Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-12
WILL BUILD THE LINE.
Work Must Begin Within the
Next Ninety Days.

Next Ninety Days.
The county court convened IN
extra session Wednesday to con-
slider the petition for a franchise,
made by Eugene parties, to build
and operate an electric road along
the state road from Corvallis to
the southern limit of Benton
county. The petition with the
action of the court is given be-
low and is worthy of careful con-
sideratlon of every citizen of Ben
ton county. w. E. Yates repre-
sents the Eugene company. A
telegram was received by him
Wednesday morning from parties
in Eugene that the Lane county
court had granted the new COM
pany franchise similar to the
one asked for in Benton county.
The Benton county Corrt granted
the franchise asked for with but
few reservations. The franchise
was given thoughtful and careful
consideration. the entire court
leaning toward the side of con-
servatism in order to safeguard
| the interests of the county.
The granting of this franchise
and the building of this road
marks the beginning of a new era
for Benton county. We sin
cerely hope that the new COM
pany is serious in its undertaking
and will accomplish what it
seeks to do.
| THE PETITION.
The undersigned, your petit
toner, respectfully petitions your
honorable body to grant to it un-
der such terms and restrictions
as may be just and equitable, a
right, privilege and franchise to
construct, operate and maintain
system of electric railways, and
the poles wires and superstruc-
lures used in connection there
with, on the county roads of Ben
ton county, Oregon, hereinafter
described to-wit: Commencing
at the south boundary of the
city of Corvallis in said county
and running thence east and
south and generally southeasterly
direction via Monroe to the south
boundary of Benton county on
the road between Monroe in said
county and Junction City in Lane
county, Oregon, in an easterly
direction from Monroe; said road
being known as the territorial or
state road and designated on the
plats of Benton county as road
No. -.
BENTON COUNTY's ACTION.
Now at this time comes the
Willamette Valley Electric Rail-
road Company and petitions the
court for a franchise, right and
privilege over the county roads
herein ,fter designated for the
purpose of constructing, operat-
ing and maintaining an electric
railway thereon, this matter
having been under consideration
by the county court since the 4th
day of August, 1904, and it ap-
pearing to the court that such
railways can be constructed and
operated upon the county roads
of this county without material
injury or obstruction to the or
dinary travel and traffic thereon
and that the construction and
operation of such railways would
be of great benefit and conven.
ience to the public and will facil-
itate communication and tend
more rapidly to develop the re-
sources of the county and increase
the wealth thereof, it is ordered
by the court that the following
rights be granted to said peti-
toner over the following county
roads upon the petitioner COM
plying with and carrying out and
performing the conditions here
matter named, to-wit:
I ROUTE No. I.-Commencine
at the south boundary of the city
of Corvallis in the said county
and running thence south ant.
east and in a generally south
easterly direction via Monroe to
the south boundary of Benton
comfy on the road between Mon,