The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-26
ORCiANCE No, 1411,,


An ordinance granting a right and
franchise to the Northwestern Corpor-
alton, its successors and assigns, to
erect and maintain an electric light,
heat 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
conduits, pipes and other appliances
of electricity for lighting, heating and
power purposes, and prescribing regu-
latiOns and conditions for the use and
enjoyment of said franchise.
The City of Walla Walla does ordain
as follows:
Section 1. That a right and fran
ch1Se s hereby granted to the North
western corporation, and to it's sue
cessors and assigns, to build, construct,
erect, maintain and operate an electric
light and power plant in the City of
Walla. Walla, and to erect. maintain
| and use poles and wires, and erect
maintain and use underground pipes
and conduits and all other proper and
| necessary appliances for the trans
mission of electricity for light, heat
and power purposes, in any and all the
streets, alleys and public thorOughfares
of the City of Walla Walla, except as
and franchise is granted for the full
period of twenty-five 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 Or
dinance.
Section 2. This right and franchise
is granted upon the following condi
lions, which shall be enforced by the
Ne VI ynl1 TaJ1 I,n
part of said Northwestern Corpora
ton and it's successors and assigns.
to-Wit After this ordinance shall take
effect no wires for the transmission
of electricity for any purpose shall be
strung, placed or laid, except in I'M
derground conduits on Main and Al
der streets. between the easterly side
Of PalOuse street and the westerly
i side of Fifth street, and First. s cond
| Third, Fourth and Fifth Streets be-
| tW en- the northerly side of Main
street and the southeriy side of Alder
street. except that iron anchor posts
| for the support of street lamps Gt
:5raet Intersections, with the necessary
n'irPs shall be permitted. The City
Council shall have the power to COM
pei at its option, and upon reasonable
| notice, the laying of all wires for the
transmission of electricity for any
P0i PcSC III AhOCA Cuiiu OoiloOAlo OAi
all streets within the fire limits as they
now exist or may be hereafter estab-
iished.
CD The said Corporation and it's
successors and assigns shall have the
option to place in underground con-
Quits, any and all wires now used for
the transmission of electricity, and
now overhead and in place on streets
within the aforesaid district. within
eighteen months of the date this Ordi-
nance shall take fleet; but in case the
said grantees Of this franchise shall
FOR any reason, neglect or fail to place
the same in such underground con-
QUITS within such TIME, then the said
City shall have the right to require
The said grantees to so place the same
in such conduits, within sixty days
rom the date of notice so to do, which
said notice shall be in writing under
the seal of said City. and shall be
served upon the resident agent or
manager of said Corporation or sue
,essors or assigns at it's or their office
in the City of Walla Walla, and SER
ice as aforesaid shall be considered
ample for all the purposes aforesaid.
60 All poles and other. structures
overhead or underground wires and
other conductors and appliances for
the transmission of electricity shall
be so placed as not to interfere with
the use of the streets, alleys and pub
lie thoroughfares by the public, and