The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-03-24
NOTICE OF ELECTION.


NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the
Whitefish and Poison Electric Railway
Company, corporation, has made
application to the Town Council
of the Town of Whitetishof for a
franchise to it, it's successors and
assigns, the right to acquire, pur-
chase, build, construct, erect, operate
and maintain an electric railway in
the Town of Whitefsh, Flathcad Coun-
ty, Montana, for the term of 40 years,
said franchise to be in the form and to
contain the terms, conditions and stip-
ulations contained in the following pro-
posed ordinance, to-wit:
APPLICATION OF THE wHITEFISH AND POL
son ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY, A
CORPORATION. FOR A FRANCHISE IN THE
TOWN OF WHITEFlsiI, STATE OF MON
TANA.
To the Honorable Town Council of the
Town OF Whitetish, State of Montana
The Whitetish and Poison Electric
Railway Company, corporation, here
by.r respectfully applies for a franchise
granting to it, it's successors and as
signs, the right to acquire, purchase,
build, construct, erect, operate and MAIN
tain an electric railway in the Town of
Whitefsh, Flathead County, Montana,
for the term of forty years.
Said franchise to be in the form and to
contain the terms, conditions and stipu-
lations contained in the proposed Ordi-
nance hereto attached and made part
OF this application.
And said company respectfully requests
that this application and the proposed
Ordinance submitted herewith, be sub
mitted at the regular election to
he held on the first Monday in April,
1910, to the resident free-holders
of the said Town OF Whitefish whose
names appear on the city or county tax
roll preceding such election, and that if
at such election a majority of the votes
cast be for tie granting Of the franchise
then the proposed Ordinance herewith
submitted be passed and adopted.
Dated at Kalispell, Montana, this nth
day of March, 1910.
Respectfully submitted,
WHrrEFIslI AND Poison ELECTRIC RAIL-
WAY COMPANY.
ORDIN ANCE NUMBER
An Ordinance granting to the White
fish and Poison Electric Railway Com
pany, a corporation, its successors and
assigns, the right to acquire, purchase
build, construct, erect operate and main-
tain single track electric railway in the
Town OF Whitetisll, upon the terms and
conditions therein set forth:
Be it Ordained by the Town Council
OF the Town Of Whi,etsh, as follows:
Section THAT the Whtefsh and
Poison Electric Railway Company, a
corporation, its successors and assigns,
be, and is hereby, granted, for the term
OF forty years. the right, power and
privilege Of acquiring, purchasing, build
ing, constructing, erecting, operating
and maintaining railway line, with the
necessary tracks, turnou's, switches, and
equipments in, upon, through and over
the following streets, in the Town OF
Whitcfish, Flathead County, State OF
Montana, tO-wlt:
Commencing at the intersection Of
Fourth Street with the Whitetish River
thence east to the center line of Lupier
Avenue, thence north on Lupfer Avenue
to the center line of Second Street, thence
east along Second Street to the center
line of Spokane Avenue, thence north on
Spokane Avenue to Railroad Street.
And the Town Council may by Ordi-
nance designate such other streets or
avenues that may hereafter he deemed
needful by said company, it's successors
and assigns, for the conductln. OF said
railway business.
Said company, it's successors and as
signs, is also granted and given the right
and privilege to draw, run, propel and
operate cars thereon, by electricity or
other improved methods, other than by
steam power, and to that end 1t is here
by given the power to erect, build and
maintain such poles, wires, instrument
alities and appliances, in and along such
streets and avenues as may be necessary
in the use and transmission of the mo-
tive power for such use.
Section 2.-The aforesaid grant is on
the express condition that within two
years from the passage of this Ordinance
the said company, it's successors and as
signs, shall construct and operate said
railway line i'll said town, and in case
said railway company, it's successors and
assigns, shall fail to construct and op.
crate said railway line in said town with.