Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-10-06
Ordinance No. So.


Buren,, his heirs, executors, adj
ministrators and assigns the
right and privilege to construct,
maintain and operate an electric
light system and plant in the
Village Of Grangeville, for the
purpose of furnishing and sup
plying to said village, its citizens
and inhabitants and corporations
with electric light, electric power
for propelling cars, machinery
and other vehicles, and for cleo
trio heating of whatsoever nature
or kind, and for all other pur-
poses for which electricity is now
or may be herea tier used for or
applied to, and to charge and
collect rates therefor.
Be it ordained by the Chairman
and Board OF Trustees of the Vii
lage of Grangeville:
SECTION /. That ID. c. Van
Buren,, his heirs, executors, admin
istrators and assigns be, and they
are hereby given and granted the
right and privilege, and they are
hereby authorized to build, con-
struct and maintain and oper-
ate an electric light system
and plant in the Village of
Grangeville, and to place poles
and to string wires thereon,
and to place other appliances and
apparatuses upon, in and along
any or ali oi the streets, avenues,
lanes, alleys and ways of said vii
iage, ard to place said wires either
overhead or underground for the
purpose of supplying and furnish
ing said village, its citizens, inhab-
itants and corporations, with cleo
trio lights, electric power for pro-
pelling cars, machinery and other
vehicles, and for electric heating
purposes of whatsoever kind or ma
ture, and for all other purposes for
which electricity is now, or may
hereafter be used for or applied to.
SEC. 2. That the rights and
privileges given and granted to the
said d. G. Van Buren,, his heirs,
executors, administrators and as
signs, in section one of this ordi-
nance shall NOT be exclusive and
shall not he.eenstrued, intended or
understand to prevent the granting
Of like rights and privileges to 9TH
er firms, persons or corporations.
SEC. 3. All rights and priv
leges not herein granted to said d.
G. Van Buren,, his heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns are
hereby reserved tossaid Village.
SEC. 4. That said d. G. Van
Buren,, his hei,~, executors, adj
ministratoGs and assigns while,
Dung, and at the time of setting
poles, stringing wires thereon, and
placing other appliances and APP
paratuses, in the streets, avenues,
lanes, alleys and ways, or any of
them in said Village, shall not OBJ
struct nor cause to be INSTRUCTED
or permit or allow any of said
streets, avenues, lanes, alleys or
ways, or any part thereof to be OBJ
structed or made inconvenient to
persons, teams and vehicles desir-
ing to use and pass along in,
through or over the same, and
shall not use more than one half
q of any street, avenue, alley,
lane or way for the construction OF
said electric light plant, or any
portion thereof.
Sec. 5. That the rights and
privileges given and granted to the
said d. G. Van Buren, his heirs,
executors, administrators and as
signs, in section one of this ordi-
nance shall continue and they are
hereby granted said rights and
privileges for the term of thirty
600 years from and after this or
dinance is accepted as in this or
dinance provided.
Sec. 6. That said d. G. Van
Buren, his heirs, executors, admin
istrators and assigns, shall COM
mence the building and construct
ion of said electric light plant and
system, on or before the first day
of October, A. ID. 1899, and the
same shall be fully completed so as
to furnish lights to Village and
citizens on or before the 1st day of
January, 1900.
Sec. 7. All the rights and privi-
leges in this ordinance given and
granted, shall be void and revert
TO the said Village upon the fail
ure, refusal or neglect of said Van
Buren,, his heirs, executors, admin
istratOrs or assigns to comply with,
keep, do and perform any of the
terms and conditions of this ordi-
nance, and a violation of any of
the terms and conditions of this
ordinance shall forfeit all the
rights and privileges herein given
and granted; provided unavoid-
able accident, or reasonable or nee
cssary delay, shall not be deemed
such failure, refusal or neglect.
SEC. 8. That the said d. c..
Van Buren,, his heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns shall at
all times save and keep harmless