The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-11-09
ORDINANCE No. 81.

An ord;napce granting to b. Il. Day, b. NJ. Jen-
ney and A. W. Scott and their assigns ran ran,
chise to construct md operate nm eiectric ish'
and power plan. and erect aud maintain neces-
sary poles cross-arms and wires, within me
village OF Wriser. and To take Tolls Tor lurhish7
ing electric light and power therein
BE il ordained by the chairman ana Do"ru vi
rustees of the village OF Weiser Idaho;
SECTION !. That there Is hereby Hrhteu hn'p p
b. Day. Is. NJ. Jenney and A. W. scott ana their
assigns, II franchise to construct ana operate
within The village OF Wese'. Idaho. an electr
light and power plant for the purpose OF genera
ling and d ,tributine eccir cal currents through
the village for light aud power and to take sucii
reasonable tolls therefor rs inni be agreed upon
between thrn ana heir customers
SEC. 2. That for the purpose OF transml,tins
and distributing electrical currents through the
village, the beneiciaries under this franchise are
hereby granted the right and privilege 10 enter
in and upon all the streets. alleys and other pnp-
lie places OF the village aud erect such poles
and attach cross-arlns and wires thereto ana
thereon as may be necessary for the proper con-
duct OF said business. Provided. That In erect.
ing said poles the same shall be set in Il straight
line along the line OF any alley that may be USED,
and when set on the Streets such poles shall be
set in straight line n distance OF eight (s) feet
from the street line, to be determined BY the VII
lage engineer at the expense of the said bench
Charles; aud provided further, that all poles
used shall be OF good sound material set and
main tained firmly in the ground so as to prevent
accident by falling.
SEC. g. That no electric light or other wire
used for carrying heavy currents OF electricity
shall approach to or cross the lines OF any tele-
phone. police or fire alarm wire at distance OF
less than four az feet, either above or below said
telephone police or fire alarm wire and shall be
securely fastened on supports placed us near as
practicable to said telephone police, fire alarm
or other wire. Whenever any such electric llght
or other wire used for carrying heavy currents OF
electricity is maintained i'll violation OF
the provisions hereof the owners or persons IN
charge OF said wire shall remove the same upon
receiving written notice SO to do; and in case
they fail so to do. the same may be removed by
order of the village marshal at their expense,
All electric light or other wires used for CARRYING
heavy currents OF electricity. must be ut least
twenty (20) feet above the ground
SEC. 4. That this franchise is granted on the
following conditions. to wit:
That the said benefciaries named in Section
OF this ordinance or their assigns shall, within
thirty (s0) days from the dale OF the passage
hereof. begin work on the said electrical plant
and diligently prosecute the work to completion
and have the same ready for the delivery and
distribution OF electrical currents for light and
power or before the 9TH day of March. 1900;
and will also ut all times hereafter while con-
free OF charge to the village OF Weiser at least
five (5) incandescent arc'lights with their proper
lamps OF at least 1880 candle power each, or
other arc lights OF equal power. for street light
ing purposes and will place and maintain the
same at such points and during such hours as
the board of trustees may designate, and will
also after the village shall have a population of
ten thousand 100000 people. on demand OF the
proper authorities, place all their wires under
ground in the business part OF the city. and will
also at nl times permit the village to attach to
their poles, the police and fire alarm wires OF the
village and failure to comply with any OF the
conditions of this section will work forfeiture
of the franchise hereby granted
SEC. 8. That the provisions of this ordinance
shall be void unless lfncondt ional acceptance
thereof is placed on file in the Office OF the viii
lage clerk by the said beneticiaries within twenty
[20 days from the passage hereof.
SEC. 8. That the franchise hereby granted
shall be exclusive for the period of three ISL
years from and after January |. 1900 thereafter
the proper authorities OF the village may grant
like franchises to others.
Approved this 18th day OF November. 1899.
THOS. G.. GALLOWAY.
Chairman OF the Board of Trustees of the Vii
lnge OF We1ser, Idaho.