Cathey v. City of Charlotte

It appears on the face of the complaint that on 1 September, 1902, an ordinance was duly adopted by the city of Charlotte, by which permission was granted to the Southern Bell Telephone Company to erect, maintain and operate lines of telephone and telegraph, including the necessary poles, etc., upon, along, and over the streets of the city of Charlotte, provided that all poles erected and maintained by said company in said city should be sound, strong, neat and symmetrical. In consideration of the passage of said ordinance, the said Telephone Company agreed to provide one cross-arm on each…