The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-04-08

Light and Power Company, of Spo-
kane. it's successors or assigns, TO
erect. maintain and use wires for
conveying electricity for electric
light, electric heat and electric
power purposes; and to erect poles
and the necessary supports there
for, and construct conduits on.
over, along and under the streets
and alleys of the City of Spokane
and granting the use of the streets
therefor.
The City of Spokane does ordain as
Section /. That the Spokane Light
and Power Company. of Spokane, its
Successors or assigns, be and is here
by granted the right to erect. main
tain and use wires for conveying cleo
tricity for electric light, electric heat
and electric power purposes. and the
necessary poles or conduits for the
support of the same, and all neces-
sary appurtenances thereto, on. over,
along and under all the streets and
alleys of the City of Spokane.
Sec. 2. The right to use said
is hereby granted for the period Of
forty-two (42) years, and on condi-
ton that the said Spokane Light and
Power Company shall pay to the city
treasurer Of the City of Spokane,
age of this ordinance and before 1t
shall commence work under this
franchise, the sum of seventeen hun
dred and fifty dollars (s1750). and
on the first day OF July of each year
thereafter until and including the
seventeen hundred and fifty dollars
G1750). and on the first day of July
of each year thereafter until and in
GLIDING the year 1919, the sum OF
the first day of July of each year
thereafter until and including the
year 1945. the sum of twenty-five
hundred dollars E2500).
Sec. 3. Said annual payment shall
be made annually to the City of Spo-
the year 1903 and thereafter a stipu-
lation for annual charges at least as
large as herein contained shall be
made part of any and all ordinances
purposes. which may be asked for and
granted to other applicants.
And in case said city council shall
pass an ordinance giving to other
parties the right to engage In the
business of delivering electric light
tain such clause calling for said pay
ments as provided in this ordinance,
then the annual charges demanded
Under this ordinance shall be null
md void, otherwise to remain in full
'orce and effect provided. that moth
herein shall be construed to en-
- said Spokane Light and
Power Company, its successors or as
signs. to demand and recover from
the City of spokane any of said an
nual payment or payments which may
have been made, by reason of said
failure to require payment to be
made by persons receiving other fran
chises for electric lighting and power
purposes. The nonpayment Of said
seventeen hundred and fifty dollars
(s175O on the dates specified and
the non-payment of any of the an
nual charges called for under this
franchise within ten t0) days after
July the first of each and every year
when payments become due shall for
felt this franchise at the option of
the City OF Spokane.
Sec. 4. The said Spokane Light and
Power company. its successors or AS
signs, In exercising the right and
privileges herein granted shall erect
poles. and stretch wires and build
conduits in such manner as not to IN
terfere with the free and unobstruct-
ed use of the streets and alleys OF
said city and no wires on said poles
shall be suspended at n less height
than thirty-tive $3.50 feet from the
surface of the streets and alleys, and
the upper arm of all poles erected,
and those which may be fitted with
arms for the carrying of wires shall
BIO reserved for the use of the city
for the carrying of wires for the
cityS business.
Sec. 5. The City of Spokane shall
have, supervision over the wires and
poles of the aforesaid company; but
no discrimination shall be made In
the aforesaid supervision which
would work to the disadvantage of
the Spokane. Light and Power Com
pany In any respect, or particular.
and to the advantage OF any person.
firm or corporation now holding a
frAnrbtSa neh OF Il 4
purposes, or which may hereafter be
granted.
Sec, 6, The city may require all
wires erected and strung under this
franchise to be placed under ground
within Its fire limits whenever the
city shall have population OF one
hundred thousand Goo, OO0). or when
the state law shall require IL to be
done so: provided, that whenever the
| said Spokane Light and Power Com
pany. it's successors or assigns. may
elect during the life of this franchise
to put said wires under ground In any
portion of the city, permission Is
hereby granted to do so after u shall
iirst nile n bond. to be approved by
the mayor. In the sum of twenty five
thousand dollars 025. D09). with sure
ties. conditioned to hold the city
harmless from any and all DANA ges
the city may be put to or become
liable Tor by reason of placing the
said wires under ground. and to Law
| the necessary pipes or conduits for
the Same In such manner az not to
Interfere with any existing pipes In
said streets: and file with the city
council, Its board OF public works. or
the city engineer a complete set of
plans and specifications FOR such
work. Said work to he done subject
To the supervision Of the proper au-
thorities of said city: provided, how
ever that the city OF Spokane re-
serves the right to use the upper
right hand duct OF any conduit line
used by said company. its successors
or assigns. for the purpose of the
carrying of wires for the city's bust
hess when the same are put under