The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-03-17
NOTICE OF HEARING OF APPLICATION
FOR FRANCHISE.


In the matter OF the application of James ?.
Andersen for = franchise to use the streets
alleys and public places OF the town of ORC,
vile, Okanogan county, state OF Washington
in the erection, construction use and mainte-
nance OF telephone lines and telephone ex-
change ms IN said % town In pursuance to reso,
council OF the town of OrOville on the 9th day
March. 1871 under ordinance NO. % of said
town:
Notice is hereby given that the hearing OF
the aforesaid application for franchise to use
the streets. alleys and public places in the
town Of Oroville, to locate. construct, use and
maintain telephone lines and a telephone ex.
change in said town, has been set for O'Clock
p. IN. on the 3rd day OF April, 1911, at the
ceuncii chamber IL the town hall in the said
town Of OrOville. The following is Il tire copy
Of the proposed franchise:
ORDINANCE NO......
An ordinance granting to James r. Andersen,
his associates, successors and assigns, the
right and authority to construct, maintain
and use telephone lines and maintain Il gen
erAl telephone exchange within the town of
Oroville, OksnOgan county. state of Wash
tngtOn, and 10 rent and contract the use of
said lines to said town and the inhabitants
thereof.
Be it ordained by tho town council of the
town of OrOvilie:
Section1 /. That James r. Anderson, his as
s.ociates: successors and ss:igns, be. and hereby
franchise to erect, construct, use and main
tain in and along any and all the streets, alleys
and public places within the town OF Oroville,
poles and supports therefor. with the neces-
sary cross arms. and to stretch and taste n
wires thereon over and across such streets,
and public places for the purposes of, and to
matntain and use such wires ia maintaining
general telephone exchange. along and in
snch streets, alleys and public places, and in
private buildings, In said town Of Oroville,
and 10 connect with other telephone lines en-
tering the town; and to rent and contract the
use thereof and the appurtenances thereto, TO
and with said town and the inha btants there
OF, subject to the conditions herein expressed.
q section 2. In accepting this franchise, the
grantee, his associates, successors and assigns,
agree: that the telephone lines shall be con-
workmanlike manner, and that the wires shall
be stretched on substantial poles and bearings.
and all main wires 70 be not less than from
fifteen TO twenty feet high from the ground :;
the poles to be set as nearly as practicable
eight feet from the street line and along the
outer line OF the sidewalk; and in exercising g
the rightsand privileges hereinbefore granted,
signs shall erect the poles and stretch the
wires in sucha manner rs not 10 unnecessarily
interfere with. or obstruct, the public use of
travel, and the placing and maintaining OF
such poles and wires shall be under the super
vision OF the town council. or such committee
as such council may designate; and the
grantee, his associates. successors and assigns,
shall hold and protect the town harmless from
any and all damage that may be occasioned to
act OF the said grantee, his associates, success
ors ana assigns hereunder, in exercising said
franchise.
Section 3. The grantee. his associates, sue
cessOrs and assigns, shall have the right to
make and enforce reasonable regulations gov
erning the use OF telephones in said general
telephone exchange. and the collection OF
charged the inhabitants of the town per mont h
for the use Of telephones in local service shall
be as follow;
Residence Phones IN civ nar,y l;pas q I'M
per month; on four party lines 81 30 per month
on two party lines, $500 per month on one
party lines $3.50 ner month.
Business PhOnes-OD six party lines 81 80
on four party lines 500 per month on two
party lines. $3.50 per month; on one party
lines, 500 per month; Except that the above
piled TO- long distance messages or service.
Section T. That the right shall be, and is,
reserved to the town OF Oroville to regulate
the manner and quality of the service to be
rendered the public in the use of the telephones
used hereunder. whenever the service is or be-
comes In inanner or quality, unreasonably in
ehcient in quality. or unfair and unreasona-
BILE In the manner Of service; said right to so
regulate shall arise upon written complaint
OF patrons and users OF the said lines or phones
being filed with the council; whereupon the
council, II it elect to exercise The right of con
troll reserved herein. shall serve written notice
upon the holder of the franchise, or lessee
thereof, stating the nature of the complaint
and setting time and place for n hearing
thereon; which shall not be less than twenty
days nor more than sixty days from the service
thereof.
SectiO s. Whenever IL shall become neces.
sary in the construction or repair OF the tee
paOne lines constructed hereunder to dig into
or in any manner interfere with any public
street, alley OF public place In the town, said
grantee, his successors and assigns, shall
without delay. put such street. alley or public
place In as good condition as it was before be
ing disturbed and in case he Orthey shall fail
to do SO after thirty-six hours notice so to dc
from the street com missioner, such repairs
may be made by the town at the expense of the
grantee or holder OF the franchise.
Section 6. That this franchise is granted fol-
the reriod Of twenty years from the date OF it.
passage, 1T the expiration of which time II
shall terminate.
Section7. The grantee shall, within thirty
days from the date and passage OF the ordi
nance, file with the clerk OF said town OF Orc
willie his acceptance thereof in writing. subject
to all the restrictions and conditions herein
Section 8. This ordinance shall take effec
and be in force from and after five days after
ito passage and publication.
Passed rst reading g.....................1 1911
Passed and approved. d......,...........l9 1911
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