Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-10
ELECTRIC RAILWAY FRANCHISE.

board OF county commissioners to Calvin
c. Luncetord and P. R. Clark and il
order to correct some wrong impression:
which do injustice to the Board as vel
as the promoters, we publish the fran.
chise as it appears of record
In the matter of the franchise OF p. r. Clark
and Cal Lunceford for electric railways etc.
| on county roads of Adams county, the same
| coming up for hearing, this day, the Board
grants the same with conditions as follows,
| to-wit:
Resolved By the board of commissioners OF
Adams county, Washington. that an exclusive
franchise be granted to p r. Clark and Cal,
Lunceford, partners as Lunceford & Clark, or
their assigns, for a period of fifty (50) years,
subject to the use thereof by the general pub
lie for ordinary travel and traffic, for the use
of any county road or highway not less than
| sixty (G0) feet in width, within said Adams
| county, for the construction and maintenance
| and operation of electric railroads, operated
| by electric power, and for transmission of cleo
| trical power by power line, by means of wires,
cables or conduits suspended upon wooden
| poles upon any such county road or highway:
| or by means OF wires, cables or conduits placed
| beneath the surface of any such county road
or highway from point on the Palouse river
about five miles cast of Washtucna, Wash, to
| Washtucna, Wash, thence to the town of Ritz
v lille, in said Adams county, Wash and from
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Odessa. Wash. subject to the terms and condi-
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2 That the said Lunceford & Clark, or their
assigns. shall commence work of constructing
said electrical railroad, and the erection OF
said electrical power transmission line within
six months II ON the co,a liie, tou OF tho sur
veys and filing OF selections of >.-;;nty roads
with the county auditor, and shaiy complete
not less than thirty five 1857 miles there ., from
the initial noint of said lines within one ~
year from date hereof, and shall com lete the
said electrical railroad within two ca years
from the date hereof, or failing therein shall
forfeit this iranchifc.
8. That the said Luncefcrd & Clark, or their
assigns, shall not construct. maintain or oper-
ate any said electrical power transmission lire
upon such county road or highway except
upon one side OF snch county road or highway
where the same Is not less than sixty (50) feet
In width, and so that the same shall not inter.
fere with, or damage or injure travel or traffic
or impede he free use OF any such county
road or highway;
Provided, however, that any such power
transmission line or electrical railroad may
cross any county road or highway whenever
necessary or convenient.
4. That when any such electrical railroad
runs along or upon any county road or high
way it shall be const ructed maintained and
operated upon only one side of said county
road or highway. and only single track shsll
be constructed, operated and maintained along
and upon any such county road or highway
5. That when any such electrical power
transmission line or any such electrical rail.
way shall run along upon or across any such
road or highway, said Lunceford & Clark, or
their assigns. owning, operating or controlling
SAID electrical railway, electrical power and
transmission line, shall take nll and every pre-
caution to prevent any damage or injury to
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