Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-01-10
THE NEW FRANCHISE

IL is hereby ordered that Ell
bridge Wheeler, his associates, sue
cessOrs and assigns are hereby grant
ed authority to construct, operate and
maintain an electric railroad or motor
railroad along, over, upon and across
the county roads and bridges here
matter set out and described, said
railroad or railroads to contain as
many tracks as may be necessary,
with suitable sdings and switches,
together with authority to erect and
maintain poles, wires and other ap-
purtences herewith, together with
authority to lay and maintain wires,
pipes, mains and conduits, and to con-
vey water upon, over along and
across each of said roads and bridges,
said roads and bridges being more
particularly described as follows:
2. This franchise is to continue in
force for the period of so years from
this date except that the authority
herein granted to lay, maintain and
operate pipes and conduits for the
purpose of conducting water and
operating water systems shall be and
is hereby granted only for 25 years
from this date.
3. 1t is however, provided: that
the actual work of constructing said
railroad between Aberdeen and
MontesanO shall be commenced with
in one year from the date hereof,
and that part of the road between
Aberdeen and Montesano shall be
fully completed and in operation
within three years of date hereof;
and that part of the road between
Montesano and Elma shall be fully
completed and in operation within
five years from the date hereof
and failure to comply with the prov-
sion of this section shall, AT THE
OPTION OF THE COUNTY CON-
MISSIONERS work forfeiture of all
rights given under this franchise.
4. Provided further: that the said
Eldridge Wheeler his associates, sue
cessors and assigns shall, at the op-
ton of the Board of Commissioners
forfeit all right to build or maintain
said railroad as to such parts of the
road or roads aforesaid, over which
said railroad shall not have been con-
structed and in actual operation with
in seven years from the date there
of.
5 1t is further provided: that said
railroad or railroads shall be built
upon that side of the road or roads
above mentioned as shall be designat-
ed by the Board of Commissioners of
Chehalis County, with the view to
cause the least interference with
public travel and with the improved
parts of the county roads; and the
location so made shall be final.
6 The holder of this franchise shall
not construct a street surface rail-
road upon any portion of the road
between Montesano and Aberdeen,
upon the north side of the Chehalis
River; the road from Hoquiam to
Polson's Landing; and the road be-
tween Humptulips City and Quini-
ault Lake as now used and Travelled,
which said roads have in part been
improved by the use of State money;
except upon the consent of, and un-
der such conditions and regulations
as may be prescribed by the State
Highway Commissioner.
Z Provided further: that if the said
railroad or railroads is. built and op-
Grated upon any county bridge now
in use and by reason thereof said
bridge or bridges shall be rendered
unsafe it shall be the duty of the
said Eldridge Wheeler, his as
sociates, successors, or assigns to
place said bridge or bridges in a
reasonably safe condition, or if they
fail to do so, then that the same shall
be done by Chehalis County, in which
event the expense shall be borne by
the then holder of the franchise
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