Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-09-06
ORDINANCE NO. 1873.

An ordinance TO provide the city OF
Great Falls with a telegraph line con-
Meeting said city with Sun River, Cho-
reau and other points.
Be it ordained by the Council of the
city of Great Falls:
Section THAT from and after the
passage of this ordinance, the Sun River.
Choteau Il Northern Telephone company
of Montana, a corporation, it's successors,
assigns, shall have and they are hereby
granted a license and privilege of placing
and maintaining poles and wires, with
the arms and braces necessary thereto,
over and upon the streets, avenues and
alleys hereinafter named, within the
corporate limits of the city of Great
Falls, with the proviso, however, that the
rights hereby granted shall be subject to
the terms hereinafter mentioned, and
that all poles shall be so located under the
supervision and direction of the city en-
gineer as dictated by the city council.
The route over which said company is
hereby granted the franchise and priv
lege OF using, erecting and maintaining
Commencing at the western boundary
of the city limits of the city of Great
Falls where said boundary limit is inter-
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running along said avenue to-wit: First
avenue southwest to the corner of Third
street west; thence running north along
said Third street west to Central Avenue
west; thence along said avenue and over
the wagon bridge and along the highway
to the junction of First avenue north
and Park drive; thence along Park drive
to the alley between First avenue north
and Central avenue; thence along said
alley east to Ninth street.
Whenever it shall be nece seary for any
of the telegraph wires OF the said ompany
to whom this franchise is granted, to
cross or approach any electric light or
power wire, or any fire alarm line, police,
telegraph or telephone wire, the wires
shall be placed so that the distance be-
tween the wires s crossed shall not be
less thar three 81 feet either above or
below the wire which it so crosses and
the same shall be accurately fastened on
supports placed as near as practicable to
the intersecting wires. They shall be
carried in troughs and boxes across the
route OF the intersecling wires SO con-
structed and placed as TO prevent such
interesting wires from coming in direct
contact in case they are broken or be-
come detached from their fixtures.
No wires used as conductors for
electric lighting or power purposes Or
carrying other strong currents Of
electricity, shall be so erected, placed or
maintained us to interfere by contact,
induction or otherwise with the success
Jul operation Of any telegraph wire,
circuit or instrument of the same shall
have been placed in position; and should
1t be SO erected as to interfere with the
telegraph lines, circuits or instruments
OF tins company, any proper city au-
thorlty and any person authorized by
the corporation herein above mentioned
shall have authority after giving written
notice, within tWenty-four hours after
such notice, to remove the same; pro
vided, however, that tho foregoing
restrictions shall not apply to any wires
III place before the construction Of the
telegraph line herein provided for at
points where the same would be inter
ferred with by contact, induction or
otherwise.
Sec. For the purpose of erecting,
repairing and maintaining eaid tele-
graph line, there is hereby granted to
the said Sun River, Choteau and North
ern Telephone company, or it's SUCCESSORS
or aseigne, the privilege Of distributing
their material, and placing the same dur
ing tho progress Of their work, and
| preparations therefor upon the %streets,
avenues and alleys, Of the city OF Great
Falls, mentioned in section ] OF this
ordinance; and the rights hereinaboye
granted to tbs said Sun River, Choteau
and Northern Telephone company, Its
successors or assigns, TO erect, enlarge,
conduct and maintain said telegraph
line 10 hereby granted for q term OF
twenty (20) years from and after the
passage Of this ordinance; provided that
when II shall become necessary, the city
council may compel said company TO lay