https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/e884df0c4d8295b8d8d5f75ae612166c.pdf 5c2b02a67aa866d4e5d748f4feb49d52 PDF Text Text • Billy Jenkinson, representing Williamsburg Cablevision, submitted a franchise proposal to the JohpSonville City Council in last Tuesday's regular meeting. to Jenkinson, the accep~e of both Hemingw'y and J(jlnsonville would be ess~tial to the success of cablevision in the area. Herningway council tentatively approved Jenkinson's plan at their meeting November 10, pe11ding action by the city of J~nv~e. · The terms of the a~eement bet ween · Will iamsb ur g Cablevision and the city would give the city three percent of gross revenue of the company with the city. The charges for the service would be $10 for installation illld $1 f9r each extension or additional hookup, . plus a mo~hly charge of $7. Rates are not subject to change without the consent of the city. The cablevision company; would be r esponsible for securin::J all easements from the utility ompanies for use of the"r poles and obtaining cons~.nt from Florence County. Williamsburg County has already consentea to the project, Jenkinson said. company would utilize exi$tin power poles for their service, but would use undergrvu.&ll\,1 installation, where that was ·use by other utilities, he added. Cowtcil agreed to draft ordinance to allow th cablevision to operate in city for first reading to be bel a t the council's Decembe . meeting. In other business secon reading was held on an or dinance to amend the busin license ordinance to allow __. additional month to apply for business license, extending date to MarCh 1. It was reported to cowtcil .&.lL. Florence CoWlty now has 8 - -· Jeaah law, which they prepared to enforce and that provided he has the authorization of mayor and cowtcil. Also the city's leash law much must be repealed. CoWlCil voted to repeal the city's ordinance and to instruct the mayor . to write a letter authorizing the county to enforce its ordinance in Johnsonville. The Mayor commended the Police Department and the City Recorder on the conduct of a recedt jury trial in the city. CoUJlcilman Jim Everett report«l that the request for one way signs for Marion Street had been given to the Highway Department, but that so far he had received no reply. The one way signs were ordered at the ~~~I·' 7 • request of the school board regulate traffic on Marion St during the· time of opening closing of school. t Everett also reported that Rupert Turner to R.L. Poston, of Florence Count , abo-. using county to pave ~·UI drain the area the IG and the r . Poston in dicated that this uld be done the city wqwd write a confirming that the majority the property belonged to city and that the city has permission of the railroad improve the area. Counci agreed to write the letter Poston. • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource News Articles Subject The topic of the resource Newspaper and magazine articles. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cablevision May Come To Johnsonville, 12-1-1977 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12-1-1977 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Weekly Observer Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource David Mace Description An account of the resource Article details the first easements for cable television to be provided to the Johnsonville and Hemingway areas. 1 December 1977 article News Weekly Observer