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

TEN within, across and upon the said
county for the purpose Of supplying
to the citizens of said Billings county
and to the public generally telephone
service and connections within said
county.
Section 2. Said poles and wires
shall be placed and maintained so as
not to interfere with travel in said
public highways or any public
grounds adjacent thereto. and all such
poles shall be of good standard quail
ity and size, and at least 16 feet above
the ground, and set at least three
feet in the ground, and not more than
ESQ fet apart, and all poles at road
crossings shall be not less than 20
feet clear above the ground and set
not less than four feet in the ground,
and the said Belfeld & Northwestern
Telephone company, its successors ana
assigns, shall hold Billings county
harmless from any and all damages
arising from said occupancy of said
public highways, as we'll as from all
damage arising from any abuse of said
occupancy, and when in the judgment
of any road supervisor, road overseer,
or the Board of County Commission
ers, it Is necessary or expedient to re-
locate any of said poles, wires or ap.
planes, or any portion of said tele-
phone system, said alteration, re-loca-
tfon or change shall be made imme-
diately by said Belfield & Northwest
ern Telephone company, it's success
sors and assigns, and at its or their
expense and without any expense or
cost to the said Billings county what
soever, and that all poles, wires and
appliances are to be maintained by
said Belfield & Northwestern Tele-
phone company, its successors and
assigns, at a distance of not less than
80 feet from the center of said rub.
lie highways.
Section 3. That all work, construc-
ton and maintenance done, perform
ed or conducted by the said Belfield
& Northwestern Telephone company,
Its successors and assigns, is to be
done, performed and conducted under
the supervision and direction of the
said Board of County Commissioners,
or any of its duly authorized officers,
and subject to the approval of the
said Board of County Commissioners.
Section 4. That this grant is made
and is to be enjoyed subject to the
existing rules, regulations and resolu-
tions of the Board of County Com
missioners within and for said Bill
ings county, North Dakota, and sub
ject to such reasonable resolutions,
rules and regulations of a police ma
ture or otherwise, as said Board of
County Commissioners of said Bill
ings county may from time to time
prescribe.
Section 5. The rights herein grant,
ed shall not be exclusive, and the
county of Billings reserves the right
to grant franchise to any other per-
son or company.
Section 6. Upon the failure of said
Belfield & Northwestern Telephone
Co., or it's successors or assigns, to
furnish the citizens of said Billings
county and the public generally with
good practical telephone service for
a period of 80 days, or upon VIOLA
ton of any of the terms of this reso-
luton, Or whenever the said Belfield
G Northwestern Telephone Co., its
successors or assigns, shall fail to COM
ply with the law, then, and in these
events this franchise shall become
null and void, and the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners may declare such
franchise null and voil and may re-
quire said Belfield & Northwestern
Co. to remove its poles, wires and ap-
planes from the public highways
within ninety days, and in case said
Belfield Telephone company, its sue
cessors and assigns shall fail to so
remove its poles, wires and appli-
ances from the public highways, the
said Board of County Commissioners
may cause said poles, wires and ap.
pliances to be removed at the cost of
said Belfield & Northwestern Tele-
phone company, it's successors and as
signs.
Section z. The acceptance by said
Belfield & Northwestern Telephone
company of this franchise shall be in
writing and shall be filed with the
County Auditor of Billings county, and
shall be unconditional, and said &C
ceptance be so filed within sixty days
after the passage of this resoluation
and in case this franchise is not &C.
copied this resolution shall become
null and void.
Section 8. This resolution shall
take effect from and after it's accept
ance as herein provided by the said
Belfield & Northwestern Telephone
company.
Section 9. All Billings county bust
ness to be handled free over this line
]. B. STODDARD,
Chairman Board of County Com
missioners of Billings county.
Attest:
j. A. McGregor,
County Auditor.
| Franchise.
Resolutions of the County Commits
sioners Of Billings Co., N. Oak:
| In the matter Of tho annlicafion of