The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
A Sewerage Franchise Granted F. T.
Martin aud His Associates for
Town System.
TELEPHONE FRANCHISES NOT ACTED ON
l. eft As an Heirloom to the New Council
Which Body viii Consider the Matter
at Its First Meeting to BE Held On
April 9th.

An adjourned meeting of the Town
Council of Oakland was held on last
Friday evening when the matter of
granting franchises or permits to the
Garrett County Telephone Company
and the Maryland, West Virginia and
Pennsylvania Telephone Company,
came up as a special order of bust
ness.
In the absence of MIR. Edward L.
Mitchell, president of the Council, J.
d. Hamill presided, and those pres
ent besides him were Messrs. Bolden,
Dixon and Loar, and Town Clerk
Durham.
The application Of the Garrett
County Company was first taken up
and read. The paper asked for an
exclusive franchise to operate its sys-
TEN within the towns limits and pro-
vided for the protection of the Com
pany's property, its inspection, etc,
and stipulated that in no event was
the present price of Sc for house ser
vice and $40 for business service, per
annum, was to be raised. The word
"exclusive' proved to be a stumbling
block and was discussed at some
length, after which the application
for a permit for the new company
was read. This latter application
was also in the form of an ordinance
and contemplated the erection of
poles, stringing of wires and the es-
tablishment of central Office in the
town. A large delegation of citizens
and stock holders in the new COM
pany from Friendsville and other
points in the county were present.
The Garrett County Company was
represented by Mr.. w. A. Smith and
Mr.. w. M. Miller. The latter made
few remarks upon the ordinance and
as a representative of the company
agreed to make amendments to meet
the objections of the councilmen.
Several motions were made but after
discussing the matter at some length
a motion prevailed to lay the matter
over until the next regular meeting
of the Council, at which time both
permits would be granted with equal
privileges to both. AS the new coun-
Gil will be composed of new material
the telephone matter goes to them as
au heirloom.
Mr.. f. II. Martin presented fran
chise also III the form of an ordinance
granting him the privilege of install
ing and maintaining a sewerage sys-
TEN in the town. The franchise,
which is published below, was grant
ed
4 Ordinance granting unto F. L.
Martin, his successors and assigns the
right to erect, construct, lay, repair,
replace, operate and remove lines of
sewerage and system of sanitary
sewerage in, upon and under the
streets, alleys, sidewalks and public
grounds of the town of Oakland, in
Garrett county, Maryland.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Town Council of Oakland, Maryland,
|. That in consideration of the
agreements and restrictions herein
after set forth, on the part of F. r.
Martin, his successors and assigns, to
be kept and performed, there is here
by granted unto the said f. u. Mar
tin, his successors and assigns, the
right and privilege to erect, construct,
lay, repair, replace, operate and re-
move lines of sewerage and system
of sanitary sewerage in, upon and
under the streets, alleys, ways, side
walks and public grounds of the town
of Oakland, in Garrett county, Mary
land, subject, however, at all times,
to all the agreements, conditions and
restrictions imposed by and contained
in this ordinance.
II. The lines of sewerage shall be
buried to a proper depth below the
surface at all points and they shall be
well and properly laid in cement
joints, with the earth properly re-
placed and securely tamped so as to
not interfere with the use of said
streets, alleys, ways, sidewalks and
public grounds by the public, and
such lines shall be of sufficient size to
at all times carry away all house
sewerage from said town, but shall
not be used for surface drainage, ex-
cept with permission of the owner
thereof.
Ill. As a condition of this grant, it
is provided and agreed that the ex-
ercise of the privileges hereby grant
ed shall not in any way interfere with
the use, repair and maintenance of
said streets, alleys, ways, sidewalks
and public grounds, but in doing any
work thereon or making changes
therein, such work shall be so carried
on as to not unnecessarily interfere
with said system of sewerage and so
as to not injure the same.
". When said F. Il. Martin, his
successors and assigns, shall, in con-
structing said sewerage system, take
up, injure or interfere with the sur
face of the streets, alleys, ways or
side walks of said Town of Oakland,
where the same have been paved with