The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-07-19
ORDINANCE NO. 80.

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
~ Rathdrum Rural Telephone Company No.
maintain, and operate telephone lines along,
upon, over and under any and all of the
streets and alleys within the corporate limits
OF the Village of Rathdrum, with posts.
piers, abutments, conduits subwayS and
other structures necessary or proper for
supporting, protecting and operating such
lines and granting the use Of the streets and
alleys OF said village therefore for the term
Vt twenty-five t25) years.
Be it ordained by the chairman and board
of trustees OF the Village of Rathdrum, as
follows:
Section [. The Rathdrum Rural Tele-
phone Company No l, an association organ
lied and existing under the laws of the state
OF Idaho its successors and assigns, herein
after designated as the grantees, are hereby
granted the right privilege, easement and
franchise to construct, maintain, and oper-
ate telephone lines along, upon, over and
| under any and all of the streets and alleys
within the corporate limits Of the village of
! Rathdrum; to construct, maintain, and use,
/ in said streets and alleys posts, piers, abut-
ments, cOnduits, subways and all other
structures necessary or proper for support,
| ing protecting ana operating such lines and
the wires, insulators and other necessary
| fixtures Of such lines; and to use such
streets and alleys for the purpose herein
specified for the term of twenty-five (25
years.
! Section 2. The grantees in exercising the
rights hereby granted, shall construct main
tain, operate and use their lines, posts. piers
abutments, cOndults, subwavs, and other
structures, In such manner and at such
| points as not to incOmmode the public use oil
any street or alley, or interfere with the
village, and its officers and employees apC
i'm respect thereto. such constructions
maintenance, operation and use, shall bt
subject to the supervision of the board Of
| trustees. or such committees or agents a.
| the board may appoint. The village shall
have the privilege of connecting to the wire.
OF the grantees at any time and have tn,
use of the phone and fine for village purpos
| rs free of charge.
Section 3. Whenever it shall become nee
essary to excavate in or in any other man
ner to Interfere with, any street or alley, tn,
grantees shall complete the work as soon AS
practicable, and without delay restore sucl
street or alley to as good condition as befor,
1t was interfered with, and in case the grant
days after notice in writing, such restora
ton may he made by the village at the ex
pence of the grantees.
Section 4. When any person shall obtai,
permission to use any street or alley for tn
removal of any building he may give motto,
In writing to the grantees, accompanied will
u copy of the permit, specifying time, no
less than five q, days after such service
place In such street or alley where it will in
terfere with the wires of the grantees Tn
grantees shall thereupon raise or remov
the wires at such place or places for sufi
Gent time to allow the passage OF the build
ing; and In case the grantees refuse o
neglect to so raise or remove the wires, III
Street Commissioner or other authorize,
officer Of the village of Rathdrum shall rails
or remove them at the expense Of the grant
eeS.
Section 5. II the village, at any time dur
Ing the term for which this franchise i
granted, shall grant any other franchise TO
IKE PURPOSES upon terms or conditions, O
with privileges more favorable to the gra Mt
ees thereof In any respect than are the term
conditions or privileges of this ordinance b
the grantees thereof, such terms condition
and privileges, shall enure to the benefit O
the grantees hereof in like manner and witt
like effect as IL they were embraced in thi
ordinance.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take effec
and be In force thirty days from and afte
its passage oy the board of trustees and tn
acceptance of its provisions by the grantees
Passed by the Board of Trustees, and an
proved July 10th, 1907.
W. A. HART, Chairman
J II, NJ. CULP. Clerk.