The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-17
ORDINANCE NO. "a

An ordinance granting to r. S. Ander
son, his heirs, successors and assigns. tn,
right to erect, maintain and operate in thu
Town of Newport, County of Stevens
State of Washington, and in, upon anc
under the streets, alleys, avenues ano
thoroughfares thereof, poles, wires and
other apparatus and appliances and con.
ductors for the transmission OF electricity
for electric lighting and power, heating
and any other uses to which electricity i,
adapted
Be it Ordained by the Council of the
Town of Newport:
Sec. l. That the right and privilege
is hereby granted to R. s. Anderson, his
heirs, successors and assigns to erect or
lay, maintain or operate in the Town of
Newport, Washington, including all the
streets, alleys and avenues, as now laid
out or may hereafter be extended, any and
all poles, wires and other appliances and
conductors for the transmission of elee-
tricity for electric lighting, power, heat
ing and other uses to which electricity is
adapted. Such wires and conductors
may be strung upon poles or other fix
lures above or under the ground in pipes,
conduits or otherwise, safely protected
and such other apparatus may be used
and maintained hereunder as may be
necessary or proper to operate and
maintain the same, and have the right to
string the wires of secondary circuit
upon the telephone construction, but
that no primary circuit shall ever be
maintained thereon; provided that the
said R. s. Anderson, his heirs, successors
and assigns shall erect such poles 80 as
not to interfere with the future extern
sions Of the City hydrants and water
mains, or catch basins for sewerage use
Sec 2. 1t shall be lawful for the said
R. S. Anderson, his heirs successors and
assigns to make any and all necessary
excavations in any of the streets and al
leys, avenues or thoroughfares as now
laid out or in the future extended in said
Town of Newport, Washington, for the
purpose of erecting and maintaining poles
for the support of said wires or for the
purpose of laying down, maintaining and
operating an underground conduits for
the purposes aforesaid.
Sec. 3. When the said R. s. Ander-
son, his heirs, successors and assigns shall
disturb any of the streets for the purpose
aforesaid, they shall restore the. same to
good order and condition, as soon as
practical without unnecessary delay, and
failing to do SO, the Town Council or
other governing body of the said Town
of Newport, Washington shall have the
right OF fixing by resolution reasonable
time within which such repairs and
restoration of streets shall be completed,
and upon failure of such repairs being
made by the said R. S. Anderson, his
heirs, successors and assigns, the said
Town Of Newport, Washington shall
cause such repairs to be made at the
expense of said R. s. Anderson, or assigns.
Sec 1. Nothing in this Ordinance
shall be construed so as to in any man
ner prevent the proper authority of the
said Town of Newport, Washington,
from erecting or excavating for sewers
and maintaining same, or from grading,
planking or paving, altering or repairing
any of the streets herein mentioned, but
any and all such work shall be done, if
possible, so as not to obstruct, injure or
prevent the free use of poles, wire, con-
duits, pipes or other apparatus before
mentioned.
Sec. 5. The rights, privileges and
franchises granted herein shall continue
and be in full force and effect for the
period of twenty-five years commencing
from the date of the passage Of this
ordinance, provided that the said
rights, privileges and franchises shall be
subjected to and controlled by the
provisions of Ordinance No. %, and all
reasonable regulation of rates and
general regulations that may hereafter be
prescribed by the Council for the govern
ing and exercise of such rights, priv
leges and franchises; and provided
further, that the grantees hereunder shall
and will at all times during the life OF
this franchise, maintain and operate a
power plant of sufficient capacity to sup
ply all persons desiring light and power
along the lines of transmission; and pro-
vided further, that upon willfu failure
for period of thirty days at any time
after the completion of grantees plant,
and after same shall be in operation, Of
the said r. S. Anderson, his heirs sue