Yellowstone monitor., 1915-02-11

ing His Powers and Privilege
Herein.
Re il ordained by the Council of til
city of GIendiye, State Of Montana.
Section /. That M. w. Milligar
who shall hereinafter be designated a
grantee, his heirs, successors and as
signs be- and he is hereby granted th
right and privilege subject to the lin
itatiOns hereinafter specified and pre-
vjded by law and subject to the right
and regulations by ordinance of tn,
civ. of GIendive, State of Montana
10 construct, own, maintain and Oper
ate plants or works in or adjacent tt
the City of Glendive, County of Daw
son, State of Montana, and to lay con
duits. mains or any other fixtures ol
anparatus necessary for the supply
ing and transmitting of natural or arti
fetal gas in any Of the streets, aven
ucs. alleys or public grounds of said
city as they are now or may hereafter
be laid out within the present and
future limits Of the said city and to
acquire and hold as by law author
lied, any and all real estate, ease
ments and rights necessary to that
end and purpose; to manufacture,
store. conduct and distribute gas
through said streets, avenues, alleys
and public grounds of said city; to
erect, maintain, own and operate such
plants and buildings as are necessary
for the manufacture and transmission
of artificial or manufactured gas and
for the handling, and transmission of
natural gas together with all ma
chinery and attachments necessary
thereto and for these purposes may
enter upon, through or under any
street, avenue, alley or public grounds,
across any stream under control of
said city, take up any pavement or
sidewalk therein and make any and
all excavations necessary for the lay
ing and maintaining of said conduits,
mains and pipes, and extending and
repairing the same or any part of the
same; providing that such use of the
said streets, avenues, alleys and pub
lie grounds, be made with the least
possible inconvenience to the inhabi-
tantB of the said city, and that such
use of the privileges herein granted
shall not at any time or in any man
ner interfere with the city sewerage
system as is now or may hereafter
be maintained by said city; that ce-
ment sidewalks or pavements shall
not be removed or molested except
where impossible to tunnel under or
work under them; that such excava-
tions or distractions shall be barricad-
ed and lighted at night, and such side
walks, pavements or excavations shall
be replaced by and at the expense of
the grantee, as near as possible in as
good condition as they were before
the work commenced and without
unnecessary delays, and should the
grantee fail to comply with the pro-
visions of this section the city may
proceed to restore the said streets
and assess the cost thereof to the
grantee.
Provided further that the said
grantee shall hold the said city free
from loss or damage to person or
which may arise from acci-
dents occurring during or by reason
Of the construction, installation and
of the plant or works
authorized under this ordinance and
shall also furnish an indemnity bond
to the said City in the sum of Two
Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), with
good and sufficient surety or sureties
TO be approved by the Mayor and
Board of Trustees of said City, as a
to the said City of Glendive,
that the said grantee will pay any and
all losses and damages to persons or
which might arise by reason
OF the construction, installation and
of the plant and works
authorized by this ordinance.
Section 2. That the franchise here
IN granted shall continue and be in
lorce for period Of Fifty years from
and after the date of filing written
acceptance of the same within the
time prescribed herein, in the office
Oi the City Clerk of said City.
Provided that the said grantee shall,
within six months from the date Of
ming said acceptance, begin actual
work in good faith at or in the vicinity
oi Glendive, on the plant or works
aerelnbefore mentioned, or shall with
III the six months aforesaid begin !
actual WorL in oood fo;fh ~ -, - <bo /