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

Board or Commissioners OF ST Joseph
County. Indiana, the Indiana x Michigan
( Electric Company, corporation duly or
ganized and existing under and by virtue
of the laws OF the State ~ Indiana. with
its principal place of business I'm the City
or South Bend, County Of St Joseph.
State of Indiana. fled its petition before
said Board OF County Commissioners
praying that IL be permitted 10 build.
construct and perpetualy and forever
maintain a line consisting Of poles wires.
or Ss-arms guy wires. anchor pests and
other fixtures and apparatus necessary
and essential To the construction and
completion of a line 10 be used for the
purpose Of conducting electric current
over the same. over, along and upon a
public highway in 81. Joseph County In-
diana. extending from the CITY of South
Indiana, all i'm the County OF 81. Joseph.
State Of Indiana which said highway is
commonly &nown and designated rs the
Michigan Road for the purpose OF con-
Quoting and distributing electric current
over said line TO the citizens residing
along said highway between the said City
o. South Bend and town Of Lakeville and
70 the said town OF Lakevilh and To the
citizens and residents Of said town OF
Lakevllle in said county and state afo~e-
said, and wherein said Indiana x Aichi-
gan Electric Company prayS and asks for
right. grant. license. permit and fran
chiSe permitting and allowing Slid az
pllcant TO construct said line for electrical
purposes over and unon said highway.
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property owners therein. and said petit
ton VIII be heard by the Board Of Coun-
" Commissioners in regular session on
the 10Th day Of October. 1915. which said
franchise is in the following words and
figures, tO-wit.
1t Is ordered by the Board OF County
Commissioners Of ST Joseph County, In
diana. that consent. permission. author
lty. license and franchise shall be and is
hereby granted 10 the Indiana a AIichi-
gan Electric Company and its successors
"a ions to hrrf1 -frrrs- ar1H
petualy maintain over, along and upon a
public highway in st. Joseph County. In
diana, extending between the City of
South Bend. Indiana. and the town Of
Lakeville Indiana. all in St Joseph
County. Indiana. commonly known as the
Michigan Road. extending south from the
said CITY Of SOuth Bend Indiana. 10 the
town Of Iakeville aforesaid, under the
following terms and conditions to-wit:
1st: That said electric line shall con
sist Of poles. wires guy wires. posts and
other material apparatus and fixtures
usually and ordinarily used i'm the con
structiOn Of a line % he used for the pur-
pose Of carrying and distributing elec-
tricity, which said line and poles shall
be set upon the east side Of the travelled
track Of said public highway and TO the
east side Of that portion thereof former
ly granted by franchise right. license or
permit by the Board Of County Commits
SiOners Of st. JoSeDh County. Indiana. 10
the South Bend and L0gansport Traction
Company in so far as It may be reason-
tion of said highway.
2nd That said line shall be so con
Strgcted, built and maintained upon said
highway as not to unreaSOuably inter
fere with the free travel and use Of said
public highway by the public I'm general
and 50 as to not interfere with the grad
ing Of, the highway on that part or por-
tiOn thereof necessary to he graded, in
the event the same is graded for the pur-
pose Of improving said highway.
3rd That said Indiana X Michigan
in hn ar,r,c cfrrrfaf Ion Of
its said electric line or in the mainte-
nance thereof or in the repair thereof.
shall not unreaSonably ObStruct the free
travel of the public over and upon said
highway. and said Indiana X Michigan
Electric Company shall leave. after said
line is constructed. said highway i'm as
good condition for the purpose Of travel
thereon. as 1t was prior TO the occupa
ton by said Indiana X Michigan Electric
4th: That said Indiana & Michigan
Electric Company shall cause the Public
Service Commission of Indiana 10 pub
lish and promulgate rates. tolls and
charges for electric current 10 be sold 10
the citizens and residents Of st. Joseph
County. Indiana. residing along and adj
iacent to said public highway and shall
sell electric current to said citizens re
rates. tolls and charges 50 made and pro-
mulgated by said Public Service Com
mission and for the purpose and uses 10
be determined by said Indiana & Michi-
=.
Michigan Electric Company shall fur
ther extend its said line over. along and
upon said highway from the said City
Of South Bend. Indiana, to the town Of
9TH: That said Indiana & Michigan
Electric Company Is further hereby
granted the right and privilege Of using
end occupying such portion OF said
highway known as the Michigan Road.
extending between the City OF South
Bend. Indiana. and the town Of Lakeville
M no fnr
construction, maintenance and repairing
of said line during the occupation of said
highway by said company.
9Th: That said Indiana e Michigan
Electric Company represents to the
Board Of County Commissioners Of St
Joseph County. Indiana. that IL has or
viii, procure right or easement u oc-
cuDy n nortiOn OF the right OF wav Of the
South Bend and Logansport Traction
Company in. along and upon said high
way known rs the Michigan Road. from
said South BEND and LogansD0rt Traction
Company and this right privilege and
franchise IS given subject 70 the right and
easement of said South Bend and Lo-
gauspOrt Traction Company in. along and
less. that the said Indiana & Michigan
Electric Company Sh9ll have the right
and privilege hereunder Of construct1n z
and maintaining said electric line over
along and upon said Nchi0an Road he-
tween said Citv of South Bend and said
town Of Lakeville. on the eaSt side of the
travelled track thereof. I'm such m7nnpr
and under such condition rs 10 keen and
cnnder free said highway for the use OF
the travelling DUhlic and without unreq-
sonable interfprepre tO the FREQ and
travel II Said highway. said DoloS. wires
fixtures and aDDaratUS 0f said line 10 hn
80 situated and located mon the eest
side Of the travelled track Of said nuhIic
highway rs 10 not render the Hse ~ Sold
highway and the travel thereo.. danger
7rh: That this franchise. right. grant