The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-10-28
NOTICE OF HEARING OF APPLICATION

FOX FRANCHISE.
In hc'matter of the application of The North
Washington Power Company for a franchise to
use the streets, alleys and public places of the
town of Oroville, OkauOgan county, state of
Washington, to locate, erect, place. use, con
lines:
In pursuance to an order duly made and en-.
tered by the town council of the town of Oro-
vile. on the tenth day of october, 1910, in com
pliance with ordinance number 70, of said
town of Oroville, notice is hereby given that
the hearing OF the application OF The North
Washington Piwer Company for q franchise to
use the streets, alleys and public places Of the
town of Oroville, Okanogan county, state OF
Washington. to locate, erect. place, use, con-
lines, has been set for Monday November 9TH,
A. ID. 1910. at the hour of 80 p. IN. of said day,
at the council chamber. in the John E. Reese
building, in the town of Oroville, Okanogan
county, state of Washington.
The following is Il true and correct copy Of
the franchise:
Ordinance No.
An ordinance granting to The North Wash.
ington Power Company. its successors and as
signs, the right, privilege and authority to con.
nss within apS be s s saa
county. state of Washington, and to sell cleo.
tric light and power to said town and inhabit-
ants thereof
The town council OF the town OF OrOville do
ordain as follows:
Section That there be and is hereby grant.
ed unto The No tn Washington Power Com
pany, a corporation formed by and existing
under and by virtue of the laws Of the state OF
Washington. and to its successors and assigns.
the right privilege, authority and franchise to
erect. locate, place, construct, use and main
tain in the streets, alleys and public places
within the town of Oroville, poles with neces
sary cross arms. and thereon to fasten wires
and to stretch such wires over such streets, al.
legs and public places, and to maintain and
use such wires for the purpose Of thereby trans
sumers thereby electric currents for the pro-
duction of electric light, heat and power, and
for any and all other uses to which electric
streets, alleys and other public Places and the he
public and private buildings of said town; and
to sell electric light and power to said town
lect and receive rents and tolls therefor, sub.
jeet to the following restrictions and cOndi
tons:
First-Said poles shall be good and substan
tial, and not less than thirty feet high and
shall be set as near as practicable ten feet from
the street line and along the outer line Of the
sidewalk and in such manner as not to inter
ieIe with nor obstruct the use of the streets,
sidewalks or alleys, and said poles shall be
placed under the direction of the street COM
missioner.
Second-The grantee by its acceptance of this
franchise agrees, for ITSELF its successors and
assigns, that it will hold the city harmless
persons or property caused by any negligent
act of the grantee hereunder
Third-That this franchise shall continue for
the term of twenty five years, at which time It
shall terminate.
Fourth-That the maximum rates to be
charged per month for light and power fur
nished the inhabitants OF said town of Orc
vile, shall be as follows:
One l6-candle power lamp. per month, lis;
one S2candle power lamp. per month, $500;
lamp per month. $500 power, per K. W. hour,
10 cents.
Section 2 The grantee its successors and
assigns, shall furnish to the town of Oroville
for period of five years from the granting of
this franchise all the arc and incandescent
lamps that said town may require for the pur-
pose OF lighting the streets thereof 1t the fol-
lowing rates per month or year for each lamp:
Eight arc lamps, or less, at 500 per month
each; or, If mere than eight arc lamps are used,
incandescent lamps, at $2l5 per month each.
Said town shall give the grantee, its success
sors and assigns, sixty days' notice before re-
amp1 for hs saS o~n pRy ss% Ss
town shall not be bound to order any light or
lights as herein provided. but shall have the
grantees herein for town lights, or with any
other person corporation holding a fran
chise for electric lights in the town OF Oroville,
rs 1t may elect. the rates for the same not in
any case to exceed the rates provided herein.
Section 3. The grantee, its successors and
assigns, shall have the right 70 make and en-
of light and power and the collection and pay.
ment of the rates therefor.
Section A.. The grantee shall within thirty
days from the passage and publication of this
ordinance file its acceptance thereof in writ.
ing, subject to all the restrictions and cOndi-
tons.
Section s. The grantee. its successors or as
signs, shall increase their plant from time to
time as the needs of the town and its inhab Bit
ants may require, upon demand BY the council.
Section 6. The right to alter, amend or re-
peal this ordinance, with due regard to the
public interest and the interest of the grantee,
is reserved.
Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage and
approval and publication.
ELS. TAYLOR,
As Town Clerk of the Town of OrOyille.