The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-07-28


damages OF any ind that ma be had or sus
/ tanned hy reason OF the aforesaid telephone line
or Of any construction or repair vo'k thereon.
and tina, in the doing o. any construction or 70
pair work upon said telephone line as !'ti-
damage and injury as possible shat! be done 70
the sou,,ng property and thai In al! cases SAID
property shall be lef, In as good condition as 1t
: was in before sal telephone line was ouilt.
In witness whereof. the county Of kiit!tos
has caused this franchise 70 De sign ed and de
!ivered by the proper officer this day OF July
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
By y Burch
Chairman OF the Board Of County
commissioners
/ This being the date Sc, for the hearing OF the
petition for the above franchise and no oblec-
tions being presented the same is granted as
above
/ This being the date set for the hearing Of the
petition Of the Ei.ensburg Telephone Company
FOR franchise TO construct a telephone line
along certain public roads aud there being no
objections. The franchise was granted a. follows
FRANCHISE
Know all men By these presents that the
county OF kittitas has. and by these presents
does hereby grant unto the tllensburs Tele
phone Company. the right, privilege and fran
chise TO construct. inaint tain and operate a tele-
graph and telephone line upon the annexed De
scribed property for and during the period Of
/ hf,v go years from and after this date. upon
/ the following terms and conditions. to- wit;
Said telephone company IS 10 bear all the e1
/ pense Of constructing and maintaining SAID tel
/ ephone line and lines and the poles used in the
construct ION and maintenance OF said telephone
line are each Ia oe not less than siZ 90 inches
in diameter and the wires in use upon said
telephone line shall be strung and kept not less
than sixteen 40 feet above the ground al all
times and az all places. excepting al highways
and farm crossings now in use or that may
/ be made hereafter where wires shall be not less
than twenty t2O) feet above the ground Where
the road is sixty iel) feet wide Ohe poles must
be set twenty eight (2.) feet from the center
OF the road. where the road is forty 40 feet
4, no nal fs f..4. ita F..
the center OF the road. And II is further a con
dition OF this franchise that II. at any time
hereafter during the existence OF this franchise
the wires. poles or other apparatus or thing be-
longing 10 said telephone line, shall. from an y
cause, whatever, fan upon. be upon or encroach
upon the public highway and road, along which
| said telephone line il 10 be constructed. then,
and in that event. the said telephone company
shall have reasonable time to remove or re
pair said telephone line at heir own expense
and IL Is expressly agrs ed to be one OF the con
ditions Of this franchise that II such repairs
are not made as herein specified, then this fran
chlse shall be deemed forfeited ana all RIGHTS
and privileges herein granted SHAH be at an end
And 1t is further provided that the grantee OF
this franchise shall be liable for all damages OF
| any kind that may be had or sustained Dy rea-
son OF the aforesaid telephone line, or Of any
construction or repair work thereon, and that
In the doing OF any construction or repair work
upon said telephone line as little damage and
injury as possible shall be done to the abutting
| property and that in all cases said property
shall be left in as good condition a. it was in
In witness whereof. the county OF Kitti,as
has caused this franchise to be signed and de-
livered by its proper Officer this day OF Jnly
COUNTY OF KITTITAs
BY J. y. Burch
Chairman OF the Board Of County
Commissioners
This being the date set for the hearing Of the
petition Of the Cook Creek Telephone Company
for a franchise to construct telephone line
along certain public roads there being no oh iec
| tiOQs the franchise granted A.
FRANCHISE
Know all men by these presents that the
| county OF kittitas in the state Of Washington
has granted, and by these presents does hereby
grant unto Cook Creek Telephone COMPANY
their successors and assigns the right priv
lege anu franchise to construct maintain and
operate "a pole line with wires stretched thereon
for telephone purposes along the following de
scribcd courses, to wit: Beginning at point
in the west side OF what Is known as the Wen
atchee Road. about a quarter Of a mile west OF
| the center OF section eighteen. township eight
cen range twenty. east OF the Willamette mer
dian and running thence north along the west
side OF said road 10 the center line Of section
six in said township and rnnge, the last half OF
said course being on IA road branching from the
| Wenatchee Road also beginning at the point
| OF intersection Of said w enatchee Road with
the south line OF SAID section six and running
east along the south side OF said road to the
| sout beast corner OF said section six also line
beginning at the southeast corner OF said sec
ton siz and running south along the east side
| OF the county road one and half miles to the
quarter section corner on the east side OF sec
tion eighteen said township and range. Also
| beginning at the point OF intersection OF said
wenatchee Road with the north line OF said
section eighteen at point quarter OF mile
east OF the northwest corner Of said section and
running thence west along the north side of The
road there existing three quarters OF a mile to
the quarter section corner between sections
| twelve Ond thirteen In township eighteen. range
! nineteen; for and during a period Of fifty wears
from and after this date. upon the following
terms and conditions to- wit: Tho said Cont
Crock 'Telpnh0np G IN hoo n no..
pense OF constructing and maintaining said pole
and wire lines and the poles used in the con.
StructiOn and maintenance OF said telephone
line are each to be not less than inches in di.
ameter at the top and the wires in nse upon
said line shall be strung and kept not less
than 10 feet above the ground at all times and
in all places, except at road and lane intersec
tions and gateways now or hereafter located, at
which it must be not less than go feet above
| surface. Where the road Is 80 feet wide the
poles must be set not less than % feet from the
center OF the road; and where the road is 40 feet
wide the poles must be set not less than 10 feet
from the center Of the road. And said ktttas
county reserves the right to change the location
OF said line In said road. suce change not to in
terfere with the proper enjoyment OF this fran
chiSe. And 1t Is a further condition of this
franchise that il at any time hereafter during
the existence OF this franchise the wires, poles
said pole and wire line shall, from any cause
whatever: fall upon he upon or encroach upon
the public highway or road along which said
line Is to be constructed, then and In that event
| the SAID grantee shall have a reasonable TING
to remove or repair said line at their own ex
pense and 1t isexpressly agreed to be one OF
| the conditions OF this franchise that II such re
pairs ale not made as herein specified then this
franchise shall be deemed forfeited and ali
rights and privileges herein granted shall be at
an end. And 1t Is further provided that the
granted Of this franchise shall be liable for ali
damages OF any kind that may be had or s,ls
tanned by reason of the aforesaid pole and wire
line. or OF any construction or repair work
thereon and that In the doing OF any construc.
ton or repair work upon said line as little dam
age and injury as possible shall be done to the
abuttiDg property and thai in all eases said
property shall be left in as good condition as II
was in before said line was built.
In witness whereof the county OF Kittitas has
caused this franchise to be signed and deliver
| ed by its proper officers this day OF july 1910
| after due timely and legal notice OF the hear.
ing upon the petition asking that said franchise
be granted had been posted and published In
the manner and for the time prescribed by law.
COUNTY GF KITTITAS
BY j. N Burch
| Chairmen OF the Board Of County