The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-21
THE LIGHT FRANCHISE.
Is Pending in City Council-What its
Provisions are.

Friday night. The measure II pass
ed, will grant to A. Welch or his
assigns franchise for using streets
and alleys for poles and wires for
light and power purposes for term
of 80 years, but the franchise does
not become effective so far as
Welch is concerned until November
1913, or when the present franchise
with the Porter company expires.
The full text of the ordinance is
as follows:
Section I. That authority be
and the same is hereby given,
granted and vested by the common
council of the city of Corvallis, in
Bonton county, Oregon, i'll A.
Welch. his heirs, executors, ad-
ministrators, and assigns the right,
privilege and franchise to erect,
lay, equip, maintain, construct and
operate in the city, of Corvallis, in
Benton county, Oregon, including
all streets and alleys thereof, posts,
! poles, towers. wires and other con-
ductors for the transmission Of cleo
tricity for electric power, electric
lights and all other purposes ior
which electricity may be or is used
and to sell or otherwise dispose of
electric power, electric lights and
electricity to all persons or corpora
tions whatsoever, within the limits
of said city of Corvallis, and to
construct, erect and maintain in
said city all such buildings and
machinery as may be necessary Or
convenient for such purposes
Section 2. For the purposes
aforesaid and for the practical en-.
joyment of the said rights and fran
chises the said A. Welch, his heirs,
executors, administrators and as
signs, are hereby authorized tc
string such wires or other conduct,
ors upon poles or other fixtures
above ground, or lay the same TN
der ground in pines or conduits. OF
otherwise protected, and to use
such other apparatus as may be
necessary or proper to maintain anc
operate the same.
Section 3. Such posts. poles
towers or other supports shall be
placed at such points in the street:
: and alleys of said city, and tht
wires or other conductors thereon
strung at such height at least to in
terfere with the travel and usl
: thereof, aud the placing of sucf
&. posts, poles, towers or other sup
, ports and the laying of such wire;
I or conduits shall be subject to tn
reasonable control of the common
couocil of said city a. the public in
terests may require. No poles 0
i other supports above the groun,
shall hereafter te placed upo1
Second street in said city between
Adams street and VanBuren stree
and from and after the 18th day Q
November, 1913, all wires main
f tained under the authority Of thi
franchise as we'll as the posts, tow
ers or other supports therefore shal
r be removed from such portion O
{. Second street.
y The city reserves and shall hav
0 the right from and after the 28tE
: day OF November. 1913 to requir
e that all poles or other support
:. above the ground maintained i
S said city under the authority c
t this franchise within the disirie
: bounded by First street, Washing
e ton street, Ninth street, and Tyle
Il street, or within one hundred 'fee
:. of the boundaries of such distric
It shall be painted from time to tim
5, as may be necessary to keep sue
it poles in reasonable slightly cor
+ dition.
a Section 4. It shall be la@fuI fc
the said A Welch or assigns t
e make all needful and converter
: excavations. in any of the streets c
n alleys of said city of Corvallis fe
It the purpose of erecting and rnair
q tanning the posts, poles, towers {
b otner supports for the said wires c
y for tie purpose oflaying, maintain
S ing and operating wires and e.he
n conductors underground fsr th
'e purposes aforesaid or to repair an
improve such electric power c
:, light system and to extend th
II same as the growth of said city c
Il the needs of the inhabitants theree
= : may require, provided that whe
u the said A. WEIGH, his heirs, ext
cutors, administrators or assign;
or any person or corporation unde
the authority of this tranchis'
shall disturb any Of the said street
= or alleys for the purpose aforesaid
s : he, 1t or they shall restore the san
re to good order and conditions {
d, soon as practicable and without III
necessary delay, and failing SO to 4
after ten days notice from the sire
commissioner or street committee I
: the common council of said city tt
said street commissioner or sire
Dy committee may place the said stree
or or alley in such good condition {
rts recover from the person or corpo
e9 e9 alton enjoying this franchise doub
II the amount of the cost thereof.