The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-25
NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that the Ilterstat e
Telephone Company, Limited, corporation
will apply to the Council OF the Town OF New
port at its regular meeting. to ne held on
Tuesday, March End, 1909, tor q franchise, OF
which the following is a copy:
An ordinance authorizing the Interstate
Telephone Company, Limited, its successors
and assigns, to construct, maintain AMI oper
ate telephone lines and telegraph lines along
upon over and under any and all OF the street:
and alleys within the corporate limits OF the
Town OF Newport with posts, piers, abutn.ents
cOnduits, subways and other structures neces
sary or proper for supporting. protecting and
operating such lines, and granting the use OF
the streets and alleys Of said Town therefor
for the perlod Of twenty-five {25) years.
Be 1t Ordained by the Council of the Town o.
Newport as follows:
Section 1.-The Interstate Telephone Com
pany. Limited, a corporation organized and
existing under and by virtue of the laws of the
state OF Washington, having its principal place
of business and general Office in the city and
county of Spokane, in said state its successors
and assigns, hereinafter designated the
grantees. are hereby granted the right, privi
lege, easement and franc hise, to construct
maintain and operate telephone lines
and telegraph lines along, upon
or over and under any and all of the
streets and alleys within the corporate limits
OF the Town of Newport, County of Stevens
State OF Washington, to construct, maintain
and use in said streets and alleys, posts, piers
abutments, condults. subways and all other
protecting such lines and wires, insulators and
other necessary fixtures for such lines and to
use said streets and alleys for the purposes
herein specified for the term of twenty five
(25l years.
See. 2!The grantees, in exercising the rights
hereby granted, shall construct, maintain
operate and use their lines, posts piers, abnt-
ments. cOndults, subways and other structures
in such manner and at such points as
not to incommodv pthe public use. OF any
with the maintenance or improve
ment thereof by the town and it's officers land
employees, and in respect thereto such con.
stTuctiOn, maintenance, operation and use
shall be subject TO the supervision of the coun.
Gil, or such committee OF agents as the council
may appoint
Sec. 3-Whenever it shall become necessary
to excavate in, or in any other manner inter
fere with any street or alley, the grantees shall
complete the wore as soon as practicable and
without delay restore sucn street or alley to as
good condition as before it was interiered with
and in case the grantees shall refuse or neglect
to do so after three t3i days notice in writing.
such restoration may be made by the Town al
the expense Of the grantees
Sec. Ali the Town, at any time during the
term for which this FRANCHISE is granted, shall
grant any other franchise for like purposes
upon terms OR conditions or with privileges
more favorable to the grantees thereof in any
respect than are the terms, conditions or priv
ilegeS of this ordinance to the grantees here
Of such terms, conditions and privileges shall
their successors and assigns in like manner
and with like effect as if they were embraced
in this ordinance
Sec. 5-Before commencing work upon this
ordinance and within thirty days after it shall
take effect, the Interstate Telephone Company,
Limited, shall accept the provisions thereof,
ior itself and its successors and assigns, which
acceptance shall be in writing, signed by its
President, attested under its common seal, and
filed with the Clerk. Without such ACCEPT
ance this ordinance shall be imperative.
Sec. 6-This ordinance shall upon being
signed by the Mayor and attested by the Clerk.
take effect and be in force from and after its
publication, said publication to be made with
out expense to the Town.
Passed by the Council this -th day of -
- 1909
Signed and atteste1 this -th day of $3.50,
1909.
'.:''...
Mayor.
Attest.
Clerk.
This notice dated ct Newport, Wash, this
25th day of February, 1909,
INTERSTATE TELEPHONE Co.. LIMITED,
By J. W. FISHER. General Manager.