Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-03-17
COUNCIL HAS
BUSY WEEK
COMMONWEALTH COMPANY OF
SPOKANE GIVEN FRANCHISE
FOR WATER WORKS.
Regulation of Hours For Saloons
Meeting Place Changed TO Library
Building and PurtiII Resigns--F.
Nj. Hobbs Chosen As Successor.

The board of trustees has had a
busy week and much has been accom- +
plished. Three sessions of the con-
tinued meeting of March 9TH have
been held on three successive
evenings, primarily occasioned by a
desire to hasten the passage of an /
ordinance granting a franchise for
water works for the village.
Two ordinances were presented to
the board at the regular meeting of
February 14th. one by Carter McVine
Tobey and a second by the CommOh-
wealth Power & Water company, a
corporation of Spokane, Washington,
in the interem the board took oc-
casion to formulate an ordinance
along lines suggested by its members
and the city attorney, and continued
its regular meeting of March to
March l O. and finally to the evening
of March "A. at which time the erus-
tees document was taken up and
glReEleu ny llt DOdA0 anu '-HN0--
Talbot. the representative of the
Commonwealth company and put
into such shape that all parties in
terested were highly satisfied. As
Mr.. Tobey was not present at the
meeting, the Commonwealth ordin-
ance was put on first reading. Tues
day evening it was read for the sec
ond time, and on Wednesday night
the final reading and passage oc-
Cured. This document, which is
undoubtedly, the most liberal fran
chise that has ever been granted to
city of the West, if not of the
entire country. is as follows, and We
print it as a matter of gratifying Gews
to our townspeople:
ORDINANCE No. 1O3.
An Ordinance granting unto
Commonwealth Power & Water Com
pany. a corporation, of Spokane.
Washington. and its successors or as
signs. a franchise for the furnishing
of water for sanitary, household, fire,
sprinkling. irrigating and all other
purposes, to the citizens and City of
Mountain Home, ElmOre County
State of Idaho. and providing for the
rental and distribution of such
waters.
Be it ordained by the Chairman
and Board of Trustees of the Village
of Mountain Home, Elmore County
State of Idaho.
SECTION I.
That subject to all the terms and
conditions hereinafter expressed and
to all the provisions of law, the Com
monwealth Power and Water Com
pany, its assigns and successors, be
and it is hereby granted the right,
privilege and franchise for the period
of twenty-five years, from and after
the date of the passage of this ondin-
ance. to establish, erect and maintain
a water system in the Village of
Mountain Home. aforesaid, for the
purpose of furnishing water for sani-
tary, household, fire, sprinkling, ir-
rigatiOn and all other purposes, and
distributing the same and charging
a reasonable rental therefor to the
inhabitants of the Village of Mountain
Home, in Elmore County, State of
Idaho. and to this end to construct
lay and maintain an underground
system for the distribution of such
waters through pipes or mains for the
period first mentioned, under all the
streets, alleys and unoccupied public
grounds within the Village limits OF
said Village of Mountain Home. as the
same now exists or may hereafter be
established.
SECTION II.
That the construction of said water
system provided for in this ordinance
and all extensions, connections anC
changes or repairs therein, shall b'
under the reasonable supervision o
some officer or agent of said village
of Mountain Home, who shall b'
compensated by said Village to The
end that the same shall be done ans
performed in such manner as not un
necessarily to obstruct. damage or in
lure the streets, alleys of other land
under through or upon which th'
same may be laid, done or performed
as well as the trees, shrubbery, build
ings and other appurtenances, an'
the said grantee. and its successor
and assigns shall be responsible an
liable for all damage OccasiOned by
in the course Of or by reason of tn
construction, maintaining. operation
change or repair of their said svs
TEN or works or any part thereof
and in the event said Village of Noun
tain Home shall be held liable there
for. said grantee, its assigns and sue
cessors in interest. shall hold an
save harmless the said Village fror
said liability and all reasonable e2
pense. costs and disbursements
connection Herewith.
SECTION H.
That the construction of sal
works herein provided for shall b