The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-01-02
Sale Of Franchise
State of Kentucky,

County of Lawrence.
Whereas. George l. Neal having made
application to me as Judge of the Law
renee County Court, for the calling Of a
special term of the Lawrence County I
Fiscal Court for the purpose of making
an application for the right of way nm
der, along and across the public roads
lands and passways Of Lawrence county
for pipe line for oil, and gas and a tele-
graph or telephone, line; and said
George l. Neal having agreed TO pay
the expense of said special term, it IS
ordered that special term of said Fis-
cal Court be and it is called 10 meet NJ /
the Court House, in Louisa, Ky. ON De
ccmber ~, 1902, for the purpose Of or
dering sale of the said franchise if the /
said Fiscal Court shall deem il proper |
and right.
This order is ordered to be entered on /
the order book of said Court and to he
served ON each Justice of the Peace Of |
1 Lawrence county
Witness my hand ms Judge Of said
Court this It'll day Of Dec 1902
r. Il, NiHsan,
Judge Lawrence County Cont
Al a special term of Lawrence Fiscal
Court held at the Court House, in Lou
lisa, Kentucky, December ~. 1902. with
Hon Judge X. +. Nmson. presiding,
and John Compton, J n Sparks JAS
/ Perry, Tandy Giles, j NJ Berry. Lewis
Swan, Justices Of the Peace, present
Persuaut toa call for a Special Term
of the Lawrence County Fiscal Court
issued ON December nth, l909 by RF
4 Nmson Judge of the Lawrence County
| Court, and entered upon the Order Book
Of this Court and notice of which wis
served upon each,member Of said cdnrt
the Lawrence County Fiscal Court met
nj the Court House. in Louisa. Kentuc
ky, on December 23rd., 1909 Present
Il, +. Ninson Judge of the Lawrence.
County Court, and the following named
Justices Of the Peace for Lawrence
county to-wit: John Compton j n
Sparks James Perry. Tandy Giles, ]
NJ Berry, Lewis Swan
Whereas Geo l. Neal has this dav
made application for franchise and
right 10 use the roads public ways aud
lands OF Lawrence county. Kentucky.
for the purpose of laying mamtaiuhs
and operating pipes and mains within
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ance and distribution Of gas aud oil and
For the purpose OF constructing, main
, tanning and operating telephone or
telegraph line,
II is now ordered by this Conrt that
the franchise, privilege and right talGy
maintain and operate pipes and mains
in, over and along tile roads. public ways
! and lands Of said county. for the pur.
: pose Of introducing, conveying and dis
tributing gas or oil or both. for per
iOd Of twenty years, and for the further
, purpose of erecting, maintaining and
/, operating q telegraph or telephone line
in, over and along said roads public
Z ways and lands Of said county Tor a like
p period of twenty years, Is now directed
to be publicly offered for sale and Tor
e this purpose NJ $ Burns is hereby mp
b pointed n Commissioner Of this Court 70
, receive bids therefor at the front door
of the Court House,in louisa Lawrence
, county Kentucky, and for thr ptiFl,rsr
I OF giving due notice Of same said Com
missioner IS ordered and directed ip
publish notice Of said sale under tli or
: der by one issue IN The Big SANDY NrNs
/ and 3 issues IN The Ashland Daily I'm.
dependent. The said sala aul pur,H
! shallbe subject 10 the following cont
! tons
/, All excavations nude by said pur
chaser, or assigns for tho laying pi
D said pipes and mains and for the con
A strnction Of said telegraph or telephone,
line, for the purpose aforesaid. shall b.
= with the least practiealiucatuuieufr d
!. thepHhlic and individuals aud with
n reasonable dispatch aud all DAMAGE
! done 70 roads public passways VI pub
lie lands, shall be repaired by said pur
+. chaser, or assigns, doing same At tAair
4 own proper cost aud without uureasou.
: able delay, and in such a manner that
the roads and public pass WAYS wbrr1
ever such excavations ara inade shHl
be placed IN as good condition a. Former
ly And II said purchaser or assigns
shall fail or refuse 10 remove all oh
q structions caused by them or To maxi
repairs within reasonable time iron
= the date Of making said excavations
/, this Court, or the Supervisornt rold
aud bridges, may remove or repair th
same at the cost Of the purchaser @
assigns, and collect such costs by -ut
Y AS In other cases aud the said purchase
!, or assigns shall be responsible for az
y injury or damage to persons orpruperi
n occasioned by want Of cure IN opening
or keeping open, closing or repairing %
In any Of said ways, ohstrncuug sal,
u roads or pass ways. All expense Incl
v dent TO advertising and sale and Of thi
Special Term shall be born hy said pur
chaser
1t is further ordered that NJ S Burns
70 MS Commissioner Of this Court, oxeout
all necessary papers 20 the purchase
= of said rights aud franchise as are ro
II quired by law To vest said purchase
n with the rights and privileges granite,
by said sale and purchase
This shall not be a binding contract
7. on any party or s1id Lawrence count
. until further action Of This court So DO
. claring it q contract
l. The Court reserves the right To raiec
any aud all bids In case all bids ir
rejected this order is held for nauSht
This franchise will be offered at pub
n lie sale at the Courthouse door in Louisa
Lawrence county, Ky Mt ii a m a
Friday, January End 1908
J, NJ. S. Burns Commissioner
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