The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-04
NOT EXCLUSIVE

The text of the original fran
chise ordinance, which started the
electric light business in Missoula,
and which. by later extension, Is
still in force, Is as follows:
Section 1. 1t Is ordained that
Abe Heyman and H. NJ. Ogden and
their assigns be and the same are
hereby granted, for a period of 10
years. the right and privilege Of
erecting and maintaining. operat-
ing and using. in. along and over
any and all streets and alleys Of
the city of Missoula. electric light
wires
Sec. 2. The said Abe Heyman
and H. NJ. Ogden and their assigns
shall have the right to and shall
erect poles and stretch wires so as
not to interfere with the free and
unobstructed use of the points In
the streets and alleys, and place
the wires at such heights as may
be designed by the city council. The
rights and privileges hereby grant
ed are subject to notifications, lin
itations and change by the city
council whenever in their judgment
the public interest requires it.
Sec. 3. Whenever it shall be-
come necessary, in the erection or
repair Of such wires, for the said
Heyman and Ogden, or either Of
them, or their assigns, to dig into
or in any manner interfere with
any public street or alley, or any
part thereof, they shall, without
delay, put said street or alley in
as good condition as it was before
the work was commenced, and they
shall remove all surplus earth and
rubbish.
Sec. 4. That 1t shall be unlaw-
full for any person, unless author
lied by the said Heyman and Og-
den. or their assigns, to interfere.
NEEDLE with, injure, impair or re-
move any of the poles, wire boxes
or apparatus belonging to or In
Anywise appertaining to said wires
or electric system.
Sec. S. Any person who shall vi
olate any of the provisions OF this
ordinance, shall, upon conviction
before the police magistrate, be
fined not less than $40 nor more
than 800, or by Imprisonment in
the city Jail not more than 20 days,
or both such fine and imprison-
ment, at the discretion of the magis-
trate.
Passed May 10, 1888
The Ordinance of Extension,
An ordinance extending the fran
chise heretofore granted to Abe
Heyman and to H. M. Ogden and
now owned, held and controlled
by the Missoula Electric Light
company.
Be it ordained by the city council
Of the city of Missoula:
Section l. That all and the en-
tire provisions of an ordinance
heretofore passed granting to Abe
Heyman and H. M. Ogden and their
assigns the right, privilege and au.
thority Of erecting, maintaining, op-
Grating and using electric lights,
etc, in the city Of Missoula for the
period Of 10 years. and contained
on pages 56 and 81 Of the Revised
Ordinances Of the City of Missoula,
and embracing five sections under
the title Electric Light" be and
the same Is hereby extended for the
period Of 20 years from and after
the expiration of the 10 years ori-
ginally limited as the life of said
franchise.
Sec. 9 And the Missoula Elec-
trio Light company, successors to
said Abe Heyman and H. M. Ogden.
are hereby invested with all the
rights, privileges and authority in
vested by said ordinance in the
said Abe Heyman and H. M. Ogden,
and for the period Of 90 years from
and after the expiration Of the time
so mentioned in said ordinance.
Passed March IA, 1892.