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' { ; L. 6. | 5 U maintain same at a reutal of Two Dollars ($2.00) per annum per { cireuit of one quarter (I4) mile or fraction thereof, payable annually | in advance from date of erection. ' 4 | 17. ‘That in the event of other telephone systems connecting with | the Bell Company at â€" Gobden | during the term of this contract, the Proprietor s agree to pay the }l Bell Company a switching charge of Five Cents | for each completed connection originating at points on the Proprietor S | System to points on such other telephone systems; â€"also, the_sim i 5 | 7 J$ i â€"â€"_â€"â€"â€"â€"_â€"â€"_â€"_â€"â€"___â€"_â€"â€"â€"â€"__â€"â€"_â€"â€"â€"fonsach ) 2« | /{/ J J & | theâ€" Proprietor â€"Systemâ€"â€" | 18. ‘That in the event of either party to the present agreement making an assignment for the benefit of its Creditors or becoming bankrupt or insolvent, the other party may by simple notification in writing, cancel and annul the present contract, without prejudice to the right of such party to recover all sums of money which may at that time have become due to it under the terms hereof. 19. ‘That should either of the said parties transgress the proâ€" visions of this contract, the other party shall be entitled to cancel and annul the same for the future, upon giving the offending party thirty (30) days‘ notice in writing. 20. That the present contract is entered into subject to the apâ€" proval of the Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada, in so far as such approval may be necessary, and should the said Board refuse to approve of the present agreement, or of any of the charges or essential provisions thereof, either party will be entitled to cancel the present agreement upon giving to the other one month‘s notice thereof in writing. . 204. That in the svent of additional circuits being erected in the future by the Proprietors, it is agreed and understood that th¢¥ shall install and maintain at their own expense a switchboard located at some conveniâ€" ent point ou%side the cornorate limnits of the Village of Cobden, and that the circuit furnished by the Be%l Compang under the terms of Clause #2 herein shall then be used as a trunk line between the Proprietors switch and the Bell Gompany‘s office for the purpose of interâ€" changing service. 20B. The present contract is entered into subject to the agproval of the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board and shall have no _ force or effect until such approval is given. The Bell Company agrees to apply for an Ordeér from the said _ Board grant1n§ such approval, but the Proprictors shall recoup the Sell Company for all charges or fees Eald to the said Board on account of the issue of such Order. . ®