The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-09-30
Commissioners Proceedings

Sept s. 19O9,-Board of county commissioners
me, pursuant to adjournment. All members
present
,inn Of the lone Water and Light Co.. coming
on regularly TO be heard and a protest being
.ntered bv the Iol.e Water Il Power Co., F l..
Grlnstead appearing Tor the aPphcanls ana J.:
witnesses for both sides being sworn ana testl-
rnony being taken; then said matter was taken
under ADJUSTMENT: 1000
Ron rd ad ourned to Sept. ., 1909
sent. g. 1909 Board met pursuant to adjourn
,ueut All members present.
Ninutes of Sept. read and approved.
r. having been reported to the board that
forest fires had damaged the bridges near the
PEND Oreille river known as the Hanson creek
bridge and Hanson slough bridge ana same
having been duly Investigated. an emergency
j. decla red to exist and }. l. Bayley is hereby
EN- loved to repair the Hanson creek bridge
Tor $500 and ill the Hanson slough iol sioo'
An agreement is entered lnto Win the COL
lille Loan Il Trust Co said company agreeing
lo pay per cent interest on daily balances OF
county money held on deposit.
The pplicatiOn OF G.. l.. Maynard 1Or incense
10 sell liduor at Camden is hereby granted and
bond approved. n, ~
,uuiSt for a license to sell nquOr NJ Marcus is
hereby granted and bond approved.
Be il remem bered that this is to certify that
Al the room of the county commissioners Tor
stevens county, Washington, in the court
house at Colville, in Stevens county, Washing
ION, at Il regular meeting of the county com
commissioners then held, all the commission
rrs OF Stevens county being present. the appll-
cation of the lone Water & Light Co. for iran
chise to lay down and MAINTAIN water mains
in the streets and alleys OF the town lone, IN
said stevens county. Washington, came regu
Iarlv ON for hearing, and the county commits
>ionerS having fully considered the salu appn,
cntion and petition and all opposition ana
objections thereto, ana now DellB lullS auflseo
in the premises, finds: 49, ,
That the county commissioners did, on the
;;lS day OF July, 1909, make an oraer nAing we
lime OF the hearing oi Sa of Pe1 ntamher 1919 at
the hour of O'Clock in the afternoon OF sald
day, and the county commissioners room IN
the court house At COlville stevens county,
Washington, as the place OF hearing the same,
That the county auditor of Stevens county.
Washington, did, as PROVIDED ny law; gai S
u lbic notice thereof, at the expense OF salo
pupicant by posting written notices IN tlree
uablic places in Colville, the county seat OF
said county, and in at least one consPi thra
mace on each street and road, and paris there-
If and each alley for which Application 1of
franchise is made, at least fifteen days before
the day fixed for such hearing: a1a Nv PIP
Iisbing a like notice three times in the weekly
newspaper doing the county printing 1or oteVc
ems county, and that the last pupncauon OF
said notice in said newspaper was az IFS NV, va
DAYS before the day fixed Tor such nearing, ana
INIT each and all OF said notices stated the
name of the applicant and gave oescriPtlon
of the roads and streets ana allets fau phiSs
thereof. for which the application TOR 1ranch1se
is made. and the time and place fixed for the
hearing of the same; ana, -,
Said county commissioners, being 1ully ad-
used in the premises further find that it Is
for the public interests 20 grant Sucn lraHcnlSe,
ana the whole thereof as prayed for' TO the
said lone Water & Light co. avid
Now therefore, on mOtlOn' uuly uldde anu
seconded it is hereby ordered, directed ana
decreed that there be, anu is, hereby gwen ana
granted INTO the lone Water LlgHl 70, ~, 1.s
Successors and assigns, the right. privilege ana
franchise to lay down: construct, operate,
equip, repair and maintain water pipes. eon-
duits, aqueducts and water ssssethL ~ "iui3
and upon the streets and alleys OF the town OF
lone and the county roads OF Stevens county,
for the period of twenty-five years, Tor the
purpose OF supplying sald town 6 lone ann se
which county roads and streets are more par
ticularly described as follows, to-wlt:
That certain public highway and county
road commonly known and called the Canyon
and Metaline road, as the same IS now aocm ,
established and travelled east OF W.T. the right
OF way OF the i1a the north hall OF see
ton & 6 | township thirty. seven 81 north
range forty three 43 E W NJ, IN stevens
county. Washington and the south nan ~
OF section thirty-one 81 township thirty,
eight SO north range forty-three 4' IN
said county and state; also that certain pubic
highway and county road commonly known
and called the "Colville and lone" road, as the
same is now located established and travelled
in and across the north half ne OF sectlon
SIX Sanre ior tSThTep 4s " " NJ, in stevens
county, Washington; all that certain county
road known the Tiger road, as the same
is now located, established and travelled IN
The west half VIZ OF section six town
ship thirty seven 81 north, range fortv-lhfee
AZ W NJ, in Stevens county, washington )
also in along and across the following streets
and avenues in the town OF lone, as the same
appears in the official plat OF said town hled
for record in the office OF the county auoltoI OF
Stevens county, Washington: Hougnton
street Main street, Blackwell street. FIRST
avenue Second avenue. Central avenue ana
Fonrth avenue; also all the alleys OF SAID town
OF lone, as the same appears upon sal" oiiiei"i
plat aforesaid
vision and condition that in the event the
territory covered by the grant and franchise
shall at any time during the franchlSe PERIOD
he included in any Incorporated city OF town
the authorities OF such clty or Town snall nave
the right to be exercised in their discretion,
ia ACQUIRE by purchase or condemnation any
or all of such pipes, condults ana water syS-
TENS at price to be based upon the reaspnaoie
value of the same at that time, Wltnout any
additional value for the franchise or any I'M
expired pc iod thereof, and upon such pay
ment the grant or franchise shall immediately
The said lone Water < Light Co. shall be
liable and snail reimburse and pay to the
board OF county commissioners OF stevens
ronnty Washington any and all damages
caused by the negligence OF the SAID lone
Water & Light Co. while laying, constructing
and maintaining water mains IN the salu pup
lie roads and highW VS. OF said Stevens county
and the construction of said wa ter system shall
be done in such a manner as Will not lnIerlere
with the use OF said public roads ana highways
Tor purposes of public travel
The said lone Water u Light Co snall nave
this water system in operation ana IN aetna
use not later than May l. 1910. 80
Unless these conditions are cOmplled Will
this franchise shall be forfeited.
By order OF the board Of county commission
VI " G.. W. SUTHERLAND,
Chairman Board County Commissioners.
Bills were allowed as follows:
Road work, d K II 2 o
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