Williams news., 1912-01-13
OFFICIAL MINUTES
 OF TOWN COUNCIL

The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
 The following bills were allowed: F. E. Fousha, clerk, stamps.
 and balance of year for tne
 collection of taxes. ....$78 co c. S.. Patterson, salary and
 commission $7l.CO G. w. Glowner, salary. .... 30 co A. G. Townsville, health off,
 cer. 1U UU Bobby Burns Transfer Co.,. 100 Williams News. ......... 69O James Ragan. n............ 3.CO Upon motion Councilman Lebsch' and seconded by Councilman Chis- holm, the following resolution was adopted, to-wit:
 Whereas, the Overland Telephone and Telegraph Co.,, corporation, has submitted proposed franchise for rights of way, easements and privileges, to erect, construct, ope- rate and maintain, in the Town of Williams, a telephone exchange, , particularly state in said proposed franchise, to which reference is hereby had for particulars, to the Common Council of said town re- lquesting that the same be granted to it in accordance with law. as in such cases made and provided, and Whereas, Said Common Council is of the opinion that said franchise would be beneficial to the said town of Williams and the inhabitants thereof. and the community gen. orally, it is therefore ordered that said proposed franchise be pub lished for period of forty days. once each week thereof consecu lively, in the Williams News, a weekly newspaper published in said Town of Williams, and it is further ordered that the resolution be spread upon the minutes of the council proceedings of said town, land said proposed franchise be filed among the records of said council proceedings; and it is fur ther ordered that a special elec- ton of said town be and the same Is hereby called and the same be held on the fifth day of March, 1912, and due and legal notice thereof be given and published with said proposed franchise, as in such cases made and provided. and for the purpose of ,su ubmitting the ques- ton of the granting of said fran chise to the qualified voters of said Town of Williams, and said ques- tion of whether or not the same shall be granted to the Overland Telephone and Telegraph Co.,, a Corporation, shall be voted ives" or voted mo" at slid election fy the qualified voters, as afores aid. | Prior to the adoption of the fore- going resolutson the following amen6ment was inserted in the fra nchise ordinance: It is provided herein that the council authc rize an election for the adoption of the franchise ordinance conditionally and contingent, as follows:
 | That the town of Williams be con. nected and have permanent tele- phone connections with the city of Phoenix, Ariz,, by long distance tele phone lines, connected, and built and maintained by the grantee herein in good and workmanlike manner, the said Overland Tele- phone and Telegraph Co.,. Corpo- ration, or it's assigns within one year from the granting of this fran. chise; and it is provided, that should said connections be not made az permanent business proposition for the transmission of telephone messages continuously y and for said purpose as in such cases made and provided, then this franchise and the granting thereof shall b. then and there become null and void and of no effect.