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franchise, to require the Company to render efficient telephone service at
<br />• reasonable rates.
<br />SECTION 6. In consideration of the rights and privileges herein
<br />granted, the Company shall on demand, during the life of this franchise, pro-
<br />vide crossarm or bracket space on each pole, or space in each conduit, on or
<br />in which the City of Charlottesville may desire to attach either fire, police
<br />or other signal wires, for the free use of the police and fire alarm systems
<br />of the City; provided, however, that any such use of space by the City shall
<br />be conducted so as not to interfere with the Company's use of its poles and
<br />conduit; and provided further that the Company shall have no responsibility
<br />for the installation, mounting, operation, repair, maintenance or use of
<br />any such signal wires and the City agrees and binds itself to indemnify,
<br />keep and hold the Company free and harmless from liability on account of
<br />injury or damage to persons, firms or corporations or property growing out
<br />of or directly or indirectly resulting from the installation, mounting,
<br />operation, repair, maintenance or use of any such signal wires, and in the
<br />event that any suit or proceeding shall be brought against the Company, at
<br />law or in equity, on account thereof, the City shall defend the Company in
<br />any such suit or proceeding at the cost of the City.
<br />SECTION 7. The Company or its agents shall have the authority
<br />to trim trees upon or overhanging the streets, alleys, walkways or rights of
<br />• way to prevent the branches of such trees from interfering with its lines or
<br />other facilities. All such trimmings shall be performed in a safe and orderly
<br />manner and, to the extent practicable for the proper maintenance and use of
<br />the Company's lines or other facilities, in compliance with the pruning
<br />standards of the National Arborists Association as in effect from time to
<br />time.
<br />SECTION S. As additional consideration of the rights and privi-
<br />leges herein granted, the Company agrees to pay to the City a franchise fee
<br />on June 1 in each of the years 1918 through and including 1981, of $181,000
<br />in 1978, $153,500 in 1979, $125,000 in 1980 and $94,500 in 1981, with no
<br />franchise fee payments to be due thereafter for the term of the franchise
<br />herein granted; provided, however, that any and all other fees, charges,
<br />licenses, taxes or assessments of whatever nature which shall or may be im-
<br />posed on the Company by the City for the privilege of doing business in the
<br />City in and for any of the years 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981, shall be deemed
<br />and considered a credit against the franchise fee otherwise payable as pro-
<br />vided herein and shall reduce such fee accordingly; provided further that ad
<br />valorem taxes imposed generally upon all real and personal property situated
<br />within the corporate limits of the City as they now or may hereafter be law-
<br />fully fixed, and special assessments for special benefits originated by the
<br />City accruing to property, shall not be deemed and considered a credit
<br />against said franchise fee and shall not affect the obligation of the Com-
<br />pany under this Section 8.
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