Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-04-14
City Ordinance No. "a

An Ordinance Granting to the Pacific Tele-
sors and Assigns. the Right to Place, erect
and Maintain Poles Wires and Other Appli-
ances and Conductors and to Lay Under
ground Wires Tor the Transmission of Flee
tricity for Telephone and Telegraph Purposes
IN and Upon the Streets. Alleys, Avenues.
Thoroughfares and Public Highways in the
City OF Grangeville, state OF Idaho, and to
Exercise the Privilege OF Operating Telephone
aud Telegraph Instruments Within the City
OF Grangeville
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of
the City OF Grangeville.
Section |. The city of Grangeville, hereby
grants to the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Company, its successors and assigns, the right
and privilege to place erect, lay, maintain and
operate in the streets and alleys. avenues,
thoroughfares and public highways within said
city, poles, wires and Other appliances and con-
duetors Tor the transmission of electricity for
| telephone and telegraph purposes Such wires
| or conductors may be strung upon poles
| other fixtures above ground or at the option of
the said grantee, its successors and assigns,
may be laid underground in pipes conduits
or otherwise protected, and such other appar-
atus may be used rs may be necessary or prop
er to operate and maintain the same.
Section = IL shall be lawful for the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph Company. its success
sors and assigns, to make all needful excava
tons in any of said streets, alleys, avenues,
| thoronghiares ana public highways in said city.
Tor the purpose OF erecting and maintaining
poles or other supports for said wires, or other
purpose of laying down, maintaining and oper
| ating said wires other conductors under
ground or for repairing the same.
Section 3. All the work specified in this or
| dinance in Section 2, to be done and all i'm
proyements made during the term OF this fran.
chise, and all privileges herein granted shall be
subject at all times to the ordinances of the city
now in force and all ordinances hereafter pass
ed by the City OF Grangeville.
Section 4; Whenever the said Pacific Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company. its successors
and assigns shall disturb any of the streets, al
leys, and highways for the purposes aforesaid,
the company, its successors and assigns shall
restore good as
soon as practicable and without unnecessary
delay, and in the event any damage results
pany, It's successors and assigns, In not properly
protecting and guarding against the same,
while using the streets as set forth in Section 2
OF this ordinance. or from any cause of failure
or neglect during the term Of this franchise.
| then said company, Its successors and assigns
. is hereby held liable for such damage and the
city of Grangevile hereby held blameless.
/ Section g. Nothing in this ordinance shall be
construed In any way TO prevent the proper
ering, grading, panking. repairing or altering
any of the streets herein mentioned, but all
such work shall be done II possible so as not to
obstruct or prevent the free use Of said poles,
wires. conductors, pipes or other apparatus.
Section g. That the rights and privileges
given and granted to the Pacific Telephone ana
Telegraph company, its successors and assigns
in this ordinance shall not be exclusive, and
shall not be construed, intended or understood
TO prevent the granting OF like rights and priv.
leges to other firms, persons or corporations.
Section 2. During the life and operation OF
this franchise the City of Grangeville shall
have the right to place upon the poles of the
grantee within the City limits wires for fire
alarm and police telegraph service free OF
charge, or during the same period the City OF
Grangeville may have free of charge such wires
as may be necessary for said fire and police
telegraph service within underground conduits
belonging to the said grantee and said grantee
shall furnish to the City of Grangeyille. free
of charge during the period of this franchise,
such telephones, not to exceed five (5) in num-
Der. as may be required for the use OF the City
Government of said City under the direction OF
the City Council
Section :. The rights privileges and fran
chise herein conveyed are granted with the
provision that the Pacific Telephone and Tele-
graph Company shall, within twelve (l2)
months from. the date hereof, expend not less
/ than Eight Thousand ($S000) dollars upon i'm
proyements to their telephone plant In the City
of Grangeyille, and failure to complete such
improvements shall render this franchise null
aud void.
Section g. The rights, privileges and fran.
chise herein granted shall continue and be in
force for period of twenty five t25) years from
the date of the passage of this ordinance.
Section 10 This ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage. approval aud publ.
cation
Wv BROWN,
Mayor.
Read first time April u, 1910.
Read second time April II, 1910.
Read third time and passed April H. 1910
Attest:
H. TAYLOR,
City Clerk lel