITY of Georgetown, Texas, from any and all
liabilities, claims, demands, or judgments growing out of any injury to any
person or property as the result of the violation or failure on the part of
the GRANTEE, its successors and assigns, to observe its proper duty, or because
of negligence in whole or in part arising out of construction, repair, extens-
ion, maintenance or operation of its equipment of any kind or character used
in connection with this permit.
SECTION 5:
All installation of equipment nature, durable and installed in accordance
with good engineering practice, and of sufficient height to comply with all
existing CITY Regulations, Ordinances and State Laws so as not to interfere
with the travel and use of public places by the public, and during the con-
struction, repair or removal thereof, shall not obstruct or impede traffic.