The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-04-10
NOTICE OF HEARING OF APPLICA-
TION FOR FRANCHISE.

In the matter OF the application of the
Similkameen Power Company for fran
chise to erect, maintain and use, wires
for conveying electricity for electric light,
electric heat and electric power purposes,
and to erect poles and necessary supports
therefor, on. over and along or under all
Of the streets, alleys and public places OF
the town OF Orovllle, Okdnogan County,
State OF Washington.
In pursuance to an order duly made and
entered by the town council of the town
OF Oroville. on the Both day OF March
1914, in compliance with ordinance NO. 70,
OF said town of Oroville, notice is hereby
given that the hearing of the application
of the Similkameen Power Company for
a franchise to erect, maintain and use
wires for conveying electricity Tor electric
light, electric heat and electric power pur-
poses, and to erect poles and necessary
under all of the streets, alleys and public
places OF the town OF Oroviile, Okanogan
County. State OF Washington, has been
set for Monday, April ~. A. d. 1914, at
the hour Of $3.50 p. m. OF said day at the
council chamber In the city hall building
in said town. Following is a true and
correct copy q 9FRANCaisES sle ttansa.Se'
ORDINANCE No..
An ordinance authorizing the Similka-
meen Power Company, OF Oroville, Wash.
erect, maintain, and use wires tor con-
veying electricity for electric light, cleo,
trIc heat, and electric power purposes, ana
to erect poles and necessary supports
therefor on, over, and along or under all
OF the streets, alleys and public places OF
the town OF Oroville, Okanogan County,
Washington, and granting the use OF the
streets. alleys ana public places OF said
The City Of Oroville does ordain as fol-
lows:
Company, its SUCCESSORS and assigns, be,
and it is hereby granted the right to
erect, maintain, ana use wires for carry
ing electricity for electric light, electric
neat, and electric power purposes, ana to
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poles for the support thereof and all nee
essary appurtenances thereto, on, over,
and along or under the streets and alleys
Of supplying electric light, electric heat.
and electric power to said city and to the
inhabitants thereof.
and alleys for the purposes aforesaid ls
hereby granted for the period OF fifty
years from and after the passage OF this
Section Ill. That said Similkameen
Power Company, its successors and as
signs, in exercising the rights and privi-
poles and stretch all such wires in such
manner as not to interfere with the free
use OF the streets, alleys, and public places
shall be sustained at height not less
than 20 teet from the surface of such
streets Tsa,;oa and alleys; yiat said sim,,kameen
Power Company. its successors and as
signs. shall, before any work Is done
which may in any manner interfere Win
the rights or privileges OF the general
public, file with the town clerk Of Oro-
Vile good and sufficient bond in the
sum of y............, to be approved by
the mayor Of the town of Oroville. condi-
toned to hold the said town harmless OF
any damage by reason OF the erection OF
said poles, stringing of said wires. main
tanning the same, and operating thereun-
der, which the city may be put to or be-
come liable for, and such bond shall be
renewed every five years, or oftener II
the town shall so require.
Section v. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force ten days after its
passage and publication. without expense
to the town.
e. r. HOOSE,
AS Town Clerk of the Town of Oroville.
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