Red Bluff Municipal Code Art. VII Telephones

It is in the public interest that public telephones be placed on the public sidewalks of the city or on public areas, at locations to be designated as provided in § 19.52 of this article. The telephones will aid fire protection, the prevention and detection of crime and the reporting of accidents and other emergencies. The telephones will also be a convenience to the public. When so located, the telephones will not unreasonably interfere with the rights of the public to use the sidewalks and areas, and will be consistent with their dedication to the public.

(`61 Code, § 19.51) (Ord. 638, passed 10-2-1979)

The City Manager is authorized to issue permits from time to time to the serving telephone company for the installation and maintenance of public telephones on the public sidewalks or areas of the city. The City Manager shall approve the number and location of the public telephones so as to best serve the public interest.

(`61 Code, § 19.52) (Ord. 638, passed 10-2-1979)

Permits issued pursuant to § 19.52 hereinabove shall include the following provisions:

(A) The permittee shall maintain the public telephones and any associated booths in good repair and safe and sightly condition at permittee’s expense and to the satisfaction of the City Manager.

(B) The permittee shall save the city harmless from any and all losses, claims or judgments for damages to any person or property arising from the installation, maintenance or presence of the public telephones.

(C) The permit shall be revocable, thereby causing permittee to remove its installation or installations on 30 days written notice to the permittee from the City Manager. The permittee, in its discretion, may remove any telephone installation at any time. In the event of the removal by the permittee in its discretion may remove any telephone installation at any time. In the event of the removal by the permittee of any installation or installations, either at the request of the City Manager or in the exercise of the permittee’s discretion, permittee shall restore the sidewalk as nearly as practicable to its condition prior to the installation or installations.

(`61 Code, § 19.53) (Ord. 638, passed 10-2-1979)

The installation of the public telephones is to be in a manner acceptable to the City Engineer and the city, at its expense, will furnish electrical service for illumination for the installations.

(`61 Code, § 19.54) (Ord. 638, passed 10-2-1979)

The permittee shall pay to the city an amount equal to 15% of the receipts in lawful currency of the United States, exclusive of any state or federal communications excise taxes, from the coin receptacles of the public telephones installed pursuant to this permit. Payments shall be made to the city not less frequently than annually.

(`61 Code, § 19.55) (Ord. 638, passed 10-2-1979)