The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-05-24

aied cities, towns and villages d said
county, subject, however, and upon TIE
express condition that the said, The
Washington Water Power company,
It's successors and assigns, shall hold
the said county pf kootenal harmless
from any aud all liability for damages
or injury 10 any person OF property
which may be- suffered on account OF
this grant. The rights aud privileges
hereby conferred TOT the wires poles o.
electricity herein mentioned. aud that
the county Of KoOtenai shall under no
circumstances, be liable 10 any person
for any snch damage or injury.
Aud, it i further provided, as an
express condition. Of the foregoing
grant and AS part thereof, that the
said, The Washington Water Power
company, its successors and assigns,
In exercising the rights and privileges
herein granted. shall not in any man.
neT interfere with the free and nnob-
strncted use and travel Of and in said
public highways by any and all persons
whatsoever. but the said The Washing
ton Water Power company. its sue
cessors aud assigns, shall erect the said
poles, stretch the SAID wires, and build
the said eondnits as nearly ~ may be
possible to the extreme outside limits
Of any Of the said highways upon which
the same may be used. That al Of said
poles. wires, condnits or apparatus to
De used ia connection with the exer-
else " the privilege herein granted.
shall BE- at all times kept ia FIRST class
condition and repair: that the said
wires shall be stretched tight from pole
70 pole and shall be securely fastened to
tile said poles, and kept 50 fastened AZ
all times; aud the said wires shall be 90
stretched AS to be, when in place, not
less than thirty feet at all points above
the surface OF the highway over which
the same may be strung.
Ii is further provided and expressly
understood. that the privileges, ease
mentss franchises aud rights herein
granted are not exclusive, and the said
county Ut Kootenai hereby reserves the
right to grant similar privileges, ease
ments, franchises, etc, TO any other
| person or company at its discretion.
The right TO use said county road
aud highways is hereby granted upon
! the condition that the said, The Wash.
ingtOn Water Power company, pay to
/ the said county Of Kootenai one half Of
Que per eeut. nj its gross receipts for all
electrical power sold and consumed 10
said county, outside OF the limits OF
+ incorporated cities. towns aud villages
/ thereof, during the first te0-year period
Of The life Of this franchise, and one
/ ger cent. Of its gross receipts for all
electrical power sold and consumed n
said coanty outside OF the limits OF in
cDrporated cities, towns and villages
thereof, during the second ten-year
/ period OF the life OF this franchise: and
and the said board Of county commits
sioners hereby reserve the right after
the expiration of said twenty years, to
( Tx a reasonable rate Of compensation
70 pc paid said county Of Kootenal BY
said company for said privileges dur.
/ ing each aud every ten year period Of
the life Of this franchise; that is, said
board during the inst year of each ten
I year period after the first twenty
I years, shall fix said reasonable rate for
each period OF ten wears
Provided. however, that no such pay
meuts shall be made until said company
/ has derived sufficient income from the
sale OF electrical power, in said county,
outside of the limits Of Incorporated
cities, towns and villages thereof, to pay
, all taxes assessed against its property
situated in said county, and has earned
a net amount in excess Of all taxes aud
+ assessments TO enable it to pay interest
at the rate Of five ~ per cent per a.
on the sssessrd valuation Of all its
property situated within the limits OF
said county Of kootenai.
The proper officer OF said company
shall make statement under oath, OF
the gross receipts of said company,
from the sale Of electrical power out
side Of incorporated cities, towns end
villages, of said county Of kOotenai, on
or before the second Monday in April
of each aud every year during the life
If this contract aud said statement
shall be the basis upon which the pay
ment herein provided Ia be paid to said
county shall be computed and reckoned.
This grant is to take effect when the
said The Washington Water Power
company shall execute aud file I'm the
office of the said board, bond 10 the
said county of KOotenai. in the sum OF
twenty live hundred dollars, with suiii-
clent surety for the payment thereof,
conditioned that the said The Washing.
ten Water Power company in the exer-
else Of the privilege herein granted,
shall conform to, and upon its part
shall perform in all respects all OF the
terms and conditions in this grant con.
tanned, and upon the approval Of the
said bond. by the said board Of county
= commissioners OF kOOtenal county