South Bend news-times., 1915-10-06

FRANCHISE.
OF INDIANA AND MICHIGAN ELEC-
TRIO COMPANY FOR THE RIGHT To
OCCUPY CERTAIN PORTION OF A
HIGHWAY N PENN TOWNSHIP. ST.
JOSEIH COUNTY. INDIANA. KNOWN
As TIE JEFFERSON ROAD EXTEND
Way WHERE THE RIGHT OF WAY
OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAIL
NAY COMPANN INTERSECTS SAID
HIGHWAY. EASTEBLN APRON
MArELY FIVE HUNDRED J50W FEET.
SAID PORTION or THE HIGHWAY
BEING IN SECTIONS TEN U0 AND
ELEVEN ~. TOWNSHIP THIRTY
SEVEN l37} NORTH. RA-,,-E THREE
BE IT REMEMBERED. that on this.
the 4th day of October. 1919 the same
blng at the regular October session Of
the Board of Commissioners Of ST. Jo-
seph County, Indiana, Indiana and Michi-
gan Electric Company. corporation
duly orGanized and existing under and by
ana. with its principal place Of business
In II.a1 the city Of south Bend, county Of st
ton before said Board Of County Com
missioners. praying that IL De permitted
10 erect construct and perpctually main
tain line, consisting of poles wires.
cross arms. guy wires. anchors and other
nNtureS and apparatus necessary and es-
Senual 10 the cOnstruc N and compile
uon of said line, 10 be used for the pur-
pose OF transml ting electric current over
the same upon. over and along a public
highway in Penn Township ST. Joseph
County. Indiana. known as the Jefferson
highway Is inteTSected by the right "
way of New York Central Railway Com
pany eastwardly to point five hundred
lJOUl Ieet distant from said intersection.
for the purpose OF transmitting and dis
tributing electric current over said line
10 the MiShaw6ka Wooden Manufacturing
Company. aud others, I'm the City Of
Mishawaka. Indiana, and wherein said
Indiana and Michigan Electric Company
prays and asks for right grant.
license. permit and franchise permitting
and allowing said applicant 10 construct
said lines for said electrical purposes.
over. upon and along said highway. sub
ject TO the rights Of the abutting prop
erty owners therein, and said petition
will be heard by the Board OF County
Commissioners in regular session On the
25th day Of October. 1919. which said
franchise is I'm the following words and
II is ordered by the County Board OF
Commissioners Of 81. Joseph County, In
diana tha+ consent. permission. authority.
license and franchise shall be and is
hereby granted 10 Indiana and Michigan
Electric Company, its successors as as
signs. 10 erect and perpetuany maintain
a pole line over upon and along pub
lie highway I'm st. Joseph County. Indi-
ana. commonly known as the Jefferson
Road. and being I'm Sections Ten 1O and
Eleven 11 Township Thirtv-seveu (37)
north, Range three tSl east. extending
from a point on Sain highway where the
same Is lnIefSecieN Dg the right OF way
OF the New York csnr-ll Railway Com
pany and extending easterly 10 q point
five hundred 1900 feet distant therefrom
under the following terms and conditions
to- wit:
First: That said line shall consist Of
poles, wires guy wires anchors and
other appliances usually and ordinarily
used in the construction OF q line for thu
purpose Of transmitting and distributing
electricity. which said line Of poles shall
be set upOn the south side Of the Travelled
track OF the said public highway and
above the telephone or telegraph wires
upon said roadway, and shall be sepa-
rated and protected from said telephone
or telegraph wires by cradle or basket
guard work.
Second. That said line shall be so
constructed. built and maintained upon
said highway as 90 not uure9sOn9bly IN
terfere with the free travel and use Of the
said highway by the public In general
Third: That said Indiana and Nichi-
gan Electric Company is hereby granted
the right and privilege Of using ana oc-
cupying such portion Of said highway
hcrenhcfOre described as may 3e neces-
sarv for the construction. maintenance
and repairing of said line during the oc-
cupation Of said highway by said Com
Fourth: That this franchise. right.
grant privilege and contract shall Dee In
fun force and effect from and after its
passage and the 1cE t1nce thereof or all
terms and conditions herein stipulated by
said Indiana and Michigan Electric Com
pany
Of Commissioners Of ST. Joseph County,
Indiana. bv its several and respective
members Of such and the signature of
Indiana and Michigan Electric Company
by its President and attest by its Sec
renry this 2jth day Of October. 1919.
INDIANA AND MICHIGAN ELECTRIC
BY President