The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-19
Proposed Franchise to the Pa
cific States Telephone and
Telegraph Co., Now Pending
Before the Common Council
Of the City of COlfaX.

An ordinance granting to the Pacific States
Telephone and Telegraph Company, a cor.
poratiOn, It's successors and assigns, the
right to place. erect and maintain poles
wires and other appliances and conductors,
and to lay underground conductors tor
wires for the transmission of electricity for
telephone and telegraph purposes in, upon
and under the streets, alleys, avenues,
thOrOughfares and public highways in the
civ of Colfax state of Washington, and to
exercise the privilege of operating tele-
phone and telegraph instruments and OF
doing q telephone and telegraph business
within i'd city of Colfax.
The city council Of the City Of Colfax do
ordain as follows:
Section l. There is hereby granted by the
CITY of ofax to the Pacific States Telephone
and Telegraph Company, a corporation, its
successors and assigns the right and privilege
to do public telephone and telegraph bust
ness within said city Of Cofax, upon the
terms and conditions hereinafter stated and to
place. erect, lay, maintain and operate in and
under the streets, alleys, avenues, thorough
fares and public highways within the said city
Of Colfax. poles, wires and other appliances
and conductors for the transmission OF cleo
tricitv for telephone and telegraph purposes;
such Wi es and other appliances and conduct
Ors may be strung on poles and other fixtures
above ground or at the option of the said
underground IN pipes or conduits or otherwise
protected and all such apparatus as may be
used and as may be necessary or proper to
operate and maintain the same provided, how
ever, nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to waive or nullify any provisions here
matter contained reserving powers to the said
city of Colfax, or imposing duties on the said
company or its successors or assigns.
Section 2. 1t shall be lawful for the said
he Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph
Company, a corporation, its successors and
assigns to make all neediul excav ations in any
Of the streets, alleys, avenues, thOroughfares
and public highways in said city of Colfax for
the purposes of placing, erecting, laying and
maintaining poles other supports or con-
ductors for said wires or repairing, renewing
or replacing the same, or for the purpose OF
LAYING pipes or conduits or other appliances
under ground for conducting currents OF cleo
tricity as herein provided. Said work shall
be done in compliance with such necessary
rnles and regulations ordinances. resolutions,
directions and orders as shall from time to
time be prescribed and adoptei by the city
council of the said city of COlfax. The owner
and holder of this franchise shall place its
noles or other means of conducting electric
current or devices of ev ry kind in such
places as shall least interfere with the use OF
the streets alleys, highways and thorough
fares by the public and inhabitants of the said
city of Colfax.
Section 3. Whenever the said grantee of
this franchise its successors assigns or any OF
its or their agents, servants or employees shall
disturb any of the streets, alleys or thorough
fares aforesaid, it or they shall restore the
same to good order and condition as soon az
practicable and without necessary delay, and