The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-27
Council and TradSen Company Agree
Finally on the>frdnChiSe Ordinance

less height than thirty-fve feet above
the established grade of the streets,
alleys or thoroughfares of said city,
and the city of Walla Walla shall have
the right to use any and all poles
erected by the grantees hereunder,
free of charges to said city for police
and fire alarm systems, and other
public purposes. the city to string its
own wires and maintain and operate
the same SO as not to unreasonably in
terfere with the use of said grantees
of said poles. and to string and main
tain such wires at the expense of said
city.
Section 6. The said grantee, its sue
cessors and assigns, do hereby, for it
self and its successors in interest, agree
to protect and save harmless, the city
of Walla Walla from all claims, ac-
tions or damages of any kind or de-
scription which may accrue to or be
suffered by any person or persons by
reason of any defective construction, or
maintainnance or improper occupation
Of said streets, Or alleys, or by reason
tee, it's successors and assigns, of it's
electric system over or in the streets Or
alleys of the city of Walla Walla, and
in case of suit or action is commenced
against said city for damages arising
out of or by reason of such defective
construction, maintenance, improper oc-
cupatiOn or negligent operation. said
grantee it's successors and assigns,
will, upon notice to them, or either of
Them of the commencement of said
action, defend the same at their sole
cost and expense, and in case judg-
ment shall be rendered against the city
of Walla Walla in such suit or action,
will fully satisfy said judgment within
ninety days after the said suit or action
shall have been finally determined, if
determined adversely to said city.
Section 7. That the said grantee, its
successors and assigns. shall. within
sixty days from the date of this Ordi-
nance shall take effect, file with the
city clerk of the city of Walla Walla,
its acceptance of this ordinance, and
shall deposit with the city clerk, within
the said sixty days, a certified bank
check or certificate of deposit payable
! to the city of Walla Walla for the sum
of $4,000, said check to be deposited to
insure the faithful performance by the
grantee, its successors and assigns, of
/ the terms of this ordinance, and to be
kept by said city as a special deposit
and fund, and in the event that the
said electric system is not constructed
and placed in operation within the
time and in the manner herein speci-
fed, and the terms of this ordinance
are not complied with, then the said
$4,000, shall be forfeited to the city of
Walla Walla. and this franchise be-
come null and void; provided, however.
that if within two years from the date
of the passage of this ordinance, the
grantee, it's successors and assigns,
shall have constructed and put in op-
GRAFTON, the electric plant and system
herein provided for, then the said GER
titled bank check, or certificate of de-
, pOsit for $4,000, shall be returned to
the said grantee, its successors and as
signs.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
five days after it's passage. approval
and publication.