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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6141ORDINANCE NO. 6141. AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO HARRY L. JONES, DOING BUSINESS AS CITIZENS BENCH COI ;IPANY, TO PLACE ARTISTIC ADVERTISING BENCHES ALONG STREET CAR AND BUS ROUTES IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK. %11ERE1kS1 IN VIES "d OF THE FACT ''HAT THE CITIZENS OF LITTLE ROCK I�HO TRAVEL IN THE CITY BY MEANS OF STREET CAR AND BUS HAVE NO FACILITY TO REST WHILE IN WAITING FOR TRANSPORTATION AND FOR THE FREE USE OF THE PUBLIC.. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. That the Mayor and the City Clerk of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, do enter and grant unto Harry L. Jones, doing business as the Citizens Bench Company of Little Rock, Arkansas, a five year franchise to place artistic advertis- ing benches along the street car and bus routes in the City of Little Rock where they may be of comfort to persons wl are in waiting for a bus or street car and to the free use of the public, subject to the following. SECTION 2. That Harry L. Jones, doing business as Citizens Bench Company, is hereby granted a five year franchise to place artistic advertising benches along street car and bus routes in the City of Little Hock and is hereby granted permission to sell as advertising space the front and back rest of these benches for advertising purposes and that for the privilege of placing these benches with advertising Harry L. Jones, doing business as Citizens Bench Company, agrees to pay to the City of Little Rock, City Collect- or, the sum of Three Dollars 03.00) per year per bench, payable immediately upon the placing of said bench. Before any of said benches are placed upon the street car and bus routes of the City of Little Rock a permit must be issued and location approved by the City Engineer with the future approval of the Aldermen of the res- pective Ward where bench is to be located, and also with the approval and consent of property owner. SECTION 3. That all benches to be placed by the said Harry L. Jones, doing business as Citizens BEich Company, will be according to the plans and specifications set out in Petition and on file in the City Clerk's Office. Each bench will be approx- imately 7 feet long and 2 feet wide and the sides of benches will be made out of solid white concrete and seat and back will be made out of seasoned wood that will be painted green enamel and any part of seat or back can be replaced by the adjusting of set screws. All benches at all times to be kept in first class condition and repair, no bench will at any time while being repaired have any wet paint. SECTION 4. That at no time during the existence of this contract and franchise will there be any whiskey, beer or wine advertisements placed on said benches. SECTION 5. This Ordinance is approved for all street car and bus routes in the City of Little Rock except the following in the business district of the city: Excluding !Jain Street from Markham Street to Ninth Street, exclude West 5th Street from Main Street to Spring Street, exclude West Markham Street from Main Street to Spring Street and exclude East Markham from 1,1ain Street to Rector Avenue. SECTION 6. All ordinances and parts of ordinances, insofar as they conflict herewith, are hereby repealed, and this ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty days (30) from and after its passage and approval. Approved: PASSED: March 171 1941. Acting MAYOR Z ST y er F9CZEU 31 XZSX � = 3M"e1dXt cx(Znm M1K%x , Xxx