The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-15
. BICYCLE TOLL TRACK
A Petition for q Franchise Pre-
sented to the Commissioners.
FROM BUTTE TO lYNDALE
Permission Is Requested for the Privilege
o Fencing on a Strip OF the Road
way Twelve Feet wide-Plank
or Asphaltum.

A petition was presented 10 the BOARD
of county commissioners yesterday for
a franchise to construct and maintain
q bicycle toll track from the city lin
Its 70 Lyndale. in the Nine Mile csn
yon. The petitioners are ]. Z. Rick
ards, Fl. L. Maury. william p. KID
bel, F. d. Renshaw. ]. II. Boyce, A. ].
Darch and J. v. Long. The petition
asks that the franchise be granted to
]. e. Richards, that he or his success
sors and assigns all be allowed to take
from the country road by fence a strip
Of Ian IL feet In width, and on the ex-
IRENE left-hand side of the country
o extending from a point near the
Midway Road house. where the road
to the ace track leaves the country
road to Lyndale. and extending along
the left side of the ountry road to the
village of Lyndale. about nine miles
south Of Butte. as you &c from Butte to
said village of ~I,yndale."
Accompanying the petition was a
copy of q proposed franchise which ex-
planned It's objects as follows: Section
THAT there Is hereby granted TO John
E Richards. his successors and assigns,
the right, privilege and franchise 10
construct. maintain n operate a BIZ
cycling track apo over and along the
following named highways of the coun
ty OF Silver Bow. state of Montana Be
ginning at the turnout of the road to
the race track. about a mile and a quar-
ter south OF Butte, Montana, from the
highway to the village of Lyndale,
Montana, at a point near the road house
called the Midway, and on the extreme
left-hand side of said highway, and pro-
ceeding thence along the left-hand side
OF said highway to the village of Lyn-
dale, aboutnine ts) miles south OF Butte,
Montana, in a southeasterly direction.
Section 2-And there is hereby grant
ed to said John r. Richards and his
successors and assigns the right to fence
a strip of land twelve O2) feet wide
off from the rest of the public highway,
said strip OF land to be twelve U2) feet
wide, and to be on the extreme left
hand side OF the said road as you go
from Butte to said village OF Lyndale.
Section 3-That there shall be an
opening In the said fence and a cross
ing over the said track whenever any
road, public or private. enters now or
shall hereafter enter the said roadway
from the said left side.
section 4-That the said John e.
Richards and his successors and as
signs shall be authorized, and they are
hereby authorized. to construct upon
| the Sdlu SlTlp Vi ldIlu utitliDtlVit Nv
scribed a track for the use of bicyclists.
said track to be constructed either OF
plank or asphaltum.
section 5-That said John f.. Rick
ards, his successors and assigns, shall
not, in the exercise OF the rights grant
ed unto this franchise. 'obstruct, divert,
close or destroy any gutter. culvert
1ume or other drainage channel con-
structed by or used for the drainage
purposes Of the said highway; and that
wherever there shall be a natural
drainage or wherever a culvert or drain
of the said highway shall be necessary,
that the said John L. Richards. his sue
cessors and assigns. shall construct
there q culvert or drain sufficient &c
draing the said highway.
Section s-That the said John II
Richards, his successors and assigns
are hereby granted the right OF way
through. In and upon the said strip oil
land hereinbefore described for the use
and purposes therein and thereon t6
erect, maintain n use all necessar,
poles or posts. OF wood or iron or Other
suitable material. and the necessary
wires successfully to ligh by electricity
such strip of and h~ereinbefore de
scribed.
section But the county Of Silver
Bow Hoes hereby expressly reserve Il
itself the right to order and enforce TN
removal or chang OF location or any
and all posts erected by virtue OF th'
provisions OF this resolution whenevel
the board OF county commissioners shal
consider that such removal or change
OF location is necessary for the bette
enjoyment by the public OF said high
way.
"Section s-That the said hoard o
county commissioners shall not for tn
space of FIVE go years from the passag'
of this resolution compel said grante'
or his successors or assigns TO charg'
a less toll upon the said track to b
constructed by him of less than ten 90
cents for each and every traveller 10
n distance one way upon the SAT-
track.
section s-For and In considerable
Of the said John Z. Richards and hi
successors and assigns keeping the sai'
road for bicyclists and erecting sat
fence. as hereinbefore set forth. the salt
county commissioners for and on be
half of the said county. do hereby gran
10 the said John F.. Richards I'M Z
his successors and assigns the RICH
10 charge a toll over n upon the SAT
premises ~hereinbefore described"
The petition was presented 10 IN
commissioners by Mr.. Boyce. and IN
hoard pronised TO give II considerable
-. SatnYe date