Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-03-19

cessary to be used and maintained in
conducting telephone system within,
scross and upon said county Of Bill
tngs for the purpose of supplying to
the citizens of said county of Billings
and to the public generally telephone
service and connections within said
county and state. Provided, however,
that this grant is made under the ex-
that the said county Of Billings shall
at all times during the continuation
of this franchise have the free use of
said 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 pub
lie grounds adjacent thereto and all
such poles shall be good standard
quality and size at least sixteen (16)
feet clear above the ground and set
at least three (3) feet in the ground
and not more than two hundred (200)
apart, and all poles at road crossings
shall not be less than twenty COY
feet clear above ground and set not
less than four ca feet in the ground
md 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 Judgment
Of any supervisor or road overseer
or the Board of County Commissions
ers, it is expedient to relocate any of
said poles, wires, appliances or any
portion of said telephone system, said
alteration, relocation or change shall
be made Immediately by said Golden
Valley Telephone company, it's sue
cessors and assigns, at a distance of
not less than thirty (30) feet from
the centre of said public highways.
Third: That all work, construction
and maintenance done, performed 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 Commission
ers 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 Commission.
ers within and for Billings county,
N. D., and subject to such reason
able regulations of a 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 Gold.
en- Valley Telephone company, its sue
cessors and assigns, to furnish the
citizens of said Billings county and
the public generally with good, prac-
tical telephone service on it's lines to
be constructed, or upon the violation
of any of the terms of this resolution
Or whenever the Golden Valley Tele-
phone company, its successors and
assigns, shall fail to comply with the
law, then and in any or all of these
events, this franchise shall become
null and void and the Board of County
Commissioners may require the Gold
en- Valley Telephone company, f.
successors and assigns to reno.
their poles, wires and appliances from
the public highways within ninety
(9O) days and in case the said Golden
Valley Telephone company, its sue
cessors and assigns, shall fail to re.
move their poles, wires and appli-
ances from the public highways, said
Board of County Commissioners may
cause said poles, wires and appli-
said Golden VALLEY Telephone COM
pany. its successors and assigns.
Seventh: The acceptance by said
Golden Valley Telephone company of
this franchise shall be in writing and
shall be filed with the County Auditor
of Billings county, and shall be un-
conditional, and shall be so filed with
in sixty (60) days after the passage
of this resolution, and in case this
franchise is not accepted this resolu-
ton shall become null and void.
Eighth: This resolution shall take
effect from and after it's acceptance
as herein provided by the Golden
Valley Telephone company.
j. B. STOQDARD,
Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners of Billings
County.
Attest:
]. A. McGregor,
County Auditor.
The condition Of the franchise
granted as above set forth to Golden
Valley Telephone Company by the
County Commissioners of Billings
county, North Dakota, are hereby &C
cepted this ...... day of ............
A. D. 1909.
Golden Valley Telephone Company.
BY c. E. BARBOR,