The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1903-05-08
Commissioners Proceedings.
continued from page one.)


the north side Of the Pend dOreille
river and following the county road
to point directly north of the Great
Northern railway right of-way. thence
in u northerly direction up Riley
creek to the watershed between Priest
river and Pend d'Oreille river, thence
IN northwcsterly direction to inter
sect the Priest river road; was at this
time taken up and after due consider
alton said petition was granted, and
Thos. Campbell and John Riley with
the county surveyor were appointed
as viewers to view out, survey, and
plat said road and make their report
to this buard.
At this time the petition of Joseph
Varcoe, ct a., came up for hearing
and the said boundaries were estab.
lished as follows, to-wit:
Commencing in the southwest cor
ner of the northwest quarter of Sec
ton %, township 81 north, range 2
east, Boise meridian, thence running
sonth to the township line between
township 81 and 81 thence in an east
erly direction two miles to the range
line between range two and three east
Boise Meridian, thence south miles
along said range line, thence east to
the state line.
The application of S. T.. Eklund
for pillow and scraper was at this
time approved,
In the matter Of granting fran
chise to the Interstate Telephone Co.
The Interstate Telephone company,
a corporation, having duly presented
It's petition whereby it appears: That
said petitioner is a corporation, duly
Incorporated and existing under and
by virtue of the laws OF the state of
Washington, having It's general office
and principal place OF business in the
city and county OF Spokane, In said
state OF Washington; that it is duly
authorized to do business in the state
Of Idaho, having its principal Office
and place of business in and for the
said state in the town of st. Maries
Ia Kootenai county aforesaid; that
said company Is duly authorized tt
cCCstruct, maintain and operate tele
phone and telegraph lines, and now
!, has such lines in operation in sait
county of Kootenai, and now desire.
to extend said lines throughout sale
county as the demands Of bushes,
shall warrant, and asking right
0 privilege, easement and franchis,
therefor, in all the public highway
Of said county not included in thu
corporate limits Of any incorporated
city, town or village.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, b.
the Board Of County Commissioner
OF said county Of Kootenai, that Their
be and hereby is granted, unto TIL
Interstate Telephone company, cor
poration, and its successors and as
!. signs, the right, privilege, easemen
and franchise, ia all the public high
ways Of said county, not included /
the corporate limits of any incorpora
ted city, town or village, to construc
maintain and operate telephone an
telegraph lines along, upon and owe
: and under any and all public high
ways; to construct, maintain and ust
in said public highways, posts, piers
abutments, conduits. subways and a
other structures necessary or prope
for supporting, protecting and opel
: ating said lines, with the wires, cal
les, insulators and other necessar
and proper fixtures, apparatus an
appurtenances Of such lines; aud
use such public highways for the pul
pose herein specified, for the term {
twenty-five years.
This franchise is granted to til
: Interstate Telephone company, il
; successors and assigns, herein dlsis
mated the grantees, subject to til
following express conditions:
l. All lines, posts, piers, abu,
ments, conduits, subways and othe
structures, must be constructed /
such manner and at such points a
not to incommode the use by the pul
lie of any public highway, or inter
fere with the maintenance thereof b
the proper officers and their emplo,
J ees.
2. The grantees shall hold th
county of Kootenai harmless Of an
from any and all liability for damag
3 aud injury to any person or corpora
ton or property, which may be cause