The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-03-17
ORDINANCE NO,

The City of Spokane does ordain as
follows
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 Tor conveying cleo
tricity for electric light, electric heat
and electric power purposes. and 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.
Section 2. The right to use said
streets and alleys for said purpose is
hereby granted for the period of nifty
t50) years and on condition that the
said Spokane Light and Power COM
pany shall pay to the city treasurer
of the city OF Spokane, within six 60
months after the passage of this ordi-
nance and before it shall commence
work under this franchise, if it shall
commence work before the said six
months, the sum OF seventeen hundred
and nifty dollars t$l750t, and on the
first day of July of each year there
after until and including the year
1906 an annual payment OF seventeen
hundred and nifty dollars tSlI5O), and
on the first day of July of each year
thereafter until and including the year
1919 the sum of two thousand dollars
tS20oOp, and on the first day of July
of each year thereafter until and IN
Guiding the year 1916 the sum of
twenty-five hundred dollars (S2600),
and on the first day of July OF each
year thereafter until and including
the year 1888 the sum of thirty-tiVe
hundred dollars (sS500D.
Section 8. Said annual payment
shall be made annually to the city
of Spokane uPon the condition that
during the year 1903 and thereafter
a stipulation for annual charges at
least rs large as herein contained
!, Al Ina mo a nf NJ al
ordinances for electric lighting or
electric power 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 and electric power, ana shall not
contain such clause calling for said
payments as provided in this ordi-
nance. then the annual charges de
maudcd under this ordinance shall be
null and void. otherwise to remain in
full force and effect: provided, that
nothing herein shall be construed 10
eutitle the said The Spokane Light
assigns. to demand anu recover from
the said city of SDokane any of said
annual payment or payments which
may have been made. by reason OF
said failure to require payments to
be made by persons receiving other
franchises for electric lighting and
power purposes, The non payment of
said seventeen hundred and nifty dol
lars tSl750) on the date specified and
the non-paymcnt of any of the an
nual charges called for under this
franchise within ten 10) days after
July the first of each and every year
when said payments become due shall
forfeit this franchise at the option OF
the city of Spokane.
Section (. The said The Spokane
| Light and Power Company, its sue
ceSsorS or assigns. in exercising the
right and privileges herein granted
and build conduits in such manner as
not to Interfere with the free and
| unohstructed use of the streets and
| alleys of said city, and no wires on
| less height than thirty-nVe 1851 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
shalt be reserved for the use Of the
| city for the carrying of wires for the
! cttN's business.
Section s. The city may require all
wires erected and strung under this
! franchise to be placed underground
within it's fire limits, whenever tht
city shall have population of one
| hundred thousand. or when the stat,
law shall require IL to be done SO
/ provided. that whenever the said The
/ Spokane Light and Power company
| it's successors or assiGns, may cleo
1 during the life of this franchise e
! put said wires underground I'm any
portion of the city. permission 1,
hereby granted To do SO. after II shal
/ tirst filS bonds with suretles. to I've
approved ny the mayor, in the sum OF
twenty-five thousand dollars S25.00O)
conditioned to hold the city harmless
/ from any and all damages tho city
may be put to or become liable for
by reason OF placing said wires un-
foreground, y ii to lay the necessary
pipes or conduits for the same II
| such manner as not to Interfere with
any existing pipes In said street; and
fle with the city council, it's board OF
/ public works or the city engineer, d
complete set of plans and speclfica'