The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-27


Oregon Washing, on Traction company
had several interesting sessions, the
franchise which is to give the new
coInpary a right to do business in the
CITY was amended this week SO as TO
he satisfactory to all concerned, an
uouncement to thai effect having been
made this morning. There are several
changes in the ordinance to be intro
duced at the meeting of the council
this evening, one of the more salient
alterations being that contained in sec
ton 4, relating to the price to be
charged for electricity.
Section six of the ordinance pre-
viously introduced before the council,
has been entirely eliminated from the
one TO be considered this evening, and
members OF the traction company, as
we'll as the mayor and members Of the
council. express themselves as being
we'll satisfied with the provisions of
the amended franchise, which is given
below. in order that people of the city
NAV read, and if they so decide, attend
the meeting this evening and enter any
ohiecrions. 1t is thought that the
crv of "railroading'' will not then be
raised. and everything will be open and
abovebOard.
The franchise follows:
An ordinance granting to the WASH
ington- Oregon Traction company the
right to erect and maintain an cleo
tric light and power plant in the city
of Walla Walla, and to build, construct
maintain and operate in and under the
streets. alleys and thorOughfares of the
city of Walla Walla, poles, wires, con-
duits. pipes and other appliances and
conductors for the transmission OF the
electricity for lighting, heating and
power purposes, and prescribing regu-
lations and conditions for the use and
enjoyment of said franchise.
The city of WalIa Walla does ordain
as follows:
Section 1. That a right and fran
chise is hereby granted to the Wash
ington- Oregon Traction company, a
corporation. and to it's successors in
interest to build, construct, erect,
maintain and operate an electric light
and power plant in the city of Walla
Walla, and to erect poles, string wires,
use underground pipes and conduits,
and al proper and necessary applian-
cas. for the transmission of electricity
for light. heat and power purposes, in
any and all of the streets, alleys ana
public thorOughfares of the city OF
Walla Walla, except as heinafter pro-
Vided which said right and franchise
is granted for the full period of tWen-
tyfive years from and after the date
this ordinance shall take effect, unless
said right and franchise shall be
sooner determined and ended in the
manner provided for in this ordinance.
Section 2. This right and franchise
is granted upon the following condi-
tions, which shall be enforced by the
city of Walla Walla, and kept on the
part of said grantee and it successors
In interest, towit:
% After this ordinance shall take
effect, no wires for the transmission or
electricity for any purposes shall De
strung, placed or laid by said COM
pany, except in underground conduits'
along Main street from the east line or
PalouSe street to the westerly line or
Twelfth street. Alder street from the
east line of Palouse street to the
westerly line of Fifth street, and all
lntersecting streets between Main and
Alder from Palouse to First street
both inclusive, and all intersectlng
streets between Alder and Rose street
from Second street to Fifth street both
Inclusive
And the city of Walla Walla re-
serves the right to require said grant
ees to hereafter place in underground
conduits. all overhead wires and con-
ductors in such parts of all streets
which may be hereafter designated,
by the city council, as business dis
tricts, by order requiring all such
Wires and conductors in such districts
to bes placed underground except that
IRON anchor posts for the support or
street lamps at street intersections,
with the necessary wires, shall be per-
mitted
CD The said grantee, its successors
and assigns, shall, within two years
AFTER the passage of this ordinance,
construct and have in operation an
electric plant with a maximum capa-
city Of not less than two thousand
morse power, which power shall be by
me said grantee, its successors and
assigns, within said two years, ready
1or transmission and sale of light,
neat and power to the city of Walla
"aila and the inhabitants thereof. at
which time the said grantee, its sue
ceSsors and assigns, shall have the
SAID city of Walla Walla adequately
covered by a system of wires for the
transmission and distribution of light,
neat, and power, to fill any reasonable
ana legitimate demand, and within
reasonable time.
20 All poles and other structures
Tor overhead or above ground wires
ani other conductors and appliances
ior the transmission of electricity. shall
"e so placed as not to unnecessarily in
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