The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-01-02
THE OLD BOARDS
LAST MEETING
AUDIT LARGE NUMBER OF BILLS
AND AWARD DIFFERENT
CONTRACTS.
Continued from Last Week)

In the matter of the road petition Of
over until the regular March meeting.
The report of Viewers on the road
petition of G. A Waddell, and others,
was received, and accepted, and the
the petitioners.
The application of the Big Blackfoot
Milling Co., for a rebate on assess
ment, on certain timber and asse ssed
pany for the year 1904, was on motion
laid over for further investigation.
The application of the Big Backfoot
Milling Co., asking for cancellation of
G. Goslin, for the year 1906, was also
laid over for further investigation.
| On motion it was ordered that Miles
Romney be awarded the contract to do
and perform all the county printing,
for the next two years, commencing
| January 5th, 1907, in accordance with
his schedule and contract entered into
on this date.
| The following resolutions were re-
ceived, read, granted and ordered
placed on the minutes of the meeting,
wiz:
| Whereas, The Anaconda Copper
Mining Company, corporation organ
lied and existing under and by virtue
of the laws of the State of Montana
has certain franchises and privileges
to erect and maintain poles and wires
with arms and braces necessary there
unto, for the purpose of conducting a
general electric light and power ser
vice in the town of Hamilton, Ravalli
| County, Montana; And Whereas, the
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
| has petitioned us and is desrous of
erecting and maintaining poles and
wires with arms and braces .ecessary
thereunto, for the purpose of conduct
| ing general electric light and power
service in the town of Hamilton, Ra-
valli County, Montana; And Where
as, said Anaconda Copper Mining
| Company is desirous of erecting and
| maintaining poles and wires with arms
and braces necessary thereunto for
| the purpose of conducting d general
i electric light and power service for the
different additions and country situate,
lying and being within five miles of
and from the said town of Hamilton:
Now Therefore, in consideration of
the benefits to accrue to the citizens,
inhabitants of the different additions
| and country situate lying and being
within five miles of and from the said
| town of Hamilton, it is hereby ordered
| that the said Anaconda Copper Min
| ing Company, it's successors and as
signs be granted and allowed and it is
hereby granted ana allowed the right,
| privilege and franchise to erect and
| maintain poles AND wires with arms
and braces necessary thereunto for
the purpose of conducting a general
electric light and power service upon
over and across all roads, streets and
alleys situate lying and being IN the
different additions and country situate
| lying and being within five miles
from the town of Hamilton, Ravalli
County, Montana, and for the further
purpose of placing and maintaining
thereon any and all wires and appur-
tenances for the police and fire de-
partments of said town. The poles
| NV aracte6 nr Mt hnriza1 ha
shall be placed so as not to interfere
with the travel upon the streets, alleys
or other public highways within the
limits above mentioned, and further
that all wires shall be maintained at
least twenty feet above any grade es-
| ia blished by the board of com mission
ers of said Ravalli County upon the
said streets, alleys or other public
highways. 1t being further under
stood that the rights and privileges
hereby granted are not exclusive; and
further that the loca ton of the said
poles shall, at the expense OF the said
Anaconda Copper Mining Company,
its successors or assigns, be changed
from streets to alleys as the board
shall determine and order.
Whereas, the owners of the land
lying under and having rights for
water from Upper Big creek, or Blod-
gett creek, have formed a corporation
known as and called the "West Side
Irrigation Company" and Whereas,
the Board of County Commissioners of
Ravalli County, Montana, deem it for
the best interests of said county to
convey to said West Side Irrigation
Company all of the interest of Ravalli
county in and to the waters from said