The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-04-07
ORDINANCE NO, ~.

An ordinance granting to James p Andersen
his associates successors and assigns the
right and authority to construct MAINTAIN
and use ephone lines and maintain gen.
eral telephone exchange within the town OF
Oroville, Okanogan county, state OF wash
ington, and to rent and contract the use OF
said lines to said town and the inhaoltah's
thereof.
Be it ordained by the town council of the
town OF Orovllle:
Section l. That James 2. Anderson, his as
sociates, successors and assigns be, and hereby
is, granted the right privilege, authority ana
franchise to erect. construct, use ana main
tain in and along any and all the streets, alleys
and public places within the town OF Orov1lle,
poles and supports therefor with the neces-
sary cross arms, and to stretch and fasten
wires thereon over and across such streets,
and public places for the purposes Of, and to
mai ntain and use such wires 10 maintaining
a general telephone exchange, along and IN
such streets alleys and public places, and in
private buildings, i'll said town OF Oroville,
and to connect with other telephone lines en-
tering the town and to rent and contract the
use thereof and the appearances thereto to
and with said town and the inhabitants there
of, subject TO the conditions herein expressed.
Section =. In accepting this franchise, the
grantee, mis- associates successors and assigns,
agree: that the telephone lines shall be con-
structed and maintained in proper and
workmanlike manner, and that the wires shall
| DE stretched on substantial poles and bearings.
and all main wires to be not less than from
fifteen to twenty feet high from the ground :;
the poles to be set as neary rs practicable
eight feet from the street line and along the
outer line OF the sidewalk: and in exercising
the rig hts and privileges hereinbelore granted,
the grantee, his associates, successors and AS
| signs shall erect the poles and stretch the
wires in such manner rs not to unnecessarily
interfere with, or obstruet, the public use of
such streets, alleys and public places for
| travel. and the placing and maintaining OF
such poles and wires, and connecting and reg
ulating commissions with other lines,
shall be under the supervision 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 accustomed to
| persons or property caused by any negligent
act OF the said grantee, his associates, success
ors and assigns hereunder, in exercising said
franchise
Section 8. The graptee, 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
rates therefor; but the maximum rate to be
charged the inhabitants OF the town per month
for the use of telephones in local service shall
Residence Phones on six party lines, N.oo
| per month; on four party lines sl5C per month /;
| on two party lines. 800 per month; on one
party lines, s., 80 ner month.
Business Phones-On six party lines, 81 so
on four party lines $500 per month on two
party lines. 81 81 per month; on one party
lines, $500 per month. Except that tie above
| schedule OF rates shall not govern, or be APP.
piled to, long distance messages or service.
Section t. That the right snail be, and is,
reserved to the town OF Oroville to regulate
the manner and quality of the service to be
rendered the public i'll the use OF the telephones
used hereunder. whenever the service is or be-
comes in manner or quality, unreasonably in
efhclent in quality. or unfair and unreasona-
bic in the manner ~ 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, il it elect to exercise the right of
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 II hearing
thereon which shall not he less than twenty
days nor more than sixty days from the service
thereof
Sectio 5. Whenever it Shall become neces-
sary in the construction or repair OF the tele-
paone lines constructed hereunder tC dig into.
or in any manner interfere with any public
street, alley or 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 alter thirty-siX hours notice so to do
from the street commissioner, such repairs
may be made by the town at the expense OF the
gran tee or holder OF the franchise.
Section e. That this franchise is granted for
the eriOd Of twenty years from the date OF its
passage at the expiration of which time it
shall terminate.
Section I. The grantee shall. within thirty
days from the date and passage OF the ordi-
nance, file with the clerk OF said town of ORC
vile his acceptance thereof in rting. subject
to III the restrictions and conditions herein,
and file $1,000 bond to guarantee the system
| to be IN operation on, or before, August /, 1871
Section S. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after five days after
| lts passage and publication.
| Passed first reading March i. 1911.
| Passed and approved April 3, 1911.
JOHN L. REESE,
| AS Mayor Of the town OF Orovile
! Attest: +. X. HooSE,
| As Clerk of the town of Oroville
| =