Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-05-23
Application For Franehl..
Elko. Nevada. May 4. lpl4.

The BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF
NEVADA, corporation organized and ex-
isting under and by virtue Of the laws of the
State OF Nevada. hereby respectfully makes ap-
plication for the franchise right and privilege
to construct install. operate and maintain tele-
phone and telegraph lines. and oil necessary or
proper appliances used in connection Herewith
orappurtenant thereto. in the streets, alleys,
avenues and other places in the unincorporat-
ed towns in Elko County hereinafter set forth.
and along the public roads and highways Of said
county, and in support of this application shows:
First: The name of this applicant Is Poll
Telephone Company of Nevada. It is corpor-
alton organized and existing under the laws of
the State of Nevadn, and authorized, by it's Ar
ticles of Incorporation to do a general telephone
and telegraph business therein.
The time, for which the franchise. right and
privilege herein applied for is desired, is twen-
ty-five years.
Second: The places where such franchise
right and privilege Is to be exercised are the
public roads and highways Of said county
shown on the map or plat hereto attached. and
In the .unlncorporated town Of Elko. and
through. over. under and along the streets. ave-
nues. alleys and other places thereof. shown on
the plat hereto attached
Third: There is hereto attached and here.
with filed map or plat marked Exhibit A."
showing and delineating. so far as practicable.
the proposed route or right of way of such tele-
phone and telegraph lines through said county.
Fourth: There Is hereto attached and here.
with filed plat marked Exhibit B." showing
the streets. avenues. alleys and other places Of
the town Of Elko through, over. under or along
which such telephone and telegraph lines are
to be constructed and maintained
Fifth: Applicant files herewith and as o part
hereof petition In writing, signed by n major
ity of the resident taxpayers of the Town of
Elko, The signers being residents and owners of
real estate situated in said county, and paying
taxes upon said real estate. asking that this ap-
plication be granted
Respectfully submitted
BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF NEW
ADA.
BY q. 4. Mcfarland. President
'SSeal:1 f. W. Eaton. Secretary.
To the Honorable, the Board of County Com
missioners of Elko County Nevada:
The undersigned, resident taxpayers of Elko,
an untncorporated town Of Elko County. State
of Nevada nlI of whom are residents and own
ers OF real estate situated in said county paying
taxes upon said real estate, and constituting q
majority of the resident taxoayers Of said town.
respectfully petition your Honorable Board to
grant the application of Bell Telephone Com
pany OF Nevada, filed herewith. for the fran
OhiSS' IiRhJ uuu 10 CONSTRUCT, Install,
operate and maintain telephone and telegraph
lines and all necessary or proper appliances
used in connection Herewith. or appurtenant
thereto. along the public reads and highways
of said county. set forth in said application,
and in the streets. alleys. avenues and other
places in said Town of Elko as shown on the
map or plat which Is hereto attached and made
apart Of this petition.
Elko, New. May 4th, 1914.
Hayden Henderson, Henderson Banking Co.
by Hayden Henderson. cashier: w. A. Reinlsen;
Reinhart Co. per E. r.; Z. Reinhart W. r
Toombs. Geo. Russell. Jr, II. H. Mayer Estate
Of Hamilton Mccain by H. H Mayer. Executor:
Geo. Russell. w. II. Smith Co.. Charles b. Hen
derson, H. G. Sproule. o. NJ. Lamon r. b. Hun
ter. Jno. j. Hunter, w. G. Greathouse, VIM.
Willis. II. U. Castle. L. J. Wintermantel Jew
elry Co.. by L. j. Wintermantel; L. j. Winter
mantel Realty Co., by L. ]. Wintermuntel l..
j. Wintermantel. T. j.. Critchley. Guy Sayal,
w. w. Boohcr, j. 3. Fitzgerald. Ellis Gooding.
c. Il. Williams, Mayer Hotel Company by c. E.
Mayer. Pres. r. II. Mallett, L. Newman J.
Z. Doughty, James DySart, S. 9. Shirley, H A.
Talley. E. e. Ennor. w. II. Englert, A. W. Hes
son. E. f. Rountree, j. d. Gheen, l.. o. Hen
>derson. j. @. Harris Arthur J. Hood. c. W.
West. Percy B. Hazelton. j. l.. Armistead, Joe
Currey, Harold p. Hale, Frank Robinson j. G.
Gregory, C.iWayman Commercial Hotel, ]. E.
Snelson Mgr. A. q. Dawly, Western Pac Ry.
Co. by Q. M. Levey. v. p. and Gen. Mgr. Sou
Pac. Company, w. r. Scott. v. p. & Gen. Mgr,
g. e. Anderson, j. L. Keyser A. PuccInelli s.
Bro. Fratini. ID. d. Sabala, A. FiIippinni.
Geo. n. Suthe land. Geo. Letter, j. S. Thomp.
son. Mrs, Barbara Lang. JAS II. Hayes, Mrs
May Bradley, Estate of L. l.. Bradley by Mrs
May Bradley, Executrix: w. Il. Smith EIko
Water & Light Corpn., by w. T. Smith, Prest.,
Smith g. Henderson, Elko County Telephone g.
Telegraph Co. by W.T.. Smith, Prest.. Mrs j. ID.
Carroll. W.D. Higginbotham by Mrs. w.D. Hie-
Rinbotham N. p. Guldager. Mrs. A. Kennedy.
Mrs. s. a. Merkley, William Hunter. Verdi
Lumber Co., III. r.. Johnson. L. f. Simonsen,
John Abel, John Brown, Frank Karamito. Ho.
mer Wheeler, @. l.. Fike, @. Gallo by d. Gallo
%. O. Bentley f. A. Berryhill ira Sisco. O. f.
Williams, A. d. Tabor, l.. @. Clark. II. Z.
Skaggs. Mrs. A. Ouderkrb. Mae t.. Gardner. A.
Capriroli j. NJ Taber.z Stanly Rigsby, It. II.
Harris, +. s. Gedney, John II. Wright, A. a.
Mcbride, Eko Lumber Company, by j. A. Nc.
Bride, mgr.,P. Gennette q Co., byJ.A Mcbride
J.A Mcbride. Elko Plb'g Colby Leroy Jones.
rs. u. Reed, Edw. Kendrick, f. s. Van Ieer
VIM. Kennett, II. II. Wright, Geo. p. Eyler, E.
SR Keyser, J.w. Vowel. Cora M. Harbin by Lee
afrpdard Oil Co, by A. II. Carville.
tbo han. Garcia. H. Clinton, First
tSlmball. Pres, A. IL.
prise. slc, George Hunter,
rmbach, II. 8.
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resulted in the expe6s son' "&s' q
greater amount Of monea sut.
roads than ever before. yer,
the total sum expended on'a,
roads in the Unit2d States
about Ss0.OO0,00O. In 1913 il
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