The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-05-02
ORDINANCE No. III.

ORDINANCE NO. 1874.
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO
THE BEAVER RIVER POWER CON-
PANY, IT'S SUCCESSORS AND AS
SIGNS, THE AUTHORITY, RIGHT,
| PRIVILEGE, AND FRANCHISE TO
DISTRIBUTE ELECTRICITY AND
ELECTRICAL CURRENTS FOR THE,
| PURPOSE OF FURNISHING THE
| SAME FOR LIGHT, HEAT, POWER
AND ALL OTHER PURPOSES TO
THE CITY OF TWIN FALLS, TWIN
FALLS COUNTY, STATE OF IDAHO,
AND To THE INHABITANTS
| THEREOF, AND ALL OTHER PER-
SONS AND CORPORATIONS De
| SIROUS OF USING THE SAME.
ALONG, IN, ACROSS, OVER, UPON
AND UNDER THE STREETS, AL
LEY-WAYS, AVENUES, LANES,
BRIDGES AND PUBLIC PLACES IN
SAID CITY OF TWIN FALLS, AS
THE SAME NOW EXIST OR MAY
HEREAFTER BE ACQUIRED, LAID
OUT OR EXTENDED, AND IN ADDI-
TION THERETO THE AUTHORITY
RIGHT. PRIVILEGE AND FRAN
| CHISE TO LOCATE, CONSTRUCT,
OPERATE AND MAINTAIN WORKS,
POLES, WIRES, SUBWAYS, CONDU-
IT'S, UNDERGROUND CONDUITS,
ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS. CROSS
BRACES, CROSS ARMS, FEEDERS
AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY OR
PROPER APPURTENANCES AND
APPLIANCES FOR THE RECEPTION
INTO SAID CITY OF TWIN FALLS
AND THE TRANSMISSION AND DIS
TRIBUTION IN AND THROUGH
THE SAME OF SAID ELECTRICITY
AND ELECTRICAL CURRENTS FOR
THE PURPOSES AFORESAID,
ALONG, IN, ACROSS, OVER, UPON
AND UNDER THE SAID STREETS,
ALLEY-WAYS, AVENUES, LANES,
BRIDGES, AND PUBLIC PLACES IN
SAID CITY OF TWIN FALLS, AS
THE SAME NOW EXIST OR MAY
HEREAFTER BE ACQUIRED, LAID
OUT OR EXTENDED; AND PROVID-
ING FOR THE TERMS AND CONDI-
TIONS UNDER WHICH SAID AU-
THORITY AND FRANCHISE is CIV
EN- AND GRANTED.
BE 1T ORDAINED, by the Mayor
and Council of the city of Twin Falls,
Twin Falls County, State of Idaho:
Sec. 1. There is hereby granted to
The Beaver River Power Company, a
corporation, its successors and as
signs, full and complete right, au-
thority, privilege and franchise to dis
tribute electricity and electrical cur
rents for the purpose Of furnishing
the same for light heat, power and
all other purposes to the city of Twin
Falls, Twin Falls County, State of
Idaho, and to the inhabitants thereof,
and all other persons and corpora
tons DESTROYS of using the same,
along, in, cross, over and upon and
under the streets, alley-ways, avenues,
lanes, bridges and public places in
said city of Twin Falls, as the same
now exist or may hereafter be ac-
quired, laid out or extended, and in
addition thereto the authority right,
franchise and privilege to locate, con-
struct, operate and maintain works,
poles, wires, subways, conduits, and
underground conduits, electrical con-
ductOrS, cross braces, cross arms,
feeders and all other necessary or
proper appurtenances and appliances
for the reception into the said city of
Twin Falls, and the transmission and
distribution in and through the same
of said electricity and electrical cur
rents for the purposes aforesaid,
along, in, across, over, upon and I'M
der the said streets, alley-ways, ave-
nues, lanes, bridges, and public places
in said city of Twin Falls, as the same
now exist or may hereafter be ac-
CURED, laid out or extended, except
that no overhead distribution shall be
erected or maintained on Shoshone
Street or any existing avenue in the
original townsite of Twin Falls, ex-
cept where designated by the city
council of said city; and provided,
that necessary crossings may be made
over said Shoshone Street and ave-
nues.
Sec. 2. Any and all poles that shall
hereafter be located, erected or placed
under the authority of this ordinance
and franchise shall be symmetrical in
size and shape and shall be at least
forty (40) feet long, except in special
instances wherein the city may order,
or permit, the erection of larger or
smaller poles, of good sound material
and of sufficient size and placed in the
ground at such depth as will proper
ly support all wires placed thereon,
eliminating as far as possible the use
OF guy wires and braces, but if such
guy wires and braces are necessary
the same shall be boxed to a height
of six CO. feet. All poles and lines
shall be placed near the curb of the
street and along the outer edge of the
alley, but before any poles are set or
conduits laid, or any other appurten-
ances connected Herewith are laid
underground, general plat or map
thereof, shall be presented to the city
council for its approval, and when the
same is approved, filed with the City
Engineer of said city. All wires
placed and stretched by virtue. of this
ordinance, except service connections,
shall be safely placed at least thirty
500 feet from the ground, except in
special instances where lower
height is permitted or ordered by the
city council, so that the same shall not
interfere with any alleys, streets,