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• AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A TELEPHONE FRANCHISE TO CENTRAL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF VIRGINIA, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, TO USE THE STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, FOR ITS POLES, WIRES, CONDUITS, CABLES AND FIXTURES, FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY (30) YEARS. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that Central Telephone Company of Virginia (the "Company"), its successors and assigns, for a period of thirty (30) years from the effective date hereof be and is hereby authorized and empowered to erect, maintain and operate its telephone and/or telegraph lines and associated equipment, including posts, poles, cables, wires and all other necessary overhead and underground apparatus and associated equipment on, over, along, in, under and through the streets, alleys, highways and other public places of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, as its business may from time to time require, and to use the property of other companies franchised by the City and permit other companies to use its property upon such arrangements as the two companies may agree; provided that: SECTION 1. All poles erected by the Company shall be neat and • symmetrical, and be so located as in no way to interfere with the safety or convenience of persons traveling on or over the said streets, alleys, high- ways and other public places. SECTION 2. The location of poles erected by virtue of this ordi- nance shall be subject to the supervision of the Director of Public Works of the City of Charlottesville or his successor in function, and the Company shall replace and properly repair any sidewalks or street pavement which may have been displaced or damaged by it in the construction and maintenance of its system, and upon failure of the Company to do so, after twenty (20) days' notice in writing shall have been given by the Director of Public Works or his successor in function to the Company, the City may repair such portion of the sidewalk or street that may have been disturbed by the Company, and collect the cost so incurred from the Company. Upon reasonable notice from the Director of Public Works or his successor in function that an improvement or proposed alteration of the City streets or other property used by the Company hereunder will necessitate the moving or altering, temporarily or permanently, of any of the Company's equipment located pursuant to the terms hereof, such moving or altering shall be done by the Company at its expense. No underground vaults shall be located in or under City streets or alleys without the prior approval of their location in writing by the Director of Public Works or his successor in function. SECTION 3. The Company agrees and binds itself to indemnify, keep and hold the City free and harmless from liability on account of in- jury or damage to persons, firms or corporations or property growing out • of or directly or indirectly resulting from (a) such use of the streets,