Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-03-05
FRANCHISE

In the matter Of the application
of the Golden Valley Telephone |
Company, a corporation. for the |
right to erect and maintain sys-
tenn Of telephone service within
the county of Billings and state Of |
North Dakota.
Be it resolved, by the board of
county commissioners, within and
for the county of Billings and state
Of North Dakota, in the regular
session assembled:
First: That the Golden Valley
Telephone Company, its successors
and assigns, are hereby authorized
to erect and maintain on the
public highways of said county of
Billings and including the streets,
avenues and alleys Of any and all
of any unorganized villages, as
we'll as those to be organized, with
in the said county Of Billings for a
period Of twenty (2O) years from
and after the passage Of this reso-
luton, a system Of wires, poles
and appliances necessary to be used
and maintained in conducting a
telephone system within, across and
upon said county Of Billings for
the purpose of supplying to the
citizens of the said county Of Bill
ings and to the public generally,
telephone service and connections
within said county and state. Pro-
vided, however, that this grant is
made under the express understand
ing and agreement that the said
county of Billings shall at all
times during the continuation of
this franchise have the free use of
this telephone within the county
of Billings, N. Dak., for county
business only.
Second: Said poles and wires
shall be placed and maintained so
as not to interfere in any way with
travel on said public highways of
any public grounds adjacent thereto
and all such poles shall be good
standard quality and size at least
sixteen feet (16) clear above the
ground and set at least three (3)
feet in the ground and not more
than two hundred (200) feet apart
and all poles at road crossings shall
not be less than twenty (2O) feet
clear above ground and set not less
than four ~ feet in the ground and
the said Golden Valley Telephone
Company, its successors and assigns
shall hold Billings county harmless
from all damages arising from said
occupancy and when in the judge
ment of any supervisor road overseer
or the board Of county commiss-
toner's it is expedient to relocate
any Of said poles, wires applicanes
or any portion Of said telephone
system, said alteration, re-loca-
ton or change shall be made i'm
mediately by said Golden Valley
Telephone Company its SUCCESSORS
and assigns, at a distance not less
than thirty feet 80 from the centre
of said public highways.
Third: That all work, construc-
tion and maintenance done, per-
formed or conducted by the said
Golden Valley Telephone Company
it's successors and assigns, is to
be done, performed and conducted
under the supervision of the board
Of county commissioners of said
Billings county, or any Of its duly
authorized officers and subject to
the approval of said board Of
county commissioners.
Fourth: That this grant is made
and is to be enjoyed subject to the
existing rules, regulations and
orders of the board of county COM
missioners within and for Billings
county, N. Oak. and subject to such
reasonable regulations Of public
nature as said board of county
commissioners may from time to
time prescribe.
Fifth: The right herein shall
not be exclusive and the said
Billings county reserves the right
to grant a like franchise to any
other person or company, provided
however, that such grant shall
not be inconsistent with the right
herein granted to said Golden
Valley Telephone Company.
Sixth: Upon failure of said
Golden Valley Telephone Company
its successors and assigns, to furn-