The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-25

corporation, duly organized and existing under
aud by virtue Of the laws OF the state Of Oregon,
oce At she city Of o 90 Of Mnis
nomah, state OF Oregon. and their assigns, n
franchise to construct, maintain and operate
within the village OF Weiser. Idaho. nm electric
light, heat and power plant for the purpose OF
generating and distributing electrical currents
through the village for light. heat aud power,
and to take such reasonable tolls therefor AS
may be agreed upon between it and its customers.
SEC; H.. That for the purpose OF transmitting
aud distributing electrical currents through the
village OF Weiser, the beneHciaries under this
Franchise are hereby granted the right and priv
lege to enter in and upon all the streets. alleys
and other public places OF the village and erect
and maintain such poles and attach cross-arms
and wires thereto and thereon, AS may be neces-
sary for the proper conduct or their said bust
ness Provided: That in erecting said poles the
same shall be set IN straight line along the
line OF any alley that may be used aud when set
on the streets such poles shall be set in straight
line distance OF eight 49, feet from the street
feet from the street line in the resi-
dence portion of the village. to be determined Ivy
the village engineer ut the expense of the said
benehciares, and provided further hat all
poles used shall be OF good, sound material. and
set and maintained firmly in the ground so as
to prevent accidents by falling
SEC III. That no electric light or other wire
used for carrying heavy currents of electricity
shall approach to cross the lines OF any tele-
phone. police or fire alarm wire ut distance Of
less than four (4) feet either above or below said
| telephone. police fire alarm wire aud shall be
securely fastened on supports placed MS near
as practicable to said telephone police fire alarm
or other wire. Whenever any such electric light or
other wire used for carrying heavy currents OF
electricity is maintained in violation OF the pro-
! visions hereof. the owners or persons in charge
OF said wire or wires shall remove same upon re-
ceiving written notice so to do; md In case
| they fail so to do, the same may be removed by
order OF the village marshal Mt their expense.
SEC. w That all electric light or other wires
used for carrying heavy currents OF electricity
must be ut least twenty-eight (2S) feet above the
ground. and all such wires shall be fully insulat-
| ed. All poles upon which said electric light
| heat or power wires. are supported must be al
least thirty-four t3D feet in length, six g.
inches in diameter at the top, twelve u2) inches
in diameter at the butt and set not less
than five ~ feet in the ground and to be o
good sound material.
SEC " That whenever it shall become neces
sary in the erection or repair OF the electric
light, heat and power plant with appurtenance
hereby authorized. to, in any manner iuterfer
with any public street, alley or public highway
Engineering Company. its successors and as
signs. shall, without delay, put such street
alley or public highway IN as good order and re
pair MS the same was before it was disturbed
and shall remove all surplus earth, rock, sand
rubbish and other material from said stree
alleys and public highway.
SEC VI. That it shall be unlawful for an
person persons without authority from sal
! Northwest Electric Engineering Company. G
its successors or assigns, to, in any manner, IN
terfere or NEEDLE with, injure, impair or remov
any of the electric light, heat or power pole
wires or lights, or apparatus belonging to tn
Northwest Electric Engineering Company,
It's assigns. except, that in case Of conflsgratio
the SAID wires may be cut and removed by ii
proper authorities. at The expense OF said Nortf
west Electric Engineering Company, its success
sors or assigns; and any person. violatii
any Of the provisions OF this Of
dinance shall he guilty of msdemeano
and upon conviction thereof be subject to Il
payment OF Il fine Of not less than ten dola
($10) nor more than fifty dollars $500 for enc
and every offense, and in default OF the pa.
In.
or county Jail for period equal to one ~ ds
for each two dollars tS2) OF the fne imposed.
: SEC. VII. That the said Northwest Electr
It Engineering Company, its successors or assign
If shall, at all times, permit the village or city
Weser to attach TO their poles the police or fl
It alarm wires Of said village or city.
= SEC. VIII. The village OF Weser hereby r
serves the right to purchase after period
ten Q0) years from the first day Of July, 19(
the electric light. heat and power plant here
authorized FROM the Northwest Electric Eng
neerng Company, its successors or assigns. al
fixed prices said price to be a sum equal to /
actual cost of construction of said electric ligl
. heat and power plant. plus in addition there
u sum equal TO ten l0l per centum of said &C
of construction. as compensation to the Norl
west Electric Engineering Company, its succt
sors or assigns for it's rights and prlyiles
hereby granted.
SEC X. That for and in consideration
to the Northwest Electric Engineering Compai
its successors or assigns granting to the villa
OF Neiser the right to purchase the said elect
p light heat and power plaut at the expiration
1c l0l years from the first day of July, 1900.
VI the price named in section VIII OF this ordnnn
i the village of Weiser shall not I'm pose any villa
%. ., tax whatsoever on said electric light, heat n
!, !, power plant before the first day ofJuly 1910
~ SEC Y. That all rights and privileges here
y, conferred shall expire at the end OF fifty L
~ ~ years from thu approval of this ordinance
E SEC XII. That all the provisions Of this orr
&c nance shall be void unless unconditional n
40 ceptance thereof is placed on file in the Office
in in the village clerk by the said Northwest Elect
!" Engineering Company. their successors or
~ n, signs. within ninety 1901 days from the PASS
y hereof. and shall have commenced active work
y; y, the construction of said plant within 30 d'
i" after such Acceptance.
IL Approved this Goth day OF January, 1900,
A. THos. G.. GALLOWAY,
~ Chairman of the Board
ne ne Trustees OF the VIII
VI Attest: T.. p. HALL, OF Weiser Idaho.
~ Village Clerk